CNN Headline News aired Beck program with Graham's "whack" the Clintons comment four times in two days
On June 22, CNN Headline News re-aired the June 20 edition of the network's Glenn Beck program, which featured conservative talk radio show host Michael Graham discussing Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (NY) campaign video that parodies the series finale of HBO's The Sopranos. As Media Matters for America documented, Graham asked Beck, "[S]eriously, Glenn, didn't you at some point want to see, like, Paulie Walnuts [a character on The Sopranos], somebody come in here and just whack them both right there?" Beck, while smiling, replied that he "did not want to see that."
CNN Headline News aired the same version of the June 20 show -- including Graham's remark about wanting to see someone "just whack" the Clintons in the video -- at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET on June 20 and at midnight ET on June 21. The encore presentation on June 22, a Friday, was the fourth time the show aired in two days. Although CNN Headline News typically airs reruns of Beck's 7 p.m. show at 9 p.m. on the same day and again at midnight, there does not appear to be a pattern for Friday broadcasts, which are sometimes new and other times repeats of previous shows.
I'm curious to see if we can get through this posting without the "Why is this here" questions. Yes, it's more-or-less a repeat, and as such doesn't deserve discussion of the "whacking," but rather of the "why did they play this particular episode so much."
Probably Controversy hoping to equal Rating$ Dollar$
Oh, absolutely! Do you think there is any other reason that any privately owned broadcast company is in business? $$$ is what everyone is in business for. Oh, I'm sure there are the few that 'do it for the fun', but the fun doesn't pay rent.
Although CNN Headline News typically airs reruns of Beck's 7 p.m. show at 9 p.m. on the same day and again at midnight, there does not appear to be a pattern for Friday broadcasts, which are sometimes new and other times repeats of previous shows.
Well then what point is MMFA attempting to make here?
MMFA writes that that there's no pattern for Friday broadcasts.
So what is MMFA implying here? That this time it was deliberate? Proof please.
Reasonable replies will be answered. Nasty replies will be ignored [figured I'd begin with my ground rules]
Off topic...where is Tommy. I haven't seen him since last Thursday :-/
Jeter, my only issue is that comment was not smart, and CNN as a reputable newssource should have taken the lead , told Beck those comments are unacceptable and that episode will not be allowed to air on its network again. They did not do that.
As far as Tommy, I miss him. I hope he is ok. Maybe he is on vacation, it is summer .
CNN as a reputable newssource should have taken the lead , told Beck those comments are unacceptable and that episode will not be allowed to air on its network again. They did not do that.
Fair point Doris. I'm wondering just how much attention CNN pays to what exactly Beck is doing [they should of course--but do they?]. Perhaps if CNN received complaints about that particular program they wouldn't have re-aired it?
PS I also agree their remarks were uncalled for & did so last week on the other Beck thread [just thought I'd better mention that before someone says I didn't mention it LOL]
Jeter- I remember what you said last week I would never call you names . LOL
I know you wouldn't Doris, you're a fair & reasonable person...but I'm always on alert for attacks from other quarters ;-)
I would, but then you arent really wrong
Are you becoming sensative, Jeter? That would make you - oh, I don't know, LIBERAL? hah!
Tommy probably just took off early since 4th of july is next week. Can't blame him for that, I wouldn't mind taking more time off from work myself.
Bite your tongue Snoop.
A Liberal? Nah you'd have to pull me kicking & screaming to the Left of the center line.
Anyway I'm not senitive I'm just always on the defensive around here ;-)
Yeah Tommy is probably on vacation...I hope he comes back soon. No offence, but he does liven up these boards and keeps them from becoming nothing more than a Liberal lovefest.
Damnit Jeter. Quit sucking up to the lefty posters, you Maverick.
I'm the sensitive Maverick ;-)
Eat your heart out McCain!
*Julia, I'd like you to compose a limerick about me. [BTW I'm also very handsome--just incase you want to include that fact]*
CNN, Michael Graham and Glen Beck
Are some varmints that I'd like to deck
For a crass, brittle laugh
The're too funny by half
For some real laughs I'll go to see Shrek
I'm picturing Tommy on a river cruise in France. He's enchanting all of the women on board and they won't let him get to the computer. As for MMFA, I agree with Doris. Not much to say there.
Tommy at the Eiffel Tower: "Why is this here?"
Tommy at the Arc d' Triomphe: "Why is this here?"
etc.
Tommy at the Lourve, "why is this here?"
Tommy at the Champs Elysees, "why is this here?"
Tommy at a sidewalk cafe, looking at the cream broulle on his plate - "Why is this here?"
Tommy at the River Seine: "why is this here"
Tommy at Notre Dame Cathedral: "why is this here"
Ah, I've been to Paris many times, but not recently. I miss Paris, but not Tommy - not that he's bad. I just don't like long, drawn out arguments.
Tommy at the same cafe, looking at his plate of escargot - "what in the h-e-l-l is this???"
You guys miss Tommy. Go ahead you can admit it :-)
I do! Just cause I don't agree with him often doesn't mean I can't like him. Heck, I'd have a beer with him anyday!
And you too, Jeter!
Friday as usual?
Don't forget the dip ;-)
yer on!
"Don't forget the dip ;-)"
Duncan can get himself there! (just kidding, Duncan, you are magical)
Where's AnotherAmerican lately? Has he transformed? I think Max is Roger, Worrierking thinks Tweakthetroll is the Kernel, but I haven't seen any sign of AA.
We need our straight men!
Where's AnotherAmerican lately?
Yeah Paw how can we continue our cyber Life In Mayberry without Barney? :-/
Yet the latest in a long list of right-wing pundits (Coulter, Graham, Beck, O'Reilly) who blatantly wish death to those they don't like, and yet who still get high-paying gigs on supposedly liberal news outlets. Are there any comparable examples of high-profile liberals who get away with the same behavior?
But rest assured they will claim they weren't really making a threat, that it was really a joke and/or they baited us just for fun. All of which is funny - in republicanworld.
Life without love is a living death.
Conservatives must be loveless, then.
your hate goggles must be powered on high today.
Kinda like your stupidity goggles
No, Colon... stupidity is believing that conservatives don't love anything. We are passionate about our love for America while the left appears passionate about everything that is wrong with America.
I am sure it looks like that to someone as ignorant as you no-balls. I personally always found it hard to believe you neandrathal morons love America at ALL when you so clearly hate so many Americans. Then again you are pretty stupid. You may not understand the contradiction
Masterful responses like the one above tell me all I need to know about you. Thanks for playing.
Life without love is a living death.
Don't know which Conservative you are referring to. But this Con loves his country, his family, his dog, his golf, and his money. That order changes daily, from a priority basis. We are not bad folks, but our priorities maybe different from yours. Living death....hardly.
Dave,
Having to read Harlequin's posts here is like a living death, unless I suppose you're a Moonbat like him. He's got one thought in his head: All Conservatives are Evil. He can't be persuaded to qualify that to Some Conservatives [believe me I tried to get him to admit that] so I wouldn't waste much time on him if I were you.
Except for the "dog" [we don't own one] I agree with your *list*, Golf being #1 right about now ;-)
I have to hand it to you Jeter. You show a lot of respect by capitalizing "Moonbat". This Moonbat appreciates that.
And I can tell by your post that you are dogless. You can't own a dog but they sure as hell can own you.
You'll have to excuse me, I have to go sneak a cookie so my dog doesn't see me eating it.
My kitty is the boss of me.
King,
I don't concider you a Moonbat. Moonbats are Left-Wing extremists.
You are far too fair & reasonable to fall into that catagory.
Jeter, I don't think Harlequin is a moonbat. But then I don't really know what a moonbat is. Would you care to define moonbat? Maybe a generalization of something to do with liberals that perhaps has no real meaning in reality since they don't exist? Just wonderin'.
Jeter just wants his due on this board
He doesn't want liberals to hoard
All the crass generalizations
All the con machinations
That the right has traditionally scored
Jeter's handsome and strong and a con
He's a guy I can really bet on
To be most persistent
To lib ideals, most resistant
But we like him for his mental brawn
Aw Julia thank you. I feel like I was just inducted into the MMFA Hall of Fame :-)
Jeter both handsome & vain
Asked a limerick from JuliaJayne
She bestowed him with two
Now he's happy, not blue
What goals are left for him to attain?
Jeter's now happy, not blue
He's glowing with pride through and through
He got Julia's first mention
so he won't pay attention
When ol snoop dawg gives him the one two!
Snoop, your limerick has been viewed & enjoyed :-)
I do believe that Julia has turned us all into rhyming fools...or perhaps we're just all finding our inner poet?
Jeter's appeased by the rhymes
Of JuliaJayne's limericks sublime
His pain this may slake
when the next road trip takes
His pinstriped pantywaists to Anaheim
Well Beach I wanted to be able to limerick you back about your Yankee envy, but I'm not feeling terribly poetic today...
;-)
Julia a Moonbat is a Left-Wing extremist. Crazy, Batty...get it? Well maybe not ;-)
It's like you guys calling the Far Right extremists: Neocons or Wing-Nuts.
How about Anne Coulter is a right wing moonbat? She is extreme.
No Anne Coulter is a Wing-Nut.
Only Liberals can be Moonbats ;-)
My question was rhetorical, but thanks all the same. Making a point about generalties. So you're handsome and vain? Whew. Your spouse has a hand full.
So you're handsome and vain? Whew. Your spouse has a hand full.
I'm also strong & can even do a little cooking.
I'm almost perfect ;-)
J2,
Golf maybe #1 with me too. I'm shooting scratch, but its early summer. I've got plenty of time to bring that back to reality. If I can shoot mid 70's the rest of the way, I've got this game beat. Politics be damned.
I can do without golf. Too frustrating spending the day smacking the crap out of a little ball with the sole object being to get your balls in the hole with the least amount of strokes. If that's your goal, try vaseline. It's soo much quicker!
Jeter2,
I have already explained it to you before that I use the generalization in the same manner that the top paid talking heads do. You know who I'm talking about, O'Reilly, Hannity, Rush, Coulter, etc. You knew that I am fighting fire with fire.
But leaving the fact out that I'm fighting fire with fire in order to give your spin the false sense of credibility and of course that little added extra of your name calling is so Conservative of you.
But don't fell so alone Jeter2, Hannity, O'Reilly, Rush and Coulter are notorious for leaving out facts to give their little spin that appearance of credibility. It is so Conservative of them as well.
Harlequin,
I don't believe any of the Conservatives that post here are top paid talking heads.
We are just ordinary folks like the Dem/Libs that post here.
Lumping ALL Conservatives into one category is simply inaccurate.
Use whatever rationale you'd like, but be assured I will continue to point out that not ALL Conservatives are as you describe.
You, for instance are a Moonbat. Most of the other Dem/Libs here are not. See how it works?
J2, to be fair, I don't see anything written by Harlequin that renders him being called "far left" or extreme. You might be able to pin that on someone like Redking who is super green to the point of being rather black/white in thinking and sounds very authoritarian. Same as cons who are the same way, and there seem to be a lot more of them than the inverse. Sure, you may be irritated with Harlequin, but I haven't seen anything to qualify him/her as extreme. Just sayin'.
Julia,
Harlequin sees the world and people through a very narrow minded perspective. I consider some of his ranting quite extreme, especially when he declares [as he did on another thread] that 'Conservatives are racists'...meaning ALL Conservatives. That of course is inaccurate.
Sorry but I still consider him a Moonbat.
As Rino says Liberals hate marriage and families. Touche. But I'll keep my opinion.
Is is just me? Or does this site skew the news just as much as the media it is attempting to watchdog? This article is much less offensive than the ones that attack our President. And what did Beck do wrong? Smile? I don't get it.
This article is much less offensive than the ones that attack our President.
You should reconsider your user name.
Our president is a liar and a fool who deserves a whole lot more criticism than he gets.
pot, meet kettle.