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CNN Airs Hour-Long PSA On Warning Signs Of Dementia
Babylon Bee ^ | 07/22/2021 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 07/22/2021 5:02:00 PM PDT by DFG

CINCINNATI, OH—As part of a campaign to raise awareness and improve public knowledge on treatment options, CNN aired an hour-long public service announcement on the warning signs of dementia Wednesday night.

The PSA, which ran over an hour, showed tragic footage of an old man ranting and making nonsensical, confusing statements.

CNN says they hope the footage will encourage family members of the elderly to get them tested for the early warning signs of dementia. The cable news channel displayed a phone number for a hotline people can call if they believe someone they know might be suffering from symptoms of the condition.

"If you or a loved one act like this man," said Don Lemon, "please, we beg you, get help. Slurred speech, inaccurate statements, an inability to remember where you are—these are all signs that your loved one might be suffering from dementia, whether he's retired or the president of the United States."

"... and we'd take the rhubarb and we'd put it in the pie, right in the ol' pie," the old man said suddenly, in a rare moment of lucidity. "It was incredible. You wouldn't think rhubarb would taste good, but it's the sweetness. The strawberries. The strawberries. The strawberries. That's what makes it work! Airplanes! Airplanes are neat, you know, but they're a myth. How do they get them up there? They don't—d-d-don't even have feathers."

Many of the attendees were touched by both the PSA and the old man.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; biden; cnn; dementia; psa
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1 posted on 07/22/2021 5:02:00 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG; 100American; al baby; Allegra; BufordP; dp0622; DoodleBob; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; ...

OUCH!

President CNN Dementia PSA: 1/20/2021 - 5/1/2023. You heard it here first!

DANG!


2 posted on 07/22/2021 5:04:38 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: DFG

Dang - got me again with that BB.


3 posted on 07/22/2021 5:09:04 PM PDT by SkyDancer (I Identify As Vaccinated)
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To: DFG

One of these days the curtains will open up and Biden will be arguing with the podium.


4 posted on 07/22/2021 5:14:03 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: DFG

The Bee may be making fun but it is criminal who we have in charge in this country.


5 posted on 07/22/2021 5:16:54 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: DFG

They’re preparing us for when Biden steps out of Air force One before the stairs are in place.


6 posted on 07/22/2021 5:17:27 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: DFG

The writers at the Bee are pure genius!


7 posted on 07/22/2021 5:21:31 PM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdz oncm,.dadfjl,dz )
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To: DFG


8 posted on 07/22/2021 5:28:21 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: DFG

“CNN Throws Biden Under the Bus”


9 posted on 07/22/2021 5:36:41 PM PDT by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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To: DFG

First true LOL of the DAY! Love. It. :)


10 posted on 07/22/2021 5:39:58 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: DFG

Setting the stage for the coronation of CumAllah.


11 posted on 07/22/2021 5:40:16 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: DFG

It can’t be long before the spin will how humane the voters were to have elected such a fine poster boy for dementia - to take away the stigma, doncha know? The new dream will be to have all the heads of state be seniile, so the Marxist power players can operate unimpeded.


12 posted on 07/22/2021 5:40:59 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: DFG

I thought the BEE was supposed to be a satirical site, this seems like a serious story.


13 posted on 07/22/2021 5:45:57 PM PDT by Dad was my hero
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To: dragnet2

Empty chair redux


14 posted on 07/22/2021 5:46:28 PM PDT by combat_boots (Hi God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! )
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To: DFG

Many of the attendees were touched by both the PSA and the old man.

Cleverest line of the year.


15 posted on 07/22/2021 5:46:38 PM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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To: DFG

Bada-Bing!


16 posted on 07/22/2021 6:11:34 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: Dad was my hero

It’s getting harder to tell satire from reality.


17 posted on 07/22/2021 6:15:26 PM PDT by Paperpusher
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To: dragnet2

I’m waiting for him to forget to put on his pants.


18 posted on 07/22/2021 6:17:10 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: DFG
Many of the attendees were touched by both the PSA and the old man.

And a few were even sniffed.

19 posted on 07/22/2021 6:17:22 PM PDT by C210N (You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both)
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To: joma89
...it is criminal who we have in charge in this country.

Don't kid yourself... Biden's not in charge of anything.

20 posted on 07/22/2021 6:20:08 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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