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CNN's Berman Warns Ex-Trump Aide Is 'Hardly Impartial Reporter' Before Letting Him Speak
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 02/05/2019 10:11:38 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

When's the last time you remember a CNN host—before permitting a former Dem official to speak—telling such guest, and by extension the audience, "you are hardly an impartial reporter?"

Like never, maybe? And CNN brings on a pile of former Obama and Clinton officials from Jim Clapper on down. (Oh, and psst, CNN hires former Obama officials as "impartial reporters." See Jim Sciutto.)

But that's what happened to former Trump aide Marc Short when he appeared on this morning's New Day. Before permitting Short to report on his conversation with President Trump regarding the SOTU, co-host John Berman said:

"Now Marc Short, you are hardly an impartial reporter here, having worked for the President, but we would like to go to you as a reporter first this morning, because you've spoken to President Trump in the last few days about this State of the Union address."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clickbait; cnn; johnberman; marcshort; sotu; stolenvideo

1 posted on 02/05/2019 10:11:38 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: miss marmelstein; patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; ...

CNN host tells a former Trump aide that he is “hardly an impartial reporter.”

Do this liberal media member not get the irony?

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 02/05/2019 10:12:56 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReep mail me to be added to my Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The Left Wing Media bring the in-the-tank 5th Column they have long been but were once able (barely) to hide it.


3 posted on 02/05/2019 10:14:20 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

John Berman is dumber than dirt, a qualification CNN is proud of.


4 posted on 02/05/2019 10:17:31 AM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Given an introduction like that, wouldn’t it have been fun if Short just started spewing total BS at Vermin. Sort of like:

“Well, Mr. Trump has decided that Nancy and Chuck are right about the wall, so he’ll be announcing his removal of support regarding its building. He’s also realizes he’s made a mistake in Syria, and will be sending another 10,000 troops back there indefinitely. And, because the economy just isn’t coming back like he wants, he’s doubling the taxes on corporations so he has more money that he can sink into more government-funded projects immediately.”

The cranial eruptions from the left would be great!


5 posted on 02/05/2019 10:29:01 AM PST by ssaftler (Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Unlike all the other fair and impartial CNN reporters...


6 posted on 02/05/2019 10:29:25 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
CNN host tells a former Trump aide that he is “hardly an impartial reporter.”

He should have walked off the set. Let them fill the time with some of their daily dribble.

7 posted on 02/05/2019 10:29:27 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Con-gre$$, the biggest welfare class this country has ever produced.)
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To: BlackbirdSST

Why would he go there in the first place?


8 posted on 02/05/2019 10:31:13 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: ssaftler

I would like trump to dismantle the border wall in Cal from the ocean east through abut half the state Use the materials in another state. Cal is sanctuary and Pelosi says the wall is immoral, oxo Cal doesn’t need a wall. Let’s give them what they want.


9 posted on 02/05/2019 10:31:14 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: shelterguy
Why would he go there in the first place?

If you ever figure that one out, ping me, I need the enlightenment!

10 posted on 02/05/2019 10:40:25 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Con-gre$$, the biggest welfare class this country has ever produced.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

IF these people go on CNN and are treated like this and haven’t got the common sense or guts to look at the camera and say “Like John Brenanan is objective” and walk off the set, they deserve to be ridiculed.

Take crap and all you’re going to end up with is a pile of crap.


11 posted on 02/05/2019 11:15:09 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Why thank you for those kind words CNN Drone! I’d have to work for CNN to be less ‘impartial’!”


12 posted on 02/05/2019 11:48:59 AM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Do ... liberal media member not get the irony?

LOL - I'm guessing most of the liberals medial members are totally clueless... And of the clueless, Berman is among the most clueless.

13 posted on 02/05/2019 8:44:07 PM PST by GOPJ (Does anyone really want America to be more like Tallahassee, South Bend or Newark? - - Greenfield)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Obviously nothing impartial about you either, John...what was your question again?”


14 posted on 02/06/2019 2:26:11 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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