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Use of campaign surrogates puts CNN on the defensive
Associated Press ^ | Nov 2, 2016 4:16 PM EDT | David Bauder

Posted on 11/02/2016 4:38:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai

At a time CNN should be riding high, the network is facing the biggest threat to its reputation since Jeff Zucker took over as top executive because of its liberal use of campaign surrogates like Donna Brazile and Corey Lewandowski.

CNN announced on Monday that Brazile, the acting head of the Democratic National Committee, had quit as a contributor two weeks ago. Brazile, who had been suspended at CNN upon taking the DNC job this summer, was exposed in documents released by WikiLeaks as feeding Hillary Clinton’s campaign questions in advance of primary debates.

The presence of Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has also raised questions about whether political insiders hired as contributors are more loyal to the politicians they once worked for than a network and its viewers.

Besides, said a former CNN chief executive, it makes for lousy television. …

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brazile; clintonnewsnetwork; cnn; liberalmedia
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To: LongWayHome

I can’t tell you the sense of joy I feel in not being on the same side as Rove and his Bushite masters. Everything he touches turns to manure. Every prediction he makes is a jinx.

He claimed Romney was going to win, that prediction was sure on the money....


21 posted on 11/02/2016 4:56:37 PM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: Olog-hai

You have to admire the professionalism of George Stephanopolous at ABC. While dimwit Donna Brazile e-mails debate questions to the Clinton campaign, I am assuming that George is smart enough to simply read them over the phone to Robby Mook in advance so that there is no evidence.


22 posted on 11/02/2016 4:57:28 PM PDT by purplelobster
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To: HangUpNow

Tokyo Rove can go entertain himself.


23 posted on 11/02/2016 5:05:14 PM PDT by sauropod (Beware the fury of a patient man. I've lost my patience!)
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To: Mad_as_heck

Rove was a mess in 2004. He almost blew it for GWB.


24 posted on 11/02/2016 5:14:32 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: LongWayHome

I know. I don’t have any use for him at all. Just another plump and self-satisfied insider that is mad that Trump didn’t hire him.

This is all just a business to most of these consultants. Trump isn’t greasing the palms of the old boy network and they can’t stand it.


25 posted on 11/02/2016 5:17:18 PM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: sauropod
He does regularly.

I believe he and Jeff Gannon still have their Dubya Bush centerfolds on their bedroom walls.

26 posted on 11/02/2016 5:17:19 PM PDT by HangUpNow
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To: LongWayHome

Rove is an open boil on the ass of humanity and that’s being kind.

He wasted almost $150 million dollars on ZERO results in the last presidential election and they still use him as an “expert” analysis??? WTF!!


27 posted on 11/02/2016 5:25:22 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Mad_as_heck

We’ve learned that many of these people would sell us out in a minute. GWB used to call Rove “turd-blossom”.


28 posted on 11/02/2016 5:25:43 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: packrat35

Him & Dick Morris.


29 posted on 11/02/2016 5:26:20 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: Olog-hai

AP: Corey = Brazille

That’s so slanted.


30 posted on 11/02/2016 5:35:17 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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