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comradebillyboy

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11. Indeed one can't overstate CNN's role in electing Trump.
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 11:48 AM
Aug 2018

The press has studiously avoided any sort of critical self-examination in the aftermath of 2016.

CNN is much bigger, better known, with a larger audience. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1
That's not true oberliner Aug 2018 #7
I stand corrected. But maybe Trump thinks they're bigger. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #34
That is possible oberliner Aug 2018 #35
My guess.. although CNN may have fewer viewers it is Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #45
isn't the target for drumpf....the owner of CNN....is that Bezos? Rene Aug 2018 #22
No, bezos owns the washington post unblock Aug 2018 #26
MSNBC is assumed "liberal Fox" by his fans...CNN must be equated with "fake" for them. Moostache Aug 2018 #2
How bullies behave on the Playground. no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 #3
I seem to recall a couple incidents during the campaign JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #4
with Trump, it is probably a trivial personal affront DBoon Aug 2018 #5
It was the scheduled announcement where he was to admit to the birther lie. mobeau69 Aug 2018 #28
As a train enthusiast, I demand a retraction. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #31
Thanks for the correction. mobeau69 Aug 2018 #32
They're both handsome buildings. Union Station is Beaux-Arts, and the old post office mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #33
All of the above plus the Ted Turner/Jane Fonda connection to CNN Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #6
got to correct your age group jodymarie aimee Aug 2018 #12
I actually added the 40 because of a hunter friend that posts the Jane Fonda memes Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #13
I think I got it... jodymarie aimee Aug 2018 #14
The same phenomenon happens in my small GA town. n/t Different Drummer Aug 2018 #27
Perceived "betrayal" maybe. CNN's previous CEO, Jeff Zucker, Hortensis Aug 2018 #8
Indeed one can't overstate CNN's role in electing Trump. comradebillyboy Aug 2018 #11
I think that might be part of it NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #16
CNN is down the middle jcgoldie Aug 2018 #9
I've heard rumors CNN is holding a damaging story Qutzupalotl Aug 2018 #10
Sounds Intriguing LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #29
It was on Twitter, so take that FWIW. Qutzupalotl Aug 2018 #39
Why Would Mueller Care About That? LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #41
The sources implied that the story will come out, Qutzupalotl Aug 2018 #43
How would trump know they had the story? Very Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #46
Would love to hear more about this! eom Control-Z Aug 2018 #38
please see my post #39 above yours. Qutzupalotl Aug 2018 #40
Working the refs tparrett62 Aug 2018 #15
Don't forget MSNBC is owned by NBC which ran the Apprentice show. Twitlers only source of legit kimbutgar Aug 2018 #17
yes.. this is why I think he targets CNN rather than MSNBC hlthe2b Aug 2018 #21
Three letters is easier than five. nolabear Aug 2018 #18
May be an old target. moondust Aug 2018 #19
Trump was fine with CNN all through the campaign oberliner Aug 2018 #24
Good point. MSNBC too. At some point it all Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #47
Don Lemon. displacedtexan Aug 2018 #20
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with CNN's Don Lemon oberliner Aug 2018 #23
That interview was just the beginning. displacedtexan Aug 2018 #44
CNN breaks more original stories than NBC media Nevernose Aug 2018 #25
Of course I have no idea but long have guessed it was that to speak the name MSNBC mahina Aug 2018 #30
Who owns CNN? AwakeAtLast Aug 2018 #36
I think he picked a random target ismnotwasm Aug 2018 #37
I have noticed that he always mentions CNN and NBC (not MSNBC) The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #42
Wasn't he pissed at NBC for trying to keep apprentice Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #48
Typical Predatory Behavior Leith Aug 2018 #49
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