Prepped, Staged, Scripted, Coached and Rehearsal.

The words used in the Newsbuster Part 2: Shocked, Just Shocked Net Reporters Hype “Staged” Bush Event with Troops were "prepped," "staged," "Scripted," and "Rehearsed." These is the classic MSM attempt to make this an issue rather than to cover the Iraq's successful voting for the constitution referendum.

Here are the key "shocking" words used to try and highlight this important non-issue coverage one day before the Iraq's historical referendum vote.

Staged, 8 times.
Scripted, 3 times.
Prepped, 1 time
Rehearsal, 3 times.
Coached, 11 times.

The MSM is going nuts over this in such an unprecendented disproportion compared to Gore and Clinton's obviously staged events, which was received with very little fanfare by the MSM.

All this preparation with the soldiers was done before news reporters covering the rehearsals which indicated that nothing was trying to be hidden from the public. How come the MSM don't take a note on that one?

And here's peppy Katie Couric's tongue-in-cheek commentary wondering if this had gone too far:

"Many White House photo-ops are staged events, but did the most recent one go too far? President Bush held a video conference on Thursday with U.S. troops in Iraq. But some eyebrows were raised by what came over the satellite beforehand: A Pentagon aide rehearsing the soldiers' answers."

Maybe bring up Clinton's Normandy beach where he suddenly "found" rocks on the glass smooth sandy beach and made them into a cross, and then he shed a tear or two? Here's one reporter O'Donnell telling Couric about what the White House said:

O'Donnell: "The White House had said the soldier's comments were not pre-screened, expressing only their opinions. The larger context of all this, President Bush has found the war's cost an increasingly tough sell at home. Here he called on soldiers to help make the case."

And why not? Ever wonder why the MSM do not report on anything good that has happened in Iraq? Where many, many, many! good things that were done in Iraq so far that the MSM refuse to touch with a 10ft pole. This is not balanced coverage and the MSM is doing their best to hide the actual going ons in Iraq. How conveniently the MSM ignored the facts of a great many things that took place. It's always a "quagmire." I guess January's vote was a "quagmire"? So was yesterday's historic vote with some 60 - 65% of the Iraqis voting. That's a "quagmire," too, according to the MSM outlets full with Liberals working hard at deceitfulness and half-truths to outright purposeful hiding of positive events.

Major General Rick Lynch in Iraq maintained that “those soldiers yesterday were giving their opinion" in a live interview with Miles O'Brien. O'Donnell makes a point here.

O'Donnell: "Master Sergeant Corine Lombardo said the soldiers had discussed their answers, but knew what they wanted to say, and practiced to appear articulate before the Commander-in-Chief. And a top spokesman for the Department of Defense also put out a statement trying to further clarify what happened. Saying in part [text on screen] 'No one intended to tell them what to think or how to express themselves. Going through likely questions in advance was meant solely to help the troops feel at ease. We certainly regret any perception that they were told what to say. It is not the case.'

And yet, again, nobody during the rehearsal hid their practices from the reporters covering this preparation for a live teleconference with the President. O'Brien continues to try (and sputters) in his feeble attempt to say that words were put into the soldiers' mouths:

Major General Rick Lynch, via satellite from Iraq: "We have absolutely no concern. I’ve got to tell you, yesterday was blown out of proportion. There are technical details that we battle every day here in Iraq. And all we were trying to do yesterday is work through the technical issues of young service members talking to their Commander-in-Chief. None of those service members were coached as to what to say."

O’Brien, talking over Lynch: "No, no, no, there was, but there was–"

Lynch: "None of those service members were coached as to what to say."

O’Brien: "–there was, there was more than technical. There was more than technical. There was editorial content in all of that. It wasn’t just, you know, can you hear me, I can hear you kind of stuff. It was actually, here’s what he’s going to say, here’s what you might want to say in response, right?"

Lynch: "Again, that’s blown out of proportion. Those young men and women were expressing their opinion. If you come over and talk to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines we have on the ground her in Iraq today, they arevery proud of what they're doing. They're protecting freedom and our way of life and they're proud of that fact and they will express their opinion when asked. Every visitor that comes over that talks to our soldiers leaves with a positive assessment. And those soldiers yesterday were giving their opinion."

And finally, none of the MSM ever interviewed the soldiers who were a part of the teleconference with President Bush. And you know why the MSM won't interview the soldiers for clarification about their teleconference, or even just interview at random about the successes occuring in Iraq on their (the Iraqis) march to democracy and freedom? Because they are afraid of the actual truth and do not like losing. Just like what one clueless reporter hoped it get negative fodder to bash some more on President Bush from the evacuees of New Orleans.

Please, MSM outlets, go and interview those soldiers!!

Again, all this is a non-issue solely designed to take away or minimize the successes of the (then upcoming) Iraq's historical constitution referendum vote. A democracy in action that the MSM is careful not to provide with much fanfare. All throughout the war against terrorism, the MSM has consistently provided negative coverage that was designed to demoralize the troops, America and give aid and comfort to the enemy terrorists by providing them fodder and support for their own murderous agenda against America and freedom loving countries.

Now, that the voting was a smashing success, the MSM will use this "staged" story as a way to upstage the freedom-loving Iraqis who risked their lives to vote with the minds made possible only because America recognized the value of freedom.

How ironic. MSM values their own freedom but bash other countries that are trying to achieve their own freedom. Edward Daley has more on this ridiculousness. And here is a video of the Iraqis celebrating their freedom and democracy yesterday that the MSM refuse to cover (hat tip: Iraq the Model).