Category Archives: CNN

Our Failed Media: CNN (part infinity)

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says conversations around regulating lightbulbs, banning plastic straws and cutting down on red meat are what the fossil fuel industry wants people focused on as a way to distract from their impact on climate change. #ClimateTownHall https://t.co/N3vZCD2jHC … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, CNN, Elizabeth Warren, global climate change | 6 Comments

‘Some Say,’ Some Said

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

The latest Epstein conspiracy theory started when The WaPo breathlessly reported that Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy revealed multiple breaks in his neck bones including the hyoid bone, which [ALLEGEDLY!] is more common in victims of homicide by strangulation than in people … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, media, snark | 1 Comment

About Last Night… It Was a GOP Push-Poll Disguised as a Debate

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Death of the Media As the candidates were introduced to the stage like some sort of exhibition match on WWE.  Where—we wondered—are the masks and the capes? the trumpet fanfare as the contestants entered the ring, er, stage? We got … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, CNN, media | 8 Comments

Debate Night Tonight!

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

The 2020 Goat Rodeo CNN debate begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. Besides airing on CNN, you can also watch on CNN’s website or CNN’s app, but that also requires a cable subscription; CNN is owned by AT&T and they are … Continue reading →

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CNN’s Horse Race Reporting: Coming ‘Round the Bend

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

CNN (of course): 2020 campaign second-quarter fundraising totals released The fundraising leaders: South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg: $24.8 million (Includes more than $832,000 earmarked for the general election) Former Vice President Joe Biden: $21.5 million Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren: … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, CNN, Death of the Media, media | 3 Comments

Our Failed Media: ‘Today The Russian Usurper Became Prznint’

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

The Death of the Media Oh, dear. Our failed media thinks that Prznint Stupid has finally pivoted: Morning NO!: “[He] delivered what, again, I believe is the strongest speech of his presidency. There was one especially beautiful moment and I … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper, Death of the Media, NBC | 16 Comments

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

Happy Hour News Briefs I guess our Stable Genius just-now figured out that when Rupert Murdoch sold off Fox assets that meant that now there is no version of Pravda across the pond, and therefore no ass-kissing Fox News: I … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper, Fox News, media | 4 Comments

But Her Emails, er, DNA Testing!

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

You knew this was coming, right? Our failed media is focusing on Senator Professor Elizabeth Warren’s succumbing to Trumpian pressure and taking a DNA test to try to get ahead of Comrade Stupid’s racist nickname for her, which I won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, CNN, Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper, Death of the Media, Elizabeth Warren | 5 Comments

The Incredible Liteness Of Being Chris Cillizza

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

As we’ve noted before, if there is a Pantheon on Dunces someday, Cillizza is going to have a piller to himself. This is a real tweet from a real twit: Donald Trump had the best golf round of his life … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Cillizza, CNN, Death of the Media, media, snark, Talentless Hacks | 14 Comments

#CNN Is A #Dumpster Fire

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

This tweet scrolled past earlier, and I gotta comment: cnn bringing rick santorum on to talk about homophobia, with that chyron, is a fucking choice pic.twitter.com/FFqfeN1rkO — David Mack (@davidmackau) April 26, 2019 I am reminded again that CNN is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, CNN, Death of the Media, Pete Buttigieg, Rick 'Frothy' Santorum (Ew! Gross!) | 3 Comments