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Wed Nov-04-09 10:51 AM
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| What the heck is up with Jack Cafferty? |
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First he rants about the prospect of the rich being taxed a little bit more and and makes some sneering comment about the march towards "socialism". Then, last night, he had a piece about Al Gore personally profiting from his crusade against global warming. Is this a case of CNN deciding if they can't beat Fox they should just try to ape them?
Damn, I used to like Jack, especially after his Palin eruptions during the campaign.
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Wed Nov-04-09 10:54 AM
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| 1. I didn't catch that, I like Jack Cafferty, too. |
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I hope the powers at CNN haven't made him swallow the pill.
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Wed Nov-04-09 10:56 AM
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| 3. I wouldn't doubt CNN would do this, they seem to be mindless when it comes to news |
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Wed Nov-04-09 10:55 AM
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| 2. Welcome to the world of the media driven politics.. |
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It is how they make their money..we have crossed a line between informing the people and pushing angst to drive the income stream
Kind of like yellow journalism at the turn of the 20th century.
The media has lost its way.
Its all about celebrity of the commentators and not about getting out the facts so the individual can make a rational decision.
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Wed Nov-04-09 11:08 AM
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We need to always remember that just because a commentator appears to be on "our side" today, that the winds may change as soon as ratings drop!
It's all about the money!
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| Jackeens
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Wed Nov-04-09 11:09 AM
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| 8. True, but in my innocence I just thought Cafferty was different - I was wrong! |
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Wed Nov-04-09 11:11 AM
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| 9. Well, media driven politics AND political driven media, alas. |
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Wed Nov-04-09 10:57 AM
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| 4. Jack has decided he'd rather be a neo con |
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this happened some months ago and I no longer listen to his craziness.
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Wed Nov-04-09 11:01 AM
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| 6. Yes, I realized that a few montha ago too when he seemed to attack the Dems over and over again. |
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I think CNN told him to put a more conservative bias on his questions or get canned.
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Wed Nov-04-09 04:29 PM
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| 14. There is a lot more $$$ to be made being a neocon. |
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That's what all these people are really about, when it comes down to it.
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Wed Nov-04-09 10:57 AM
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| 5. That's weird--he always seemed kind of a populist to me. Maybe |
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since CNN is in last place they've decided to dial up the crazy and attract some teabaggers.
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Wed Nov-04-09 11:20 AM
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Wed Nov-04-09 11:21 AM
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| 11. Curmudgeons curmudge. |
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Wed Nov-04-09 12:57 PM
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| 12. "They" got to Jack Cafferty, too. |
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Just as they have others in the past. You ain't seen nothin' yet.
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Wed Nov-04-09 04:28 PM
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| 13. No. This is the old Cafferty |
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The Jack Cafferty of the past year or so is an anomaly. For a while there, I thought he had come to his senses. Apparently, he's back to his old ways. This is how he's pretty much always been.
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Wed Nov-04-09 04:34 PM
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| 15. I noticed the same thing. I used to answer his questions pretty often but I started noticing his |
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questions started changing-having a "RW talking point" tone to them. I liked it better when he used to talk about how he had a crush on Michelle Obama.
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Wed Nov-04-09 04:35 PM
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| 16. Jack has severe Repuke tendencies |
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Wed Nov-04-09 07:07 PM
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| 17. He got his "marching orders" from CNN |
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since they decided they want to compete with Faux for the wing nut viewers. x(
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Wed Nov-04-09 07:30 PM
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| 18. cnn isn't in last place for |
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Wed Nov-04-09 07:51 PM
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| 19. Um, this is the same Cafferty who mocked how Al Gore would have handled 9/11 not long after the |
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attacks. For YEARS on CNN he came across as a nasty Rethug. He seemed to soften his views as the Bush Years dragged on and he took a liking to then-candidate Obama. But even then he was more a supporter of Obama than Democrats in general.
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