CNN refuses to cover benghazi

[mwyn8]

Source: Politicus

What Zucker was saying is that if Benghazi were to become a legitimate news story, CNN would cover it, but right now, Benghazi isn’t newsworthy, so no matter how much Fox News screams at the top of their lungs, CNN won’t be covering the story.

Most of the media isn’t playing along with the Republican attempts to manipulate them into covering Benghazi. Through seven previous investigations, Republicans have found no evidence of wrongdoing by the White House. Benghazi is the ultimate non-story. Viewers outside of hard core Republicans aren’t interested.

House Republicans can’t even explain what the “crime” is. For the first time in years, the mainstream media is telling Republicans no. The mainstream media has been enabling Republican insanity for years, by treating their conspiracies and crackpot theories as if they are legitimate news. The media isn’t playing along anymore.


Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/20/cnn-tells-republicans-sell-crazy-refusing-cover-benghazi.html

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Finally.

[tofuandbeer]

1. "...until the Koch brothers send more money our way."

[Kablooie]

9. That's it. They are just holding out until the Creep bros pay them.

[alittlelark]

2. When they get $$$$$$ to cover it they will..

The nature of the .01%'s power...............................

[No Vested Interest]

3. Don't let the media - national and local-

associate the word "scandal" with Benghazi.

Call them on it when you hear them using those two words together.

Our local Fox news station ran a piece, with "Benghazi" and "scandal" connected.
That's lazy and biased.

[Louisiana1976]

27. +1

[RoverSuswade]

38. I'm looking forward to a new entry in Webster's dictionary in a few years:

..benghazied..
verb: to benghazi
def: when a man or woman has been hounded unmercifully for an extended period of time about a situation that is not based on fact.

ex: John was benghazied about spitting on a rival player during a basketball game.
ex: Marco Rubio was benghazied over claims by a bottled water company that he caused them to go out of business.

[ErikJ]

39. Or a medical condition

[Thor_MN]

45. Needs *Drawing not to scale, brain larger than life sized.

[Skittles]

4. reputable people need to STOP APPEARING ON FOX NEWS

it is BLATANT PROPAGANDA - STOP TREATING IT AS LEGITIMATE NEWS

[JDPriestly]

5. Right. Sadly, there are DUers who appear on Fox. Fox uses them to make itself look legitimate.

Sorry to say, but Democrats should take Obama's lead and try not to appear on Fox News unless it is absolutely necessary.

It seems to me to be rather self-serving to appear on Fox. I just don't trust people who claim to be Democrats and submit themselves to the punishment they get on Fox News.

Fox News is just using them s a dartboard. Dartboard Democrats. That is what I would call Democrats who go on Fox News. It does not speak well for their intelligence. Why would anyone allow themselves to be interrupted and disrespected in the way that Fox treats Democrats.

[mwyn8]

13. The only time I've seen Faux Nooz

is this past year when I was spending time at a doctor's office. Seems to be the official channel. Can't think of Why. I have watched Morning Joe occasionally & notice joe is an a$$. His voice first. Loud and interrupting. Generally can't watch much of it. When he was on vaca / gone - I did watch.

I remember serving jury duty a decade ago & some a-hole male kept interrupting me. Finally lost my temper & told him to be quiet until I was finished speaking. The deputy poked his head in & asked if everything was alright. Got kinda loud. Wish the dem's would do that on news programs.

[ProfessorGAC]

52. Ask Them To Change It

I've done it at places. I've asked if they could put on the Weather Channel or something. Nobody is offended by the Weather Channel (well, maybe if someone brings up climate change), and i don't have to see what i know to be junk.
GAC

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Agreed. I die a little when I see Bernie Sanders on there. :(

[pacalo]

11. Yes INDEED!

[JI7]

6. CNN is pushing to blame Shinseki and Obama for VA problems

[Scarsdale]

18. Blame

Imagine the great financial position the VA would have been in, if not for the two wars Cheney/W started? The veterans from prior wars could have been taken care of properly, almost as well as millionaire Bob Dole was. He spent 6 MONTHS in a vet hospital. I know he is a vet, but surely he could afford to go to a civilian hospital, he does still have taxpayer funded insurance, right?

[IronLionZion]

20. And the republican solution is to cut even more funding nt

[TeamPooka]

7. I take back every nasty thing I've ever said about Zucker that I meant at the time and still do.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. Best non-apology apology EVER.

[TeamPooka]

12. :)

[IronLionZion]

14. Don't want to distract from the plane....

[davidpdx]

16. Good one

There should be breaking news about that in 3...2...1

[another_liberal]

15. If no one is watching . . .

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Why show it?

[Scarsdale]

17. Covering Benghazi

One of these "news" organizations should borrow the clock that was in Times Square, documenting the National Debt. They could show how much taxpayer money has been wasted so far on this fiasco, plus a daily count of how much more is being spent, while the gop fund raises off it.

[Louisiana1976]

28. Well said. I hate to think of all the time wasted on this

when the GOP could have been working on jobs or something else worthwhile.

[Gore1FL]

19. What telling is that they apparently thought the Malaysian flight was "a legitimate news story." nt

[JackRiddler]

33. Well, it was...

for the first six hours or so.

[Gore1FL]

44. Exactly! n/t

[groundloop]

21. So when does Issa schedule hearings about why CNN isn't covering this?

That fucking publicity whore must have steam coming out of his ears to know that CNN is no longer going to be a megaphone for his conspiracy theory.

[mwyn8]

30. Well said

*chuckle*

I'd like an investigation into issa.

[JackRiddler]

34. "Megaphone" is a bit overstated.

Mini-micro, maybe.

Right this microsecond it's possible more people are reading this thread than watching the alleged news network known as CNN.

[oldandhappy]

22. Well, this is amazing.

Will check now and then, smile.

[EEO]

23. Good.

[Enthusiast]

24. The Republicans are just going to have to find an actual issue.

[JackRiddler]

35. They could always cover Benghazi...

You know, the actual events happening in Libya right now, as a consequence of the criminal, bipartisan-supported intervention by the major NATO powers.

[Dopers_Greed]

25. I love how Faux complains that the "mainstream media" won't cover Benghazi

Like...Faux is the epitome of the "mainstream media"

[Louisiana1976]

26. Good for CNN. Benghazi isn't real news.

People who want to see Benghazi should watch Faux.

[liberal N proud]

29. That would be good if they were still not obsessed with covering the airplane.

[hughee99]

31. Yes, that all sounds good, but this is about things that politicians do. It should be covered,

if for no other reason than to show people what elected officials are wasting their time on.

It's better that CNN spend it's valuable time making sure we understand what nasal strips for horses are, that McDonalds has a new scary happy meal mascot, and Pat Sajak has an idiotic global warming tweet, than actually covering a political witch hunt and showing it for exactly what it is.

[JackRiddler]

32. Now if only everyone refused to cover CNN

as well as FOX, as well as "Benghazi", as well as all other fake news stories and fake news outlets, it would be progress.

I mean, great and all, CNN shouldn't, but explain please in what way CNN qualifies as a news organization. What distinguishes this channel from TMZ?

[valerief]

36. So CNN won't have to cover what the Dems on the committee will say that will

contradict CNN's previous message and Faux Noise's message.

[Jack Rabbit]

37. CNN is not known for taking principled stands

Therefore, the Darrell Issa Show has been cancelled due to poor ratings and falling advertising revenues.

[Cha]

40. What!? When you've lost cnn..

[WillyT]

41. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Blue Idaho]

42. So CNN has one tiny shred of decency left?

Amazing...

[McCamy Taylor]

43. Maybe the House could have a hearing about why CNN won't cover it.

Maybe they could summon every actor and director in Hollywood to ask why they are not making movies about it? Maybe if they get Brad Pitt up there they can get some publicity.

[JoeyT]

48. If they get Brad Pitt up there, I don't think they're going to get the publicity they want.

From what I've seen of him in interviews, I don't think he'd put up with their shit for long.

[Judi Lynn]

46. Thank you, mwyn8. n/t

[NealK]

47. Buy, but, Benghazi!?!

[proReality]

49. "The media isn’t playing along anymore."

In this instance. I don't hold out much hope for the future.

[countmyvote4real]

50. Does anybody in measurable numbers still watch CNN?

While I agree that there is no more Benghazi story left to cover, I haven't turned to CNN (domestic) for any relevant, rational and informative news coverage in years. As I recall when they jumped the shark, they still covered weather reports pretty well, but there was already a channel devoted to that. I think it will eventually be sold to the Kardashian Empire and rebranded KNN.

[tofuandbeer]

51. As a kid, I recall hearing the phrase "Politics as usual." Some things just never change.

This is another battle in the GOP's war on trying to control everything.
Since Reagan, we've always been on the defense, and we have not been able to turn it around.
It's hard to fight outright lies, and now money.

[IkeRepublican]

53. Not only that...

But, when the Republicans are caught with their deliberate maudlin theatrics and shenanigans with other things, the Democrats and the media don't come by and nail the coffin shut. All they do is play possum and that's it.

"Oh, the Republicans will screw up and it'll go away." is the logic.

Sorry, but all that does is enable them to continue moving from one bullshit circus to the next - unchecked, unfettered and completely enabled.

[muriel_volestrangler]

54. So, since then we've had:

Democrats to join Benghazi select committee
Democrats join Benghazi Inquiry
Kerry agrees to testify on Benghazi attack