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05/16/2003 Archived Entry: "CNN = WWE?"
CNN = WWE?
I'm watching 'Wolf Blitzer Reports' with Kyra Phillips guesting, and her guest is Wayne LaPierre from the NRA. This is one of the more bizarre things I've ever seen.
LaPierre comes on and accuses CNN's John Zarella of 'faking the story' about assault weapons, and Kyra gets all huffy, saying 'Our reporters do not fake stories!' LaPierre repeated the charge, and Kyra said, 'We're not continuing this interview!'
She then let him prattle on, unchallenged, as he put forth the NRA line on assault weapons.
The whole thing seemed so... artificial. Weird. The only thing I can compare it to is the type of 'confrontations' they feature on 'Thursday Night Smackdown.'
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Who wouldn't pay to see a Smackdown in the Steel Cage Featuring the Media Whores? Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Liiiiive on payyyyyperviewwww.
Or maybe not. The idea of Wolf Blitzer in tights and a cape body-slamming Rush Limbaugh gives me the willies.
It's been a long day.
Posted by Jason @ 05/16/2003 05:36 PM NY
The horrifying reality is that Fox is unbeatable. Rupert Murdoch, sorry, make that Sir Rupurt, is a media juggernaut (witness his successful bid for DirecTV satellite -- thank you, Michael Powell).
In their ratings panic, both CNN and MSNBC are scrambling to out-fox Fox. Sadly, it's become a mad dash for the bottom of the barrel. How low will they go?
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 05/16/2003 05:52 PM NY
I don't know, Jason, the thought of Limbaugh getting body-slammed sends chills of joy down my spine. But instead of Wolf, could we use a freight train?
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 05/16/2003 10:50 PM NY
Odd thing, though. He was exactly right. Did you actually watch the piece LaPierre was complaining about? I did, and it was a complete fraud, the typical sort of liberal media drive-by with lies, damn lies and horse shit throughout.
Now, it seems, CNN isn't even allowing a transcript of that show to appear on its website.
Posted by Mike Lorrey @ 05/18/2003 07:56 PM NY
