CNN SHAKEUP: CARVILLE, BEGALA HIRED FOR 'CROSSFIRE', BILL PRESS OUT; SHOW EXPANDS TO AN HOUR, BEFORE

Drudgereport ^ | 2-26-02 | Matt Drudge

[Rome2000]

CNN SHAKEUP: CARVILLE, BEGALA HIRED FOR 'CROSSFIRE', BILL PRESS OUT; SHOW EXPANDS TO AN HOUR, BEFORE STUDIO AUDIENCE

[Hildy]

These people don't realize the only people who watch these shows are Republicans. If the lib is tolerable, we'll watch. I wouldn't watch this show now if you paid me.

[John Jorsett]

CNN: news network or suicide pact?

[johnandrhonda]

which is blatantly unfair to Republican voters living in trailers.

If there are any, it's only temporary.

[mewzilla]

Well, a hearty Hip Hip Hoorah for Wally Isaacson. Another winning idea here, Wally old boy. Good one. Tell me, do you have to go to business school to be this smart?

Bwah ha ha ha ha!

[Green Knight]

Didn't Begala co-host a show just like Crossfire on PMSNBC which got cancelled due to horrifically bad ratings? I guess CNN believes Ollie North is the reason for the bad ratings, and not Begala. Whatever...

And isn't Bill Press the one who told O'Reilly that everything is Spin? Good riddance. And now with Begala on, Crossfire will lose ratings and tank. Hah! Keep digging, CNN! You're almost at the 6 foot level!

[Inspectorette]

There is not much hope for Tucker Carlson, but Robert Novak is really better than having to endure the unending smarm from Begala.

Tucker is a weenie, and Bob is over the hill. The right needs to get somebody who isn't going to let Forehead and Serpenthead roll over them. I say they've got to get the heavy artillery: The Great One, Mark Levin, and (drum roll here) - Ann Coulter. (Sorry - I don't have the requisite Ann Coulter pic!)

[VaBthang4]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

[Joee]

How LOW can they get. Good place for Jane to show, and reconcile with Ted. Just think of all the BS that will be tilled with this line up.

[kiryandil]

Swell.

[uncbob]

I don't care what conservative they get to oppose the lefties. I quit watching long ago.

How anybody can stand listening to left wing BS is beyond me.

I value my sanity

[america-rules]

Fox doubles viewership lead over CNN in February ratings

[lewislynn]

Don't kid yourself. Just like Hardball, Politically Correct and other nitwit TV shows it will be "conservatives" watching them, keeping them on the air.

[citizen]

Fox and MSNBC must be high fiving.

And how! I detest Press. I detest Begala and Carville even more. How long till the clintler's show up for a reunion?

And a whole hour? I used to watch Crossfire back when they were only a semi-shout show [way back], somewhat objective. Now it's utter gutter politics, leaning way left, I rarely watch for more than a few minutes.

I expect my viewing time to lessen by a lot.

[small voice in the wilderness]

I thought the object was to WIN the ratings battles?!? Let's see: CNN hires ("what was the question?")Zahn away from Fox, whereby Fox retaliates by hiring ("don't hate me because I'm becoming beautiful...I think")Van Sustern. Geraldo in and out and in again. And now Carville and Begala are signed and actually PAID for their disgusting appearance and t.v.appearances. I fear for the day that Maxine Waters and Rosa Delaurio retire. Oh well, I guess news really isn't pretty.

[jonathonandjennifer]

James Carville and Paul Begala -vs.-Tucker Carlson;
two junk yard dogs -vs.- a poodle.
(and I realize "junk yard dog" is being kind to Carville).

[A Citizen Reporter]

"But Fox News, which is available in 30 percent more homes than it was at this time last year, did better. It grew more than 100 percent in viewership.

I find this very interesting......and I find that CNN is not a commercial enterprise. By hiring Carville and Begala, CNN seems to be simply a political enterprise. ADVERTISERS TAKE NOTE!!

[sinkspur]

I suppose Isaacson thinks he's going to attract liberals to a revamped CROSSFIRE.

The only problem, liberals are watching WHEEL OF FORTUNE on the networks.

Chris Matthews must be ecstatic, as this will degenerate into boredom very quickly.

CAPITAL GANG has suffered by expanding to an hour, with the cloying interviews.

CNN's in a death spiral.

[LarryLied]

Which liberals will they dredge up when these two fail? Ann Lewis and Barney Frank? Charles Grodin and Vic Kamber?

[Rome2000]

Hope Fox doesn't snatch up Press.

Now that I will not forgive.