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senseandsensibility

(16,995 posts)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 06:53 PM Nov 2016

CNN now all in for grump

Just a friendly fair warning. I have tried to watch a few times and can't stomach it. Worse than fox. From their banner across the bottom declaring grump not in collusion with Russia, to their interview with a repub that assures us that he knows that putin is a very mean, bad man, to their roundtable conversation with all members cheering the orange one, to their complete refusal to report on anything negative about cheetoh during this last week, it is really, really bad.

Don't watch and don't give them ratings, please.

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senseandsensibility

(16,995 posts)
2. Missed that... but seriously,
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 06:57 PM
Nov 2016

it must be ten to one negative Hillary because every time I turn to them it's the same thing.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
3. Weren't they like that up until pussygate?
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:32 PM
Nov 2016

I never watched CNN for any length of time because they seemed in the tank for Trump - but pussygate made them turn on him.

They've just gone back to normal now that all of the sexual assaults are a distant memory. Just like the tax returns.

 

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)
4. They have PLENTY of pro Hillary surrogates...they are trying to appear objective...but you can
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:36 PM
Nov 2016

tell most of the anchors let their disdain for this creep seep through once in awhile.

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
11. They are getting marching orders from the head cheese.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:04 PM
Nov 2016

It has to be disgusting to try and polish a turd candidate.

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
9. It isn't just ratings. It is that the head of CNN "News" wants Donald Trump to win.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:03 PM
Nov 2016

It is that simple.

Anybody who thinks otherwise didn't pay attention throughout the primary season.

 

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)
13. That's not it...they reported on his nonsense a lot because they hoped it would expose him as
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:08 PM
Nov 2016

A complete idiot. They said as much after Trump pulled his infomercial stunt. One of the hosts said people had said they showed him too much in the primaries and they were discussing how they did that to show how ridiculous he was but it didn't work.

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
14. That is only recently, and only after the damage was done.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:11 PM
Nov 2016

I actually watched ALL of the GOP debates, including the undercards. CNN was 24/7 pro-Trump. He was fawned over and given free interviews practically on a daily basis. I was horrified that none of the other candidates were even given a fair shot. None could get a word in edgewise.

That is because Trump and Zucker were in bed together.

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
8. They have been worse than Fox during this election by far.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:02 PM
Nov 2016

That is because of the obvious conflict of interest between the head of CNN, Jeff Zucker, and his buddy Donald Trump.

senseandsensibility

(16,995 posts)
12. Good point.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:05 PM
Nov 2016

He belatedly admitted it was wrong to give grump months of unchallenged airtime, but I
guess it's not wrong anymore.

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