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All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Sat, 17 May 2008 06:37:45 GMT Sat, 17 May 2008 06:37:45 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Chetry falsely claimed Franken said Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason" -- then denied having claimed it http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/chetry-falsely-claimed-franken-said-rove-and-libby-2008031869.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/chetry-falsely-claimed-franken-said-rove-and-libby-2008031869.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:38:07 GMT During an interview with Al Franken on the March 14 edition of CNN's American Morning, host Kiran Chetry falsely asserted to Franken, "You said some things about [former White House deputy chief of staff] Karl Rove and [former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney] Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason." As the website Raw Story noted, Chetry was referring to an exchange Franken had with David Letterman on the October 21, 2005, edition of CBS' Late Show regarding Rove and Libby's roles in leaking the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame. However, during that interview, Franken did not assert that Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason." Rather, as Franken noted during his interview with Chetry, he asserted on the Late Show that "George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason," and then said, "what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed." Franken added, "I don't know how I feel about it because I'm basically against the death penalty, but they are going to be executed, it looks like." In response to Chetry's claim that he "sa[id]" Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason," Franken stated, "I did not say that, Kiran," and later said, "I didn't even say that in a joking matter." After Franken described his original comments, Chetry asserted: "All I'm saying is, when you say things like that in the past ... and you're running, obviously those things come up." When Franken replied, "What you said was that I advocated the execution of Karl -- ," Chetry interrupted, and denied she made her earlier statement, saying, "I didn't say advocated. I didn't actually say you advocated [it]." Franken concluded of his Late Show remarks, "[T]he whole point of that was to show that outing a CIA agent is serious. That's what a satirist does." From the March 14 edition of CNN's American Morning: CHETRY: Now, you quoted something [Sen.] Norm Coleman [R-MN] said. You've said some controversial things in the past. You wrote a book called Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot. You said some things about -- FRANKEN: -- and Other Observations. CHETRY: You said some things about Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason because they are -- FRANKEN: I did not say that, Kiran. CHETRY: In a joking manner? FRANKEN: Kiran. CHETRY: In a satirical way? FRANKEN: No. I didn't even say that in a joking manner. CHETRY: What did you say? FRANKEN: I was on David Letterman's show, and he asked me, this is, like, the day after it was revealed that they had outed -- participated in the outing of Valerie Plame, and he asked me what was gonna happen to him. And I said that President George H.W. Bush, before he was president, was director of the CIA. And George H.W. Bush said that outing a CIA agent was treason. I said, "David, you know what the penalty is for treason." And David asked me what was gonna happen to them. I said, "So I guess they might be executed, which I'm against. I don't know how -- I'm against the death penalty. And I'm afraid that [Vice President Dick] Cheney and [President George W.] Bush might be involved in some way, and so we should pass a constitutional amendment to ban the execution of a sitting president, because that would be very demoralizing to the American people." This was, you know, this is exactly what the Republican Party is doing. They take things out of -- CHETRY: Well, this is a CBS Late Show quote. OK, so the CBS Late Show quote, just so we're clear -- if you say, I mean, you were joking, you were joking around with David Letterman, he's a comedian, too -- is: "And so basically what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going be executed because outing a CIA agent is treason." And then you said -- you went on to say, "We should never, ever, ever execute a sitting president." All I'm saying is, when you say things like that in the past, and you're running -- FRANKEN: But no, but what you said was -- CHETRY: -- obviously those things come up. FRANKEN: What you said was that I advocated the execution of Karl -- CHETRY: I didn't say advocated. I didn't say you advocated. I'm just talking about when you say things in the past that can be perceived as divisive, how do you then come together and say, "You know what? I can be a senator for everyone in the state"? FRANKEN: Because people know the difference between being a satirist, and the whole point of that was to show that outing a CIA agent is serious. That's what a satirist does. A satirist points out what is actually serious, and anyone -- and, you know, the trick here is, they are going to be taking things out of context, and you're right. The Republican Party in Minnesota said that I advocated the execution of those guys. And I wasn't. And that's -- it was very clear to the Letterman audience and anyone who saw that, and, look, this is just ridiculous. We should be talking about foreclosures on homes. We should be talking about gas prices. We should be talking about loss of jobs, and that's what I'm going to do. CHETRY: No, I agree. FRANKEN: The reason they want -- the reason they want to do this kind of distraction is that Norm Coleman has such a terrible record on these things. So I'm not gonna let them do that, and then when they say that I advocated these things, they're only shooting themselves in the foot. They came out with this the day I announced. The day I announced, the first poll came out, said I was 22 points down to Norm Coleman. The last poll has me three points ahead of Norm Coleman. This doesn't work. And if they -- let them continue to do this. I'm gonna talk about the problems that face Minnesotans. CHETRY: OK. And I just want to ask you this -- FRANKEN: I'm gonna talk about getting to universal health care. CHETRY: Right. FRANKEN: Go ahead. From the October 21, 2005, edition of CBS' Late Show with David Letterman (Media Matters for America was unable to locate the full video of the segment; clips available here and here): LETTERMAN: The feeling was that this report made the administration's decision to go to war look bad -- FRANKEN: Right. So they wanted to smear the guy who came back with the report, and so they outed his wife and said she sent him there, that she had -- and this is essentially -- you know, George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason. LETTERMAN: It is treason, yes. FRANKEN: And so, basically, what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed. LETTERMAN: What? What? Really? FRANKEN: Yeah. And I don't know how I feel about it because I'm basically against the death penalty, but they are going to be executed, it looks like. [...] LETTERMAN: The real crime is that there's an adult man walking around in the current administration named Scooter. I mean, we can agree on that, right? FRANKEN: That, and -- but sooner or later he'll be executed, so -- and you worry about it because the president at some -- he said right away when [columnist Robert] Novak outed the CIA agent, Plame, said, "I want to get to the bottom of this." Well, now, Karl Rove is his right-hand man. Did he ask Karl? Did Karl lie to him? If so, we know now he should have fired Karl by now so that -- did Karl tell the truth to him? In that case, the president -- and I think, by the way, that we should never ever, ever, ever execute a sitting president. LETTERMAN: It makes us look bad around the world, I think. FRANKEN: It would. It would be heartbreaking, I think, and I think that we should have a constitutional amendment. LETTERMAN: I see, yeah. Have we ever come close in the history to executing a seated president? FRANKEN: No, this will be the closest. LETTERMAN: This will be the closest, yeah. FRANKEN: Unless we get that amendment passed now. Mediamatters.Org Chetry falsely claimed Franken said Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason" -- then denied having claimed it ^{{new window}} Mediamatters.Org - During an interview with Al Franken on the March 14 edition of CNN's American Morning, host Kiran Chetry falsely asserted to Franken, "You said some things about [former White House deputy chief of staff] Karl Rove and [former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney] Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason." As the website Raw Story noted, Chetry was referring to an exchange Franken had with David Letterman on the October 21, 2005, edition of CBS' Late Show regarding Rove and Libby's roles in leaking the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame. However, during that interview, Franken did not assert that Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason." Rather, as Franken noted during his interview with Chetry, he asserted on the Late Show that "George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason," and then said, "what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed." Franken added, "I don't know how I feel about it because I'm basically against the death penalty, but they are going to be executed, it looks like." In response to Chetry's claim that he "sa[id]" Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason," Franken stated, "I did not say that, Kiran," and later said, "I didn't even say that in a joking matter." After Franken described his original comments, Chetry asserted: "All I'm saying is, when you say things like that in the past ... and you're running, obviously those things come up." When Franken replied, "What you said was that I advocated the execution of Karl -- ," Chetry interrupted, and denied she made her earlier statement, saying, "I didn't say advocated. I didn't actually say you advocated [it]." Franken concluded of his Late Show remarks, "[T]he whole point of that was to show that outing a CIA agent is serious. That's what a satirist does." From the March 14 edition of CNN's American Morning: CHETRY: Now, you quoted something [Sen.] Norm Coleman [R-MN] said. You've said some controversial things in the past. You wrote a book called Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot. You said some things about -- FRANKEN: -- and Other Observations. CHETRY: You said some things about Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason because they are -- FRANKEN: I did not say that, Kiran. CHETRY: In a joking manner? FRANKEN: Kiran. CHETRY: In a satirical way? FRANKEN: No. I didn't even say that in a joking manner. CHETRY: What did you say? FRANKEN: I was on David Letterman's show, and he asked me, this is, like, the day after it was revealed that they had outed -- participated in the outing of Valerie Plame, and he asked me what was gonna happen to him. And I said that President George H.W. Bush, before he was president, was director of the CIA. And George H.W. Bush said that outing a CIA agent was treason. I said, "David, you know what the penalty is for treason." And David asked me what was gonna happen to them. I said, "So I guess they might be executed, which I'm against. I don't know how -- I'm against the death penalty. And I'm afraid that [Vice President Dick] Cheney and [President George W.] Bush might be involved in some way, and so we should pass a constitutional amendment to ban the execution of a sitting president, because that would be very demoralizing to the American people." This was, you know, this is exactly what the Republican Party is doing. They take things out of -- CHETRY: Well, this is a CBS Late Show quote. OK, so the CBS Late Show quote, just so we're clear -- if you say, I mean, you were joking, you were joking around with David Letterman, he's a comedian, too -- is: "And so basically what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going be executed because outing a CIA agent is treason." And then you said -- you went on to say, "We should never, ever, ever execute a sitting president." All I'm saying is, when you say things like that in the past, and you're running -- FRANKEN: But no, but what you said was -- CHETRY: -- obviously those things come up. FRANKEN: What you said was that I advocated the execution of Karl -- CHETRY: I didn't say advocated. I didn't say you advocated. I'm just talking about when you say things in the past that can be perceived as divisive, how do you then come together and say, "You know what? I can be a senator for everyone in the state"? FRANKEN: Because people know the difference between being a satirist, and the whole point of that was to show that outing a CIA agent is serious. That's what a satirist does. A satirist points out what is actually serious, and anyone -- and, you know, the trick here is, they are going to be taking things out of context, and you're right. The Republican Party in Minnesota said that I advocated the execution of those guys. And I wasn't. And that's -- it was very clear to the Letterman audience and anyone who saw that, and, look, this is just ridiculous. We should be talking about foreclosures on homes. We should be talking about gas prices. We should be talking about loss of jobs, and that's what I'm going to do. CHETRY: No, I agree. FRANKEN: The reason they want -- the reason they want to do this kind of distraction is that Norm Coleman has such a terrible record on these things. So I'm not gonna let them do that, and then when they say that I advocated these things, they're only shooting themselves in the foot. They came out with this the day I announced. The day I announced, the first poll came out, said I was 22 points down to Norm Coleman. The last poll has me three points ahead of Norm Coleman. This doesn't work. And if they -- let them continue to do this. I'm gonna talk about the problems that face Minnesotans. CHETRY: OK. And I just want to ask you this -- FRANKEN: I'm gonna talk about getting to universal health care. CHETRY: Right. FRANKEN: Go ahead. From the October 21, 2005, edition of CBS' Late Show with David Letterman (Media Matters for America was unable to locate the full video of the segment; clips available here and here): LETTERMAN: The feeling was that this report made the administration's decision to go to war look bad -- FRANKEN: Right. So they wanted to smear the guy who came back with the report, and so they outed his wife and said she sent him there, that she had -- and this is essentially -- you know, George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason. LETTERMAN: It is treason, yes. FRANKEN: And so, basically, what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed. LETTERMAN: What? What? Really? FRANKEN: Yeah. And I don't know how I feel about it because I'm basically against the death penalty, but they are going to be executed, it looks like. [...] LETTERMAN: The real crime is that there's an adult man walking around in the current administration named Scooter. I mean, we can agree on that, right? FRANKEN: That, and -- but sooner or later he'll be executed, so -- and you worry about it because the president at some -- he said right away when [columnist Robert] Novak outed the CIA agent, Plame, said, "I want to get to the bottom of this." Well, now, Karl Rove is his right-hand man. Did he ask Karl? Did Karl lie to him? If so, we know now he should have fired Karl by now so that -- did Karl tell the truth to him? In that case, the president -- and I think, by the way, that we should never ever, ever, ever execute a sitting president. LETTERMAN: It makes us look bad around the world, I think. FRANKEN: It would. It would be heartbreaking, I think, and I think that we should have a constitutional amendment. LETTERMAN: I see, yeah. Have we ever come close in the history to executing a seated president? FRANKEN: No, this will be the closest. LETTERMAN: This will be the closest, yeah. FRANKEN: Unless we get that amendment passed now.

Media Matters - Chetry falsely claimed Franken said Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason" -- then denied having claimed it {...} Interviewing Al Franken on CNN's American Morning , Kiran Chetry falsely claimed that Al Franken, in a 2005 appearance on David Letterman's show, "said some things about Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason." In fact, as Franken noted, he had said that "George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason. ... And so, basically, what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed." Chetry then denied having said that Franken "advocated" executing Rove and Libby. {...}

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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {NORTH AMERICA > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Huckabee chats up David Letterman http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/michigan/news-and-media/huckabee-chats-up-david-letterman-20080137711.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/michigan/news-and-media/huckabee-chats-up-david-letterman-20080137711.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:26:39 GMT NEW YORK -- Talk about judgment: Mike Huckabee says he has placed his political fate in the hands of David Letterman. "If I win New Hampshire, it's because I did this show," the former Arkansas govern... Detnews.Com Huckabee chats up David Letterman ^{{new window}} Www.Detnews.Com - NEW YORK -- Talk about judgment: Mike Huckabee says he has placed his political fate in the hands of David Letterman. "If I win New Hampshire, it's because I did this show," the former Arkansas govern...

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]]> Regional > North America > United States > Michigan > News and Media {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - NBC's Nightly News repeatedly noted Huckabee's upcoming appearance on Tonight Show without reporting he crossed picket line http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/nbc-s-nightly-news-repeatedly-noted-huckabee-s-upcoming-2008012015.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/nbc-s-nightly-news-repeatedly-noted-huckabee-s-upcoming-2008012015.htm Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:27:06 GMT On the January 2 edition of NBC's Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams, NBC News chief White House correspondent David Gregory, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, and correspondent Mike Taibbi all noted that Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee would appear later that night on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, without reporting that Huckabee would be crossing a picket line in making the appearance. Taibbi was the only NBC reporter to refer to "a picket line," but only later mentioned Huckabee's appearance and did not report that he would be crossing the picket line. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) began striking on November 5, 2007, over residual payments for, as the Los Angeles Times reported, "TV series and movies shown on computers and new-media devices, such as cell phones and video iPods." On January 2, The Tonight Show, among other late-night talk shows, returned to the airwaves despite the strike. Huckabee, who has garnered at least two union endorsements in the Republican primaries, had earlier expressed support for the writers, but nevertheless crossed the picket line to appear on The Tonight Show. By contrast, on January 2, the CBS Evening News noted that Huckabee would be crossing a picket line to make his appearance on the late-night program and discussed the potential fallout from his decision. The Associated Press reported that, prior to his appearance on The Tonight Show, "Huckabee said he supports the writers and did not think he would be crossing a picket line, because he believed the writers had made an agreement to allow late night shows back on the air." The AP then challenged that claim, reporting that it was "true only of David Letterman, who has a separate agreement with writers for his 'Late Show' " on CBS. From the AP: Earlier Wednesday, Huckabee said he supports the writers and did not think he would be crossing a picket line, because he believed the writers had made an agreement to allow late night shows back on the air. "My understanding is that there was a special arrangement made for the late-night shows, and the writers have made this agreement to let the late night shows to come back on, so I don't anticipate that it's crossing a picket line," Huckabee told reporters traveling with him Wednesday from Fort Dodge to Mason City. In fact, that is true only of David Letterman, who has a separate agreement with writers for his "Late Show." [...] The former Arkansas governor faced an unfriendly reception. A picketer outside the Burbank, Calif., studio where Leno tapes his show held a sign saying, "Huckabee is a scab." Another picketer carried a sign saying, "Huckabee, what would Jesus do?" "I think it's just another reason not to vote for him," said Allan Katz, a veteran TV writer who was picketing. Huckabee said he stood with the writers. "I support the writers, by the way. Unequivocally, absolutely," he said. "They're dead right on this one. And they ought to get royalties off the residuals and the long-term contracts." "I don't think anybody supports the producers on this one," he added. "Maybe the producers support the producers, but I think everybody in the business and even the general public supports the writers." Huckabee has been endorsed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the New Hampshire affiliate of the National Education Association, a teacher's union. In response to Huckabee's appearance, the Writers Guild of America, West issued the following statement: The Writers Guild is disappointed that Mike Huckabee crossed the WGA picket line today at NBC. We welcome the statements of support he has made for striking writers, but we ask him to respect our picket lines in the future and urge the media conglomerates to return to the bargaining table to make a fair deal that will put writers and the entertainment industry back to work. On the CBS Evening News, correspondent Nancy Cordes reported: "Mike Huckabee enjoys far more union support than any of his Republican rivals, and yet, this afternoon, he snuck past a picket line at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, its first night back on the air, so he could appear on the show. It's a controversy he doesn't need one day before the caucuses." Yet, on NBC's Nightly News, the controversy surrounding Huckabee's crossing the picket line to appear on The Tonight Show was never mentioned, despite the numerous references to his appearance. For instance, leading the January 2 broadcast, referring to Huckabee, Williams noted that "[o]ne leading candidate left here [Iowa] today to tape The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." While reporting on the candidates' "final pitch" in Iowa, Gregory noted that "Huckabee left the trail today for Hollywood, an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Mitchell reported that Huckabee was "taking time out to go on the Jay Leno show, The Tonight Show." Also, in his report on the late-night talk shows' return to the airwaves without their writers, Taibbi noted that "most A-list stars won't cross a picket line," but it was only after interviewing a comedy writer that Taibbi mentioned Huckabee's appearance. He never explicitly noted that Huckabee would be crossing a picket line, much less that Huckabee's actions sparked controversy. From the January 2 edition of NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams: WILLIAMS: Tomorrow night, it will get under way; Iowans from all 99 counties in this state will begin to gather over coffee. They will caucus, and their choices may change this nation's political path. In plain English, the political situation here in Iowa is all over the place -- and so are the candidates, for that matter. The polls show different leaders both here and nationally. One leading candidate left here today to tape The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; yet another is on Letterman tonight. This is the all-out sprint to the finish now. The time to close the deal, fire up the rallies, get out the caucus-goers and hope for a boost leading into New Hampshire in just a few day's time. Our NBC News political team is here with us on the ground tonight. We begin just behind us here in the convention center with NBC's David Gregory. He is covering the Republican race. [...] [begin video clip] GREGORY: Barnstorming the state, the candidates are making a final pitch. The message: show up. HUCKABEE: And if you've got friends or neighbors that won't vote for me, put all your snow in their driveway and don't let them out tomorrow night. GREGORY: You're not running as the average Republican. You've got a slightly different appeal. HUCKABEE: I want to help change our party. I want us to be the -- the party of small business. I want us to be party that really understands middle-class Americans and the struggle that they're going through. That's who I came from. GREGORY: Huckabee left the trail today for Hollywood, an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. MITT ROMNEY: Frankly my focus is on the caucuses here in Iowa. I think Mike is more concerned about the caucus in Los Angeles. GREGORY: As Mitt Romney crisscrossed the state today, NBC's Ron Allen was with him. [end video clip] [...] MITCHELL: And with Huckabee taking time out to go on the Jay Leno show, The Tonight Show, Hillary Clinton took time today to tape a cameo on David Letterman's show, reaching out to voters beyond Iowa -- Brian. WILLIAMS: All right. Andrea Mitchell, on the Democratic side of this race -- Andrea, thanks. All of this brings us right back to our Washington bureau chief, moderator of Meet the Press, Tim Russert, with us here on our set here in the convention center in Des Moines. Tim, you've been going to several events; you've been on the ground for a few days. You've met with just about every camp in this race, today. You told me earlier two qualities stand out. RUSSERT: Intensity and uncertainty. Intensity: Brian, the amount of money that's been spent. And you see in those pieces from David and Andrea -- the husbands are here, the wives are here, the children are here, the parents here. People are poring so much into this. Uncertainty: I've asked every campaign, "All right, totally off the record, gut check, deep down: What's going to happen?" They put their heads down, look up, and say, "I don't have a clue." WILLIAMS: How many ask you the same thing? RUSSERT: They don't know. And that's what makes this so exciting. [...] [begin video clip] TAIBBI: But he [Leno] now returns to the air minus his writers, as will stable mate Conan O'Brien and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. JOHN BOWMAN (WGA negotiating committee chairman): They were forced to go back on the air. They have to or their staffs were going to be fired. TAIBBI: Without writers, they won't have their monologues or written skits, and most A-list stars won't cross a picket line. So what's left? JACKIE CLARKE: If you're a writer on one of these shows -- TAIBBI: Comedy writer Jackie Clarke, who's done a lot of extemporaneous humor, says it'll be interviews and ad-libbed bits that can take even gifted comics only so far. O'BRIEN: What the hell was that? CLARKE: They're doing an hour a night, that's what, six hours a week? Five hours a week? I'm a woman. I do woman math. TAIBBI: Any writing, even comedy writing, is hard labor. As one humorist put it to me some years ago, you just sit in front of a keyboard while beads of blood form on your forehead. Now, there'll be a test of just how important writing is to late-night TV. Will Letterman generate more laughs and viewers than the rival who had this joke when the strike began. LENO: The writers are on strike. Good night, everybody! Thank you! TAIBBI: Or can Leno be competitive with non-show biz feature guests, like Governor Mike Huckabee? Will Conan still be Conan? This was his return tonight with a new beard. O'BRIEN: We have no writers and we have an hour show, a one-hour show to do every night. From the January 2 edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: KATIE COURIC (anchor): Good evening, everyone, from the heart of America, where voters will soon have the first say in choosing the next president. On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic contest is shaping up to be a real heart-stopper. Polls indicate any of the top three candidates could win. There's a big surprise tonight in a new national poll: John McCain of Arizona has risen like a phoenix to the top, now edging ahead of Rudy Giuliani. And the recent Republican front-runner here in Iowa -- Mike Huckabee -- has apparently stumbled again, tripping over his tongue as some polls now show him trailing Mitt Romney. We have a team of correspondents deployed tonight to cover the final hours of the race here in Iowa. First, Nancy Cordes with the Huckabee campaign -- Nancy, many are saying this is another gaffe for the candidate. CORDES: They are, Katie. Mike Huckabee enjoys far more union support than any of his Republican rivals, and yet, this afternoon, he snuck past a picket line at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, its first night back on the air, so he could appear on the show. It's a controversy he doesn't need one day before the caucuses. [begin video clip] CORDES: It's publicity with a price. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he's kind of stabbing some people in the back. CORDES: Earlier today, Huckabee said he supported the striking writers, and mistakenly asserted that they had settled. HUCKABEE: My understanding is that there was a special arrangement made for the late-night shows. CORDES: But there is no arrangement with The Tonight Show, and the flap may feed perceptions that the former Arkansas governor isn't ready for prime time, despite his strong support here in Iowa. Mediamatters.Org NBC's Nightly News repeatedly noted Huckabee's upcoming appearance on Tonight Show without reporting he crossed picket line ^{{new window}} Mediamatters.Org - On the January 2 edition of NBC's Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams, NBC News chief White House correspondent David Gregory, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, and correspondent Mike Taibbi all noted that Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee would appear later that night on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, without reporting that Huckabee would be crossing a picket line in making the appearance. Taibbi was the only NBC reporter to refer to "a picket line," but only later mentioned Huckabee's appearance and did not report that he would be crossing the picket line. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) began striking on November 5, 2007, over residual payments for, as the Los Angeles Times reported, "TV series and movies shown on computers and new-media devices, such as cell phones and video iPods." On January 2, The Tonight Show, among other late-night talk shows, returned to the airwaves despite the strike. Huckabee, who has garnered at least two union endorsements in the Republican primaries, had earlier expressed support for the writers, but nevertheless crossed the picket line to appear on The Tonight Show. By contrast, on January 2, the CBS Evening News noted that Huckabee would be crossing a picket line to make his appearance on the late-night program and discussed the potential fallout from his decision. The Associated Press reported that, prior to his appearance on The Tonight Show, "Huckabee said he supports the writers and did not think he would be crossing a picket line, because he believed the writers had made an agreement to allow late night shows back on the air." The AP then challenged that claim, reporting that it was "true only of David Letterman, who has a separate agreement with writers for his 'Late Show' " on CBS. From the AP: Earlier Wednesday, Huckabee said he supports the writers and did not think he would be crossing a picket line, because he believed the writers had made an agreement to allow late night shows back on the air. "My understanding is that there was a special arrangement made for the late-night shows, and the writers have made this agreement to let the late night shows to come back on, so I don't anticipate that it's crossing a picket line," Huckabee told reporters traveling with him Wednesday from Fort Dodge to Mason City. In fact, that is true only of David Letterman, who has a separate agreement with writers for his "Late Show." [...] The former Arkansas governor faced an unfriendly reception. A picketer outside the Burbank, Calif., studio where Leno tapes his show held a sign saying, "Huckabee is a scab." Another picketer carried a sign saying, "Huckabee, what would Jesus do?" "I think it's just another reason not to vote for him," said Allan Katz, a veteran TV writer who was picketing. Huckabee said he stood with the writers. "I support the writers, by the way. Unequivocally, absolutely," he said. "They're dead right on this one. And they ought to get royalties off the residuals and the long-term contracts." "I don't think anybody supports the producers on this one," he added. "Maybe the producers support the producers, but I think everybody in the business and even the general public supports the writers." Huckabee has been endorsed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the New Hampshire affiliate of the National Education Association, a teacher's union. In response to Huckabee's appearance, the Writers Guild of America, West issued the following statement: The Writers Guild is disappointed that Mike Huckabee crossed the WGA picket line today at NBC. We welcome the statements of support he has made for striking writers, but we ask him to respect our picket lines in the future and urge the media conglomerates to return to the bargaining table to make a fair deal that will put writers and the entertainment industry back to work. On the CBS Evening News, correspondent Nancy Cordes reported: "Mike Huckabee enjoys far more union support than any of his Republican rivals, and yet, this afternoon, he snuck past a picket line at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, its first night back on the air, so he could appear on the show. It's a controversy he doesn't need one day before the caucuses." Yet, on NBC's Nightly News, the controversy surrounding Huckabee's crossing the picket line to appear on The Tonight Show was never mentioned, despite the numerous references to his appearance. For instance, leading the January 2 broadcast, referring to Huckabee, Williams noted that "[o]ne leading candidate left here [Iowa] today to tape The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." While reporting on the candidates' "final pitch" in Iowa, Gregory noted that "Huckabee left the trail today for Hollywood, an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Mitchell reported that Huckabee was "taking time out to go on the Jay Leno show, The Tonight Show." Also, in his report on the late-night talk shows' return to the airwaves without their writers, Taibbi noted that "most A-list stars won't cross a picket line," but it was only after interviewing a comedy writer that Taibbi mentioned Huckabee's appearance. He never explicitly noted that Huckabee would be crossing a picket line, much less that Huckabee's actions sparked controversy. From the January 2 edition of NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams: WILLIAMS: Tomorrow night, it will get under way; Iowans from all 99 counties in this state will begin to gather over coffee. They will caucus, and their choices may change this nation's political path. In plain English, the political situation here in Iowa is all over the place -- and so are the candidates, for that matter. The polls show different leaders both here and nationally. One leading candidate left here today to tape The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; yet another is on Letterman tonight. This is the all-out sprint to the finish now. The time to close the deal, fire up the rallies, get out the caucus-goers and hope for a boost leading into New Hampshire in just a few day's time. Our NBC News political team is here with us on the ground tonight. We begin just behind us here in the convention center with NBC's David Gregory. He is covering the Republican race. [...] [begin video clip] GREGORY: Barnstorming the state, the candidates are making a final pitch. The message: show up. HUCKABEE: And if you've got friends or neighbors that won't vote for me, put all your snow in their driveway and don't let them out tomorrow night. GREGORY: You're not running as the average Republican. You've got a slightly different appeal. HUCKABEE: I want to help change our party. I want us to be the -- the party of small business. I want us to be party that really understands middle-class Americans and the struggle that they're going through. That's who I came from. GREGORY: Huckabee left the trail today for Hollywood, an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. MITT ROMNEY: Frankly my focus is on the caucuses here in Iowa. I think Mike is more concerned about the caucus in Los Angeles. GREGORY: As Mitt Romney crisscrossed the state today, NBC's Ron Allen was with him. [end video clip] [...] MITCHELL: And with Huckabee taking time out to go on the Jay Leno show, The Tonight Show, Hillary Clinton took time today to tape a cameo on David Letterman's show, reaching out to voters beyond Iowa -- Brian. WILLIAMS: All right. Andrea Mitchell, on the Democratic side of this race -- Andrea, thanks. All of this brings us right back to our Washington bureau chief, moderator of Meet the Press, Tim Russert, with us here on our set here in the convention center in Des Moines. Tim, you've been going to several events; you've been on the ground for a few days. You've met with just about every camp in this race, today. You told me earlier two qualities stand out. RUSSERT: Intensity and uncertainty. Intensity: Brian, the amount of money that's been spent. And you see in those pieces from David and Andrea -- the husbands are here, the wives are here, the children are here, the parents here. People are poring so much into this. Uncertainty: I've asked every campaign, "All right, totally off the record, gut check, deep down: What's going to happen?" They put their heads down, look up, and say, "I don't have a clue." WILLIAMS: How many ask you the same thing? RUSSERT: They don't know. And that's what makes this so exciting. [...] [begin video clip] TAIBBI: But he [Leno] now returns to the air minus his writers, as will stable mate Conan O'Brien and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. JOHN BOWMAN (WGA negotiating committee chairman): They were forced to go back on the air. They have to or their staffs were going to be fired. TAIBBI: Without writers, they won't have their monologues or written skits, and most A-list stars won't cross a picket line. So what's left? JACKIE CLARKE: If you're a writer on one of these shows -- TAIBBI: Comedy writer Jackie Clarke, who's done a lot of extemporaneous humor, says it'll be interviews and ad-libbed bits that can take even gifted comics only so far. O'BRIEN: What the hell was that? CLARKE: They're doing an hour a night, that's what, six hours a week? Five hours a week? I'm a woman. I do woman math. TAIBBI: Any writing, even comedy writing, is hard labor. As one humorist put it to me some years ago, you just sit in front of a keyboard while beads of blood form on your forehead. Now, there'll be a test of just how important writing is to late-night TV. Will Letterman generate more laughs and viewers than the rival who had this joke when the strike began. LENO: The writers are on strike. Good night, everybody! Thank you! TAIBBI: Or can Leno be competitive with non-show biz feature guests, like Governor Mike Huckabee? Will Conan still be Conan? This was his return tonight with a new beard. O'BRIEN: We have no writers and we have an hour show, a one-hour show to do every night. From the January 2 edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: KATIE COURIC (anchor): Good evening, everyone, from the heart of America, where voters will soon have the first say in choosing the next president. On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic contest is shaping up to be a real heart-stopper. Polls indicate any of the top three candidates could win. There's a big surprise tonight in a new national poll: John McCain of Arizona has risen like a phoenix to the top, now edging ahead of Rudy Giuliani. And the recent Republican front-runner here in Iowa -- Mike Huckabee -- has apparently stumbled again, tripping over his tongue as some polls now show him trailing Mitt Romney. We have a team of correspondents deployed tonight to cover the final hours of the race here in Iowa. First, Nancy Cordes with the Huckabee campaign -- Nancy, many are saying this is another gaffe for the candidate. CORDES: They are, Katie. Mike Huckabee enjoys far more union support than any of his Republican rivals, and yet, this afternoon, he snuck past a picket line at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, its first night back on the air, so he could appear on the show. It's a controversy he doesn't need one day before the caucuses. [begin video clip] CORDES: It's publicity with a price. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he's kind of stabbing some people in the back. CORDES: Earlier today, Huckabee said he supported the striking writers, and mistakenly asserted that they had settled. HUCKABEE: My understanding is that there was a special arrangement made for the late-night shows. CORDES: But there is no arrangement with The Tonight Show, and the flap may feed perceptions that the former Arkansas governor isn't ready for prime time, despite his strong support here in Iowa.

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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {NEWS} - Screen return for talk show hosts http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/screen-return-for-talk-show-hosts-2008016061.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/screen-return-for-talk-show-hosts-2008016061.htm Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:07:49 GMT US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman make a comeback despite the writers' strike. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Screen return for talk show hosts ^{{new window}} News.Bbc.Co.Uk - US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman make a comeback despite the writers' strike.

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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {ENTERTAINMENT > PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA} - Letterman to return with writers http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/letterman-to-return-with-writers-20071273326.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/letterman-to-return-with-writers-20071273326.htm Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:21:19 GMT US TV host David Letterman reaches a deal with striking writers that will allow him to return to the air in January. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Letterman to return with writers ^{{new window}} News.Bbc.Co.Uk - US TV host David Letterman reaches a deal with striking writers that will allow him to return to the air in January.

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]]> Arts > Entertainment > Publications and Media {MOTORSPORTS > FORMULA ON} - Power players: Rahal-Letterman Racing http://articles.world-of-newave.info/sports/motorsports/auto-racing/formula-on/power-players-rahal-letterman-racing-2008026998.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/sports/motorsports/auto-racing/formula-on/power-players-rahal-letterman-racing-2008026998.htm Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:20:47 GMT The origins of what is now Rahal-Letterman Racing dates back to 1992, when then CART driver Bobby Rahal & businessman Carl Hogan bought the assests of the former Patrick Racing squad. The new team found instant success, with Rahal earning his third CART series title that year. F1network.Net Power players: Rahal-Letterman Racing ^{{new window}} Www.F1network.Net - The origins of what is now Rahal-Letterman Racing dates back to 1992, when then CART driver Bobby Rahal & businessman Carl Hogan bought the assests of the former Patrick Racing squad. The new team found instant success, with Rahal earning his third CART series title that year.

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]]> Sports > Motorsports > Auto Racing > Formula On {NORTH AMERICA > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Huckabee to appear on Leno, Clinton on Letterman http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/michigan/news-and-media/huckabee-to-appear-on-leno-clinton-on-letterman-2008011611.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/michigan/news-and-media/huckabee-to-appear-on-leno-clinton-on-letterman-2008011611.htm Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:30:05 GMT ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday as Mike Huckabee headed... Freep.Com Huckabee to appear on Leno, Clinton on Letterman ^{{new window}} Www.Freep.Com - ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday as Mike Huckabee headed...

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