What happened to CNN's outrage over Glenn Beck"s racist remarks

Roxy66

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:40 PM
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What happened to CNN's outrage over Glenn Beck"s racist remarks

Edited on Wed Apr-11-07 12:54 PM by Roxy66

towards the new Senator that is of Middle Eastern decent, Kieth Ellison? I think this is good someone is finally paying for vile remarks based on rasism, denagrding women, and homophobia. But, all these hypocrites that are covering this need to look at their own people and put the brakes on this hate speech!!!

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YDogg

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:43 PM
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1. Selective outrage, certainly.

I imagine CNN is quite pleased to be hammering Imus, as he was gaining/overtaking their morning show. Their outrage is directly proportional to their business interests, IMHO.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:44 PM
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2. CNN's outrage? When was CNN ever outraged?

CNN hired Beck specifically because he was a racist, and would generate ratings.

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Poiuyt

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:44 PM
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3. Keith Ellison is the Congressman

I don't remember CNN being outraged over the remarks. They probably liked the attention.

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Roxy66

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:48 PM
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5. I was being sarcastic. CNN and the rest of the media need to address

Edited on Wed Apr-11-07 12:55 PM by Roxy66

all these racists that are on ther air. Glenn Beck is one of the most hateful people on the air right now...let alone on the "Most respected" news network in the world!!. Glenn Beck needs to go as well!!!

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Poiuyt

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:59 PM
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10. Oops, I must be dense today

I agree about Beck. It bothers me more to have him on than any of the hate mongers on Fox because CNN supposedly portrays themselves as being "reputable." Beck has no place on a major news channel.

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Hong Kong Cavalier

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:48 PM
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4. The produce who hired Glenn Beck quit CNN and went to Fox News.

That should tell you a bit about the "outrage" that CNN expressed over Beck's remarks to Rep. Keith Ellison.
CNN loved the hiring of Beck because they've always been branded with the label "Clinton News Network" by the right-wing and see the
vast unthinking audiences that watch Fox News (and actually believe the "reporting" they do) as untapped revenue.
Thus, CNN has been taking a hard right tack for years now.
But they still can't shake the "liberal media" label no matter how hard they try.
Maybe if they hired David Duke...

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xultar

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:52 PM
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6. To CNN it's o.k. to slur Muslims don't ya see?

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Bitwit1234

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:53 PM
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7. He was from Minnesota and his name was Keith Ellison

they reason people did not care is Ellison is of the Muslim faith.

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Hubert Flottz

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:53 PM
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8. CNN will do ANYTHING for Money!

What do you call people like that?

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genie_weenie

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Wed Apr-11-07 12:54 PM
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9. Or when he asked Dina Sansing to strip for him!

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/28/glenn-becks-got-a-camera/

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AnnInLa

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Wed Apr-11-07 01:14 PM
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11. Sometimes there IS such a thing as

baby steps....and "one brick at a time," and "just another brick in the wall." All racism is bad, but we can't eliminate it all in one fell-swoop, as much as we would like to. We are all enablers. How many of us watch CNN even tho it supports the Glen Beck show? How many of us watch MSNBC even tho it broadcast Imus? How many of us adhered to a strict boycott of the sponsors of these programs, or other hate-filled radio/TV programs.

We made Ann Coulter sit up and pay attention....Imus must now do the same.

One brick at a time.

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Roxy66

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Wed Apr-11-07 01:14 PM
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12. Why is this not part of the dicussion on MSNBC at least.

They would love to cast a shadow on CNN.

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Solo_in_MD

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Wed Apr-11-07 01:52 PM
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13. Selective outrage is the norm, and its disgusting

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