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14. ROFL

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:48 AM

Jun 2012

OP rebutted and refuted. Finis.

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In defense of CNN [View all] Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 OP

An intern didn't push the wrong button on Wolf Blitzer. Skinner Jun 2012 #1

Exactly! qanda Jun 2012 #7

Wolfie was on cruise control and what came out was his default byeya Jun 2012 #11

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Jun 2012 #14

You are assuming that Wold Blitzer is not an android Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #22

Prewriting the news. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #3

It's standard operating procedure. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #15

Were you a part of this operation? coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #19

No, but Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #23

You know, I'm so old I remember when tv news got it right Bluzmann57 Jun 2012 #5

I think they got a bad tip, and ran with it in their eagerness to be first TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #6

Wolf Blitzer has buttons? nt sufrommich Jun 2012 #8

Duzy! Gold Metal Flake Jun 2012 #12

As far as I know, HappyMe Jun 2012 #9

CNN needs no defense on a little Democratic message board. Gold Metal Flake Jun 2012 #10

CNN has been competing with Fox for a few years now... Spazito Jun 2012 #13

Clueless No-Nothing Network! part man all 86 Jun 2012 #16

why the hell would you defend CNN? Raffi Ella Jun 2012 #17

Yeah, they're biased and anti-Democrat Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #18

The impulse to be FIRST overrode the impulse to be RIGHT. Bake Jun 2012 #20

While that's true, it wasn't just a headline on their website. NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #21

It's a sloppy, but understandable mistake. What happened is... RedSpartan Jun 2012 #24