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CORRECTED: CNN, RCN Deny Reports of Porn Airing on Channel in Boston
Variety ^ | November 25, 2016 | | Variety Staff

Posted on 11/25/2016 3:30:58 PM PST by mdittmar

This story was updated at 2:07 p.m. PT and again at 2:35 p.m. PT to reflect new information; see correction below.

CNN and cable operator RCN are denying reports that 30 minutes of pornography aired on the channel designated for CNN in the Boston area on Thursday night.

According to online reports, subscribers of RCN cable in the Boston area were surprised to find hard-core porn airing on CNN’s channel around 11 p.m. ET Thursday, when CNN was slated to air a rerun of the Anthony Bourdain culinary travelogue series “Parts Unknown.”

CNN initially issued a statement pegging RCN as the culprit and asking for “an explanation,” but two hours later reversed its position.

(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: boston; cnn; denial; porn
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1 posted on 11/25/2016 3:30:58 PM PST by mdittmar
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maybe it was Wolf Blitzer getting it on with a picture of obama..


2 posted on 11/25/2016 3:32:34 PM PST by max americana (For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
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CNN got caught with their pants down, now trying to blame it on someone else...sound familiar???


3 posted on 11/25/2016 3:34:20 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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Based on reading the whole story, I see three possibilities:

1. The one subscriber who tweeted about this wanted an excuse when his wife/girlfriend walked in on him watching porn and made the whole thing up, blaming CNN and hoping she was dumb enough to believe him.

2. This is an exceptionally risque cooking show, and one viewer misinterpreted the recipe as something kinky.

3. CNN is lying. Again

All three options are completely plausible.


4 posted on 11/25/2016 3:36:37 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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It was reportedly transgender porn, so I think CNN is guilty of a hate crime by denying this.


5 posted on 11/25/2016 3:37:42 PM PST by Rastus (#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
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It was hacking by the Russians! Bostonians want a recount!


6 posted on 11/25/2016 3:38:42 PM PST by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: Pollster1

I heard this was a rerun of Chrissy showing where that thrill running up his leg ended.


7 posted on 11/25/2016 3:39:01 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Best election ever.)
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Exactly. When the news channel has to start makin stuff up, it may be time for re-runs about the last Hurricane or the last Japanese earthquakes.


8 posted on 11/25/2016 3:39:15 PM PST by lee martell
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Tranny Porn! “This is CNN”!


9 posted on 11/25/2016 3:40:27 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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Or the missing plane.


10 posted on 11/25/2016 3:41:31 PM PST by Andy'smom (Proud member of the basket of deplorables)
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To: Pollster1
Per the original article:

That shows the channel info is CNN, and the show that was supposed to be airing.

So, either it's a photoshop, someone's Tivo box malfunctioned, or CNN and/or RCN are lying.

11 posted on 11/25/2016 3:43:24 PM PST by justlurking (#TurnOffCNN)
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"Our review of network operations and our call center phone logs during the last evening show no indications that this event occurred on the CNN feed. Only a technical review of the individual’s equipment involved could possibly ascertain how this might have occurred. We’ve confirmed that this one customer’s account is in proper working order.”"

If CNN airs porn and no one is watching, did it really happen?

12 posted on 11/25/2016 3:43:27 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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13 posted on 11/25/2016 3:44:33 PM PST by Emergencyawesome
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To: EQAndyBuzz; Rastus

“I heard this was a rerun of Chrissy showing where that thrill running up his leg ended.”

“It was reportedly transgender porn . . .”

You could both be right, given what I’ve seen of Chrissy Matthews.


14 posted on 11/25/2016 3:44:55 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: MV=PY

LOL!


15 posted on 11/25/2016 3:50:26 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: Andy'smom

“The Plane!, The Plane!”


16 posted on 11/25/2016 3:50:53 PM PST by lee martell
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Their ratings went up.


17 posted on 11/25/2016 3:51:45 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: justlurking

Those parts aren’t just unknown. They’re known too much.


18 posted on 11/25/2016 3:56:37 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: mdittmar

Maybe it was Anthony Bourdain’s new show “Private Parts Unknown”.


19 posted on 11/25/2016 3:57:51 PM PST by twoputt
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To: justlurking

Trannies for Thanksgiving. Wonder what CNN will show for Christmas, Comet Pizza?


20 posted on 11/25/2016 3:59:38 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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