White House ices out CNN.

[kstewart33]

Politico:

The White House has refused to send its spokespeople or surrogates onto CNN shows, effectively icing out the network from on-air administration voices.

“We’re sending surrogates to places where we think it makes sense to promote our agenda,” said a White House official, acknowledging that CNN is not such a place, but adding that the ban is not permanent.

A CNN reporter, speaking on background, was more blunt: The White House is trying to punish the network and force down its ratings.

“They’re trying to cull CNN from the herd,” the reporter said.

Administration officials are still answering questions from CNN reporters. But administration officials including White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and senior counselor Kellyanne Conway haven't appeared on the network's programming in recent weeks.

Link: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-cnn-press-234455

[OKNancy]

1. probably increase their ratings

any network that removes Conway and Spicer is a plus for me. I bet for many others too.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

54. Definitely a plus!

All those idiots ever do is lie. I'd rather see investigative probes to expose the orange asshole.

[uponit7771]

96. +1

[dmr]

109. I NEVER watch CNN! BUT, I WILL now!

I will not watch or listen to Trump, or his disgusting surrogates try to tell lies to me!

I watched that Trump guy, Steve Miller, yesterday on MSNBC. Boy, he stood there, looked around at all the others, while behaving, & talking like a mob hitman. Seriously! Perhaps the Russian mob.

Like Trump:

they whine,
they bully,
they lie,
they blame,
they point fingers,
they abuse,
and
they sold their soul

Lately, I've been reading good things about Trapper, especially on Twitter. What time is his show on CNN? Who/what else is good to watch?

[pkdu]

2. I;ve now taken to watching Jake Tapper on CNN instead of the ex-Fox garbage

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on MSNBC daytime

[kstewart33]

37. Me too.

CNN's reporting is looking better by the day.

[mtngirl47]

45. "Jake" Tapper

He's always been an adversarial type journalist. I used to despise how he constantly tried to tear down the Obama administration. He has now turned his sites on the current administration. I believe he's an opportunist trying to get the story. That being said, he did a most excellent job with the Russian story recently.

[calimary]

86. Welcome to DU, mtngirl47!

Maybe he's an equal opportunity "offender." If so, that's fine with me. I won't stand for the double standard. If he badgers trump with equal force, then good. That's only fair.

[elfin]

56. Same here. EOM

[calimary]

84. You mean I may be able to enjoy hours on end of NO Kellyanne CONway?

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Really? I'll be right over!

If I'm near the TV at 3pm Pacific time, I now tune away to CNN, the Food Network, BBC America, the Weather Channel, or whatever it is. It WON'T be Greta Van Susteren. I won't watch her. On principle as well as on content, and more. Two-and-a-half days during her opening week, and I've seen enough. Buh-bye. I'm gone til she's gone. Same thing with Andrea Mitchell at 9am Pacific time. Buh-bye.

[pkdu]

93. Agree with every word , cant watch MSNBC til 4pm Pacific, nt

[calimary]

99. I actually ran into Jacob Soboroff (MSNBC new young "Road Warrior")

and watched him do a Q&A with some of the marchers. I went up to him afterwards and asked for a selfie. I told him I used to do what he did for NBC Radio. He sorta brightened up. Then I said - "please tell your bosses - Dump Greta. She just doesn't belong there." He seemed less than enthusiastic, at that.

Too bad. I wanted to tell him anyway. So I did. He and everybody else at that network ought to be confronted with it from the viewers EVERYWHERE they go. I WANT that message to get back to the home office. And I hope mine wasn't the only one! I WANT him to go back to the network and find himself blurting - "sheesh, I sure got an earful about Greta Van Susteren. They are NOT happy out there."

[Alice11111]

106. Greta Van Sewagewoman

I called and left a feedback message. I think her ratings will kill her off. Can't stand that 30 seconds of her when I turn on Chris Matthews. RM and Joy are best. Lawrence good, doesn't mess around with petty bs. I'm still pissed that joy didn't get Gretas seat.

[calimary]

118. I've started referring to her as Greta Van FoxNews.

She. Does. NOT. Belong. On. MSNBC.

PERIOD.

[Alice11111]

119. It's enough to send me back to CNN and the terrible panels

[uponit7771]

94. +1

[Qutzupalotl]

3. That will make it easier to watch.

[Phoenix61]

4. I get ratings but why would I want to watch

someone lie? I'd rather see anything else.

[Afromania]

5. shhhhhhhh

Don't tell them that might work out for the best. Not having their folks on to run the Gish Gallop on one network might allow the sane people a news refuge. They might just see a rise in ratings as regular folks look for an outlet of non conformity with MSNBC turning into Fox Lite.

[lpbk2713]

6. CNN has not been approved by TPM.

** Trump Propaganda Ministry.

[Jim Beard]

7. I quite watching CNN for several years but I watch them all the time now.

[Freethinker65]

8. Then CNN should use Randy Rainbow's technique

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Good, then those the regime will have a voice.

[Dem2]

10. Good

Who the heck wants to see those herpes zoster rashes on TV anyway?

[struggle4progress]

11. They can practice channeling the ghost of Izzy Stone

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

36. You always have good references.

Liked the version of the wreck on the 97 you posted yesterday, too. Though, damn, that last verse is harsh. Not as harsh as a tender murder ballad, but still.

[Else You Are Mad]

12. Well, now that CNN doesn't...

Have to worry about ensuring access to the Trump administration, maybe they can do actual journalism by running Trump-negative stories.

[The Sand Reckoner]

81. Exactly!

I have a feeling they will find it very liberating to be free of the need to softball and kiss ass to get access.

[Blue Idaho]

13. Thank god!

Without the usual fat faced stumblebums this Administration marches onto the news outlets - CNN has become an enjoyable place to get the news. It's far better than MSNBCs evolving - asskissing lineup.

[herding cats]

14. I've taken to watching them since then.

It's actually much better than it was when you had to endure the babbling lies of Conway.

[briv1016]

15. Any word on MSNBC?

[still_one]

87. I downgraded my service on November 9th, so I don't receive any of them, but as far as MSNBC is

concerned, they are a wolf in sheep clothing

The first network to report as breaking news that the "FBI had reopened the email investigation" was MSNBC. That was a LIE. For the next hour MSNBC then paraded every right wing politician across their screen to propagate that lie, before the other networks joined in the LIE.

Except for a couple of programs, MSNBC has some real credibility problems.

First we have Andrea Mitchell, who could never say a positive thing about Hillary, even if there was a positive story about here.

Anyone who saw the double standard interview of Matt Lauer, should have no doubt where MSNBC is coming from.

Of course there was sloppy Joe, and a whole other set of unforgettables, but perhaps the worst is Chuck Todd who does nothing to conceal his bias. Some of his best lines:

"Chuck Todd: Pointing out Republican lies isn't his job"

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/9/18/1239734/-Chuck-Todd-Pointing-out-Republican-lies-isn-t-his-job

or this latest pearl from Todd:

"Chuck Todd: Media knew how ‘hated’ Hillary was in heartland and we ‘underplayed’ it

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/chuck-todd-media-knew-how-hated-hillary-was-in-heartland-and-we-underplayed-it/

for Todd's wonderful insights he was given the job to host "Meet the Press"

Their recent hiring of Greta Van Susteren and Megan Kelly should leave no doubt exactly where MSNBC is coming from

[Stellar]

112. I couldn't have said it better!!!

I stopped watching MSNBC around July 2016, when they were reporting on Trump all day, every day. Trump - 24/7...a brief word about Hillary and then back to Trump 24/7.

When I got back around to watching, MSNBC they had Republic0n congress-critters on the show, and that hardly ever happened. And now they are trying to normalize these fast talking snake oil salesmen by putting republic0n host on MSNBC to please their NEW audience.

We should've had a clue when they had on 3 hours of Morning Joke every day, 5 days a week for fifteen hours. No other MSNBC host has that much time a week. I would have been pleased if that had been Keith Olbermann that had that many hours a week.

[Eyeball_Kid]

101. Greta's awful. Tweety's got his nose up Trumpy's butt.

Joe Scar thinks Trumpy is God. Mika thinks Joe Scar is God.

Go figure.

O'Donnell and Maddow are worth the cabal upgrade. For now.

[briv1016]

105. Hayes?

[Stellar]

114. Now I only watch Lawrence O'Donnell, Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid...

but rumor has it that they will be getting rid if Joy Reid.

[democratisphere]

16. Who would want to continually interview a bunch of liars and creatures fabricating alternative facts

Sick of hearing the redundant WH BS!

[PA Democrat]

17. I caught the last half hour of Wolf Blitzer and he and his panel were BRUTAL

in their assessment of Trump's travel ban and the firing of Sally Yates.

I hope they don't give in to the Bully-in-Chief.

[Tanuki]

18. Thank God....a safe haven from having to listen to Kellyanne Conway!

At least one of my prayers has been answered.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Nice to know I won't have to worry about seeing and hearing

Sean Sphincter or Kellyanne Riefenstahl when I turn on CNN.

[Auntie Bush]

90. Yeah! Two sphincters at once in the WHite house.

Sean Sphinter and the orange Sphinioter

[skylucy]

20. "The white house has refused to send its surrogates onto CNN shows"... YES! I find myself watching

CNN a lot more now!

[meadowlark5]

21. You mean, no KellyAnn Conway?

I can actually tune into a cable "news" show and not be assaulted by that gishgolloping troglodyte? I might send them an email applauding that honor!

[etherealtruth]

22. Hopefully this will give them impetus to relentlessly pursue the truth

... and expose ignorance, malevolence, and incompetence

[roamer65]

23. Good. Now CNN can go full resistance mode.

[global1]

24. A Ratings Bonanza For CNN!!!!! Yeah!!!! No More KellyAnne!!!!!.....nt

[bdamomma]

49. oh yes CNN will

see their ratings go up.

[Guilded Lilly]

25. Ooo! I can return to CNN and not have to suffer through those...

Morons.

Let's see if we can get every news channel but Fox "iced"

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Now if they could just move Wolf Blitzer out

the transformation might be complete!

[SCVDem]

83. Blitzer out! Olbermann in!

Keith has a built in following with The Resistance.

This is not futile!

[BumRushDaShow]

108. Keith would be a perfect replacement

I don't think he has ever been on CNN (after 2 tours on MSNBC and one on ESPN).

[myrna minx]

27. Why would they want liars like Kelly Ann Conway anyhow?

I turn the channel whenever it see those liars in tv. This "freeze" will probably be a net plus for CNN.

[Pantagruel]

28. Other networks should refuse to air Administration

spokepeople until CNN reinstated. It works both ways.
Daily condemnations of the policy should be aired by every network that values a free press.

[Blue_true]

47. JUST start watching CNN. Why is this complicated?

Any cable network that hold Trump accountable is one that ALL of us should watch.

[TrekLuver]

29. Is this supposed to be a bad thing?

[Turbineguy]

30. That's a two edged sword.

Not in trumps favor.

[radical noodle]

31. It makes me more likely to watch CNN

I can't stand watching trump surrogates sit there and lie, lie, lie.

[meadowlark5]

32. I just sent them an email and told them that I would tune in there first

if the rumors are true that the Trump merry band of thugs will not be appearing on any programs

[Cha]

33. Good. maybe we can have some DEMS on? cnn?

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

34. SCARY....

You report our White House Propaganda our way, treat our surrogates with kid gloves, or we will punish you as a Network.

[Blue_true]

50. Then respond to the nazism by watching CNN

And shutting off Fox Lite (MSNBC), except for the MSNBC hosts that present strong liberal viewpoints.

[no_hypocrisy]

35. No Kellyanne no matter how much CNN begs?

Sounds like a good deal to me.

[ffr]

38. Good. The less we hear their BS the better!

Fuck you tRump & KGOP!

[underpants]

39. Such delicate little Snowflakes

[malaise]

40. They should reciprocate

Don't cover them

[jeanmarc]

41. CNN is the place to watch

Not really, but who cares where these surrogates show up.

They are lying assholes and have no shame. I understand the job, but no KellyAnne is very attractive to me.

Sounds like our toddler President has had another temper tantrum.

[Blue_true]

42. Tune into CNN and drop most of MSNBC.

CNN has been doing a better job of holding Trump accountable.

[tblue37]

43. Good. We don't need to hear therir Gish Gallop BS. OTOH, other networks should

support free press values by refusing to book Cheato's propagandists.

[Chipper Chat]

44. I have really enjoyed the recent CNN specials

like The eighties, The seventies, and Chicago Transit Authority.
Now without Kelly Ann Conjob I will enjoy it more.

[catbyte]

46. Great! Maybe people will hear the truth instead of propaganda from those foul, vile

liars slithering out of the Oval Office.

[Achilleaze]

48. First they came for cnn

[mwooldri]

51. WH seems to be only interested in friendly media... that's pretty much US only.

While FNC is available outside USA, it's a straight rebroadcast of the US version.
MSNBC is a US network. Outsiders can enjoy CNBC World with no MSNBC content.

I don't know if RT features WH spokesbodies on their electromagnetic emissions, and RT isn't available widely in US.

I don't see it to be a problem that the WH aren't having their "stars" being made available to CNN. There's lots of news in the world. CNN can beef up its international news. They can learn from the BBC - they launched BBC Persian TV, broadcasting to Iran on satellite. Trouble is they're not even allowed into the country let alone have access to the government or legally broadcast to the people. Yet people watch. That is true resistance TV there.

Besides this household is a BBC/CNN stronghold. Heck, we can't even get Fox News because Sling (how we get our cable tv channels) doesn't carry them.

[MadBadger]

52. It's all about their factual reporting on the briefing of the existence of the dossier

[Laura PourMeADrink]

53. NO network - MSNBC and Rachel and Chris's fawning over KAC - should ask any to come on. nt

[bitterross]

55. CNN Can still report the facts. They don't require the lying assholes be there for that.

I hope this is a move that will backfire.

If I were CNN, I'd report even harder on the lying shit-sacks and end every segment with "We asked for a WH representative to be present to respond to the report but they had no comment."

That'll spin him up.

[concreteblue]

57. I think they should go Full Fox "News" on the Administration.....

"Is Steve Bannon a pedophile? Some people are saying..."
"President Trump eats Babies"
"etc..."

[meow2u3]

58. The only cable network I've been watching is CNN

They figured out what we knew all along: that speaking truth to power boosts ratings.

[JDC]

59. I will watch them more now

[Mike Nelson]

60. Yay...

...hopefully Rachel Maddow and Chris Mathews will show support for restricting liars from their shows.

[Old Vet]

74. Chris Matthews is the point of the spear on outing Trumps bullshit......

Chris really has been the one to watch at seven O clock.

[Eyeball_Kid]

103. I must be missing something. If Tweety's mean to Trumpy, it means that...

Tweety knows that he'll never interview Trumpy again. Tweety loves to run the "access" game plan.

[wildeyed]

61. YES!

I loathe the Trump surrogate they usually have. I dunno if he is dreadful or if it is just exhausting to have to lie for such extended periods of time.

But seriously, what is the point of even having a Trump surrogate on? They just lie and if that stops working, insult the other commentators. It's boring. Trump is getting boring, if we are honest. His random behavior is exhausting. It's like dealing with a small child, but one who isn't cute and will never grow out of their bad behavior.

[slumcamper]

62. GO FUND ME page for CNN!

Just kidding. CNN will do fine if we:

Turn on, tune in, drop out of the crazy WH bull-shitstorm.

[BainsBane]

63. All the more reason to watch CNN

Fuck Trump and his lying sycophants.

[mobeau69]

64. I watch New Day every morning at 6:00. Cuomo and Camerota are the best in the AM.

[coco22]

75. I watch too but I like Cuomo but...

I still remember Camerota and Megan Kelly from Fox I will never forget their LIES!

[Thor_MN]

65. More time to tell the truth, not having to air the lies of the *45 admin.

[sarcasmo]

66. This explains another post about Wolf kissing Donnie's A$$ tonight.

[-Steph-]

67. I've noticed that CNN has gotten a lot better at calling the administration out for their lies..

and given the war Trump's waging against any journalist or media outlet that reports the truth about him, I can't say I'm too shocked. If CNN and other media outlets had covered Trump this accurately during the campaign, there likely wouldn't even be a President Trump.

[bettyellen]

76. And MSNBC is a mixed bag now - Greta kissing ass and talk about Joy Reid leaving ...

It's starting to suck.

[kimbutgar]

68. I'll turn to CNN now and forget fox lite msnbc

[randr]

69. Gives CNN the opportunity to be a real news organization.

Fuck the talking heads.

[vlyons]

70. Good riddance to bad rubbish

Fewer liars to contend with

[HopeAgain]

71. Make enemies with the press

see how that works out...

[Mr.Bill]

72. CNN should just frame it as

the White House people being afraid to appear before real journalists. Accuse them of it multiple times every hour.

[Liberty Belle]

80. Yes exactly. Call Trump a coward.

[missingthebigdog]

73. Our response needs to be letters to the other networks.

Something along the lines of:

The Whitehouse is on record as only being willing to send spokespeople and surrogates to networks that, in their opinion, will "promote our agenda." Is your network content to act as such a tool for this administration?

[elmac]

77. I would be more interested in watching CNN

now that their on the fascist black list. I can't even stand to watch Madow after she fawned over kellyanne conway

[renate]

78. I'm not being snarky when I say that this means more time will be spent on actual news

Why on earth would any viewer feel cheated if they didn't have to listen to liars lie? It's just a waste of time.

I've already started watching more CNN than I have for years; this makes my decision even easier.

[hibbing]

79. For such bullies, they sure are weak n/t

[DeminPennswoods]

82. Addition by subtraction

as they say...

[nolabels]

98. I guess when we all wake up in twilight zone then that's how things work

Probably not much can be accomplished in this alternate universe but remembering how they did makes me want to turn the contrast knob

[DeminPennswoods]

107. Addition by subtraction means

in this case that CNN is better off without the WH spokesmen than it is with them.

[nolabels]

121. I have noticed that much and or in the 96% or so

of the people I meet on daily basis are oblivious to crap the comes out of the WH. Whether this is a good or bad thing I couldn't tell you but I am also pretty sure there isn't a leader in that bunch that 99% will be following very closely either.

[TeddyBear 1]

85. been

Enjoying Jake Tapper lately myself..

[W T F]

88. So, CNN can bring on "News Contributors" just like Fox "News" does.

[kacekwl]

89. Might watch now that I don't have to

hear trumps mouthpeices lie. Now if CNN will report the facts we have a winner.

[politicat]

91. You mean I'm safe from Crackyanne, OMGarosa and I'm With Stupid?

I might have to get cable again.

[milestogo]

92. "promoting our agenda" of chaos and destruction

[Crunchy Frog]

95. They should wear it as a badge of honor, and start doing real news reporting.

Rather than bowing and scraping and grovelling to get back into his good graces.

I'm not terribly optimistic though.

[uponit7771]

97. +1

[Hekate]

100. I hope CNN wears this like a badge of honor, and double down on investigative journalism....

What a relief not to have to see KellyAnne's strawlike hair and haggard face with her mouth spewing lie after lie after lie.

[Eyeball_Kid]

102. If true, congrats to CNN. I hate watching the Liar Platoon wherever they appear.

[CajunBlazer]

104. I think that's great

Not having to listen to Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway spin into the floor is a real plus. I knew something had improved on CNN; now I know what it is.

[Stellar]

110. This is Freedom of ( some of ) the press.

If I was the owner of CNN, I would report every day that CNN was being punished because president Trump didn't like the questions we were asking.

I haven't watched CNN since 2010, but I would personally watch UNTIL they were put pack into the press pool.

[Oneironaut]

111. It's obvious what they're doing. Trump wants an echo chamber

All who do not obey the dear leader and do not trasmit the state-approved message will be punished.

[HAB911]

113. Let CNN know

what you think

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/

[Zebby]

115. White House ices out CNN

My new favorite network!!

[Candide350]

116. Great news for CNN

I am a young old woman who has relied on my intuition for picking out BS all my life. My grandmother had a little postcard she received from my uncle when he was in med school that read "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bulls**t!"
Sixty years later, it has never been more appropriate to keep in mind. I have felt like CNN was trying to present an honest account of the current mayhem and obviously so since the major BS'ers are boycotting them! They should take this announcement as a huge victory and celebrate it!

[Progressive dog]

117. All news networks should ban the

Trump propagandists.

[Orsino]

120. Who they fear. n/t