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In reply to the discussion: Trump Team Blacklists CNN On The Sunday After Inauguration [View all]Cha
(319,089 posts)19. they should be blackslisting msnbc, too, for the horrible
way todd tried to get kac to answer his question.. the horror of it
kac did threaten with .. "I may have to rethink our relationship"

"The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trumps press secretary killed it"
As Jessica Huseman of ProPublica put it: Journalists arent going to get answers from Spicer. We are going to get answers by digging. By getting our hands dirty. So lets all do that.
No more stenographers.. spicer killed that at his own peril.
Journalists should respond by doing their jobs responsibly, fairly and fearlessly, in service of the public good.
Somebody has to be the grown-up in the room. Weve just been reminded of who it wont be.
Somebody has to be the grown-up in the room. Weve just been reminded of who it wont be.
That's what we were always asking for.. it was President Obama who was the adult in the room.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-traditional-way-of-reporting-on-a-president-is-dead-and-trumps-press-secretary-killed-it/2017/01/22/75403a00-e0bf-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_sullivan-514pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.da32f28b4c64
Poooor cnn.. all they did was publish the report about Russia.. they didn't even show spicer's idiot presser as a show of good faith.
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If CNN had any balls they'd say fuck it and roast him for 4 years straight.
coolbreeze77
Jan 2017
#6
he has usually been good. the problem is the everyday ones like Dana Bash, Wolf Blitzer and others
JI7
Jan 2017
#20
+1, this is my understanding of what they're all supposed to do and the stations that wont cooperate
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#22
CNN can pay a dummy that attends a news conference to get the news. Maybe not ask questions.
Jim Beard
Jan 2017
#9
The media must pull together ...I believe they will because they are appearing on those networks
TrekLuver
Jan 2017
#23
A major boon is in store for CNN anyway when the Trump-Russia treason charges start flying.
world wide wally
Jan 2017
#24
How is it a bad thing that Conway or any of the rest of Trump deplorables won't
skylucy
Jan 2017
#26
Exactly, every word out of their mouths are lies and spin and mis-direction.
KittyWampus
Jan 2017
#28
So? It's not like they're going to get anything truthful from Trump or the Pressers.
KittyWampus
Jan 2017
#27
I just Tweeted at Trump that because of this behavior, I will commit to watching CNN 2-4 more hours
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#29
Trump just wants to see them grovel, if that doesn't happen he down to only three majors to alienate
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2017
#32
After Trump attacked Acosta, Newt Gingrich said this is Trump's chance to break the media...
Hekate
Jan 2017
#40
Good! It should help CNN's ratings if people don't have to see Kellyanne...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jan 2017
#41