Why is CBS News Selling Barack Obama Merchandise in its Online Store?

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  1. DonGlock26

    DonGlock26 New Member Past Donor

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    Why is CBS News Selling Barack Obama Merchandise in its Online Store?


    There‘s some curious merchandise for sale in CBS News’ online store.*

    Alongside a travel mug, tote bag and T-shirt that all bear the CBS News logo, the store also includes the following:

    “Dreams From My Father,” by Barack Obama
    “Dreams From My Father,” by Barack Obama (hardcover)
    “Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama‘s Plan to Renew America’s Promise”
    “The American Journey of Barack Obama,” by Life Magazine
    “Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs”
    “The Official Inauguration Celebration DVD”


    In fact, out of the 13 items for sale, seven are Obama-related, in addition to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s memoir, “True Compass.” The only CBS-related item is a DVD copy of “60 Minutes Presents — Obama: All Access – The Road to the White House.”

    There is so much merchandise that a side bar on the site even has a separate “Barack Obama” tab for quick browsing:

    Here’s a closer look at all of the Obama merchandise:

    All of this raises a simple question: Why is CBS selling it?

    A note at the bottom of the site says the merchandise has “national importance:”

    CBS News t-shirts and CBS News hoodies will show you’re a true newshound. And don’t forget all the latest DVDs and books with historical significance. Choose from 60 Minutes Barack Obama DVDs, Barack Obama books and other timely tales with national importance.

    Again, in addition to the five Obama books, the only other “timely tale” is Kennedy’s memoir.

    When The Blaze reached out to CBS for comment, no one initially knew who was in charge of the store, or indeed, that one existed. One woman even asked, “There’s a CBS News online store?”

    After several hours being bounced around through various departments, CBS directed The Blaze to a spokesman for CBS Interactive, the arm that manages the network’s online content.

    So what’s the reason for the items?

    In a statement, the spokesman said the merchandise posted for sale was a mistake by the store’s third-party provider and would be taken down:

    “It has come to our attention that merchandise unrelated to CBS News was inadvertently made available by our third-party provider on the webpage that is located in the CBS Interactive online store. The items will be removed. We’d like to thank The Blaze for their vigilance in this important matter.”

    Important, indeed.

    *UPDATE: Minutes after publication, CBS removed the items from the website. Note that “Change We Can Believe In” is still visible in the lower-left corner under “recently viewed.”


    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/why...barack-obama-merchandise-in-its-online-store/


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    Why not? We know that the mainstream media are in the tank for the Democrats. They should just come out of the closet, and admit their alternative lifestyle.

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  2. NetworkCitizen

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    PhonyCrony Obama
     
  3. Lil Mike

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    I agree that they should just come out of the closet and admit it. Eventually it would improve their credibility if the just admitted they were in the tank instead of pretending they are even handed brokers.
     
  4. Yosh Shmenge

    Yosh Shmenge New Member

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    Could CBS be any more in bed with Obama? I don't see how. And CBS instantly removing all the evidence (a bit too late I'd say) of their slobbering love affair shows they know they've been caught in the act.


    Once again the propaganda wing of the democrat party shows you how they'll bend over frontwards to take one for good old Barry Obama and his run America in the ditch administration. It's sick.
     
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    Fox News cannot escape the reality of mainstream corruption either, sorry republicans. Council on Foreign relations is a corporate partnership of epic proportions and you can see why NewsCorps toots the war-horn and the big oil politicians. Everyone pitched to us by mainstream outlets has immeasurable corporate ties. The level of propaganda we hear from the mainstream rivals that of any state-owned media. Ours is a corporate-state-owned media.

     
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    Because the Dan Rather Texas Air National Guard line has fallen off?
     
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    Why do you hate capitalism Don?:mrgreen:
     
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    Because they are going rogue.
     
  11. Yosh Shmenge

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    Any weak ol' deflection will do for you folks, eh?

    Did you actually read the OP and the part about CBS suddenly removing all the Obama gear from their site? Or do you just like making claims that amount to nothing?
     
  12. Think for myself

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    Yes, and it clearly shows that CBS is not offering the items for sale currently, and it seemed to have explained that the items were mistakenly put there by an outside vendor.
     
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    Not anymore. They've removed the items, no doubt as a result of being called out.

    Search Google for "CBS News Store" and click on the cached site.
    http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:6J-ISuLQ1MoJ:cbs.seenon.com/cbs-news/index.php%3Fv%3Dcbs-cbsnews+cbs+news+store&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com
     
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    So CBS is not selling the items?
     
  15. Yosh Shmenge

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    Right. Coincidentally, this happened right after somebody from something called The Blaze turned a spotlight on the practice. Are you under the impression that you are making some sort of point by bringing up this innocuous bit that no one is contesting?

    So CBS is not in control of what goes on sale on their own website? And in any event, no one from CBS ever noticed this mistake before? Is that what you want people to believe? :roll:
     
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    tomfoo13ry Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have no idea. All I know is that as of August 14 they were selling the items and have since removed them from their website.
     
  17. Yosh Shmenge

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    Right! And the Klu Klux Klan is not burning torches on people's front lawns anymore either.

    Can you figure out why?.....They got caught!
     
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    No. He is claiming CBS is shilling books for Barack Obama.

    You are correct. The books are no longer for sale on the site. CBS removed them once they were caught selling them. If they were doing nothing wrong, they wouldn't have removed the books from their site.

    CBS is supposed to be a news organization, not an arm of the Democrat Party.
     
  19. Think for myself

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    Yes, it appears CBS was not aware of what their website had for sale. It is now no longer for sale.
     
  20. Think for myself

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    Really? Or is CBS news supposed to be a news organization?
     
  21. Yosh Shmenge

    Yosh Shmenge New Member

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    And you seriously find this credible?
     
  22. Think for myself

    Think for myself Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I find it much more credible than the nefarious and shrill conspiracy theories being thrown about here.
     
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    Frogger Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The items were being sold on the CBS News site and as the name implies, CBS News is supposed to be a news organization.
     
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    Frogger Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The people at CBS News remind me of Bart Simpson. "I didn't do it." Are you honestly suggesting CBS News had no idea what was being sold in its on-line store? If you believe that you should also believe Hitler had no idea there was oven in the concentration campss.
     
  25. Think for myself

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    Incorrect. If you follow the links in the O, it is the CBS.com store.

    http://cbs.seenon.com/cbs-news/index.php?v=cbs-cbsnews

    CBSnews.com has no store.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/

    Hey, I don't know, maybe folks get there news from The Big Bang Theory.
     

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