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DAMANgoldberg

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41. Al Jazzera America

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 01:46 AM

Mar 2015

also covered the festivities with Tony Harris (xCNN) in Selma, Randall Pinkston (xCBS), Les Payne, and Del Waters in NY.

CNN has always had to ability to flood a single story, for good or bad, and people watch. Their problem and it has been for all of their 35 year existence is that if the ____ is not hitting the fan, they struggle for viewers, and their politics leaves much to be desired.

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Pres Obama, John Lewis and First Family march across Edmund Pettus Bridge [View all] bigtree Mar 2015 OP

NO NETWORK COVERAGE�. Fvcking @ssholes. blm Mar 2015 #1

None?!!! Cha Mar 2015 #2

Tried them all and none are carrying the actual march across the bridge. blm Mar 2015 #3

Just the cable networks carried the speech... Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #5

CNN showed them walk across the bridge - from behind! LiberalElite Mar 2015 #11

seems to be the only footage so far yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #32

Yeah, "Selma-50 years later.. who cares?" :( Cha Mar 2015 #29

I was flipping between CNN, MSNBC, and C-Span - I had to go out before the walk across the bridge. George II Mar 2015 #28

The M$M sees no profit in showing such a thing. Rex Mar 2015 #7

Can we get back to the REAL story, that John Lewis, President Obama, et. al. walked..... George II Mar 2015 #25

That's why I only knew about it by coming here. cilla4progress Mar 2015 #4

I find these pictures... ReRe Mar 2015 #21

I was hoping someone would post a picture of President Obama holding KMOD Mar 2015 #6

Amelia Robinson bigtree Mar 2015 #8

Beautiful!!! KMOD Mar 2015 #10

more from Democracy Now bigtree Mar 2015 #49

Yes!!! Wow!!! Thank you so very much!!!! KMOD Mar 2015 #50

In my mind, I can hear her... ReRe Mar 2015 #22

:) KMOD Mar 2015 #33

I hope her family had a mic on her... ReRe Mar 2015 #35

It hit me watching Malia and Sasha walking LittleBlue Mar 2015 #9

Sasha is really growing up. avebury Mar 2015 #30

I know, right? LittleBlue Mar 2015 #31

Thanks for posting - CNN LiberalElite Mar 2015 #12

And now I'm crying. You know I have a reputation to uphold........nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #13

I love these pictures Gothmog Mar 2015 #14

Thank you, bigtree. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #15

Beautiful, powerful and immensely moving... Spazito Mar 2015 #16

Amazing photos mcar Mar 2015 #17

If anyone finds video of this, please post it cally Mar 2015 #18

Simply beautiful democrank Mar 2015 #19

Are they marching tomorrow, too? Lifelong Protester Mar 2015 #20

I choked up during the 2008 Inaugural when I saw John Lewis on the stage Thirties Child Mar 2015 #23

I still watch all of the videos from 2008/2009 - from the election coverage, Obama's acceptance... George II Mar 2015 #27

Bush getting in helicopter awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #34

Yeah, that always warms the heart - that and Cheney snarling at people from his wheelchair.... George II Mar 2015 #36

You are Canadian... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #37

Actually I'm American and Canadian (born in Brooklyn NY), but thanks for the compliment! George II Mar 2015 #39

Nah nah nah nah nah nah, hey hey goodbye! n/t eridani Mar 2015 #43

I'm so glad CNN and MSNBC covered the speech, though CNN was better I thought Hekate Mar 2015 #24

Al Jazzera America DAMANgoldberg Mar 2015 #41

Beautiful pictures, and John Lewis' introduction of President Obama was spine-tingling. George II Mar 2015 #26

Goosebumps. Dems to Win Mar 2015 #38

I was thinking - how fortunate and correct that Obama should be President for this occasion! George II Mar 2015 #40

kicking KMOD Mar 2015 #42

I'm still buzzing over it bigtree Mar 2015 #44

Outstanding, and John Lewis always gets to me..the man's heart and soul is so beautiful, Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #45

kick bigtree Mar 2015 #46

kick bigtree Mar 2015 #47

Those girls are going to do some great shit someday...who knows what...but I am looking NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #51

� bigtree Mar 2015 #48