CNN staff revolts over Corey Lewandowski hire

[Night Watchman]

Source: NY Post

June 24, 2016 | 9:38pm

Ivanka Trump isn’t the only one who doesn’t want Corey Lewandowski around.

Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN’s “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker’s hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator for the news network days after he was fired as Donald Trump’s campaign manager.

“CNN is facing a near internal revolt over the Corey hiring,” said a TV insider, who described many in the newsroom as “livid.” “Female reporters and producers especially . . . They are organizing and considering publicly demanding” that Lewandowski be let go.

The Post reported on Monday that the Donald’s daughter Ivanka gave her dad an ultimatum to cut Corey loose after she was distressed by news he’d grabbed reporter Michelle Fields by the arm at a Florida event, and by a Page Six report that he recently got into a shouting match on a Midtown street with campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks.

Read more: http://pagesix.com/2016/06/24/cnn-staff-revolts-over-corey-lewandowski-hire/

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Jeff Zucker is a goddamned moron.

[Craig234]

1. Good

I was pretty disgusted by CNN's hire, and impressed by the staff revolt.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Hope all CNN staff employees go on strike until that asswipe assaulter of women is removed... WTF is CNN thinkin?!

[chillfactor]

3. what happened....

did trump's brain crawl into Sucker's head...Zucker is as much of a moron as trump is...

[ReRe]

4. Dayaam!

You go, CNN staff. Straighten out Jeff Zucker in a "Nine To Five" manner.

[Cha]

5. Did jeff zucker use to work for msnbc, too?.. Good on the Revolt @cnn.

Thank you, Night Watchman.

[rpannier]

17. He worked at NBC

Today Show mostly it appears
Was also the producer for Katie Couric's show at Disney
He was also President and CEO of NBC Universal. I don't know if that included being head of MSNBC

[Cha]

18. That's what it was.. NBC.. Thank you, rpannier~

[rpannier]

21. Glad to be of assistance

And have a good day

back at you

[Night Watchman]

36. When he Arrived, NBC was #1 in the Ratings

By the time he "left," it was #4.

[caballojm]

6. I haven't tuned into CNN

or any other 24 hr cable "newz" network since the conclusion of 2004 presidential election. Not one of them offers anything that even remotely resembles actual news. Now I'm thinking I may start watching CNN tomorrow just so I can boycott them all over again for hiring this festering tool bag.

[Cha]

19. I stopped November 2002.

[rpannier]

20. I used to watch bits of CNN International

There were five incidents/events that ended my watching them

1. When PM Rudd gave his famous apology to the Aboriginal People in Australia, CNN treated us to a small screen shot of the live feed from the floor of the Parliament in Canberra, while we listened to their talking heads tell us what he was saying. I turned over to ABC (Asia-Pacific TV) in Australia and watched and listened to the then-PM give the apology

2. The idiot who used to read people's tweets live on air

3. When CNN-International showed us the live coverage at the Hilton Compound as they waited for Paris Hilton to come out to be escorted to jail -- International News my ass

4. Sohn's horrible interview with then President Lee Myeong Bak. She asked him so many fluff questons I wanted to wretch

5. When the bridge collapsed in Minnesota, it happened on the same day that there was a huge train wreck in Uganda. A few small words about the train wreck and repeated shots of the bridge in Minnesota -- it looked like a frickin GIF image

6. Oh... there was a sixth. The presenter in Britain for CNN. When she interviewed Ann 'Shrill Voice of Treason' Coulter and the toughest question she asked her was, "Is it difficult to be a woman and a conservative?" Like Ann Coulter was the first woman conservative ever. I wanted to scream Margaret Thatcher and PHyllis Schlaffly... two other horrid human beings (This was before Sarah Palin was dropped on the political scene)

[PJMcK]

29. I cut my TV cable quite some time ago

Although I kept the broadband internet connection, I haven't had regular TV for years. The only reason to watch it was the news and once it generally reached the stage you've described, rpannier, that was it for me.

I'll bet it felt good to get those rants off your chest, though! (wink)

[greiner3]

39. Cut mine @10 years ago

After my kids talked me to switch to 'high speed' DSL I figured 60 seconds to download a Mb and with DSL maybe 15 seconds

[elljay]

42. And THAT is EXACTLY why

Zucker hired him. Ratings. People will tune in hoping to see something more interesting than the usual crap that passes for news. Maybe he'll slug someone, or there will be an on-camera walkout, or he'll say something so incoherent it is funny. Resist the urge to watch. The lint in your navel has more important things to say!

[brett_jv]

7. Forgive me for not 'knowing the details' and I don't mean to offend anyone, but ...

I don't find it terribly hard to believe that ANYONE, let alone a non-rich-white-male, who's actively working for the Drumpf campaign ... might be in real need of a good 'shouting at' ...

IOW hopefully it was this shaking of the reporters arm that's actually the important issue, because personally I couldn't give a FF if ANYONE gets into a 'shouting match' with the 'Drumpf Campaign Spokeswoman'.

That actually sounds like something of a community service, honestly.

Just sayin'.

Also, YOU GO GIRLS!!!

Can't imagine how Zucker thinks this provides 'good optics' ... unless he's so shallow as to think it looks good for the 'Liberal CNN' to prove it's bona-fides by hiring someone fired ... by the Republican Nominee.

Here's a Newsflash ... Liberals ... are NOT IMPRESSED ...

[OnDoutside]

9. He was fired by Trump for not being good enough, yet he's good enough for CNN ? Doesn't say much

for CNN.

[sulphurdunn]

11. I thiink he was fired for

being an obnoxious prick. Which is really something when you work for an obnoxious prick.

[OnDoutside]

15. That was another reason ;)

[rpannier]

22. I read in a couple of places that his daughter (Ivanka... Ivana...?) she wanted him fired

And Il Douche finally fired him

[sulphurdunn]

24. Maybe, but I wouldn't trust

any story that came from the Trump bunch. This whole business might be another Trumpian reality TV drama hosted by CNN this time instead of NBC.

[christx30]

34. If a woman feels creepy around a guy,

I'd be highly inclined to trust her instincts. Every person has this little voice in their head that will tell them that something isn't right with this person. A survival mechanism that evolution gave us. Everyone needs to listen to that voice.

[Scientific]

8. Could this be a wee shred of journalistic integrity?

OMG. It would be nice. But having seen the corporate media Assume the Position so routinely and obediently over the last 25 years, I will wait to see the outcome.

[madaboutharry]

10. His first appearance was a couple of nights ago with Erin Burnett.

She was outwardly hostile to him. He looked shocked with this look on his face that said "Why is she being so mean to me." Lol!

The contempt for him on her face was priceless!

[sulphurdunn]

12. He was hired to boost ratings

by inciting controversy and because he is an obnoxious, right wing asshole. He is already succeeding. It was just a busine$$ decision like everything else you see or hear on MSM. If CNN hadn't of grabbed him, one of the other networks would have.

[underpants]

14. Jeffrey Lord is clearly a Trump plant. I think Corey is too.

My opinion.

[left-of-center2012]

28. "He was hired to boost ratings"

Maybe CNN thought he'd pull some viewers from Faux Nuse?

[AngryAmish]

13. I, for one, certainly find CNN's staff revolting.

[rpannier]

16. Doesn't that Douche Erik Erikson have a spot on CNN?

If so, their outrage is kind of late

[Quantess]

23. And don't forget, Glenn Beck

had a weekday, primetime 2 hour show on CNN Headline news.

[rpannier]

25. I try hard to forget Beck

The only redeeming thing to Glen Beck is...
He's better than Alex Jones and that idiot on Focus on Family Radio Brian Fischer

[Quantess]

30. His only redeeming quality is he can be unintentionally funny

I enjoyed some of his ridiculous antics, and seeing the off camera prepping for the crying fits by smearing vicks vapo-rub in his eyes. What a clown.

CNN threw their credibility in the toilet by giving him all that air time.

[rpannier]

45. Very true

on both
His interview with the Chairman of The American Socialist Party was also pretty funny

[MadBadger]

26. Didnt realize page six was an acceptable source for LBN

Even if we agree with what they are saying.

[Night Watchman]

40. It's part of the New York Post

Just like, in London, The Observer is part of The Guardian.

[MadBadger]

41. The NY post is a rag you should only wipe your ass with

Page 6 is the worst of it.

[tblue37]

27. Well, Lewandowski is also revolting, so at least they have that in common. nt

[rladdi]

31. If you have notice CNN is quickly catching up with Fox News on using Conservatives. I don't watch

CNN anymore, it ignores real live news to talk about politics or other unrelated matters. They are hours behind when a new alert happens, after MSNBC has been carrying the news for hours. It is time for a complete overhaul of their commentators. Walt Blitzer should be the first to be fired.

[still_one]

32. Good for them, but I have stopped watching them a while back when it was obvious that they were

trying to become a fox wannabe

[asiliveandbreathe]

33. This is awesome, if true....I am still waiting for the

fallout from Matea Golds article (Wash Post) about Trumps "Left Hand Enterprise" -

What is Left Hand Enterprises and why did the Trump campaign pay it $730,000?

Is this story going to grow legs..it should....

[IronLionZion]

35. I'm sure it was temporary

for his insider knowledge of the campaign. he probably knows some secrets

[keithbvadu2]

37. A commentator who cannot legally say anything negarive about his most closely

associated reason to be hired - Trump.

An ultimatum by the daughter?

What? That she would not spend his money anymore?

[ProudProgressiveNow]

38. K&R nt

[ashling]

43. Apparently management at CNN

Did not think the network was losing credibility fast enough.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

44. Expect a lot of idiots out there flipping out about women trying to do their jobs....

Female cops are gonna get the brunt of it.