Shameless: CNNfn to show "voter reaction meter" live during debates

[Newsjock]

For anyone still doubting that CNN is all about entertainment, not news:
http://www.turnerinfo.com/newsitem.aspx?P=CNN&CID01=a46bdecb-e7af-4e92-9870-98857fd15092

CNN Offers Live Coverage of Presidential Debate in Florida
CNNfn to Simulcast Innovative Real-time Undecided Voter Reaction Meter

... A highlight of CNN’s debate coverage will be an innovative real-time meter gauging the reaction of a focus group of undecided voters in Columbus, Ohio. CNN’s Bill Hemmer will follow the debate as audience members register their reactions live on CNNfn.

[KC21304]

1. Undecided, sure. Just like Frank Luntz's groups. What a joke.

How about hooking them up to a lie detector before hand to see if they are really undecided.

[David Zephyr]

9. Yep, Just Like Republican Luntz's "Undecided Voters" Which Luntz Chooses

The very same coporate media moguls who falsely shaped public opinion against Al Gore by repeating known Bush campaign lies such as "I invented the internet", CNN (who inflamed Americans into supporting war in Iraq even more than Fox) now feigns to have their own instant polling from their "selected" citizens who are fed images from cameras in Florida controlled exclusively by Fox News.

[mzmolly]

2. Man, what I wouldn't give for press with integrity.

:(

[asjr]

3. Hemmer looks like Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer.

[Newsjock]

4. Maybe his nose will light up ...

... every time the audience thinks Bush just told another lie.

[Placebo]

5. If CNN starts calling itself 'FAIR AND BALANCED'...

tomorrow, it wouldn't surprise me a bit.

and it would be as true for CNN as it is for FOX NEWS.

[Fovea]

6. Listener response taken

from outdoor nightime Bushler rallies where only those who sign over their firstborn to the military are allowed entrance.

I predict a big * 'win' on audience response.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. John Ellis will be doing the actual gauging

and will control the meter.
Don't worry--he's neutral.

[dave123williams]

8. They do that in Australia; I think it's mandated by law...

[LoZoccolo]

10. Undecided voters are like the least intelligent!

I mean how could you not have an opinion at this point! And they want them to color the opinions of the debate audience?

[Eric J in MN]

11. CNNfn wants to make sure people don't think for themselves (nt)

nt

[Sparkly]

12. Undecided my ass

Will they sign a little 80# paper "no-loyalty oath" to make it all believable?

This is beyond belief!