Bitterly Disappointed CNN Downplays Netanyahu’s Likely Upset

Breitbart ^ | 17 Mar 2015 | John Nolte

[Dave346]

All day long CNN has been relentlessly beating the drum and practically celebrating the forgone conclusion that sitting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was about to lose today’s elections. Every move Netanyahu made over the past few weeks that outraged Obama and his media allies was framed by CNN today as a blunder — from the speech he made before Congress to sounding the alarm today about Israeli Leftists busing Arabs to the polls.

CNN was quite obviously setting up a Narrative to explain and gloat over what polls said was almost certain to be a Netanyahu defeat.

A funny thing happened at 4 pm ET when the exit polls from Israel came in. Netanyahu was tied or slightly ahead. An hour later news reports suggested Netanyahu had already cobbled together enough allies from other parties to form a governing coalition. This means he will remain Prime Minister. This is why he took to Twitter to declare victory.

By 6pm, the biggest story in the world, and one of the biggest electoral upsets in recent memory, was no longer the biggest story on CNN. Despite all the domestic and international ramifications of Netanyahu’s almost certain victory, despite all the backfilling CNN had done all day to “explain” Netanyahu’s defeat, Netanyahu’s upset did not lead CNN’s 6 pm hour with Wolf Blitzer. Netanyahu giving his victory speech did not lead the 7 pm hour with Erin Burnett.

At 6 pm and 7pm, CNN decided that the story of the night was … a single Air Force veteran trying to join ISIS.

At around 7:10 pm, Burnett finally decided it was time to talk about the Israeli elections, and when she did she read a chyron that read, “Is Netanyahu About to Lose?” Not “Too Close to Call.” Not “Bibi Upset Victory?”

[piasa]

My corned beef and cabbage with fresh white Floida new taters turned out really good this time, too, for some reason.

[SoFloFreeper]

OH, the American media, ever so eager to see a real man defeated, has been carrying Obama’s anti-Jewish water for MONTHS now.

And yet, Bibi—the man who wants Israel to survive as a Jewish state—has still been granted victory by the Providence of God Almighty.

Praise the Lord.

[wiggen]

Its odd. How difficult is it to report the news instead of trying to anticipate it? If the stated purpose is to be a news organization then thats what they need to do. They’d have more viewers. They might find that works.

[elcid1970]

It’s an upset victory, all right. CNN is very upset.

Gloat, gloat, GLOAT!!!!

;^)

[Joe Boucher]

The race to the bottom, msnbc,cnn.
Which is a worse leftist propaganda mill?
Both.

[tanknetter]

It’s not just that they believe their own propaganda. It’s that their hubristic about their methods and tactics working everywhere, regardless of the nuances of the situation.

Playing up a “certain” win, or loss, here in the US tends to cretate a bandwagon effect. This includes faked up polls “showing” clear trending in one direction or another. So long as people are comforable and happy, it has the effect of pushing turnout in the direction they want.

Now when people aren’t comfortable and happy, that doesn’t work so well. Like here in the US last year. Or in a nation that is facing an existential threat to it’s existance, like Israel.

I’d argue that the tactics used by the international press, exploited by that special political campaign hit team Obama sent into Israel a few weeks ago, backfired. Actually drove voters to Likud, in order to save it.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Hey CNN, just because YOU said it, does that make it true? I saw the same garbage in school for years. Students actually BELIEVED that what they said was true just because THEY said it.