CNN refuses to cover benghazi
Source: Politicus
What Zucker was saying is that if Benghazi were to become a legitimate news story, CNN would cover it, but right now, Benghazi isnt newsworthy, so no matter how much Fox News screams at the top of their lungs, CNN wont be covering the story.
Most of the media isnt playing along with the Republican attempts to manipulate them into covering Benghazi. Through seven previous investigations, Republicans have found no evidence of wrongdoing by the White House. Benghazi is the ultimate non-story. Viewers outside of hard core Republicans arent interested.
House Republicans cant even explain what the crime is. For the first time in years, the mainstream media is telling Republicans no. The mainstream media has been enabling Republican insanity for years, by treating their conspiracies and crackpot theories as if they are legitimate news. The media isnt playing along anymore.
Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/20/cnn-tells-republicans-sell-crazy-refusing-cover-benghazi.html
Finally.
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)Kablooie
(18,641 posts)alittlelark
(18,890 posts)The nature of the .01%'s power...............................
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)associate the word "scandal" with Benghazi.
Call them on it when you hear them using those two words together.
Our local Fox news station ran a piece, with "Benghazi" and "scandal" connected.
That's lazy and biased.
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)RoverSuswade
(641 posts)..benghazied..
verb: to benghazi
def: when a man or woman has been hounded unmercifully for an extended period of time about a situation that is not based on fact.
ex: John was benghazied about spitting on a rival player during a basketball game.
ex: Marco Rubio was benghazied over claims by a bottled water company that he caused them to go out of business.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Skittles
(153,220 posts)it is BLATANT PROPAGANDA - STOP TREATING IT AS LEGITIMATE NEWS
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Sorry to say, but Democrats should take Obama's lead and try not to appear on Fox News unless it is absolutely necessary.
It seems to me to be rather self-serving to appear on Fox. I just don't trust people who claim to be Democrats and submit themselves to the punishment they get on Fox News.
Fox News is just using them s a dartboard. Dartboard Democrats. That is what I would call Democrats who go on Fox News. It does not speak well for their intelligence. Why would anyone allow themselves to be interrupted and disrespected in the way that Fox treats Democrats.
mwyn8
(84 posts)is this past year when I was spending time at a doctor's office. Seems to be the official channel. Can't think of Why. I have watched Morning Joe occasionally & notice joe is an a$$. His voice first. Loud and interrupting. Generally can't watch much of it. When he was on vaca / gone - I did watch.
I remember serving jury duty a decade ago & some a-hole male kept interrupting me. Finally lost my temper & told him to be quiet until I was finished speaking. The deputy poked his head in & asked if everything was alright. Got kinda loud. Wish the dem's would do that on news programs.
ProfessorGAC
(65,248 posts)I've done it at places. I've asked if they could put on the Weather Channel or something. Nobody is offended by the Weather Channel (well, maybe if someone brings up climate change), and i don't have to see what i know to be junk.
GAC
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)JI7
(89,279 posts)Imagine the great financial position the VA would have been in, if not for the two wars Cheney/W started? The veterans from prior wars could have been taken care of properly, almost as well as millionaire Bob Dole was. He spent 6 MONTHS in a vet hospital. I know he is a vet, but surely he could afford to go to a civilian hospital, he does still have taxpayer funded insurance, right?
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)TeamPooka
(24,264 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)TeamPooka
(24,264 posts)IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)There should be breaking news about that in 3...2...1
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)Last edited Wed May 21, 2014, 01:44 PM - Edit history (1)
Why show it?
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)One of these "news" organizations should borrow the clock that was in Times Square, documenting the National Debt. They could show how much taxpayer money has been wasted so far on this fiasco, plus a daily count of how much more is being spent, while the gop fund raises off it.
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)when the GOP could have been working on jobs or something else worthwhile.
Gore1FL
(21,158 posts)JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)for the first six hours or so.
Gore1FL
(21,158 posts)groundloop
(11,527 posts)That fucking publicity whore must have steam coming out of his ears to know that CNN is no longer going to be a megaphone for his conspiracy theory.
*chuckle*
I'd like an investigation into issa.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Mini-micro, maybe.
Right this microsecond it's possible more people are reading this thread than watching the alleged news network known as CNN.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)Will check now and then, smile.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)You know, the actual events happening in Libya right now, as a consequence of the criminal, bipartisan-supported intervention by the major NATO powers.
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Like...Faux is the epitome of the "mainstream media"
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)People who want to see Benghazi should watch Faux.
liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)if for no other reason than to show people what elected officials are wasting their time on.
It's better that CNN spend it's valuable time making sure we understand what nasal strips for horses are, that McDonalds has a new scary happy meal mascot, and Pat Sajak has an idiotic global warming tweet, than actually covering a political witch hunt and showing it for exactly what it is.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)as well as FOX, as well as "Benghazi", as well as all other fake news stories and fake news outlets, it would be progress.
I mean, great and all, CNN shouldn't, but explain please in what way CNN qualifies as a news organization. What distinguishes this channel from TMZ?
valerief
(53,235 posts)contradict CNN's previous message and Faux Noise's message.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)Therefore, the Darrell Issa Show has been cancelled due to poor ratings and falling advertising revenues.
Cha
(297,799 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,060 posts)Amazing...
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)Maybe they could summon every actor and director in Hollywood to ask why they are not making movies about it? Maybe if they get Brad Pitt up there they can get some publicity.
JoeyT
(6,785 posts)From what I've seen of him in interviews, I don't think he'd put up with their shit for long.
Judi Lynn
(160,648 posts)NealK
(1,885 posts)proReality
(1,628 posts)In this instance. I don't hold out much hope for the future.
countmyvote4real
(4,023 posts)While I agree that there is no more Benghazi story left to cover, I haven't turned to CNN (domestic) for any relevant, rational and informative news coverage in years. As I recall when they jumped the shark, they still covered weather reports pretty well, but there was already a channel devoted to that. I think it will eventually be sold to the Kardashian Empire and rebranded KNN.
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)This is another battle in the GOP's war on trying to control everything.
Since Reagan, we've always been on the defense, and we have not been able to turn it around.
It's hard to fight outright lies, and now money.
IkeRepublican
(406 posts)But, when the Republicans are caught with their deliberate maudlin theatrics and shenanigans with other things, the Democrats and the media don't come by and nail the coffin shut. All they do is play possum and that's it.
"Oh, the Republicans will screw up and it'll go away." is the logic.
Sorry, but all that does is enable them to continue moving from one bullshit circus to the next - unchecked, unfettered and completely enabled.