Posted on 05/19/2018 7:29:50 AM PDT by Kaslin
Maybe it’s a matter of timing. Maybe I’m not giving this a fair shake. But whenever I happen to tune in to CNN, there’s a panel of talking heads discussing President Trump and the porn star. Or President Trump and the Mueller investigation. Or President Trump and whether he’ll be impeached.
Or President Trump and Jerusalem. Or President Trump and Saudi Arabia. Or President Trump and Iran. Or President Trump and North Korea. Or President Trump and the American economy. Or President Trump and pro-life legislation. Or President Trump and national security – or whatever the major topic is – I almost never hear CNN talking about it.
As for CNN talking about a subject that didn’t mention Trump at all, I can’t remember the last time I witnessed that personally.
Now, I want to be totally honest. I watch very little TV news, so my sampling is quite small.
I get almost all my news reading online, and in that regard, my sampling is quite large.
Perhaps, if I sampled Fox News on TV the same way, I would get similarly skewed results, just in a different direction.
Again, I’m asking a question here rather than claiming scientific accuracy.
Still, I have to wonder: Is CNN giving even the slightest pretense to being fair and balanced? Is there even a modicum of desire to say, “We are not just here to slam the president”?
The fact is, although my sampling is small, it’s somewhat representative. That’s because the TVs in our home are programmed to start with CNN. (I’m not sure who set it up like that, but we’ve never changed it.)
So, when I want to watch some sports (perhaps while eating dinner at night when Nancy is not with me, or while winding down a little between writing projects), the first thing I see and hear is CNN.
The times of day can vary. The days of the week can vary. But one thing never varies.
I mean day after day. Week after week. Broadcast after broadcast. CNN anchor or talking head panel.
They’re breathlessly discussing President Trump and the latest alleged scandal. They’re examining the newest dirt in fine detail. They’re talking about chaos and upheaval and crisis. They’re talking about Trump melting down. Things are really bad, and they’re getting worse by the moment!
Watching CNN, you’re surprised when you hear the president under a single sane word. I thought he was out of his mind!
Watching CNN, you’re shocked to see that his administration survived another day. And you can hardly believe that Trump and Melania are still together.
Through the lens of CNN, the White House sky seems to be falling multiple times a day, as crisis after crisis comes crashing down. At least that’s how CNN’s reporting sounds in my ears.
So, again I ask, is it just me? Are my impressions simply the result of my poorly-timed, too-short, random sampling?
I don’t watch much TV in general, so maybe that’s the problem. Maybe I’m not giving CNN a fair shake.
On the other hand, what are the chances of my random sampling being that skewed?
As for CNN reporting on Trump’s major accomplishments, those can only be reported in the negative. He acted hastily. It was all for political gain. This is about Trump, not helping others. He’s making a total mess of things.
There is nothing good about the man or his administration. Nothing praiseworthy. Nothing positive. Not one thing.
And on a daily basis, aside from a major news headline – like another tragic school shooting – the big news is not the world news. The big news is the latest scandalous accusation against the president. At least, that’s the big news according to CNN.
So, is it just me? Am I tuning in at the wrong times or not watching for long enough periods? Or does CNN suffer from Trump Derangement
The playbook worked for the media during Watergate. Why retire it?
The playbook says keep hammering at the target and the public will believe it and eventually he will crack.
It makes me smile to know that Trump lives rent free in the heads of all the MSM nearly 24/7.
Kind of sad for them that they have no other life outside of hating on Trump.
You're right. All Trump all the time, all negative.
Wolf Blitzer has been continuously apoplectic for about two years now, breathlessly covering Trump, who apparently is the source of NOTHING positive.
It’s taken him a loooong time to figure this out.
You were definitely tuning in at the wrong time if it was not during the commercials.
No, CNN does not suffer from TDS. They are a part of the conspiracy of socialists, globalists and crony capitalists seeking to subevert the constitution and people of the United States.
I am a dialysis patient, and at my clinic there is a black guy who’s station is next to mine, and he ALWAYS has his TV tuned to CNN.
I seldom even turn my TV on, as I listen to music on my phone, and sleep through the four hours.
However, I do glance at his TV occasionally, and every single time there is the “crawler” at the bottom of the screen and it ALWAYS has “Trump’s” name in it. I can’t hear his tv, as they are on earphones only, but it seems that every story on CNN is something derogatory about Trump.
It’s pathetic.
And, the black guy - who’s really a cordial person - eats it up, and believes it all. I don’t even try to argue with him as it becomes his personal filibuster to bash Trump.
However, several of the black there (I am one of three white guys out of 20 patients) are Trump fans...even some of the technicians.
CNN is a Trump hate factory.
bttt
Signs you are getting old:
You remember the days when:
MTV had music videos
The Weather Channel had weather
ESPN had sports
and
CNN had news.
(P)MSNBC suffers the same syndrome.
Their is something to be said for those doing these jobs, example Mika and Slow Joe. How they go from Real Estate Magnet Donald Trump's as their friend to despising him, only points to one thing IMHO, they sold their soul for their paycheck.
A rhetorical question at best.
It would really be considered a phenomenon if you caught them the less than 9% time they give him credit for something. It is definitely TDS.
I wouldn’t be so sure about the commercials either.
The dial on my office TV is glued to Fox News...
Yep, it’s just accidental.
CNN actually loves them some Donald Trump.
He’s the reason they get any ratings at all.
If you don’t like the message, then don’t tune in to CNN.
I don’t believe that there is a “right” time to tune in to that evil BS channel. Stay away.
If it was President Pence, or Rubio, or Cruz, or anyone “R” designated, it would be no different. Their girlie lost and they are beyond pouting and into rebellion. They’d just be making up different stuff.
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