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MiHale

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5. CNN has sucked for years...

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Tue Aug 30, 2022, 07:06 AM

Aug 2022

If inclined to watch cable news, MSNBC is ok.

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Boycott CNN Movement Gains Traction Amid Network's Decision to Pander to Right Wing Viewers [View all] SuperCoder Aug 2022 OP

Post removed Post removed Aug 2022 #1

Who controls the narrative, not the remote, gab13by13 Aug 2022 #4

I very rarely watch news any more, but I like Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon.. BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #70

I like Jim Acosta too. Nt spooky3 Aug 2022 #74

I agree, but admittedly when Andrea Mitchell was on yesterday reporting totally old & discounted hlthe2b Aug 2022 #2

I can't believe that MSNBC can't find a way PatSeg Aug 2022 #35

Hear, hear! Rebl2 Aug 2022 #68

MSNBC is also moving right, gab13by13 Aug 2022 #3

Its nice to see someone else who sees that. Always frustrated me. oldsoftie Aug 2022 #11

Land the Plane, Rachel LisaM Aug 2022 #72

Now that gave me a good laugh. oldsoftie Aug 2022 #83

She backs into the lead more lavishly than anybody else on the air. calimary Aug 2022 #106

Rachel's new contract allows her to do just that, in case you had not niyad Aug 2022 #120

It would make more sense if the standard was a four-day workweek. calimary Aug 2022 #121

You insist that there are standards, apparently written in stone, that must niyad Aug 2022 #124

Yes, Rachel's delivery style makes me very impatient. I'm glad to know I'm japple Aug 2022 #21

I think she's trying to cater to the morons of the world, but I feel talked down to. G2theD Aug 2022 #110

I don't like Rachel's delivery but to be fair Marthe48 Aug 2022 #34

You know Rebl2 Aug 2022 #69

No, you are not alone PatSeg Aug 2022 #36

I think it is about patience, and our cultural lack thereof. We Americans roll our eyes when PatrickforB Aug 2022 #42

I'm a pretty impatient person, but I really like Rachel Maddow & her Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2022 #119

Count me in as someone who can do without Rachel Maddow. Earth-shine Aug 2022 #52

Huh inthewind21 Aug 2022 #55

She also frequently regularly wastes the viewer's time in a manner that is uniquely Maddow. Earth-shine Aug 2022 #57

MOSTly substance, worse than sad the 'public,' including DU, doesn't want to know the whole story. elleng Aug 2022 #76

How many time a week do we read MerryBlooms Aug 2022 #94

+ 1 nt pazzyanne Aug 2022 #112

She gives far more substance than most anyone else on MSM Bev54 Aug 2022 #99

??? USALiberal Aug 2022 #102

And yet, many of us love her BECAUSE of her in-depth research and ability to niyad Aug 2022 #66

CRITICALLY important. elleng Aug 2022 #77

Exactly. niyad Aug 2022 #78

Exactly! nt pazzyanne Aug 2022 #113

Rachel Maddow CitizenZero Aug 2022 #71

Same here!! USALiberal Aug 2022 #103

I like Rachel greblach Aug 2022 #80

MSNBC is moving MORE RIGHT NC DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #81

My husband and I could never watch her because of that. Sky Jewels Aug 2022 #82

MSNBC is ConservaDem until 4 PM... dchill Aug 2022 #88

It's amazing a Bush Comm. director is not "moving right" though BradAllison Aug 2022 #97

List your proof of MSNBC "moving right" USALiberal Aug 2022 #101

Ari Melber is my favorite on The Beat. G2theD Aug 2022 #109

I am with you on Rachel! True Blue American Aug 2022 #115

CNN has sucked for years... MiHale Aug 2022 #5

I have the parental lock set on my tv, I have Fox, newsmax,oann Meadowoak Aug 2022 #22

CSPAN? Every time I turn on Washington Journal there is a right wing doc03 Aug 2022 #31

I know, used to love Washington Journal, now I NEVER watch it. Ugh.... way to many "independent" a kennedy Aug 2022 #49

That's Why I Quit Watching WJ, Too ProfessorGAC Aug 2022 #60

Right wingers are old and don't have jobs. BradAllison Aug 2022 #98

I watch CSPAN when the Senate and House are in session True Blue American Aug 2022 #116

I catch up on WH on my pc Catherine Vincent Aug 2022 #87

From the time they made Wolf Blitzer the center of their news reporters rpannier Aug 2022 #107

Rather than pander, they could just try reporting the news Generic Brad Aug 2022 #6

fuck cnn, been pathetic for ages bringthePaine Aug 2022 #7

Only MSNBC for me for years vlyons Aug 2022 #8

ditto housecat Aug 2022 #92

Bring back old style HEADLINE NEWS (HLN) HAB911 Aug 2022 #9

The BBC World News channel serves that purpose SouthBayDem Aug 2022 #43

CBS news streaming channel is close. Nt. carpetbagger Aug 2022 #46

I know why they're doing it D_Master81 Aug 2022 #10

Pandering to a shrinking demographic will prove a poor business move bucolic_frolic Aug 2022 #12

This is a difficult problem for me PJMcK Aug 2022 #13

If you stopped watching CNN decades ago how do you know that they've sucked for decades? Doc Sportello Aug 2022 #40

Good question sammythecat Aug 2022 #118

I noticed it wasn't answered Doc Sportello Aug 2022 #125

I've switched. We don't need two Fox like propaganda outfits. NNadir Aug 2022 #14

I've taken it out of my channel line-up Mysterian Aug 2022 #15

Yes, indeed. Bohunk68 Aug 2022 #114

I just can't completely stop LittleGirl Aug 2022 #16

Everything is online these days IronLionZion Aug 2022 #19

You need a VPN for those sites LittleGirl Aug 2022 #39

I'm not using a VPN and they work fine for me Mysterian Aug 2022 #122

Region specific LittleGirl Aug 2022 #123

I've found CNN international to be superior SouthBayDem Aug 2022 #44

I watch CNN international as well, along with BBC, CBC and Al Jazeera Bev54 Aug 2022 #100

When CNN Karma13612 Aug 2022 #17

The only people who watch cable news are those who enjoy watching cable news Kaleva Aug 2022 #18

Good. And I have. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #20

Just yesterday I took CNN off my phylny Aug 2022 #23

I'm going to listen to Stephanie Miller today on Sirius. gab13by13 Aug 2022 #26

Sirius XM Progress is my go-to station. phylny Aug 2022 #37

Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann are my favorites. rubbersole Aug 2022 #93

Thanks for the tip, rs. I just downloaded the ORB app and made it my favorite. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 2022 #105

CNN used to be my 2nd source for news. lark Aug 2022 #24

I started boycotting CNN years ago TimeToGo Aug 2022 #25

It will be interesting Tickle Aug 2022 #27

Stop watching cable news channels altogether if you can. NCDem47 Aug 2022 #28

i only like Walter Cronkite and Keith Olbermann Tetrachloride Aug 2022 #30

I don't usually watch CNN that much but I haven't noticed that myself. Instead of MJ I watched doc03 Aug 2022 #29

Was A Regular CNN Viewer, Now It's MSNBC WiVoter Aug 2022 #32

Me, as well. (nt) Paladin Aug 2022 #33

Is there an example? kentuck Aug 2022 #38

I've done that a long time ago when they hired that horrid lewandowsky idiot onetexan Aug 2022 #41

I've never had cable but I've long found their website SouthBayDem Aug 2022 #45

I've been listening to Keith Olberman's podcast Corgigal Aug 2022 #47

Right? I love that he gives updates on those that have been rescued. oregonjen Aug 2022 #51

KO's podcast is excellent. I haven't missed one yet. Earth-shine Aug 2022 #53

When the left withdraws from a media source, the right gains more traction. Pobeka Aug 2022 #48

Actually inthewind21 Aug 2022 #56

I'm off all news shows, first thing in the morning it's the favorites of the 70's radio channel. a kennedy Aug 2022 #50

That's awesome! Sympthsical Aug 2022 #62

Good deal. sarcasmo Aug 2022 #54

All cable news is shit. BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #58

Gotta say I heard CNN in the car all afternoon yesterday, and they were condeming lindysalsagal Aug 2022 #59

I've Been Tuning In To News Nation ProfessorGAC Aug 2022 #61

glad to see the #BoycottCNN trending. CNN will see this...(for whatever that is worth) IcyPeas Aug 2022 #63

Don Lemon? Corgigal Aug 2022 #73

I watched him go after Karinne Jean-Pierre and it was borderline embarrassing. gldstwmn Aug 2022 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Aug 2022 #64

Great timing, CNN. librechik Aug 2022 #65

I'm IN! live love laugh Aug 2022 #67

The best are/ will be leaving. Joinfortmill Aug 2022 #75

Right On marieo1 Aug 2022 #79

Boycott cable. You'll be glad you did. Hassler Aug 2022 #84

I really enjoy Rachel Maddow. Intelligent, thoughtful and a great story teller. Of course my Handler Aug 2022 #86

Another Anti Cnn post from you? That's all you post and no recs...IT'S SO OBVIOUS GuppyGal Aug 2022 #89

I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE DON LEMON HAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT YoshidaYui Aug 2022 #90

i quit watching CNN SouthernDem4ever Aug 2022 #91

Not boycotting Anderson Cooper. I don't have time MerryBlooms Aug 2022 #95

Haven't watched CNN in months BradAllison Aug 2022 #96

I am blocking CNN on my Dish Tv kimbutgar Aug 2022 #104

I consider ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #108

I haven't been able to stomach CNN since they treated news reporting as a sport... FlyingPiggy Aug 2022 #111

Cnn was at the botton of ranking on 3 networks. sadly, fox was on the top Again. yesterday ranking riversedge Aug 2022 #117