Well done. CNN (and DU) got their riot porn. [View all]

[Robb]

Ratings are up at both sites, because blood sells. As usual. The smallest segment of the protests -- the idiots who were looking for trouble, and happily for them and CNN, found it -- took over all coverage. As usual.

The scariest looking ones are getting their pictures in every newspaper. Repubs get on every channel and sing the praises of the most violent of police. Paulites get tons of ink to rail against the evils of the Obama government and its collaboration with the New World Order. As. Usual.

Meanwhile, precisely zero TV time has been spent on why, perhaps, the majority of the protesters were there. Almost as little as why NATO leaders were there -- hello, missile defense? Putin not even showing up? Any of this sound important?

I know, those violence-chasing nutcases don't represent the majority of the protesters. And I know, they were probably cops or CIA spies themselves. And I know, insert popular movie reference of choice here -- something from "V for Vendetta," or perhaps the Star Wars bit about "the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers." Maybe throw in some Batman for the libertarians. Because nothing says "take me seriously" quite like a Batman t-shirt.

I'll say this: if a handful of idiots derailed every party I threw, and I had no way to keep them away, I'd change the way I threw parties.

CNN thanks you. Oh, and of course the single biggest market for advertising on news websites, the financial sector? The banksters thank you, too.

Cue the "how dare you" and "who's side are you on?" responses from the deep thinkers out there. But if you're not sick of your issues being marginalized by rock-throwers, you're not paying attention.