Pardon The Interruption: CNN Drops Afghanistan Discussion For Serious Breaking News About Rush Limbaugh

Huffington Post by Jason Linkins | Oct. 15, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) So, it's half past six or so on a Wednesday evening and I am watching that evening's edition of CNN's Wolf Blitzer and the Chamber of Situations, where my boss (full disclosure: Arianna Huffington is the co-founder of The Huffington Post) is discussing her provocative op-ed, which calls for Vice President Joe Biden to resign if he cannot reconcile his opposition to escalating the war in Afghanistan with an administration decision to proceed with such an ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: War, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Obama Administration, Joe Biden
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Oct 14, 2009 - 8:47 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Barry Grossheim (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), Lynn R. Willis (review)
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Oct 15, 2009 - 9:11 AM PDT
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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 15, 2009

A you’ve-got-to-be-kidding story. God forbid we should put wars or any other important world issue ahead of America’s resident racist, Rush, while he suddenly turns into a victim by getting his ass tossed out of football ownership. Glad to see CNN has its priorities straight.

As someone who’s indifferent to both Rush and to football–to all sports, actually–I really wonder where the Hell America is headed.

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Lynn R. Willis
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 by Lynn R. Willis - Oct. 15, 2009

This isn't journalism. It's more like a letter to the editor. It's not exactly news, either. Jon Stewart has been ridiculing CNN for it's shallowness all week. This report merely provides the coup d'grace. What price ratings?

Missed this one on-air. I gave up on CNN -- indeed, all cable news -- years ago. Fox News was the first to go, but that's probably not news, either.

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Barry Grossheim
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 by Barry Grossheim - Oct. 15, 2009

Never let it be said that CNN doesn't recognize important news when it sees it...

Barry posted this story.
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