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| CNN launches attack "Where The Right Went Wrong" | ||
| 2006-10-30 | ||
| Lots of headscratching was going on Friday evening and over the weekend about the decision by CNN producers and uberanchor Wolf Blitzer to blindside former colleague (she hosted "CNN Crossfire" back in the day) Lynn Cheney. Aside from using questions culled from talking points on the Jim Webb scandal provided to a CNN associate producer by the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee, Blitzer, -- without checking out the veracity of the talking points -- quizzed Cheney about the techniques used against suspected terrorists and her views on the Bush Administration. Cheney had been invited to discuss her new children's book, but came prepared to battle Blitzer, and more than held her own.
Why was Blitzer so aggressive? "It was all about ratings, and the fact that we have this series of specials called 'Where the Right Went Wrong' running on the network," says the CNN insider. Part of that series ran later Friday evening after Cheney's emasculation of Blitzer (video here). In fact, CNN producers, with the approval of more senior executives, intend to run the highly politicized, pro-Democrat Party "Where the Right Went Wrong" in the days leading into Election Day. The series uses original reporting, as well as materials, including statistics and research developed by the DNC, MoveOn.org and the labor-funded 527, Americans Coming Together, though the those sources are never mentioned in the segments. "There are people who are wondering why this is being run so close to election day," says the CNN employee. "The questions have been asked, but we haven't gotten a satisfactory answer. But as soon as we saw the Cheney segment, we knew what they were trying to do. It wasn't just about attacking Cheney. It was about building momentum for the other programming we are running. It's about counterprogramming Fox News." | ||
| Posted by:lotp |
| #15 Slightly OT but Bank of America in my hometown has recently put two TVs inside where the tellers are. Guess what, both of them were tuned in to CNN. My company has large TVs showing our |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2006-10-30 18:15 |
| #14 TV at the bank is an excuse to have less tellers and longer lines. They can keep it. |
| Posted by: J.D. Lux 2006-10-30 16:56 |
| #13 Dreamsmith - When I asked a vice president to switch the channel she said that corporate HQ dictated what channel was on the TV. What BS! You got that right - in every BoA branch I have been to here in SC, they have, without exception, had the TVs tuned to Fox. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-10-30 16:54 |
| #12 my Wells Fargo shows FoxNews |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-30 16:37 |
| #11 Slightly OT but Bank of America in my hometown has recently put two TVs inside where the tellers are. Guess what, both of them were tuned in to CNN. When I asked a vice president to switch the channel she said that corporate HQ dictated what channel was on the TV. What BS! It kind of makes me wonder what Bank of Americas political affiliations are. |
| Posted by: Dreamsmith 2006-10-30 14:27 |
| #10 RE #7: Of course CF, TT decided which side of the fence he is on; look who he shares a toothbrush rack with......... |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-10-30 13:47 |
| #9 "There are people who are wondering why this is being run so close to election day," says the CNN employee. "The questions have been asked, but we haven't gotten a satisfactory answer." It's baffling, isn't it? I can't come up with a single hypothesis that would explain why CNN is running left-wing propaganda right before an election. Maybe it's just a coincidence! |
| Posted by: WhitecollarRedneck 2006-10-30 12:37 |
| #8 Agreed. Which makes Blitzer's claim that "of COURSE we want the US to win" absurd on the face of it. CNN as an entity does NOT want us to win the war on terror, not under Bush and not definitively. |
| Posted by: furble2987 2006-10-30 08:46 |
| #7 Looks like Ted Turner finally decided which side of the war to be on. Not that anybody had any doubt (at least here) - he's been on their side since GW I when they gave up their integrety for access. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-30 08:46 |
| #6 CNN is serving a world market with a world brand. I'd bet CNN does not perceive its competition to be FOX, but the BBC and a-Jizz. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-10-30 08:40 |
| #5 Pretty much. Some of us expats are lucky enough to get CNN International, which makes American CNN look like a bunch of flag-waving rednecks. The commercials are a stitch too, 80% of which attempt to lure us decadent kaffirs to the lush, tranquil paradises of Arabia, Qatar, and Malaysia. Hah. Waterboarding, schmaterboarding. I can barely take 30-40 seconds of that shit. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-10-30 08:39 |
| #4 At one time CNN had the cable news to itself. Today it badly trails FOX. It demonstrates the terminal behavior of institutions trying desperately for the 'good old days' ignoring the advice of 'when you're in a hole, quit digging'. Their management has chosen a niche market over the general market. It works in radio and as pathetic MSNBC is compared to both, it seems the strategy some are willing to dump money into. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2006-10-30 08:30 |
| #3 The only people that are gonna be seeing this are going to vote for the dems anyway. CNN has pissed off the right and many independents. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-10-30 08:05 |
| #2 But, this series will help get out the Dem vote and will encourage the insurgents in Iraq, the Iranian mullahs, China and North Korea to do as much damage as possible right now. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-10-30 07:57 |
| #1 CNN, Caliph News Network. 24-7 DNC Dhimmi approved. I used to somewhat like Wolf Blitzer, for a minute. The video with Mrs. Cheney made me puke. Lynn sure took this putz to the wood shed. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-10-30 07:51 |