CNN this Sunday AM (Tony the Idiot)

[PCIntern]

this is just unbelievable...

Ms. Nguyen just finishes a story about how 40 Sunnis were shot dead simply for identifying themselves as Sunnis to roving gunmen, and they segue RIGHT INTO a stupid upbeat story about the Internet, replete with laughter and giggling by this other hot-flirty babe, and Tony, who is just moronic this, and every other, AM.

Ya know, years ago, there was a blooper tape of Casey Kasem blasting his producers for having set him up with an 'up-tempo' song right before he read condolences to a little girl who lost her dog or cat or something. He just went off...it's just not the way things should be done. It's...inappropriate.

But do these CNN folk know this? No...there is no solemnity, no sacredness. It's just Wham-bam 'infotainment' round the clock. Stupid..

[pooja]

1. I'm surprised they can even read the teleprompters.

[PCIntern]

2. Tony's erudite response to Nic Robertson:

"Oh Boy"

Monosyllables only...

[leftchick]

3. I don't know how you do it

I can not stand him. If I see him on, which he seems to be a lot more lately, I turn immediately. I swear to god, CNN is dredging the bottom of the barrel for these morons.

[PCIntern]

5. leftchick

i do believe that he was hired as a stand-in for a stand-in. Leon Harris was literally a lighting stand-in for Bernard Shaw. He had little or no training but did a 'creditable job' - to show how low we have sunk - as co-anchor. He was personable and charming - handsome too, I suppose. He left and they found this dope who happened to have the same last name. Sort of like Dick York -Dick Sargent on the old TV show Bewitched. Notice the difference? What?

sheesh...

[leftchick]

7. and it isn't just tony the moron

that whole gaggle of giggling newsbunnys is just repulsive. I can only imagine that folks from other countries think CNN is some sort of satire when they view it. :(

[thepurpose]

4. CNN has been a joke for so long it's not even funny any more.

I must say they suck almost as much as MSNBC. I don't know who is really running things at these two networks, but it is just sad to not be able to watch a decent news program on cable.

[FuzzyDicePHL]

6. Kasem clip

I'd never heard of that, so I Googled it up: http://bloopers.hankhayes.com (fourth one down). Kind of funny to hear Shaggy swearing so much.

And I agree with your post -- what happened on CNN was ignorant. I hope you let them know how you felt too.

[halobeam]

8. Reminds me of Don Henley's song "Dirty Laundry"

DIRTY LAUNDRY

I make my living off the Evening News
Just give me something-something I can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry

Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry

Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em all around

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
comes on at five
She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam
in her eye
It's interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a
running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

You don't really need to find out what's going on
You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
Just leave well enough love
Eat your dirty laundry

Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're stiff
Kick 'em all around

Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry

We can do "The Innuendo"
We can dance and sing
When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing
We all know that Crap is King
Give us dirty laundry!



---ON EDIT to add: Henley calls it the sick "happy face news"/.

[KoKo]

9. Thanks for the Lyrics....hadn't heard them in awhile....Sheesh....

you can't get better than Henley's lyrics to describe what's going on...:-(