Posted on 01/17/2020 6:48:44 PM PST by bitt
The powers that be at CNN were in full outrage mode yesterday after Republican Sen. Martha McSally called Manu Raju, one of their congressional correspondents, a “liberal hack,” and refused to answer his questions.
After the incident, much of the minimal airtime left over from trashing Donald Trump all day was expended in defense of Raju and the network, which they clearly feel, has been unfairly besmirched. I’ve got two words for them: toughen up.
A statement from their PR department said, “It is extremely unbecoming for a U.S. Senator to sink to this level and treat a member of the press this way for simply doing his job.” Oh no, not unbecoming. What is it when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Fox News’ Tucker Carlson a “white supremacist sympathizer?” Is that unbecoming or is that speaking truth to power?
Speaking of Fox News, or as your anchors like to refer to it, “a different network,” usually with a smug smirk of superiority and some quip about how CNN only trades in facts, what should we make of your attacks on that network? Your media critic Brian Stelter has an HBO special coming out called, “After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News.” Whoa, whoa, whoa. Fake news? I thought that was dangerous rhetoric that threatens the republic. How dare you undermine the institution of the news media?
As a guy who grew up in Philly I’d like to inform CNN that you don’t get to come to the playground, smack everyone around and then run to the teacher when they hit you back. So here are a few jabs for you purveyors of pure, unbiased truth. Lets run down the
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Why do you clowns continue to bitch about the pawns when the focus should be on the leadership? Just curious what ya’ll expect to happen?
bump!
The same reason most of the casualties in war are Privates.
That thought crossed my mind as well.
Politics has become such a scripted thing. Kabuki Theater.
I’m also curious as to why she’s suddenly in the news. We couldn’t get her to show her face a mere 2 years ago during her senate run, and now she’s everywhere. Don’t get me wrong — I’m happy about it. I just think someone laid the law down and told her there’d be hell to pay if she lost Arizona.
Same could be said for McSally.
Isn’t “liberal hack” an oxymoron?
To quote the Great Costanza:"..It's not a lie if you believe it.."
Anyone who works at or owns cnn is your enemy, folks.
JoMa
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