CNN in talks with Newt Gingrich, Stephanie Cutter for new 'Crossfire' show

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Politico

Earlier this month, news broke that CNN was looking to relaunch Crossfire, the famous debate show that pitted two pundits -- one liberal, one conservative -- against one another on the political issues of the day.

Sources now tell POLITICO that the network is in discussions with former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and former Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter about roles on the show.

"They are talking to Cutter and to Gingrich," a source familiar with the discussions said. "[Cutter] is in discussions; Newt is in discussions too," another source confirmed.

Spokespeople with CNN did not respond to a request for comment regarding the news. Both Cutter and a Gingrich spokesperson did not respond to emails requesting confirmation.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/04/cnn-in-talks-with-newt-gingrich-stephanie-cutter-for-162439.html

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and Zucker's CNN remains as clueless as ever



That face is a surefire draw for viewers, and I'm sure they'll love his 'work kids as janitors' message

[gcomeau]

1. First guest:

Jon Stewart.

There will be no second guest.

[Joe Bacon]

17. First topic...

...the sanctity of marriage...

[RiverNoord]

2. What possible value

does a society get from having a loony idiot like him making political commentary on television? I'm really glad I cut myself completely from cable TV...

[progressoid]

3. CNN: when you shoot yourself in the foot, the best thing to do is shoot yourself in the other foot.

[lunatica]

11. and by all means keep digging that hole you tripped yourself into

Doubling down on the stupid is just the ticket.

[No Vested Interest]

4. I doubt I could take a whole program

filled with Newt's ego, especially week after week.
It would be demoralizing.

[geomon666]

5. What a joke.

I could barely stomach that ghoul Novak (and no, him being dead doesn't change a thing) and watching Bowtie Boy Tucker made me have violent tendencies toward my television remote. And now you want to put the king of slime Gingrich? Thank god I cut the cord to cable television years ago. Saved me years of frustration.

[DeSwiss]

6. CNN is circling the bowl.....

- And I don't mean in a cute way like this:

[DallasNE]

7. Gingrich Is A Complete Buffoon Only Interested In Brand Gingrich

A moderator will not be able to control his constant interruptions of those that confront his garbage. Nothing will be based on fact because that is not what Gingrich does. I still remember his handshake deal with President Clinton that he backed out on the very next day. He has no fidelity to anything except brand Gingrich. Certainly not his many wives. Maybe a monolog on Fox News but nothing serious for Gingrich. It can't possibly last.

[OldRedneck]

8. Just another reason . . .

Just another reason why I stopped watching CNN a long time ago.

[John2]

9. So they will pay

him lots of money to feed the public his rightwing crap. Rightwing propaganda is a good profession.

[patricia92243]

10. The article was mostly about Newt. I had to look up Cutter to even find out more

about her. I think it shows the slant CNN would put on the show- it would be Republican Newt's program and guest.

[Tom Rinaldo]

16. Actually Cutter is good. She is very sharp.

Although she was Obama's "deputy" campaign director she did most of the media heavy lifting for live interviews. She never gave an inch to the Republicans and threw the grenades they kept throwing at Obama right back into their faces. I'm not saying she is reason enough to watch the show but she is no light weight.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. I disagree. I think she is weak and slow on her feet. She let Republicans get away with a lot of

their talking points. And she's not well liked by the liberal activists here in D.C.

[avebury]

12. I refuse to spend a minute of my

life watching Newt on any show.

[BootinUp]

13. Cutter is watchable, definitely.

Somehow I doubt it will come to fruition though. definitely.

[greiner3]

14. Ya think;

It would follow the famous and highly entertaining AND professionally produced;

""Point-Counterpoint" segments with (Shana Alexander, who took over for Nicholas von Hoffman) Kilpatrick at the end of each "60 Minutes" broadcast in the late 1970s."

Ya think?

[G_j]

15. a curse on "Crossfire" and

the whole dumbed down "argument culture" it helped spawn.

[JustAnotherGen]

18. I wouldn't watch it

I don't even hate him - that's giving him an iota of respect.

No - see Newtie boy there is too wet to step on and waaaaaaaay too low to kick. He doesn't merit anyone's attention. Especially not mine.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. Stephanie Cutter is a weak debator

[Sunlei]

21. sucks. the 24/7 political propaganda campaign that never ends & named 'news'

[Zoeisright]

22. And CNN's race to the bottom continues.

[Cleita]

23. *yawn*

Now if they brought back "Equal Time", the old show that pitted Stephanie Miller against Bay Buchanan, that I would watch. They canceled it I believe because Steph always got the better of Bay every time.

[tableturner]

24. Stephanie Cutter is a very strong debater..

Last edited Wed Apr 24, 2013, 04:39 PM - Edit history (1)

Look....nobody wins every aspect of every debate, especially when repeatedly going against the best the other side offers. She won a lot more than she lost, for sure. Looking at the broad picture, she was tough and quick on her feet during the campaign. On a side note, her rapid response "I'm calling BS on this" YouTube videos were exceedingly effective. She will do very well if she and Newt battle on the show. It certainly will not be "Newt and a 'guest'".

Edit: corrected spelling