PC Alert: CNN Apologizes For Guest Using Term "Crosshairs" (video)

RealClearPolitics ^ | January 18, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

[i88schwartz]

CNN's John King: "Before we go to break, I want to make a quick point. We were having a discussion about the Chicago mayoral race. My friend Andy Shaw used the term 'in the crosshairs' in talking about the candidates. We're trying, we're trying to get away from that language. Andy is a good friend, he's covered politics for a long time, but we're trying to get away from that kind of language."

[gitmo]

LOL

[t-dude]

they are infantile

I am friends with an educated professional who lives his life very conservatively, strong family, strong Christian, but votes democrat.

Talking politics with him is like talking to a 3rd grader.

[Freddd]

Oh that’s really funny coming from the cable station that had a program called ‘Crossfire’

[jiggyboy]

Firing Line old sport

[Doc Savage]

There may be dumber assholes than King, but I’m hard pressed to name them!

[manc]

oh no don’t say that ARF

These people are complete idiots who seriously cannot understand how to live in the real world

[FlingWingFlyer]

And I would like to apologize to all my FReeper Friends for shopping at the Flagstaff TARGET today. I just couldn’t help myself. You never can tell what will happen in this “Mecca of prejudice and bigotry”.

[Huskrrrr]

“Firing Line old sport”

Whoops, right you are (even better). Thanks.

[TYVets]

CNN should use the politically correct term “Reticle” rather than cross hairs.

[HereInTheHeartland]

It sounds like CNN is targeting violent language. I'm glad they are putting a bulls eye on this issue.
I'm sure they will hit the mark on this important issue. As we all know; great journalism has a razors edge margin of safety.

[TribalPrincess2U]

How about “we got our eyeballs on you”, shooting darts of course.

[clintonh8r]

That's just gay!

[TigersEye]

Ban all metaphors!

[TigersEye]

The new “c word”. Which is different from the other “C word”. You’re welcome.

We're going to have to start numbering the banned words so we know which one the offending party used. C-1, C-2 and so on. Of course C-4 will not be an acceptable code for the fourth C-word on the list and itself will be banned.

[Hoodat]

No more Crosshairs? But what about nose hairs?

[new cruelty]

"What has been cut"??

What indeed? Or who? Just look at the eyes of that madman. He intends to cut something or someone. No one is safe. Is cnn promoting something or, GASP, someone be cut? And they've used all capital letters indicating they are shouting aloud for someone to commit a violent act! This is horrible!

[jongaltsr]

The term “Cross-hairs” should be substituted with “Short Hairs” instead.
As an example - instead of being in someone’s cross-hairs you would be in their short-hairs.
That would not only lighten up the rhetoric it would prove just how stupid Political Correctness can be.

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[j_tull]

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[packrat35]

Is this the new “C” word? God, how far we have fallen.