So, out of that sideshow display alone, again I would point out: these are the freaks who want to lead a FREE nation, folks...These freakin' guys...
It is probably a given that most of us are well past the point of taking anything that goes on at CNN seriously. The network unwittingly redefines self-parody every day in the Trump era. Some are infuriated by the daily clown show, some of us are mildly entertained watching them being triggered by the president.
CNN may be trying to destroy President Trump and the Republican party along with him, but they have become such a rabidly ideological clown show that they may now be helping.
It was this bit from yesterday's Briefing that got me thinking:
The more time I spent on Thursday reading about the climate crazy town hall, the more it became apparent why the DNC twice put the kibosh on the idea of a primary debate focused solely on climate change. There is a stark difference between the repetition of brief, rehearsed campaign talking points in controlled situations and giving the candidates extended time to let their fascist freak flags fly in a live setting.Honestly, I’m starting to think the GOP paid for this CNN townhall. The amount of ad material is insane.— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) September 5, 2019
If the Democrats are interested in winning back the disaffected voters in middle America that they lost in 2016, they're probably not going to do it by having Kamala Harris propose a police state, Bernie Sanders advocate for more abortion, or Mayor Pete condemn burger eaters, all to showcase their concern for Mother Earth.
As if it wanted to give the Republicans an extra assist, CNN decided to fact-check the town hall. It wasn't all pretty.
The climate loon special was enough of an in-kind contribution from CNN to Trump 2020, but the network isn't done with its generosity:
If threatening to jail them for using the wrong kind of straw doesn't win back the hearts and votes of Chuck and Marge in Ohio, a night with the candidates talking about letting four-year-old kids choose their genders from a menu of seventy-two flavors during an LGBTQ town hall should certainly do the trick.CNN, Human Rights Campaign to host Democratic presidential town hall focused on LGBTQ issues https://t.co/VMOEys3lZA pic.twitter.com/jZomQI9mPc— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 6, 2019
Flyover country may very well be awash in rainbow flags by election day.
It's been said by many that all the Democrats have to do is not act insane. Well, that's out the window. Now, thanks to CNN, American voters are getting an extra glimpse or two of the insanity. The ratings may be low for these events, but the video for social media and the RNC to use to mock them will be hanging around.
- Joe Biden Suggests Climate Change Behind Global Genocide, Cancer
- Bernie Sanders: Abortion Helps Curb Population Growth to Combat Climate Change
- Harris Joins Anti-Fracking Crowd In 2020 Field During CNN Climate Change Town Hall
- Pete Buttigieg: If you eat hamburgers and use straws you are part of the PROBLEM
- Warren Blames Fossil Fuel Industry for Distracting Voters With Hamburgers, Straws
- Kamala Harris Urges Americans To Reduce Red Meat To Help Save The Earth, Despite Saying ‘I Love Cheeseburgers’
Related links: Mark Levin blasts Democrats, CNN over 7-hour 'scam': 'They know nothing about the climate'
Levin on CNN climate town hall: ‘These people want to push us to the pre-industrial age’
H/t: MLS, 9/5/19
ADDENDUM: Moreover...
CNN is a mid-tier cable news network that provides non-stop breaking news to bored airport travelers and internet journalists. The network has breathlessly covered President Donald Trump's every fart and utterance since 2015 and has contributed to the "national dialogue" through countless interviews with 'serious' public intellectuals...Tracking the network's most recent endeavors of questionably hiring a former FBI director who lied under oath, a host partying it up in the Hamptons with a disgraced attorney who had given countless interviews to that same host, bringing on a celebrity racist and a quack psychiatrist to call Trump "Hitler!", "Stalin!", "Mao!", while simultaneously categorizing a Godfather reference as an 'ethnic slur' in defense of one of its own rank and file miscreants, the days on end preposterous "Sharpie-gate" and equally ridiculous memes to follow by one of its so-called reporters, and topping off with the above discussed "climate crisis town hall" circus that, no joke, had the candidates blaming big business, air travel and meat for the climate crisis, while the network aired commercials for Invesco, Priceline and Golden Corral's endless meat buffet between segments...one might wonder, if there's a point to any of this, what is it?
An answer: Behind the onscreen circus are ad hominem attacks against a president, a party, and the political philosophy & foundational principle opposed by these supposed 'reporters'. Levin accurately describes this as self-censorship, group-think, bias by omission, and passing off opinion, propaganda, pseudo-events, and outright lies as 'news'.
