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2naSalit

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15. Huh?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #14)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 08:24 PM

Jan 2015

I was responding to the fact that I - and possibly others - think the "news" emitting from the likes of CNN is really sad in that they will go nonstop in "reporting" on a plane crash or missing plane as the cases we saw in the past year but at this point, if there was something important taking place, like a bomb scare right outside their window, they'd probably miss it because the story of the day is footballgate which is a big pile of distraction to begin with. Based on the question, "which is more newsworthy, a bomb scare in their proximity or some BS football story that has gone long past its shelf life?"

Was the bomb scare a hoax? I haven't heard any followup as of this moment so...

The sarcasm thingy was for those who didn't get the snark.

Of course a plane crash is important and so is a bomb scare. Football is entertainment that gets far too much coverage in my estimation.

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CNN does not even break from football for credible bomb threat at Hartsfield Airport! [View all] mfcorey1 Jan 2015 OP

6 miles from CNN's headquarters. In my back yard. Shame on them. CurtEastPoint Jan 2015 #1

They made an executive decision that football sells more beer and Fritos than bombs. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #2

But but but... 2naSalit Jan 2015 #3

Well, yes; a crashed plane is a lot more important than a hoax muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #11

To stave off criticism 2naSalit Jan 2015 #12

Are you saying your genuine belief is that a hoax is more important than a crash? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #14

Huh? 2naSalit Jan 2015 #15

Yes, it was a hoax muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #16

Thanks for the update. Guess it was a hoax after all. 2naSalit Jan 2015 #17

not even a banner on their webpage... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2015 #4

Tired of the football bullshit. Enjoyed the shrunken balls gag for a day or two, TwilightGardener Jan 2015 #5

You know what really makes me pipi_k Jan 2015 #7

Yeah, like they don't want to report on it, but the important developments TwilightGardener Jan 2015 #8

AND 2naSalit Jan 2015 #13

Credible bomb threats? SheilaT Jan 2015 #6

When were they showing football? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #9

..and if they had covered the bomb scare? brooklynite Jan 2015 #10