You know, I’m not sure if the new owners of CNN are serious about reentering real journalism or if they just need to replace the current occupants of their clown car because of the really bad smell coming from it. But whatever the reason, they’ve provided me with some of the happiest news moments I’ve had since the 2016 election video montage. Just think of it; Fredo, Harwood, Stelter, Toobin. And now Jim Acosta? What’s next? Will they tell Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper they have to butch it up a little to keep their jobs?
Well, whatever it is all I can say is I hope it spreads to MSNBC and results in Morning Shmoe and his blushing bride Lycra Spandexy getting the boot from the Morning Shmoe show. Well done CNN, well done. And here’s hoping that Gentleman Jim Acosta lands on his feet and enjoys his new gig as a dog walker or pool boy somewhere in the greater DC metropolitan area.
Jim Acosta Next, But Not Last, To Be Let Go From CNN, Report
Which do you think will be more indicative of the future direction of CNN, who they fire or who they hire? There doesn’t seem to be any data on the latter.
That’s a good point. If they’re really serious about real journalism they’d bring aboard people who have been blacklisted for trying to do real journalism like Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taiibbi. Those two guys and some other names out there were left-leaning journalists who weren’t dishonest enough to stomach the obvious lies that their employers told them to push. They’re not on our side but basically no journalists (or almost no journalists) are. But I’ll be honest. I think CNN is just looking for pliable talking heads who will know enough to not go over the edge and start raving… Read more »