I usually don't watch CNN but just recently discovered their anchor Don Lemon. I love him.

BigBearJohn

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:09 PM
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I usually don't watch CNN but just recently discovered their anchor Don Lemon. I love him.

Something very refreshing about him. I like the way he
does not allow guests to spout "talking points".

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applegrove

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:12 PM
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1. Yes. I saw Don say that twice yesterday as he was interviewing congress critters. He really made

Rand Paul squirm.

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housewolf

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:29 PM
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8. Here's a video of him re-visiting that interview w/ added commentary about what was going on

Worth the watch, anybody who can over-talk Rand Paul & get him to answer the question deserves more air time!

http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/31/no-talking-points/?iref=allsearch

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Whisp

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:12 PM
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2. he slips once in a while but overall he is the best there.

He not unpleasant like the rest of the scum there, or most of them. He's got manners.

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Lex

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:15 PM
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3. And he's brave too:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/16/don-lemon-comes-out-cnn-anchor-gay_n_862308.html

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housewolf

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:15 PM
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4. When is he on?

Do you know when he's scheduled?

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Bozita

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:20 PM
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5. He's a weekend/holiday afternoon guy there

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housewolf

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:22 PM
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7. Ah, weekend prime time

according to his bio at CNN.com

I'll have to remember to check him out

Actually, he's on now (replay from earlier today). I remember seeing him earlier

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HipChick

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:21 PM
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6. Jon Stewart filleted him the other day..

Edited on Sun Jul-31-11 11:37 PM by HipChick

I felt bad for him..he was a good sport though, and later showed the segment on his show..:rofl:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-26-2011/cnn-anchor-don-lemon-appears-not-to-care-for-cnn

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Cannikin

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:31 PM
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9. I thought it did a good job of showing that he likes to stick to the hard news

and skip the fluf. It was very funny.

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housewolf

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:35 PM
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10. ROFL!!!!!

Very funny, Jon!

Seemed to me it was more critical of CNN than of Don Lemon, rather it I saw it as more than a little complimentary to him for not falling for CNN's foibles

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