CNN Runs More Stories on Cain 'Scandal' in Six Days Than it Did on Obama's Ties to...

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  1. CNN Runs More Stories on Cain 'Scandal' in Six Days Than it Did Obama's Ties to Ayers, Rezko and Wright Combined

    By Noel Sheppard | November 05, 2011 | 11:06

    If you needed any more evidence of the political leaning of CNN, consider that much like Politico, it has in the last six days done at least 94 reports on the sexual harassment allegations involving Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.

    Substantially more shocking, according to LexisNexis, the supposedly most trusted name in news only did 77 total stories on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's ties to domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, convicted real estate developer Tony Rezko, and America-hating Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

    Shortly after the Politico story broke Sunday evening, CNN's Don Lemon began the 10PM installment of CNN Newsroom:

    DON LEMON: Good evening. I'm Don Lemon. Thanks for joining us.

    Those stories and more, but first we're going to start with some breaking political news. Herman Cain's campaign for president under scrutiny tonight over a report that could tarnish his carefully, cultivated image.

    "Politico" reports that during Cain's time as a restaurant's industries chief lobbyist, at least two women complained of inappropriate behavior, specifically suggestive sexual behavior. Both women reportedly left the association with payouts in the five figures and agreed not to talk about it.

    This was followed by at least eighteen reports on the subject each of the next five days and three already on Saturday giving us a grand total of 94. I say at least because there could be numerous reports on this matter each hour the subject is raised.

    By contrast, prior to Election Day 2008, CNN did 25 reports on Obama's ties to Ayers, thirteen for his connection to Rezko, and 39 on his association with Wright.

    As Obama first put his name into the presidential ring in February 2007, this means his combined "scandals" got roughly four reports a month from CNN.

    By comparison, the so-called most trusted name in news has devoted almost 16 stories a day to as yet unproven sexual harassment allegations aimed at Cain.

    How might the executives at CNN explain this glaring disparity?

    Maybe more importantly, would Obama be president today if CNN had covered his scandals with the same gusto it's now reporting Cain's?

    Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-s...-days-it-covered-obamas-ties-ay#ixzz1d7ftZsTL
     
  2. A very clear cut case of high tech social lynching. The persecution makes me sick.

    It is very clear that the mass media, not just CNN, has chosen the Republican nominee for America. Forget about the primaries. Why even bother? Your vote has been cast for you. It will be liberal Romney vs liberal Obama.

    Free country, my ass. First, Americans need to learn how to free their mind.
     
  3. This is why Americans who care about the truth flock to to Fox News. CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYT, WashPost, LATimes, etc, cannot be trusted. Their leftwing agenda is more important than integrity or even profits to them.
     
  4. Fox tried to derail Clinton, and Obama. Rush even tried to triangulate.

    It all failed.

    It will fail again.
     
  5. Ricter

    Ricter

    Actually, Fox's reporting on Cain aint so nice, either.
     
  6. Mercor

    Mercor

    The left is fighting many cases of convicted murders and rapist who are Black. This after a trail and all the evidence presented in a court of law has been completed.

    And in many cases these people are being freed, some due to jury prejudice or poor defense work.

    Yet, Herman Cain is GUILTY as accused without out presumption.
     
  7. No one has said Herman Cain is guilty, and I watched MSNBC all day yesterday.
     
  8. The "ties" to various and sundry folks reported on Obama weren't illegal. What they were was a case of "guilt by association".
    That's orders of magnitude less serious, except of course to biased people, than a charge of doing something that is, in fact, illegal: sexual harrasment. In the one case the guilt is purely from someone else's either wrongdoing or, in the case of Wright, radical views, whereas here the person in question is accused of in fact doing something illegal. Also, I haven't been following this at all, but the one little tidbit I read somewhere mentioned that one of the women got a settlement. In politics, which is, in case you haven't noticed, a contact sport, this can very quickly get turned into "hush money". I'd be surprised if that phrase hasn't passed the lips of some newscaster somewhere during all this.
     
  9. " poor poor pitiful me "

    Cain's new campaign song.
     
  10. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    Hence "fair and balanced".
     
    #10     Nov 8, 2011