CBS News exec said the network is hiring more Republicans because 'we know' they'll take over

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Yahoo/Insider

A CBS News executive told staff earlier this month that the network was hiring more Republicans as analysts because he believed there would "likely" be a Democratic wipeout in the 2022 midterm elections, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a leaked recording it obtained.

Neeraj Khemlani, a CBS News copresident, made the remark just before the announcement that the network had hired Mick Mulvaney, who briefly served as President Donald Trump's chief of staff, as an analyst. The decision sparked internal backlash, The Post reported.

In February 2020, Mulvaney accused journalists of exaggerating the impact of the coronavirus to damage Trump. Mulvaney also played a key role in the campaign to pressure Ukraine to smear Joe Biden, which resulted in Trump's first impeachment.

In an apparent attempt to lay the groundwork for the announcement of Mulvaney's hiring, Khemlani told morning-show staff members that hiring Republicans would give the network better coverage, The Post reported.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/cbs-news-exec-said-network-121236821.html

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(Full title: "A CBS News exec said the network is hiring more Republicans because 'we know' they'll take over after the midterms: report" )

Craven abdication of neutral reporting, in favour of access. This is How Democracy Dies. Mulvaney was a part of the blackmailing of Ukraine, and CBS wants to pay him to get access to Republicans.

[elleng]

1. Well 'we know' NBC and PBS will take over.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. In other words, "now that we're doubly investing for a GOP house win, let's bring that to fruition."

[FalloutShelter]

2. So ... yay!

Let’s just get a head start and begin hiring our new nazi overlords. CBS you are dead to me.

[mitch96]

45. Yup, same here. How much you want to bet they hire back Lara "zig heil"Logan?...nt

[Botany]

3. Joe Biden is the best President of my lifetime, the policies put forth by President Biden & the ....

.... democratic party are very popular with the vast majority of Americans, and the republican party
is filled with traitors to America. (See below) Let the GOP run with Trump, C-19, and Putin around their
necks.


Look @ all of them who voted to let Donald Trump off the hook about blackmailing Zelenskyy and Ukraine
to rat fuck our elections by withholding military aid. They put party over our country and standing up
to Vlad Putin. Only Romney voted to hold Trump accountable.

This was Mitch McConnell right after blocking the American people and members of Congress
from seeing the evidence of Trump's trying to blackmail Zelenskyy by blocking military aid to
the Ukraine.







Republicans
Senator Article I Article II
Lamar Alexander, Tenn. No No
John Barrasso, Wyo. No No
Marsha Blackburn, Tenn. No No
Roy Blunt, Mo. No No
John Boozman, Ark. No No
Mike Braun, Ind. No No
Richard Burr, N.C. No No
Shelley Moore Capito, W.Va. No No
Bill Cassidy, La. No No
Susan Collins, Maine No No
John Cornyn, Texas No No
Tom Cotton, Ark. No No
Kevin Cramer, N.D. No No
Mike Crapo, Idaho No No
Ted Cruz, Texas No No
Steve Daines, Mont. No No
Mike Enzi, Wyo. No No
Joni Ernst, Iowa No No
Deb Fischer, Neb. No No
Cory Gardner, Colo. No No
Lindsey Graham, S.C. No No
Chuck Grassley, Iowa No No
Josh Hawley, Mo. No No
John Hoeven, N.D. No No
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Miss. No No
Jim Inhofe, Okla. No No
Ron Johnson, Wis. No No
John Kennedy, La. No No
James Lankford, Okla. No No
Mike Lee, Utah No No
Kelly Loeffler, Ga. No No
Mitch McConnell, Ky. No No
Martha McSally, Ariz. No No
Jerry Moran, Kan. No No
Lisa Murkowski, AK No No
Rand Paul, Ky. No No
David Perdue, Ga. No No
Rob Portman, Ohio No No
Jim Risch, Idaho No No
Pat Roberts, Kan. No No
Mitt Romney, Utah Yes No
Mike Rounds, S.D. No No
Marco Rubio, Fla. No No
Ben Sasse, Neb. No No
Rick Scott, Fla. No No
Tim Scott, S.C. No No
Richard Shelby, Ala. No No
Dan Sullivan, Alaska No No
John Thune, S.D. No No
Thom Tillis, N.C. No No
Patrick Toomey, Pa. No No
Roger Wicker, Miss. No No
Todd Young, Ind. No No

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/trump-impeachment-vote-count-senate-

[ificandream]

4. He'll get a little talking to about that dumb remark.

CBS is smarter than that, hopefully.

[Ford_Prefect]

7. If CBS were smarter than that we wouldn't have heard about it.

They've been headed down FOX alley for the last decade.

As noted elsewhere they seem to want a GOP win and have predicted a Rightward shift in American life. Now it would seem they're going to help both become true.

[Rebl2]

34. So true

[LiberalFighter]

14. If CBS was smarter about it they would not had hired Neeraj Khemlani

[Magoo48]

5. Good to have reminders about who Corporate MSM work for.

CBS, like its brethren, are little more than the propaganda arms of an Oligarchy where representative government is being held together by a few Federal Courts and state Courts.

Collective majorities are being overruled at every level of American government by minorities led by bought and paid for elected officials.

One can still find the truth of things only if they are willing to search around for it.

[Justice matters.]

10. Neeraj Khemlani is a Singaporean-born American serving as the co-president of CBS.

Neeraj Khemlani is a Singaporean-born American serving as the co-president of CBS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neeraj_Khemlani


Lachlan Keith Murdoch (/ˈlɒklən/;[3] born 8 September 1971) is a British businessman and mass media heir.[1][4] He is the executive chairman of Nova Entertainment, co-chairman of News Corp, executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation,[5] and the founder of Australian investment company Illyria Pty Ltd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachlan_Murdoch


All foreign-born corrupt to the core decided to promote the fascist propaganda of the extreme (and criminal) right to line their pockets...

Isn't that special?

[turbinetree]

8. Should we go into the archives as to what Mick Mulvaney did....

He and that POS that use to be in power have blood on there hands he reinforced the BS during at the height of the pandemic called Covid and the ensuing deaths now at over 950,000 he helped in the BS with the blackmailing of a president in Ukraine...so CBS is a fucking enabler.....of BS....they like to walk around and hire people that have blood on there hands....time for billboards......and then there is the BS about Les Moonves, remember him saying trump would be good for ratings......what the fuck....

And then they are broadcasting that my vote basically does not mean shit.....why don't you just call yourself TMFSN II ( The More Fucking Shit Network II) also known as Fox News......merge with them and really show how much you hide behind the first amendment....by spewing shit from a enabler of shit trying to still over throw the government ........

[Justice matters.]

16. It's called "See BS"

To see exactly what their corporate name say$.

[turbinetree]

19. I like that SeeBS

[Justice matters.]

21. SeeBS sleeps with Fux Noi$e. nt

[turbinetree]

22. I like your trump walking behind bars maybe they can put the entire cabal behind bars

walking behind him with shackles on with there own balloons.....

[turbinetree]

20. Now I am going to see if I can remove them from my streaming service.....

[Justice matters.]

23. VoteVets should put their AD there...

... to remind them we Never Forget.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017717108

[turbinetree]

25. Just asked VoteVets if they can get them to place this ad on the SeeBS broadcast systems

[Justice matters.]

26. Just before or immediately following mal-vainy would be

perfect

[turbinetree]

27. Today...

[Escurumbele]

9. It is amazing how the media is willing to ignore people like Mulvaney, a corrupt individual

These people lack principles. Principle people are a thing of the past, at least on the republican side, they will hire a serial killer if they feel it will improve their ratings, or help them politically.

There is a push to promote trash, ignorance, dishonesty from the right, they don't care about anyone but themselves, that is why when they get caught they always blame someone else, there is no loyalty amongst thieves.

[LymphocyteLover]

11. Let's make them regret this fucking bullshit then

VOTE BLUE TO SAVE AMERICA!!!

FUCK CBS!

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Does Westinghouse still own CBS?

[Runningdawg]

13. Sadly I don't think we will see the demise of the big 3 networks in my lifetime.

As a boomer far too many friends tune in just because their parents and grandparents did. I think network TV will die with us boomers.

[zuul]

15. Call CBS to file a complaint at [phone].

An operator will answer. Tell him/her that you want the complaint department. You will be connected to a line where you can leave a recorded message.

[turbinetree]

17. Done.....thanks

next up billboards on Time Square, maybe they can show them on the morning show....for news....of the day...

[AllaN01Bear]

35. i just read that one of your networks news exec had stated that we are hireing more repubicans

as we know they are going to take ove. thats @#$%^&*( you can fill in the lines .

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Adversarial journalism for Democrats, Cooperative journalism for Republicans??

Just wondering if it fits the mainstream media

[AllaN01Bear]

36. "librul press." pox ramona.

[TheRealNorth]

24. Maybe Khemlani was one of the parties that Madison Cawthorn was referring to....

He seems like the the type that would be snorting lines of Coke off a stripper's rears with other GOP 'rs.

[SuperCoder]

28. Seriously

This is messed up.

[burrowowl]

29. Will they fire Steven Colbert?

[3825-87867]

31. No, but

they may reign him in on his monologs.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

43. Yes, and hire Stephen Miller

We won't notice the difference.



Or, Steve Bannon. One "Steven" is as good as another, right?

[3825-87867]

30. CBS

Now known as the Conservative Broadcast System.

[AllaN01Bear]

32. i stopped watching cable and terrestrial tv years ago after comcast priced me out.

pox cbs.

[darosky]

33. Fox is bad enough

The dominance of right wingers in the media continues

[wishstar]

37. That should be a reason to have more Democratic analysts to be more fair/balanced

otherwise their reports would be even more Republican- slanted if Repubs take over Congress.

[MustLoveBeagles]

38. Locking

This is more of an analysis/opinion piece which goes against LBN's SOP. Sugguest reposting in GD.

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. Unlocking now

We considered your petition and did a revote. After careful consideration we've decided to unlock this thread.

[LudwigPastorius]

40. This reminds me.

I need to renew my passport, just in case I need to leave the country in a hurry sometime in the next 2 - 3 years.

Not doomsaying...just being smart.

[aggiesal]

41. CBS News used to be the Gold Standard, now they're the ________ Standard (Fill in the blank) ...

What happened to them?

[donte]

42. CBS hiring more republicans in anticipation of a GOP takeover

Okay! I understand CBS wants to have feedback from a republican perspective. So does that mean they have to hire Liars and people who would not know the truth if it fell on their head! Mulvaney is not intellectually honest about things that happen that the rest of us see with our own eyes. He is always on a different universe or planet. Democrats are on EARTH 1 and republicans are on EARTH 2!

[Emile]

44. What about all the Republicans they already have?

[Kid Berwyn]

46. So that's where all the pro-GOP bias comes from.

Corporate McPravda as make-work for lazy and corrupt bastards.

[SouthBayDem]

47. Like Les Moonves said...

Trump may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.

[ck4829]

48. Now for the entire GQP