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warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:27 AM Jun 2012

CNN Covers "Controversial" Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling

Watching CNN yesterday, a segment of coverage was devoted to letting us know how "controversial" the Courts ruling upholding health care reform was.
Whenever something happens that doesn't pour more money into the lap of the 1%, it is "controversial".

Anyone else notice this subliminal framing of the news on CNN, especially in light of their having the alternate universe version of the story ready to go ahead of time, to put the court in the best possible light when they rule against the people?

&quot CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling Thursday upholding the controversial, massive reform of health care coverage initiated by President Barack Obama."

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/28/politics/obamacare-what-we-learned/index.html


Got your "controversial" right here, you synchophant bootlicking punks.



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CNN Covers "Controversial" Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling (Original Post) warrprayer Jun 2012 OP
Take it from CNN's SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST!!! warrprayer Jun 2012 #1
Senior legal analyst huh. Quantess Jun 2012 #7
No doubt warrprayer Jun 2012 #8
Ever since they had the Glenn Beck show for 2 hours prime time Mon-Fri Quantess Jun 2012 #10
I have warrprayer Jun 2012 #11
CNN? Crappy News Network! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #2
That's why they are in last place BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #3
Glad it's not just me warrprayer Jun 2012 #4
Jon Stewart Ridicules CNN, Fox News For Getting Supreme Court Decision Wrong Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #5
Actual Young Republican Reacting to SCOTUS Decision!!! warrprayer Jun 2012 #6
You may be correct about their motivation for the use of the word, but they are technically correct, ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #9

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
8. No doubt
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:38 PM
Jun 2012

... They had the story already written.... hopefully some senior management had palipations over this

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
10. Ever since they had the Glenn Beck show for 2 hours prime time Mon-Fri
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:44 PM
Jun 2012

on CNN "Headline News", I have been unable to forgive them. And why should I? Two hours of Glenn Beck every goddamn evening on a channel that is supposed to be news, is unforgiveable.

CNN irritates me.

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
11. I have
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:59 PM
Jun 2012

a similar reaction when I see "Sheep" Blitzer. Ever since he apologized and cowered before Cheney for mentioning his daughters sexual orientation.

BumRushDaShow

(130,146 posts)
3. That's why they are in last place
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:51 AM
Jun 2012

They think that by directly taking on Faux Snooze in the propaganda and manufactured reality department, they can appeal to the lunatic fringe, who they think are the "Majority of America™". But the difference is that Faux finally admitted that what they broadcast is "entertainment", and the ones watching them are either brain dead or are there for the laugh. Meanwhile CNN keeps trying to push that their broadcasts are "news" rather than opinion and RW shilling.

As it is, for the past month, their website has been littered with the most freakish and outlandish tabloid stories that they could find.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
9. You may be correct about their motivation for the use of the word, but they are technically correct,
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:43 PM
Jun 2012

the SC decision is extremely controversial.

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