Let's also assume the worst here - Fox News is supporting CNN here because they're afraid that the next time there's a Democrat in the White House, their correspondent will have their hard pass pulled in retaliation. This is classic CYA.
On Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:38:36 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > One of the many problems with Trump’s America is his claims of the media > being the “enemy of the people” all but eliminates the ability to be > legitimately critical of the media without seeming to be agreeing with him. > Acosta isn’t good at his job, but not because of any reasons Trump might > put forward. CNN could be a true voice of the people, but instead it > insists on being the voice of a select few “personalities,” with next to no > focus on journalism or reporting. To the extent they had a hand in aiding > in Trump’s election, they are at least as flawed as FoxNews, albeit in > different ways, but gone are the days when that distinction can be clearly > drawn. FoxNews isn’t so much rising to Acosta’s defense as setting the > stage for the day a Democrat is again in power and Fox wants to send a pile > of inept conspiratorial fluff to cover the White House. But the national > focus on the media as an enemy means there’s no room for nuance and no > ability to respectfully tell the folks at FoxNews that their self-serving > support is odious and unwanted. > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 5:24 PM Steve Timko <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> More like arsonists end up fighting the fire. >> >> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM PGage <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> It is amazing how much praise FN is getting for this; it is as if there >>> was a Fire Department so universally well known for being irresponsible >>> about its job that the one day it actually responds to an alarm there were >>> screaming congratulatory headlines: “Fire Department Actually Tries To Put >>> Out Fire!” >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 2:19 PM Steve Timko <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> FOX News backs CNN in the lawsuit. >>>> LINK >>>> <https://www.axios.com/fox-news-cnn-lawsuit-trump-jim-acosta-press-pass-81bc6dd3-4590-4f66-9197-6d1ff92676b6.html> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:51 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Moi, yesterday (11/12): >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sam Donaldson suggested on Reliable Sources that a court complaint re >>>>>> Acosta's case is in the works, and that he's contributing an affidavit >>>>>> to >>>>>> it (CNN later said nothing was filed yet)... two other panelists >>>>>> (attorney >>>>>> Floyd Abrams [father of Dan], ex-CNN reporter Frank Sesno) said Acosta's >>>>>> right as [bleep] to sue... >>>>>> >>>>>> Mediaite >>>>>> <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/sam-donaldson-surprises-brian-stelter-with-news-of-cnn-lawsuit-against-trump/> >>>>>> >>>>>> (link) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It's been filed >>>>> <https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/cnn-sues-white-house-jim-acosta-press-credential-1203027110/> >>>>> >>>>> (Variety link)... CNN thinks the edited video may have actually came from >>>>> Alex Jones' outfit... some online gripers have split hairs, saying that >>>>> Acosta still has correspondent's creds, just not the "hard card" needed >>>>> to >>>>> get close to Don, Sanders, etc. ... >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
