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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 09:16 PM
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Another reason CNN has become a joke.
Who do they get to say how our economy will turn out?

PSYCHICS??!!?? :wtf:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/great-moments-in-journalism-cnn-brings-on-psychics-to-predict-economic-future/
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 09:17 PM
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1. CNN's low point was when they had Paula Zahn discussing the Rapture Index.
I think it was a regular segment sometime in 2005.
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The Eagle 718 Donating Member (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 09:56 PM
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2. CNN lost total credibility in the 2000 election
and never got it back.
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Dept of Beer Donating Member (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 11:31 PM
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5. That is true.

Their coverage, both cable and internet, started to take right turn once lil boots was ordained emperor.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 10:01 PM
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3. If I want to see a tv channel talk about psychics I'll turn to the History Channel
which never seems to tire of Nostra-whatever.
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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 10:15 PM
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4. As predicted so long ago by Paddy Cheyefsky in Network
And now here's Sybil the Soothsayer!
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peopleb4money Donating Member (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-25-11 11:33 PM
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6. CNN = Corporate News Network
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