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CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:36 PM Oct 2012

WTF is going on with CNN?

Obviously, they have their matching orders. Say it was a draw, regardless of what happened during this debate!

The first thing Wolf Blitzer said was that the debate was a draw. BULLSHIT!!!

This ridiculous CNN poll that gives the edge to Ryan--defies common sense. Every other poll out there gives it handily to Biden.

I don't know who or what gives these paid shills their marching orders, but CNN looks flat out ridiculous tonight!!

I will not tune into CNN for the rest of this campaign, as the organization has become absurd and is driving an agenda that has nothing to do with news or reality.

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WTF is going on with CNN? (Original Post) CoffeeCat Oct 2012 OP
They're doing the usual jsr Oct 2012 #1
Gloria Borger really turned out to be an idiot hrmjustin Oct 2012 #2
shilling for Corporate Sponsors--those Advertising $$ come from those looking for big tax breaks Supersedeas Oct 2012 #30
Wolf Blitzer is a WTF in general. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #3
They must have been BAIN'd C_U_L8R Oct 2012 #4
Their poll results show Biden with 65% likesmountains 52 Oct 2012 #5
Not the one they are touting. n/t wisteria Oct 2012 #14
Last time they asked mostly white males from the south....just FYI uponit7771 Oct 2012 #6
The want so badly to be Fox LondonReign2 Oct 2012 #7
I haven't tuned in to cnn in years. City Lights Oct 2012 #8
Watch another channel still_one Oct 2012 #9
Calm down My Pet Goat Oct 2012 #10
I hurried home ... doublethink Oct 2012 #11
They need the horse race narrative Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #12
"Fact checked that fucker on live TV." Cha Oct 2012 #27
They can eat shit and die Blue Owl Oct 2012 #13
I'm not either. They blew it tonight in their quest to please everyone instead of REPORTING. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #15
Just looked a the CNN Poll. strongermessage Oct 2012 #16
Meh, CNN's been a conservative station for eons. Doesn't surprise me that they'd do that. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #17
I'll have what they're smoking Stryder Oct 2012 #18
not the poll on their website spanone Oct 2012 #19
Cnn has always been FOX lite. What do the FOX News polls say? Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #20
CNN doesn't even have a clue. lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #21
why aren't you watching MSNBC trueblue2007 Oct 2012 #22
CNN - Chicken Noodle News Bozita Oct 2012 #23
It's because they get more $ flow being right wing flamingdem Oct 2012 #24
I laugh at their flawed strategy... CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #28
Sample size was 381 and the +/- edge was 5% so the poll could be 49 to 45 in favor WCGreen Oct 2012 #25
CNN is no different than Foxnews Rex Oct 2012 #26
The same thing that went on last week. ProSense Oct 2012 #29
DU called 'Operation Rescue Mitt' before it happened. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #32
CNN is giving Obama/Biden the Al Gore treatment. moondust Oct 2012 #31

C_U_L8R

(45,011 posts)
4. They must have been BAIN'd
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:38 PM
Oct 2012

They've got no credibility with that kind of farcical polling.

If they're smart - they throw that out and do another

City Lights

(25,171 posts)
8. I haven't tuned in to cnn in years.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:39 PM
Oct 2012

They've sucked for a long, long time. Right wing shills. Except for Soledad O'Brien.

My Pet Goat

(413 posts)
10. Calm down
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:40 PM
Oct 2012

Cnn poll of registered voters who watched the debate = more republicans watched just like last CNN snap poll.

doublethink

(6,823 posts)
11. I hurried home ...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:41 PM
Oct 2012

clicked on CNN and couldn't believe that silly green line (men) yellow line (women) trending thing at the bottom of the screen, going up at everything Ryan was saying, down when Biden was speaking. Quickly turned to MSNBC ... CNN was a joke all night, they are just finishing off their b.s. coverage I guess. CNN = No credibility at all tonight

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
12. They need the horse race narrative
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:43 PM
Oct 2012

Besides, OFA couldn't give a shit less about who "won" the debate. The campaign needs us fired up and damned if Joe didn't do just that.

Fact checked that fucker on live TV.

strongermessage

(284 posts)
16. Just looked a the CNN Poll.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:56 PM
Oct 2012

The CNN poll was based on responses from 381 registered voters. Interestingly, there was no reference to how many were registered as either Democrats or republicans. The margin of error was +/- 5%. This means that CNN declared Ryan the winner based on a minute and unvalidated sample whose responses fell within the margin of error. Just one more example of how the liberal media is trying to control our thought processes. Sarcasm intended.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
20. Cnn has always been FOX lite. What do the FOX News polls say?
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:07 AM
Oct 2012

I know that's a silly question but I'm curious to how bias they were/are.

Bozita

(26,955 posts)
23. CNN - Chicken Noodle News
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:30 AM
Oct 2012

Anything a smidgeon to the left of FauxNews is regarded by them as TRULY "fair and balanced."


CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
28. I laugh at their flawed strategy...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:27 AM
Oct 2012

....because I have never met a right-winger who praises CNN. They hate it. They've got their Fox News, so why would they tune into CNN?

CNN drives me nuts, because they don't know who they are--and every so often they use their channel to further the agenda that their corporate masters demand.

Last night was one of the most egregious and obvious abuses of this false-narrative--that I have EVER seen in the history of CNN.

The first thing Blitzer said after the debate was, "Well clearly that was a draw." Then, each pundit fell in line and they had their little poll to back up their false narrative.

It was disgraceful.

All social media defied what they were saying. Democrats were exploding over Biden's command performance, and many Republicans agreed as well. Every other poll--and there were several--was contrary to CNN's little prop poll.

Disgusting.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
26. CNN is no different than Foxnews
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:56 AM
Oct 2012

The company is morally compromised like all the other big name brands. Haven't watched CNN in years.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
29. The same thing that went on last week.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:30 AM
Oct 2012

CNN is leading Operation Rescue Mitt. My mom is visiting and she watches in frustation, and I can hear the commentary and reports. It's like listening to accounts of an entirely different campaign.

moondust

(20,000 posts)
31. CNN is giving Obama/Biden the Al Gore treatment.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 10:25 AM
Oct 2012

Reporting on the Democrat is nearly all in a negative light; reporting on the other guy is nearly all positive or absent altogether.

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