CNN Declares War on Fox News

American Thinker ^ | Dec 18, 2017 | Peter Barry Chowka

[Oshkalaboomboom]

CNN, never a friend of its competitor Fox News, now appears to have declared open war on the country’s #1 cable news channel (Fox) and its star host, the cable news ratings leader Sean Hannity. The latest salvo came on Sunday December 17, 2017 on CNN’s weekly media analysis program, Reliable Sources.

CNN sniping at Fox News is nothing new. The enmity between the two cable news giants goes back years. Recently, with opposition to President Trump turning white hot and talk of impeachment or obstruction of justice in the air, CNN has been aiming more of its fire at Fox News, the only mainstream media source that reports fairly about the president. Four weeks ago, Brian Stelter, the host of Reliable Sources, aimed a stinging broadside at Sean Hannity in a one-sided segment featuring Hannity’s leading adversary, Angelo Carusone, the one-time young Republican who now presides over the radical left anti-conservative advocacy group Media Matters for America (MMFA).

Since last spring, MMFA has been actively spearheading an effort to get viewers to boycott Hannity’s advertisers in an attempt to have him taken off the air. A similar advertiser boycott strategy last spring contributed to the demise of Fox News’ then #1 host, Bill O’Reilly, after he and his employer were accused of paying off women in the workplace who had accused him of sexual harassment. O’Reilly has consistently denied the allegations, none of which has ever made it to a court of law. No allegations of any kind of impropriety have ever been leveled against Hannity and, to date, MMFA’s efforts to get him canned have not been successful.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I can see the point of trying to take out competing shows in order to cut them down but as far as stealing audience share goes I can only think of one person who ever watched both CNN and Fox, and that was because he watched Headline News for the headlines instead of Fox and Friends for the morning pablum, then watched Fox the rest of the time. They are just 2 different types of audiences.

[NonValueAdded]

“What, again?
Nothing up my sleeve ... Presto
Ubh, looks like I better get a new hat.”

[blackdog]

Alligators @ feeding time and the menu has been changed.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

CNN is FAKE NEWS.

[x_plus_one]

CNN, MSNBC, NPR all are like mexican jumping beans. as the fire heats up they get super animated.

[FrankR]

CNN publicity stunt.

FOX devotees don’t watch CNN, and vice versa...so they’re preaching to the choir.

[mewzilla]

Insert Monty Python Black Knight jokes here...

[ealgeone]

About the only time I “watch” cnn is at an airport or a restaurant where I have no control over the remote.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“I can see the point of trying to take out competing shows in order to cut them down but as far as stealing audience share goes I can only think of one person who ever watched both CNN and Fox, and that was because he watched Headline News for the headlines instead of Fox and Friends for the morning pablum, then watched Fox the rest of the time. They are just 2 different types of audiences. “

More liberals watch Fox than CNN.

[BenLurkin]

Nice.

[simpson96]

[Titus-Maximus]

Hannity is opinion as is Dopey Don Lemon. How does CNN point the finger when they have that ramrod with constant Trump hate spewing all the time?

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"It’s well known in the industry that CNN has its own share of [skeletons in the closet potentially subject to exposure by the runaway #Me Too campaign], and it’s only a matter of time before that dam bursts. There are many nervous top executives and on-air talent at CNN tonight.

It’s only a matter of time before Jeff Zucker gets a thorough examination of his role at NBC while Matt Lauer was [allegedly] abusing and harassing women. Once the CNN floodgates open, people will see one common denominator: Jeff Zucker."

I so hope the first part is true and we know the second part is true. Zucker is under fire right now because it's obvious that he knew what his best bud Lauer was up to. Wouldn't it be hilarious if we find out that Anderson Cooper has sexual harrassment allegations come out from other guys? That would get good, popcorn time!!!

[simpson96]

[mad_as_he$$]

I used to flip on Headline News for a quick update. Haven’t done so in years. Thee CNN stink was too strong.

[Ancient Man]

I hear that Anderson’s Pooper has come completely unplugged.

[dayglored]

> Fox News, the only mainstream media source that reports even remotely fairly about the president.

There, fixed it.

Even Fox takes an unfair shot at DJT on occasion.

[daler]

If a tree falls in the CNN studio, does anybody hear it?

[ought-six]

So many violations of safe firearm handling.

[teeman8r]

smart phone app for remotes... it works.