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CNN still doesn't get it. Just aired biased piece. (Vanity)

Posted on 11/04/2004 6:48:59 PM PST by American Infidel

CNN just did a story about the disappointment of voters in blue states over the re-election of President Bush. It included "man on the street" interviews in New York where people (all Kerry supporters) voiced their disappointment with the same predictable rhetoric we have been hearing from the left for the past 2 days. In the interest of being 'fair and balanced' they also interviewed a 'Bush supporter'. Naturally, the Bush supporter they chose was some half inebriated homeless guy standing on a street corner with a bible who started rambling about how God had told him that he sent Bush to be our president, etc. while the interviewer condescendingly looked at the guy. The implication here was that all Bush supporters were these off-the-wall religious whackos. You can't tell me that they couldn't find one Bush supporter who works on Wall Street (for example) to balance this piece.

It's obvious that these people in the 'elite media' are doomed to repeat the same mistakes that caused the American people to issue a collective F*ck You on Nov.2nd. In a way I hope they keep up these tactics so we can issue the same FU in '08 when they put Hillary Clinton up as the next sacrificial lamb.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bush; cnn; election; kerrydefeat; mediabias; newyork
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1 posted on 11/04/2004 6:49:00 PM PST by American Infidel
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To: American Infidel

What's CNN? A candy bar, or something else that's irrelevant?


2 posted on 11/04/2004 6:50:10 PM PST by RandallFlagg (FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!!)
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To: American Infidel

Help me out, what is this CNN you are referring to?


3 posted on 11/04/2004 6:50:20 PM PST by Founding Father
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To: American Infidel
half inebriated homeless guy

Did they catch his screen name by any chance?

4 posted on 11/04/2004 6:51:10 PM PST by palmer ("Oh you heartless gloaters")
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To: American Infidel

It was the morality issue. That is not something the press seems to 'get' anymore.


5 posted on 11/04/2004 6:51:22 PM PST by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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To: Founding Father

I think he means "CNNetscape".


6 posted on 11/04/2004 6:51:32 PM PST by SteveMcKing
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To: American Infidel
half inebriated homeless guy

Only half? he needs a tax cut.

7 posted on 11/04/2004 6:53:53 PM PST by Joe Miner
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To: American Infidel


Thank God I'm from the 'ignorant redneck' base of Bush supporters.


8 posted on 11/04/2004 6:55:36 PM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: palmer

I'm here in L.A. so I know it wasn't me (this time).


9 posted on 11/04/2004 6:55:48 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: SouthernFreebird

CNN sucks, they just don't know it yet.


10 posted on 11/04/2004 6:57:22 PM PST by Viet-Boat-Rider (((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!)))
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To: RightWhale

Looking at the exit polls I dont see the morality issue being the most important isssue.
Iraq and the war on terror are the same thing.

Taxes (5%)
Education (4%)
Iraq (15%)
Terrorism (19%)
Economy/Jobs (20%)
Moral Values (22%)
Health Care (8%)

It should look like this

Taxes (5%)
Education (4%)
Iraq/Terrorism (34%)
Economy/Jobs (20%)
Moral Values (22%)
Health Care (8%)


11 posted on 11/04/2004 6:58:39 PM PST by Lieutenant Mel
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To: American Infidel
LOL LOL

CNN trying to do an unbiased story is like the Rats trying to figure out where they can get some moral values to run on next time. Neither is going to happen.

12 posted on 11/04/2004 6:59:57 PM PST by ShowMeMom
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To: American Infidel

Book,arked.


13 posted on 11/04/2004 7:00:36 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: RightWhale
It was the morality issue. That is not something the press seems to 'get' anymore.

Yup, when I heard the exit polls were showing a Kerry blowout but the top issues were moral values and terror I knew Bush was a winner. The Evangelicals and conservative Catholics were going to be heard.

14 posted on 11/04/2004 7:00:59 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: RandallFlagg

DEAD END, CNN!


15 posted on 11/04/2004 7:02:50 PM PST by agincourt1415 (OK, Democrats ITS OVER, GET OVER IT!)
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To: American Infidel

You think that was bad. They had a woman on today describing how parents, arriving at school yesterday to pick up their kids, were weeping and hugging each other. And that President Bush must do something to address those feelings.

I am sorry, but when that raping creep was re-elected, I didn't cry and the media did not demand he reach out to us.


16 posted on 11/04/2004 7:02:58 PM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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To: American Infidel
They're pandering to their audience. No doubt, they'll also run this clip on CNN International, which is the only view Europe gets of American news reporting.

I really don't blame the average European for hating us.

17 posted on 11/04/2004 7:03:40 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: American Infidel

All the cable news stations and the MSM are still talking about and spinning the divided nation story and will be for some time.


18 posted on 11/04/2004 7:05:21 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: American Infidel

Man, you've got to start treating yourself better.


19 posted on 11/04/2004 7:06:44 PM PST by Ramcat (Thank You American Veterans)
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To: American Infidel

I also need clarification on just what this "CNN" is exactly. A tabloid?


20 posted on 11/04/2004 7:07:22 PM PST by DouglasKC
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