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global1

(25,253 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:08 PM Feb 2013

Why Is CNN Making Such A Big Deal About Woodwards Comments That The WH Threatened Him?.....

CNN has been hyping this story all day. I read the e-mail to Woodward from Sperling and Woodward's response. I don't know how Woodward can feel that he was threatened by the WH given what I read. Yet - CNN has been running this story all day trying to make it a big issue. If that is what CNN is doing with this - I shudder to think what FOX is doing with this same story. I don't go nor do I care to go to FOX to find out.

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Why Is CNN Making Such A Big Deal About Woodwards Comments That The WH Threatened Him?..... (Original Post) global1 Feb 2013 OP

Because it fits into the Repub meme that Obama is a tyrant. FSogol Feb 2013 #1

Yep. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #4

CNN is trying to keep up with Faux. The issue two days ago was whether or not FLOTUS is overexposed. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #2

because it was said to Blitzer on CNN grasswire Feb 2013 #3

My radio was tuned to a station Control-Z Feb 2013 #5

Even Daily Caller and Red State are dropping this Woodward story. Zen Democrat Feb 2013 #6

and the younger voters are googling "Woodward" JanMichael Feb 2013 #7

Why was Woodward the only one to have the Deep Throat info? Because he is a rightwing hack graham4anything Feb 2013 #8

It was Poppy Bush & Co. handling Woodward in the old days Vinnie From Indy Feb 2013 #9

Yup. Sometimes I think Watergate was done solely to get 41 in office 15 years earlier graham4anything Feb 2013 #13

Woodward total gop schill. MFM008 Feb 2013 #10

CNN is trying to pull right-wing viewers away from a sinking FOX News because.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #11

You really have to ask? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #12

CNN's going to regret they ever did this... Boomerproud Feb 2013 #14

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

1. Because it fits into the Repub meme that Obama is a tyrant.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:09 PM

Feb 2013

CNN = Fox News Lite

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. Yep.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:25 PM

Feb 2013

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

2. CNN is trying to keep up with Faux. The issue two days ago was whether or not FLOTUS is overexposed.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:10 PM

Feb 2013

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

3. because it was said to Blitzer on CNN

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:11 PM

Feb 2013

That's why.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

5. My radio was tuned to a station

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:26 PM

Feb 2013

that Rush came on just as I was turning in to park. He opened his show saying that the email Woodward got did not sound like a threat to him. Maybe someone with CNN heard him and decided to push against him? Nah. Probably not. I'm sure they'll get in line with each other when they decide what they want the story to be.

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)

6. Even Daily Caller and Red State are dropping this Woodward story.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:36 PM

Feb 2013

Whatzamatta with Wolf? Oh, wait a minute ... stupid question.

JanMichael

(24,890 posts)

7. and the younger voters are googling "Woodward"

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:37 PM

Feb 2013

trying to figure out who he is and why the WH even gives a damn what he thinks. Then after they think, "oh man...I thought all those Watergate Dudes were dead....and Robert Redford is still alive..."

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)

8. Why was Woodward the only one to have the Deep Throat info? Because he is a rightwing hack

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:45 PM

Feb 2013

W & B did everything together except that

Because B would never have gone along with those convoluted breadcrumbs that led to exactly where DT wanted them to lead to.

Woodward made the public think he was special and has inside access and is treated like a superstar

Bernstein continued great work, but is rarely seen on TV anymore (occassionally on MSNBC, where he comes off great every time.)

Hack vs. the real deal