The Transcript Where Joe Trippi Laid the Smackdown on Paula Zahn....

[slinkerwink]

The transcript from http://blog.deanforamerica.com:

PAULA ZAHN: Final question for you, sir. Your candidate, governor dean, has made several references to -- about president bush having alleged advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks from the saudis. Should someone who wants to be president be trading on rumors?

JOE TRIPPI: That's not what the governor said at all. In fact, you're trading on rumors when you keep saying that.

PAULA ZAHN: I haven't said it yet. I'm just repeating --

JOE TRIPPI: Yeah, you're repeating the rumor. Yeah, what happened was the governor said that when the president and the administration mislead people and the war, the American people start asking questions, there's these rumors out there, and we need to talk about them to shut them down because he didn't believe it. And he said that on the air in the interview.

PAULA ZAHN: But there was another interview on npr that has gotten a lot of attention. He basically said, you know, whether this can be proven or not, he suggested that the president had had advance knowledge of what might have fallen on 9/11.

JOE TRIPPI: No. The governor said he didn't believe that, and it was part of the problem. We have this right now with black box voting. You'll find across the country that there are people all over this nation who believe these paperless computer voting machines are a way that the bush administration will steal the election. Okay, what's not important here is whether that's a rumor or not. What's important here is that we shut that down, that we prove to people that there's no way that anybody -- that these paperless machines are going to rob people of their vote. Repeating that is not repeating that you believe it. I don't necessarily believe that those machines do that or not. But if we're going to have a democracy, we have to say so and air it out.

PAULA ZAHN: Let me just repeat exactly what came off the transcript of the npr radio show, and this is governor dean's remark, "the most interesting theory that i have heard so far, he responded, "is that he was warned ahead of time by the saudis."

JOE TRIPPI: And then can you keep reading, please?

PAULA ZAHN: Well, could go on for the next five minutes from the interview. And you're saying he didn't say that, I got it right here.

JOE TRIPPI: No, no, no, I said if you keep reading, he'll say he didn't believe that.

PAULA ZAHN: There is a point at which, but you were denying what he suggested.

JOE TRIPPI: You're forgetting that part, paula.

PAULA ZAHN: I'm not forgetting it. I just wanted to clarify that he had, in fact, repeated something and he did say later on...

JOE TRIPPI: Keep reading the interview, and we'll get to the part where he says he did not believe it.

PAULA ZAHN: No, I am not denying that, but i wanted to challenge your point...

JOE TRIPPI: That's not how you started the interview.

PAULA ZAHN: I think our audience has a pretty good sense now of what was said and what wasn't said. Joe trippi, thank you for your time.

[ClarkGraham2004]

1. lmao I wish I could see it.

[KissMyAsscroft]

2. That just never gets old!!!!! LOL!

I was watching CNN for the first time in weeks...

That shill got put in her place.

[slinkerwink]

3. that she did!

she was utterly flabbergasted, and caught in her desperate media spin.

[wtmusic]

4. thanks sw

I knew if anyone could find it you would!

:-)

[slinkerwink]

9. no problem!

:hi:

[brainshrub]

5. Whoa! Now that was one hell of a good smack-down! (nt)

Dean & Trippi are fighters. This is how they are going to win the election.

[bearfartinthewoods]

6. remind me again..who is the brilliant candidate? trippi or dean?

oh, i forgot, dean isn't allowed to talk to the press anymore........
not gonna do it...wouldn't be prudent.

[slinkerwink]

7. Dean also did a great smackdown on Judy Whoreduff

earlier on CNN.

[Fleshdancer]

8. I looooove this

I will personally donate $10 to ANY Democratic candidate each time their campaign smacks down a media whore on tv.

It's mediawhore huntin' season as far as I'm concerned. :evilgrin:

[slinkerwink]

10. ready? aim! FIRE!

;-)

[brainshrub]

17. Shhhh...I'm wunting media whores...

be wery, wery qwiet.

Hu hu hu...

[Killarney]

11. I watched that live last night

and I was soooo pissed at her! She refused to keep reading the transcript where Dean says he doesn't believe that rumor. She is horrible! I called her a few choice words once the interview ended. I think Trippi did a good job.

[slinkerwink]

13. and it was the NEXT line on the transcript that Trippi asked her to read!

[Nexus7]

12. Amazing... they still don't get it

The bozos were still fixated on the issue of repeating rumors and confined themselves to finely nuanced definitions of when it's OK to do so. Nice job avoiding the main accusation, that a full investigation is being blocked, and crucial information being withheld. As always, the press is in the sole business of perpetuating the press.

[Rose Siding]

14. Zahn even butchered the tiny quote that she used

Here is Dean's quote from the Rehn program:

http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17470

snip>
Howard Dean: "Yes, there is a report which the president is suppressing evidence for, which is a thorough investigation of 9-11."

Diane Rehm: "Why do you think he is suppressing that report?

Howard Dean: "I don't know. There are many theories about it. The most interesting theory that I've heard so far – which is nothing more than a theory, it can't be proved – is that he was warned ahead of time by the Saudis. Now who knows what the real situation is? But the trouble is, by suppressing that kind of information, you lead to those kind of theories, whether they have any truth to them or not, and eventually, they get repeated as fact. So I think the president is taking a great risk by suppressing the key information that needs to go to the Kean Commission."
end snip>

Compare the piece of the quote she used:
PAULA ZAHN: "the most interesting theory that i have heard so far, he responded, "is that he was warned ahead of time by the saudis."

and note what she removed from the actual quote:
"which is nothing more than a theory, it can't be proved"

No wonder Joe wanted her to READ what she had! Dean carefully qualified the example he used to demonstrate what happens when the investigation is stonewalled by gee dub. But Dean? RECKLESS! And Trippi? CUT HIS MIKE!

[Eric J in MN]

44. thanks. Paula Zahn is shameless in omting words from a quote. (nt)

nt

[bain_sidhe]

15. Yep, that's a good one

Kudos to Trippi! I'm with Gloria S (to differentiate from the OTHER Gloria, who's in the Clark camp :-) ) - not in the $10 bit, I can't afford it right now, but that it should be mediawhore huntin' season! And there's no limit

Make these people AFRAID to push THEIR lies onto OUR candidates.

[janx]

32. Yes, that's the idea--or at least make them accountable.

They've gotten away with so much misinformation that it has become habit.

[RogueTrooper]

16. This should put a smile on some DUer's faces

JOE TRIPPI: No. The governor said he didn't believe that, and it was part of the problem. We have this right now with black box voting. You'll find across the country that there are people all over this nation who believe these paperless computer voting machines are a way that the bush administration will steal the election. Okay, what's not important here is whether that's a rumor or not. What's important here is that we shut that down, that we prove to people that there's no way that anybody -- that these paperless machines are going to rob people of their vote. Repeating that is not repeating that you believe it. I don't necessarily believe that those machines do that or not. But if we're going to have a democracy, we have to say so and air it out.

[Cocoa]

28. i'm glad to hear him say that

That's exactly what I think the issue is, confidence in our elections.

The GOP benefits from cynicism about our elections, and a paper trail helps reduce that cynicism.

:toast:

[Tatiana]

18. ***Sigh***

Joe Trippi is my new hero.

That was fawking schweet!

[slinkerwink]

20. man, that was pure political gold when a media whore gets her

comeuppance.

[rumguy]

19. beautiful! Zahn gets here pretty lil ass kicked!

I was looking for this last night but they didn't have it up. I was worried they wouldn't want to put it out. Well, at least CNN gives out transcripts, unlike Faux News...

[slinkerwink]

24. ha, that she did!

[Racenut20]

21. She got it cut off without getting to the truth of what she said

Score one for the HO

[madrchsod]

22. Paula is a dumb ass

they put her there because they tell her what to say, that way she never has to think. really does anyone really watch these shows? how many people watch her? hell more people gueer eye than her...

[Renew Deal]

23. What a lying %@#^!

Good for Trippi and all of us on this.

[beyurslf]

25. Joe should bring the transcript to his interviews

and when they read the first line, he should respond by reading the next one where Dean says he doesn't believe it is true.

[slinkerwink]

26. I hope he does that!

[caledesi]

27. I would love a vid or mp3 of this because I missed it. Go Joe Trippi!

[Cocoa]

29. Music to my ears

the whores have their work cut out for them this time around. :-)

[isbister]

30. Great job Joe

It's like shooting cheerleaders, oops, I mean fish, in a barrel

[slinkerwink]

31. *giggle*

[arcane1]

33. "Should someone who wants to be president be trading on rumors?"

you mean like GORE INVENTED THE FUCKING INTERNET????

go to hell and BURN, Zahn! :grr:

[rumguy]

34. Anyone get the video of Paula "Jane you're an ignorant slut" Zahn

this should be recorded for perpetuity...and later use...

[Killarney]

35. I sent a scathing email to her show here...

http://us.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?11

not that it will make any difference, but at least the show will know that at least one person doesn't buy her bullshit. I went on about her dishonesty and distortion and said it's horrible journalism.

[slinkerwink]

37. we need more people like you!

[saltpoint]

36. I just sent this e-mail to Paula Zahn:

Dear Ms. Zahn:

Re your interview with Joe Trippi--

I heard the Dean interview on NPR and have examined the transcript.

You snipped one line from the interview and dangled it as an anti-Dean ploy to taunt Mr. Trippi.

The sentences IMMEDIATELY following your snippet entirely expand and change the focus of Mr. Dean's statement.

Trippi said as much, but you refused to acknowledge this demonstrable fact, either out of pride, or spite, or ignorance. You tell me.

Your journalism skills in the interview with Mr. Trippi leave much to be desired. I believe you owe both him and your viewers an apology for an obvious distortion.

[slinkerwink]

38. great e-mail!

[saltpoint]

39. slinkerwink --

-- thank you for saying that. You've put a great post on with this one -- I didn't hear the Trippi-Zahn interview, but really did hear the Dean interview with Diane Rehm on NPR.

I don't think Paula Zahn is the worst of the batch, but she or someone who edits at CNN ought to have known better. GOP candidates never seem to get the same "taunts" from the media.

Thanks again.

[slinkerwink]

40. but they never know better

;-)

[John_H]

45. Here's mine

Dear Paula,

Just wanted to remind you to pay close attention to accuracy and balance when you reinstall the ass Joe Trippi handed you last night.

Best,

John

[John_H]

41. That's Only way to deal with the hoes. Real time, on air.

Just like Clark did to Assman, Tweety, and Timmy. Kudos to Joe Trippi.

[slinkerwink]

42. you've got it!

[Eric J in MN]

43. It's amazing how the phrase "black box voting" has gone from

It's amazing how the phrase "black box voting" has gone from something Bev Harris used on this website all the way to Joe Trippi.

Congratulations to Bev Harris.

[slinkerwink]

46. I know, and it was Dean supporters that brought it to his attention!

[slinkerwink]

47. kick

[shance]

48. Joe Trippi is a god***

That ROCKS****

[edzontar]

49. My cup runneth over!!!

This is the best post, and best thread-- of the year so far.

Take this and eat it, Ms. Eva Zahn...

She may be somewhat cute, maybe even a little "sexy" (ZZIPPP), but she is also an ignorant, biased, reactionary, Bush-loving, A-List media whore..and a not very bright one at that!

Thank you slinkerwink, for a wonderful thread.