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J Ouderkirk's avatar

I'm glad I don't subscribe to CNN. What was once a highly regarded news source, despite having Mehdi Hasan on as a guest, has sunk to a new low.

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Bloviating Ignoramus's avatar

Problem is where are you going to find an Insane Clown buttplug in their right mind? Jennings and Urban are as normal as you are going to get in that regard so those 2 get prime time whereas the late night are relegated to the lunatic fringe the likes of Girdusky and Abel Maldonado. Maldonado did make it to prime time with AC360 one time and Anderson wasn't having any of it finally telling Maldonado he was full of shit. Haven't seen him on CNN since. As for Girdusky good on Mehdi for confronting him. That should happen more often. Most of the time the liberals just cluck their tongues and proceed with their scripted remarks.

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Ervin Staub's avatar

CNN is culpable in Trump's very dangerous history. When he first ran, CNN showed him all the time, Hilary Clinton much less. They continued to give him an open platform for many years. Balanced journalism, the inability to forgo whatever profits they gained from Trump's popularity, which they enhanced by showing him all the time? Ervin Staub

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Sandra Diesel's avatar

Scott Jennings was the last straw for me, I no longer watch CNN because of him & their platforming Trump as if he were a normal candidate. He is not fit physically and more importantly, mentally to hold office.

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Kenneth John Jr.'s avatar

Leigh "Politics Girl" McGowan from Youtube has been awesome lately on CNN panels battling back against the Bothsides BS from right wing pundits like Scott Jennings on the network. She clips her appearances on her channel and has been BUSY this past month vs. the Pundit Provacatuers…

Speak with your wallets folks! Like the WaPo 200k that unsubbed due to Bezos' decision to block his editors from endorsing Kamala in 2024, I cancelled MAX Streaming back in early July as the Biden Bashing was 24/7 post CNN's Debate, as David Zaslav CEO of WB Discovery MAX and CNN basically said "We endorse any candidate that supports OUR interests via no regulation and Monopoly munching all competition." so, yeah.

Bye bye WB Disc. MAX CNN, Unsubbed.

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I Just Gotta Say…'s avatar

I can’t believe people don’t walk out of that round table. Just get up and walk out. Why participate in any defense of the indefensible?

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Elaine H's avatar

Stopped watching CNN. Scott Jennings needs to go and can’t believe he is still on, I guess it’s all about the bottom line. I used to think Abby Phillips was decent, her show is awful. Corporate media has gone down the toilet.

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Robert  Taylor's avatar

I do so miss Mehdi!

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John Hennigan's avatar

Because they’re part of the CORRUPT CORPORATE-OWNED MEDIA.

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Spooky Smith's avatar

Because news shows with “opposing viewpoints” are just Jerry Springer with less chair throwing.

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Karen Scofield's avatar

It's not just CNN'S continued practice of booking Maga's daily, but it's also,especially true for the Sunday Shows ! I literally turn them off, because there's absolutely No Fact Checking from the commentator's. Terrific article this morning ☕ Maj,and will reStack ASAP 💯👍🇺🇸💙🌊🌊🌊🌊

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AC Powell's avatar

CNN is a division of Warner Brothers Discovery. Corporations react to the market. At this moment, the market seems primed to promote the narrative that conservatives have faced political persecution and must be allowed to speak. Lying to perpetuate a fraud is illegal. Lying writ large, however, is not illegal. In fact, Americans possess a First Amendment right to lie, something GOP operatives have reminded us … during appearances on CNN. If the corporate media landscape was worth our time or attention, culture war issues would be relegated to the fringes of American society and certainly not given extensive airtime at a time our nation faces real problems both at home and abroad. Instead, media outlets seeking ratings do not concern themselves with actually delivering useful information or, even, opinions based on a critical analysis of prevailing social issues or economic trends. What we are left with then becomes an ecosystem in which a relatively unknown Internet commentator using his appearance on a tremendously large American media outlet baselessly suggesting that a widely respected, world renown American journalist be killed by a foreign government for ties to a foreign terrorist organization.

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odin4905's avatar

Money. Always money. :(

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Totoro's avatar

Disgusting man. He shouldn’t just be banned! There should be more severe consequences! Imagine if it was Muslim making ‘I hope you die’ comment to Christian or Jew? It would’ve been a complete different story. Girdusky should be labeled as dangerous threat to human life!

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Lizzy McD's avatar

It should not be on black women to save this country. Everyone else seen to be single issue voters while black women have to put their personal interest aside to vote for the preservation of all lives in this country. This is not right

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D Witham's avatar

Jennings never says much that is useful. I hope they aren’t paying him much

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