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In reply to the discussion: Revolt Inside CNN?? [View all]Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)37. They owe me blood pressure medication...
Yesterday, when my coworker told me that ACA was struck down (he read it on CNN.com), I stood up and said in a louder voice, "In one-fell-swoop, 8 million American's health care is obliterated! Time to impeach THIS Supreme Court!" I then marched out of my department, and downstairs to have a smoke. Pulled out my phone to read Twitter, which, of course had feeds that had the story RIGHT!
Sheepishly, yet joyfully, went back up to my office, telling my co-worker (and anyone else within earshot), "CNN got it wrong! ACA was UPHELD! Health care is a RIGHT, not a PRIVILEGE!" I then proceeded to get back to work. True story!!
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It wasn't just they got it wrong, they didn't correct it for over 5 minutes even...
PoliticAverse
Jun 2012
#1
Their international staffs are quite good. Their US arm has taken a beating in the last decade. nt
MADem
Jun 2012
#3
If you are living in Europe, Asia, or ME, you get good regional and international coverage.
MADem
Jun 2012
#15
It would be good. I watched CNN from the time it began. Long time ago. It was a mainstay, it was..
freshwest
Jun 2012
#17
Leslie Blitzer went on for about ten minutes about how the court killed Obama's Health Care law
WI_DEM
Jun 2012
#13
He's insufferable & just embarrassing. He's way past his prime & he's transparently
pacalo
Jun 2012
#23
Just a few words to set CNN straight on the difference between Fixed News' & MSNBC's
pacalo
Jun 2012
#20
“Maybe this will shake the company into understanding that CNN has not been the
UnrepentantLiberal
Jun 2012
#26
The foaming-at-the-mouth relish at reporting the WRONG info was astounding
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2012
#39
"gold standard in televsion news"? haven't been their for at least a decade /nt
still_one
Jun 2012
#51