Archive for the 'CNN' Category

So…Willie Nelson told Larry King that he had smoked pot just before the show.

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

I believe the country singer used great restraint. After periodically observing bits of the Larry King’s program,  I would not be surprised to see guests with heroin-spikes dangling from their arms.
But, the grass did make
Willy wesemble the Wicked Witch of the West.
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CNN via hufffingtonpost.com

Who writes the headlines? Anderson Cooper?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

CNN.com 1:50 pm EST 11/06/2009
U.S.

Cleveland killings: Answers sought
Family of teen on fire gets apology
Violent message outside N.Y. mosque
‘Innocence project’ questioned

Yankees coach helps accident victim

Two-legged puppy defies odds
Ball players recalled for smiles, skills

The correct usage is M-A-N-A-G-E-R!

I found this amusing post on Think Ptogress.com

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Note to CNN: There is no Assistant Secretary of State for African American Affairs.
A CNN chyron from this morning’s press conference:

Susan Rice, the Obama administration’s new U.N. Ambassador, was not the “Assistant Secretary of State for African American Affairs.” There is no such position at the State Department. From 1997-2001, Susan Rice was U.S. Assistant […]

After Cuba, What’s Next For Ike?–CNN headline |

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

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Images: (President Eisenhower) via digitalhistory.uh.edu; (Hurricane Ike) via itn.co.uk

“Charles Babington, find a new line of work.” Keith Olbermann advises AP writer Charles Babington

Friday, August 29th, 2008

You have probably seen the Daily Show’s report on the tension at MSNBC. 
Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough and David Schuster were involved in on-air tiffs.  I simply believe the tension is a function of those folks’ appearing on television from morning until night. Buchanan must have a cot just off the set. At CNN, […]

Does anyone remember when watching CNN was almost an intellectual exercise?

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Think Progress
May 4, 2008
Bush loyalist Fran Townsend joining CNN.
Last month, President Bush appointed his former Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Now, Townsend is picking up another job. Politico’s Mike Allen reports today that Townsend will be joining for Bush Press Secretary Tony Snow as a CNN contributor.

What about those numerous times that Mao and friends called us Running Dogs and Paper Tigers? Ooops. Statute of Limitations is up.

Friday, April 25th, 2008

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CNN Sued For $1.3 Billion Over Cafferty Remarks
Huffington Post via Reuters | April 25, 2008 08:36 AM
Jack Cafferty set off a firestorm in China after his remarks (seen here) that the the nation is full of “goons and thugs” and that their exports are “junk.” The Chinese government demanded that CNN […]

Tony Snow now joins Lou, Glenn, Nancy, Jimbo and Bill on the Most Crusted Name in News…

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

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Image: (Lou, Nancy & Jimbo) cnn.com; (Bill) cnn.com via thingkprogress.org (Glenn) cnn.com via newsbusters.org;

I love this. Roger Ailes could not have scripted a better way to hurt Democrats than Hill ‘n O did last night on CNN–FOX NEWS II.

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

No Questions On Global Warming Asked At CNN’s Coal Industry-Sponsored Presidential Debates
In Democratic presidential debate last night, CNN once again failed to ask any questions about global warming(promo is also here).Perhaps not surprisingly, last night’s debate was sponsored by the coal front group Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC).
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