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AP RELEASES WHAT MAY BE A "CLAIRVOYANT" ACCOUNT OF CHENEY'S WHITE HOUSE "MORNING" PLEASE NOTE: A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOLD BUZZFLASH THAT THE WASHINGTON POST GOT THE TIME WRONG FOR THE POSTING ON THE ARTICLE DISCUSSED BELOW, BUT IT ALSO APPEARS ON YAHOO and NEWSDAY WITH THE SAME TIME POSTING of 1:26 EDT. (see http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010702/pl/cheney_38.html and http://www.newsday.com/ap/text/washington) PERHAPS THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE STORY, SO BUZZFLASH.COM SENT AN E-MAIL TO THE WASHINGTON,D.C., AP OFFICE TO CLARIFY THE ISSUE. WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET. IT MAY BE THAT THE STORY WAS "PRE-WRITTEN" AND ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED EARLY. ONE CAN ONLY SPECULATE. July 2nd (11:00 AM), from BuzzFlash.com -- In an unbelievable indication of how the White House manufactures news, the AP apparently ran a story that detailed Dick Cheney's Monday morning activities in the White House, in the past tense, more than six hours before a later story indicated that he actually arrived at the White House. BuzzFlash was alerted to this inexplicable reflection of the White House spin machine by a BuzzFlash reader who read it a bit after midnight on Sunday. In short, in a 1:26 am EDT release, the AP reporter Scott Lindlaw wrote: "After meeting with President Bush on Monday morning, Cheney was fielding energy questions from reporters in at least three radio interviews and sitting down with staff members to discuss a range of policy issues, said spokeswoman Juleanna Glover Weiss. "It's a typical day," she said." (see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010702/aponline012613_000.htm) A Reuters story, written later, indicates that Cheney didn't allegedly arrive at the White House until 7:45 am. (see http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010702/ts/bush_cheney_tests_dc_25.html) By Scott Lindlaw Associated Press Writer Monday, July 2, 2001; 1:26 a.m. EDTWASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney is returning to work with a new heart pacemaker in his chest, promoting the energy strategy he assembled for the administration and attending his usual series of White House meetings. After meeting with President Bush on Monday morning, Cheney was fielding energy questions from reporters in at least three radio interviews and sitting down with staff members to discuss a range of policy issues, said spokeswoman Juleanna Glover Weiss. "It's a typical day," she said. Cheney planned no public appearances, and was not headed to Capitol Hill, she said. Cheney is a key contact between the administration and lawmakers, but Congress is in recess this week. A dual-purpose pacemaker was implanted in Cheney's chest in an hourlong procedure Saturday at George Washington University Hospital. He was home a few hours later. It works like any other pacemaker by assuring that his heart does not beat too slowly. When it detects the beat slowing below a certain level, it sends a mild electric charge to pace the beat at a minimum level. More dramatically, if the heart suddenly surges to a dangerous, high-speed beat, the defibrillator kicks in. It sends an electrical jolt to the lower chamber of the heart and causes it to slow down. Sometimes this will cause the heart to slow too much, and that is when the pacemaker turns on and adjusts the rhythm. That jolt could be jarring for Cheney, said Dr. Douglas Zipes, president of the American College of Cardiology and an authority on irregular heart rhythms who has consulted with the vice president's doctors. "That is something he will feel, and patients describe it anywhere from a giant hiccup to a mule kick in the chest," Zipes said on "Fox News Sunday." "With an electric shock, it contracts all of the muscles, not just the heart but the chest muscles, too," Zipes said. "Yes, it's recognizable." Cheney's personal cardiologist has said there was less than a 10 percent chance that the defibrillator will be needed to calm Cheney's heart. Asked how the device will affect Cheney's daily life, Zipes said, "Probably not at all." Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said he had no doubts about Cheney's ability to serve in his job. "Obviously this has been a matter that the vice president's had to contend with for many years," Daschle said on ABC's "This Week." "He's done it successfully, and I have every expectation he'll continue to do so." House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., told CBS' "Face the Nation" that Cheney has been "very, very vigorous in carrying out his office, and I expect him to continue to do so." © Copyright 2001 The Associated Press (END OF AP STORY) This story ran on AP throughout the early am hours, well in advance of Cheney's apparent 7:45 am arrival. How in the world can the AP explain this one? See http://www.buzzflash.com/BuzzScripts/Buzz.dll/Content for original of this article. |
