William Bennett: Why CNN Hired Him as a Commentator?

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http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=42446

Bhumika Ghimire
November 8, 2007

After Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs, CNN has opened up to William Bennett. It won't be long before viewers will not be able to distinguish between CNN and Fox News.

William Bennett, former secretary of education (1985-1988), Washington Fellow at conservative think tank Claremont Institute, caused a firestorm of controversy when he said that aborting "every black baby in this country" would bring down the crime rate. Source snip

So why did a channel that claims to be "the most trusted name in news" hire William Bennett as a commentator?

If you haven't noticed, CNN is pandering to the conservative viewers for the sake of ratings, trying to duplicate ratings success of Bill O'Reilly. Lou Dobbs now gets to spew venom against immigrants, China and Mexico on primetime, Glenn Beck's show, which is religiously fueling fears against Iran and whatever "nuclear weapons programs" the country has going, is heavily promoted on CNN and Headline Prime. No wonder they would welcome a person who thinks that aborting black babies is going to bring down crime rate in America.

[AX10]

1. Which is why they are going no where.

The market for hate speech is already flooded.

[JHB]

2. You've already answered your question

The key phrase was "viewers will not be able to distinguish between CNN and Fox News".

[xultar]

3. This article could easily be called, "Why I no longer watch CNN."

[Rabo Karabekian]

4. MSNBC Not Following Noise Channel and CNN?

Hopefully MSNBC is going the other way (to some extent that's what appears to be happening). With General Electric owning them, it's seems very strange/surreal though.

p.s. Of course, I can't forget http://www.counterpunch.org/nader03042003.html">what they did to Donahue either.

[soothsayer]

5. So Bennet can resume his gambling!