CNN coverage

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Does anybody else really dislike CNN?

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Yes, intensely. Not more than any of the other TV news services, mind you, but I still won’t watch it.

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It’s funny to see how stories can get so out of hand because they need to fill the full 24 hours.

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Well, I don’t think this belongs in MPSIMS, but it’ll get moved later, so I’ll post.

Here is what amazes me:

  1. I am not extremely conservative or liberal.

  2. I hear people complain all the time about how conservative Fox News is. They’re right.

  3. These same people, when asked if they see how liberal CNN is, often reply, “No,” or, “Well, maybe, but it’s not as liberal as FoxNews is conservative.”

WTF? I’ve never gotten this. I’ve always noticed CNN to be super liberal! I can’t stand it!

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I don’t dislike it for being liberal or super liberal. It’s the nauseating constant updates, frequently on stories that don’t need it. They turn anything and everything into a spectacle. It’s weird, I didn’t truly realize how much power the tv media had until I watched CNN.

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Judy Woodruff: Welcome back to CNN. The time is 4 PM Eastern, and we now continue our live coverage of The Cereal Shortage of San Antonio.

–Cue darkly colored graphic showing 1 lonely box of cereal on a grocery shelf. The graphic is shadowed and red hued. The picture scans from left to right as the words “San Antonio Ceral Shortage” pans from right to left. As the 2 meet in the middle, the cereal box falls off the shelf. All the while, a haunting drum beat play.

JW: A quick recap for those that may just be joining us. At a Supersaver grocery store in San Antonio, Texas, the shelves have allegedly been emptied of all boxes of cereal resulting in a massive outage which may be spurring on a potential panic when the morning rolls around. At this point it is not clear whether the cereal was stolen, purchased by a group of rabid consumers, or is part of some larger plot. We go to Bill Hemmer in San Antonio.

Bill Hemmer: Judy, the scene here in Texas is one of quiet, but perhaps a quiet filled with dread. For now, no one really knows how the shelves became empty. Store management is not talking beyond giving a statement that re-stocking will occur. however, now deadline has been given, leading to further feelings of dread by the cereal buying public. Other stores in the area say their cereal supplies are plentiful but an unnamed source is saying, and I quote “What happened to Supersaver could happen here. You just don’t know.” Back to you Judy.

JW: Thanks Bill. Now out to Candy Crowly at the White House.

Candy Crowley: Judy, we have just learned that the President has been informed of the breakfast related deficit, although his reaction is not clear at this time. It should be noted that he is an avowed Oatmeal and Banana man so it is unclear whether he will be moved to mobilize any type of armed force, monetary support, or political action for this problem. I did speak with San Antonio Representative Lamar Smith and he had this to say:

{Lamar Smith: The God fearing constituents of San Antonio deserve the right of a widespread cereal choice. This outage is quite concerning on both a statewide and personal level. If any state can overcome this calamity, it is the great state of Texas. I want to assure those fine citizens that the full power of Washington will be brought to bear on this issue.}

JW: Hmmm, simply frightening. We’ll be back with more coverage after these messages.