Fucking CNN: "How a public feud over anti-Semitism dealt House Democrats their first real setback"

[DRoseDARs]

"How a public feud over anti-Semitism dealt House Democrats their first real setback"
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/politics/ilhan-omar-house-democrats-anti-semitism-diversion/index.html

I won't bother providing excerpts, the headline was drivel enough thank you.

Who wrote this crap?
"Analysis by Michael Warren"

Who the fuck is Michael Warren? Bio begins:
"Michael Warren is a reporter for CNN, based in the Washington D.C. bureau. Before joining CNN, Warren was a senior writer at the Weekly Standard, where he covered the White House, Congress, and national politics."

"...Before joining CNN, Warren was a senior writer at the Weekly Standard..."

"...Warren was a senior writer at the Weekly Standard..."



Fucking CNN.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. They're putting editorials ("analysis") on their front page above the fold

...well, above the normal page break on the website, in this case.

The very-conservative Manchester Union-Leader in NH used to do that in their print edition, and it was always frowned upon by others in the field. It's very yellow...

I get the sense that CNN it trying to be Fox before Fox was Trump / Fox. Bad plan...

[Sherman A1]

2. It's all part of the corporate narrative

To keep you engaged between ads for drugs we never knew we needed. Turn the cable news Infotainment channels off and your life improves dramatically.

[Fullduplexxx]

3. I can add that to my list of reasons of why i dont watch cnn

[manor321]

4. The press will only cover nonsense like this and never discuss policy.

[J_William_Ryan]

5. CNN

is clearly sensitive to attacks from the right that the network is ‘anti-Trump’ and has a ‘leftwing bias’ – so they post this sort of tripe from time to time as evidence they’re not.

[Volaris]

13. Apparently, being pro-Law and anti-criminal, means you're naturally biased against Republicans.

It almost kinda sorta sounds like maybe it's the GOP that has the problem here?

Naaaaaaaa...silly libtards!...Laws are for CUCKS (credit to the ferret).

[padah513]

6. Chuck Todd was basically trying to do the same thing last night

This isn't a wedge issue but they're really trying to make it one.

[allgood33]

7. Morning Joe is doing the same thing.

An old and very successful way to cut off debate about Israel is to accuse anyone bringing up the subject is to call it anti-Semitism. For sure, some may be but not all. The new members in Congress are on a learning curve of what is acceptable and what is not. And yes, there should be a measure to cut out all anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic tropes in any speech made on the floor of Congress. But do not allow the media to make this intra-Democratic-family dispute a major factorin dividing our great party. We must be unified in our attemps to meld differing points of view born of our diverse cultural backgrounds into meaningful legislation to help us all.

I believe Bernie (with whom I disagree on tactics) and Karmala got this right in their position on this issue.

We must tell those in the media to bug off on making this a divisive too against us. Even Van Jones could not talk over the media host on this last night on CNN.

[OnDoutside]

9. I saw that too. Scarborough went from saying "I'm pro-Israeli" to Omar being anti-Semitic.

This is why this issue is so toxic, with idiots like him unable to differentiate between being opposed to the actions of the Israeli State and being anti Jewish people.

I would like to see peace between Israelis and Palestinians, so that they both can live together, in peace and harmony. I can't see how the automatic veto the Israeli State has, brings about that peace. Living on the island of Ireland, the most important step was for leaders from both sides to come together for talks, AND the driver of those talks was the US.

[onenote]

8. So this hasn't been divisive?

[uponit7771]

11. Not for the left, Stein brought that up this morning that a good portion of the left agrees with Oma

... Omar on Iserial.

I don't understand what are the tropes, it seems like there's a concerted effort to keep the words out of the discussion.

[dalton99a]

10. Fuck Jeff Zucker

[lostnfound]

12. "Democrats incapable of marching in lockstep", says Nazi Party. GOP is better at it..

Because they are a bunch of cowardly drones following their leader

[GulfCoast66]

14. Seems like an accurate report.

I think you are blaming the messenger.

This is a very divisive issue for those on the left. You can see that here on DU.