On CNN, the panel discussing trump's picks basically have their jaws on the floor.

[PearliePoo2]

One by one they're discussing how each one of these goons trump has picked, have positions that are "problematic" to say the least.
They say it's becoming clearer by who trump picks and surrounds himself with where trump is on issues.
There are lots of frowns and concerned looks on their faces, bordering on horror, actually.
We are so screwed.

[stopbush]

1. I guess they hadn't thought of all that as they helped get Trump elected.

No worries. At least we avoided the horror of electing a person who used a private email server.

[PearliePoo2]

2. Exactly. They let him call in anytime he wanted. Good for ratings they thought.

Just now they are talking about how he is ditching the press. wtf did they think he'd do?
I'll be shocked if he even has a Press Secretary, to be honest.

[PRETZEL]

4. I've heard that Laura Ingraham

needs to be repaid for her efforts.

[Crunchy Frog]

41. With a good groping, no doubt. n/t

[2naSalit]

3. 1

Malice of forethought can only reach so far into the future before everything gets all fuzzy math for the simple-minded despot wannabes.

[workinclasszero]

5. Yes that was all the news media cared about 24/7/365

They elected Hitler and saved us from Hillary's email server!

[Liberal In Red State]

14. Touch!

[Raastan]

35. agreed

[2naSalit]

67. 1

[uponit7771]

80. Amen

[uponit7771]

8. 1

[apcalc]

38. Well said

[GeorgeGist]

6. A lot of eyeballs would be watching if the Infotainment channels went full OJ ...

on Trump.

[still_one]

7. they "have their jaws on the floor". Why? their bullshit, along with MSNBC and fox helped

elect trump

So glad I downgraded my Satellite package so I just get locals. No CNN, no MSNBC, no fox, and no CNBC

[PearliePoo2]

10. Yeah, like "buyer's remorse" perhaps?

There are knowledgeable guests on the show bringing up how seriously flawed these assholes that trump has chosen really are.

[still_one]

11. I would characterize it as dangerous

[NCTraveler]

9. The connection isn't even indirect. These are CNN's picks as well.

They were a part of Trumps team.

[boston bean]

15. Corey Lewandowski... that is all that needs to be said.

[BREMPRO]

71. i don't know what channel you are watching, but it's not the CNN I watched during the election

Moderators and panelists were dominantly Clinton/Dem supporters with token Trump defenders like "trump barbie" and "old gray trumpster" that offered strained counterpoint to the majority of the panel. Van Jones was ever present bringing thoughtful insight with respectful humility to the discussion. They skewered Trump after the Access Hollywood tape for weeks, until the Comey's molotov cocktail hit the floor, and even then even with Clinton on the defensive they were on balance still not Trump leaning.

[duffyduff]

74. Not true at all. It was 24/7 Trump.

This is a FACT.

You are talking about CNN many, many months into the primaries. However, the damage was done early on and would stay that way throughout the primaries. GOP voters didn't have a real opportunity to examine the 17 candidates and their positions when CNN in particular and the rest of the networks later were devoting all of their airtime to a dipshit candidate who didn't run a serious campaign at all.

That is because Zucker was president of NBC Entertainment when Trump had The Apprentice. The relationship has existed for many years. Zucker doesn't believe news organizations are in the business of providing a public good and civic responsibility. News networks to him are only about entertainment, ratings, and ad revenue.

Again:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jeff-zuckers-singular-role-in-promoting-donald-trumps-rise/2016/10/02/7c3d4366-865b-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html

[BREMPRO]

75. I didn't watch it much in the primaries , just referring to the GE

the damage early was really to the other Republican candidates, who were a motley crew of questionable character and accomplishment anyway.. so yeah Donald was more entertaining and the game him a lot of attention. But as far as the GE against Clinton, the bias seemed to be against Trump not for him.

[duffyduff]

77. It was too little, too late for CNN.

They OWN this catastrophe.

[LisaM]

12. Gee Dr. Frankenstein...

Got a problem with your monster?

[Fast Walker 52]

19. seriously... on the other hand, at least they are recognizing there is a problem

[LisaM]

24. Yes, but not until now?

I had to argue with liberal friends as long as a year ago to not pay attention to Trump all the time (I don't mean ignore him, I mean, don't obsess over him). That obsession led to ratings, ratings led to their ridiculous inflated coverage, and Bingo.

[TrekLuver]

54. The inflated coverage should of led to more people rejecting him and his outrageous hate talk..

why didn't that happen?

[LisaM]

65. Because we are a reality show country now.

People admire crap like "The Apprentice" and "Survivor". They identify with the "winners" of these staged affairs. They get to call in and vote on "American Idol"! They don't essentially care that this winner-take-all format labels most of the people who participated as losers. I can't even watch the Food Network anymore without its devolving into some kind of competition.

I watch "Good Morning America" in the mornings (mostly to make sure I stay on schedule and catch the bus) and I'm always completely flummoxed by the fact that one minute they'll be covering a devastating typhoon in Asia or a crisis in a refugee camp, but their number one news story will be announcing the next cast of "Dancing With the Stars".

[spanone]

13. are they questioning why the media gave him 2BILLION dollars of free air time?

bet not

[Little Star]

17. Bingo

[Maven]

16. Maybe they shouldn't have broadcast all of his rallies in full w/o comment for months then?

Maybe they shouldn't have hired one of his paid operatives as a "commentator" then?

Maybe they should have talked about the candidates' positions on issues and their likely nominees to important posts, more than fake scandals like Benghazi and emails, then?

Maybe.

[LisaM]

25. Maybe Anderson Cooper should have mentioned climate change in the debate....

I'm only singling him out because he works for CNN (they all could have brought it up). But he didn't.

[PearliePoo2]

61. Didn't dumpkins refer to climate change as just "weather"

And it's a hoax perpetrated by China?

He is so ignorant, it's beyond shocking. It's horrifying.

[LisaM]

62. Yes, and I think it should have been a key debate topic.

It might have woken up some of those who smugly voted for Jill Stein.

[WhiteTara]

18. Too bad they helped with the screwing

and now they get to be "Oh My!"

[C Moon]

20. You'd think the GOP would be a little scared that this guy is going to completely

screw up their party. But then again, they're probably all still drunk with their egos right now and not paying attention.

[Lochloosa]

23. My wife will ask me why the repugs are doing something and I always give her the same answer:

BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE!

[etherealtruth]

82. They get to have their classist, racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic policies

... championed by lunatics they believe they can later distance themselves from.

I agree they are giddy that they can ram every detrimental (to the average American) policy through.

[barbtries]

21. within a day or so after the election,

i posted on fb that i could easily imagine saying "what did you expect?" many, many times going forward.

what the FUCK did they expect.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. I'm shocked I tell you... shocked!! /s

[muntrv]

22. CNN enabled him.

[MFM008]

26. They ALL gave him an easy ride

They deserve whatever comes their way.

[bdamomma]

44. yes that is why there is no press pool

and if tRump starts picking off media stations, there goes free speech. There is a snowball effect.

this is no reality show............ I just had a person who told me they voted for tRump, and I live outside the U.S and they muttered the words of crooked Hillary, I said to myself another person brainwashed. It took alot for me not to say anything, stupid and ignorant these people are.

[PearliePoo2]

48. Yes, they were talking/whining today about no press was allowed in the meeting with Abe from Japan.

Just wait, you guys. It's just beginning. He hates the crooked lying press (the hand that fed him). The door is going to be slammed in their faces. He LIVES for revenge.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. Understatement of the year!

[onecaliberal]

28. These same sorry bastards enabled and normalized all of this shit.

Now they're frightened? Fuck those people.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. Fuck 'em is right... should join me in refusing to watch that crappy network!

[onecaliberal]

36. I don't watch any of them. I get my news online, sometimes free speech tv

and even less Lawrence O.

[kcr]

31. Oopsie CNN!

Horrified, are we? Puhleese... I have the same feeling about anyone who didn't take Trump seriously and worked to defeat Hillary in the general and is now just oh so horrified he's been elected, but won't acknowledge their part in it. Bunch of phonies.

[Elmergantry]

32. what next

Palin for interior?

[Auntie Bush]

39. God help us! Please 🙏🏻

[PearliePoo2]

43. Actually, that wouldn't surprise me one bit. Didn't moron-elect say there would be a place for her?

Ms Moose-Killer knows even less than dump. Fucking NOTHING.
There IS something dump and Palin have in common though, they are both mean, vindictive and live for revenge.

[woodsprite]

56. But maybe she's good to grope. n/t

[PearliePoo2]

72. Nah..according to what he told Stern, she's past her "pull date".

I think he said 35 years old was max and time to trade in for a new one. Though now that Melania is "Third Lady-elect", he may waive that rule for a while.
Man, what a pathetic piece of shit. America..wtf have you done?

[wordpix]

59. she DID help him win AK, after all, so he owes her

[workinclasszero]

33. Jeff Zuckers singular role in promoting Donald Trumps rise (president of CNN)

Jeff Zucker’s singular role in promoting Donald Trump’s rise
By Margaret Sullivan Media Columnist October 2

Looking for someone specific to hold responsible for the improbable rise of Donald Trump?

Although there are many options, you could do worse than to take a hard look at Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jeff-zuckers-singular-role-in-promoting-donald-trumps-rise/2016/10/02/7c3d4366-865b-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html

[wordpix]

57. how about the guy who withheld vids of Trump on the Apprentice?

Lots of talk about footage there but no one released it.

Better late than never. C'mon :

[workinclasszero]

58. Oh yeah

totally forgot about that

[SHRED]

34. The same panel that went on and on...

...about emails.

Fuck them.

[elleng]

37. Isn't it nice they're concerned. Where have they been?

What did they say, during the primaries? ANYTHING?

[Crunchy Frog]

40. Well, they helped make it happen.

Their current reactions are a bit of a silver lining, I guess.

[Beartracks]

42. I don't fear Trump so much as the goons he surrounds himself with.

He is so feckless as to "reward" anyone who kisses his ass or blows him some praise... and these right-wing goons are creaming their pants at the prospect of having the perfect storm of Republican rule in Washington. All they need to do is tell him how great he is, and they're off to the races once more, saved from the brink of irrelevance by Trump's good luck and the audacious stupidity, hate, and short-sightedness of half of America's voters.

================

[PearliePoo2]

45. Exactly right..good post. The idiot misinterpreted what Pooty-Poo said about him.

I believe the word he used to describe him was something like "shiny object" and dumpkins was convinced he called him "brilliant".
But that's all it took for Donny to swoon over him and become smitten with his new boyfriend. fuck, I'm scared.

[lunatica]

46. maybe they need to do some serious souls searching

CNN and most of the media have fault in what happened. Years, even decades of fault.

[Blue Idaho]

47. What the hell did they expect?

Time after time the Fascist Donald Trump showed us exactly who he was. Why does the media have so much trouble believeing him? Just wait until he starts using his Presidential powers to shit all over them on a regular basis.

[Paladin]

49. A responsible mainstream media failed to make an appearance during this election cycle.

CNN, MSNBC, Fox, whoever---all they cared about was flashy conflicts, and stories about Trump that just wrote themselves. Like so many of us, the networks, on-line commentary sites, and newspapers, just assumed that Trump didn't have a chance of winning, so they gave him billions of dollars in free coverage and let things slide. Unforgivable.

[mainstreetonce]

50. TV stations should NOT air his planned rallies.

Give him no coverage.

[wordpix]

55. WTF are these rallies about, Hitleresque propoganda? The election is over, dummie!

[Skittles]

73. for the same people who complained about what it cost to fly the Obamas

hypocrites, ALL OF THEM

[left-of-center2012]

51. They got the President they wanted

Now there'll be lots of news for them to cover.
Sadly it'll be bad news for us.

[bdamomma]

63. don't even call him that he doesn't deserve it

call him Dic.....tator.

Remember the KKK endorsed him.......

[left-of-center2012]

70. "Remember the KKK endorsed him......."

And so did many evangelical Christians, like my two brothers.
Which is one reason I switched decades ago to Buddhism.

[Retrograde]

52. It's clear he has no contacts in government

and no idea about who to approach for key positions, so he's relying on syncophants and family. Of course this would have been obvious to anyone who had a functioning brain cell or three but our glorious Fifth Estate was too focused on ratings to actually report facts.

[RKP5637]

53. When will Trump start the military draft of 18 year old's for his Brownshirt domestic military! n/t

[flying_wahini]

60. ASAP - keep watching for it ...

local draft boards on every corner. No one else will fight his wars, they will need a big push.

[RKP5637]

68. I've read on a couple of sites he said he would bring back the military draft if elected

president. I don't know the validity of that, but they say he said it in several of his rallies, that he needs to do that to rebuild (his vision) of our depleted military, FFS.

[wordpix]

81. good, I'm excited to see how that will go politically speaking

[RKP5637]

83. Yep, same here! I can just imagine the outrage. n/t

[lpbk2713]

64. We could have told them this would happen months ago.

They aren't really good at what they do if they are in shock and awe.

[JI7]

66. did they not pay attention to his campaign ?

None of this is unexpected

[Spitfire of ATJ]

69. Trump supporters would say they're all part of the problem....

I wonder if the media would be equally appalled at Bernie's picks as being WAY too Liberal.

[riversedge]

76. OHM--I just tuned in and saw Michelle Rhee!!

[kimbutgar]

78. They certainly didn't think that when they gave the orange hitler 24/7 fawning free coverage

And hire his ex campaign manager who reported back to the orange hitler campaign. Couldn't happen to a better bunch of hypocrites.

[Island Blue]

79. And what exactly

did they think the circus peanut was going to do? They've aided and abetted him since day one.