CNN is becoming more like the Rush Limbaugh Show Every Day

[Vinnie From Indy]

I briefly watched CNN a few moments ago and they ran a series of stories that blatantly, openly and vigorously bashed Harry Reid and Democrats.

Dana Bash interviewed Reid and asked him about the "war is lost" comment. Reid responded that even Gen Patraeus has commented that the war cannot be won militarily. That wasn't good enough for Bash and she replied that the two comments were not the same. After that shot, they cut back to the anchorman and Bash. The anchorman immediately offered, while shaking his head, that the comments were not the same and then asked Bash a series of follow-up questions. Bash told him that Patraeus was coming to Capitol Hill to specifically tell Democrats that the surge is working but she didn't think the Dems would listen. The anchor commented that he sure hoped they would.

The next story had a guy standing on a mountain of peanuts discussing the war funding bill.

[dennis4868]

1. These media whores....

are stuck in Bush's ass and will never come out...at least not until there is a Dem in the WH and then they will become attack dogs again demanding the truth!

[Grandrose]

4. So true!!

Thank you for putting it so succinctly! :) :thumbsup:

[SoFlaJet]

2. Simple solution

do what I do.....don't watch Faux and Faux-lite (CNN) anymore-it's either C-Span or MSNBC for me

[Matsubara]

3. We get CNN on satellite here in Japan...

and it alternates between a few hours of CNN international, and then a few hours of the US version.

The International version has reporters from all countries, reporting objectively, intelligently and fairly on world news, then they switch to the US version, which is either Larry King doing one of his insipid interviews of the stars of yesteryear, or some sensationalist dumbed-down nonsense with bimbettes using FoxSpeak, or that Glenn Beck guy. Who the hell is he and why is he on CNN anyway?

Anyway the contrast between the two CNNs couldn't be more stark.

[nancyr]

5. It's easy to turn it off.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Did that mountain of peanuts represent the money spent so far?

or was it unrelated to the war spending bill?

...sad
http://www.crunchweb.net/87billion/

[Neecy]

7. Turning off their agitprop only goes so far...

The only way to drain the CNN swamp is to target their parent company, AOL/Time Warner. CNN is, after all, only doing their bidding.

AOL/TW has extensive holdings - you can find the list here:

http://www.ketupa.net/time1.htm

Avoid, whenever possible, giving your money to these pirates. All it does is help fund CNN.

[blm]

8. Glenn Beck last night claimed that NO GLOBAL WARMING scientists would come on

his show to refute the skeptics he had and he claimed they were too scared.

GeezisHKeerist.

[bluedeminredstate]

12. How cute.

CNN has their very own Bill O'Reilly full of his own self-importance and delusional about his impact on public debate.
I don't know how you watch that wanker, but thanks for taking one for the team.

:eyes:

[blm]

15. Channel surfing - and lucky enough to catch that gem.

CNN - CorporateNewsNetwork - controlled by House of Saud and House of Bush.

[DemGa]

9. The right-wing has been successful at dismantling the US media

Be sure to watch Bill Moyers "Buying the War" on PBS Wednesday night.

[teriyaki jones]

10. I saw that too

And had the same reaction (along with my middle finger involuntarily pointing toward the TV liars). It seemed there was a time after the election when CNN was less biased and almost looked like news. Now it just sounds like Fox.

Fuck them. The only place to find news on the TV now is on Comedy Central, sorry to say (we don't get Democracy Now).

[global1]

11. I Saw And Listened To The Same - It Infuriated Me......

The news should be news - not comments and feelings of the reporters/anchors. In my opinion they should fire this anchor for inserting his personal feelings.

At the same time this was happening - MSNBC was talking about 'gas prices' and making excuses for the oil companies.

They don't take *Co to task for anything this corrupt administration does.

The only crumb they throw us is Keith/Countdown - and I'm beginning to think that is just so we don't get too infuriated - that we have some way to blow off steam so we don't become too outraged.

I think the term 'breaking news' needs to have a new definition.

It should mean either - 'breaking' - to change the way the news is presented to us.

or 'braking' as in stopping the way they report the news to us.

It should be reporting the news - not providing their own personal slant on how we should interpret the news.

I'm fed up.

[deutsey]

13. They're just faithfully serving their corporate paymasters as always

:evilfrown:

[Dinger]

14. her Last Name Isn't "Ba$h" For Nothing

I can't stand her. She should try eating something. It might improve her outlook a bit.