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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJon Stewart goes after the horrible "Early Start" on CNN.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/jon-stewart-roasts-obnoxious-cable-news-show.php?ref=fpnewsfeed"Jon Stewart rarely has nice things to say about cable news hosts. But CNN sort of had this coming. Taking a break from the 2012 presidential race Tuesday, Stewart homed in on Early Start, a 5 a.m. news show that specializes in cold calling people in the early morning hours.
In one segment, hosts Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin woke up Kerry Kennedy just to chat and ask if she has any haunting memories of her fathers campaign. Good morning!
In another, they tried calling comedian Chuck Nice, a guest Stewart approved of. At least there are no family assassinations involved. But the CNN hosts called the wrong person and then told him it was the FBI.
CNN, why dont you stick to what you do best? Stewart said. As soon as we figure that out, well let you know what it is.
Bascially, they cold-call people and harass them. Remember, this is the same CNN that employs Neo-Con Wolf Blitzer.
They are last in ratings for a reason.
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)CNN should can these two immediately
Enrique
(27,461 posts)please don't tell me she's RFK's daughter, because that would be unbelievable.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)SixthSense
(829 posts)what an embarrassment for CNN that show needs to be canned
ladywnch
(2,672 posts)Forget the Kennedy aspect, who in the hell thought is was a good idea to call people at 5 am?!?!?!!!!! I mean what the hell is up with that?!?!!!! I hope they get sued for phone harrassment, putting people on the air without consent.....and anything else anyone can think of.
RZM
(8,556 posts)Interesting Daily Show bookend here. For their first new show after 9/11 a lot of people were wondering how they would handle it. They ended up doing a bit that was actually poking fun at the fact that Banfield had changed her appearance right after the attacks because she was worried about appearing too feminine while reporting from Pakistan and wanted to 'blend in'. The piece was hilarious. Mo Rocca was reporting from Pakistan dressed as an Imam and Colbert from Germany dressed as Hitler.
I think that really made a lot of people feel better after the attacks.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)RZM
(8,556 posts)I was talking about a bit they did that was poking fun at her trying to blend in and appear less feminine while reporting from Pakistan.
Faygo Kid
(21,477 posts)What the HELL were they thinking?
qanda
(10,422 posts)What about when they told the poor person that it was the FBI? Just awful!
Quantess
(27,630 posts)I have to guess there was a lot of cocaine during the brainstorming meeting.