Goddam CNN, these people are PAID to get it right

So the title under the screen is "democratic senators discuss Patriot Act" and "Senator John Sununu, D-NH", and Sununu is discussing the bipartisan letter on the patriot act.....

I'm not even being paid to know these things, and I know that Sununu ain't no dem.

...to dis Sununu by calling him a dem for his opposition to the PA.:shrug:

... to deliver eyeballs to advertisers.

It seems to be working.

Reporting the news is simply an incidental. The goal of nearly all for-profit corporations, especially among the Fortune 500, is to make money for the shareholders, the true owners of the means of production. Providing you a good or a service is subordinate to that goal, even reporting you the news.

As a result, there is a temptation to not report stories that may potentially scare off investors or impact negatively on the major shareholders of the corporation or adversely affect revenue. (See ownership of NBC by General Electric, a major defense manufacturer, for instance)

The next time you see a commercial about signing up to this loving HMO that will take care of you when you are down, don't buy the propaganda. The simple fact is they will only help you when they deem it is profitable, but if you are too sick, they would rather cut you off and let you die than spend the money to keep you alive because now you're starting to drain away money that is supposed to go to the owners, not you.

It is about making money. This is what most if not our entire economy, and thus our society, is built upon. This is why pharmaceutical companies are ripping off America. This is why Katrina victims are being left behind by insurance companies because of a loophole in the contract, and this is why you have companies that were set up specifically to offer mercenary services to the federal government in Iraq.

It is about making money, period. Nothing altruistic such as fighting for justice or upholding freedom. It's just simply about making money. You don't like it? Too bad.

it's not even a consideration in THEORY for most of these shills. They don't go to journalism school, where would they even learn such concepts. It's not about NEWS...it's about getting your face on TV! Oh and making lots and lots of money.

sells more than telling the truth...that there is a bipartisan majority opposing the tactics of the leadership of the Senate.

Yet, speaking of making money, why give free broadcast rights, much less watch, these doofus channels?

But this is hardly the most egregious blunder I've seen on CNN recently. Sometimes I wonder if I've tuned into FAUX News, by mistake...:grr: