I like CNN. That was a joke if that is considered journalism.

And that is the essence of teabagging. They use words like fascist and socialist interchangeably and don't even know what they mean.

I thought reporters were suppose to just report the story and not interject their own political leaning. If I watch a news reporter and by the end I clearly know how they vote, then they fail at journalism. I'm looking at you too Fox.

sullyman: I thought reporters were suppose to just report the story and not interject their own political leaning. If I watch a news reporter and by the end I clearly know how they vote, then they fail at journalism. I'm looking at you too Fox.

My thoughts too. I expect something like that from Hannity or Olbermann, not from someone who is supposed to be a reporter.

It is all about tone. She has people taunting her. She wants to ask a question about what the person thinks of state recovery funding. Because she is all pissed off with the assholes around her, the question comes out as more of a challenge.

She was having a bad day but people should cut her some slack.

The guy she was talking too had no clue what fascism even means.. he was just parroting what he'd heard. that much was obvious.

Of course the conservatives are defending him. They like ignorance in their followers.

Alacritous: The guy she was talking too had no clue what fascism even means.. he was just parroting what he'd heard. that much was obvious.

Of course the conservatives are defending him. They like ignorance in their followers.

Ignorance is not knowing what a reporter is supposed to do.

She didn't lose her cool, but she didn't exactly come off as completely collected.

whew, finally a way to salvage some "conservative" dignity today. get that reporter ! yeeeee haw!

muck4doo: Ignorance is not knowing what a reporter is supposed to do.

So, completely ignore the palpable stupidity and ignorance of the guy that's exercising his right to protest for a reason he has absolutely no clue about, and lets get the reporter! Yeah!

Alacritous: muck4doo: Ignorance is not knowing what a reporter is supposed to do.

So, completely ignore the palpable stupidity and ignorance of the guy that's exercising his right to protest for a reason he has absolutely no clue about, and lets get the reporter! Yeah!

You really don't understand what a reporter is suppossed to do, do you? Let me ask you this; Do you think Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann are reporters?

Funny how Fox cut out part of that interview. here's the entire thing

muck4doo: You really don't understand what a reporter is suppossed to do, do you? Let me ask you this; Do you think Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann are reporters?

Olbermann does some reporting (he often cover stories that other people just plain don't), but is mostly commentary. I can't stand watching Hannity long enough to know if he ever does any.

The fact of the matter is those people are just plain idiots, and it's hardly the reporter's fault that they are. They are making statements without ANY reasoning or rationale behind then, which on topics they clearly don't understand the first thing about. Frankly, she was being nicer to them than they deserved.

"He's a fascist!"
"Why?"
"Because he is"
"What makes him a fascist?"
"Because he is!!11!"
"How?"
"Because he is a fascist!!"fark you, teabaggers...fark you straight to Hell, you goddamn morans.

I respect actual fascists more than you douchebags - at least it's an ethos.

Neeek: muck4doo: You really don't understand what a reporter is suppossed to do, do you? Let me ask you this; Do you think Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann are reporters?

Olbermann does some reporting (he often cover stories that other people just plain don't), but is mostly commentary. I can't stand watching Hannity long enough to know if he ever does any.

The fact of the matter is those people are just plain idiots, and it's hardly the reporter's fault that they are. They are making statements without ANY reasoning or rationale behind then, which on topics they clearly don't understand the first thing about. Frankly, she was being nicer to them than they deserved.

A reporter is there to report, that is all. Once they start wanting to cut people off and start interjecting their opinion, it is no longer reporting. People will say dumb things(just like this guy did), just let them say their piece though. Remember Baghdad Bob? He said stupid things all the time. No reporter cut him off and started arguing with him. That is not the role of a reporter. She failed at her job.

Hobodeluxe: Funny how Fox cut out part of that interview. here's the entire thing

Yeah- if you watch that, you can understand her anger.

I don't care whether you like Obama or not- calling him a fascist is an insult to free speech. You're wasting an ability to criticize government with these absurdities?

I hope more reporters start correcting these idiots.

muck4doo: Neeek: muck4doo: You really don't understand what a reporter is suppossed to do, do you? Let me ask you this; Do you think Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann are reporters?

Olbermann does some reporting (he often cover stories that other people just plain don't), but is mostly commentary. I can't stand watching Hannity long enough to know if he ever does any.

The fact of the matter is those people are just plain idiots, and it's hardly the reporter's fault that they are. They are making statements without ANY reasoning or rationale behind then, which on topics they clearly don't understand the first thing about. Frankly, she was being nicer to them than they deserved.

A reporter is there to report, that is all. Once they start wanting to cut people off and start interjecting their opinion, it is no longer reporting. People will say dumb things(just like this guy did), just let them say their piece though. Remember Baghdad Bob? He said stupid things all the time. No reporter cut him off and started arguing with him. That is not the role of a reporter. She failed at her job.

Fact =! opinion.

She was asking if the man knew what Illinois was getting as far as stimulus money and if he knew that he was actually getting a tax CUT, not a raise. I didn't hear her inject her opinion at all. I was actually surprised after reading your reaction that she DIDN'T take the guy to task. She made a stupid comment about the gathering being sponsored by Fox, but she also had people swearing at her and knocking her head with banners, so we can forgive her a little bit.

When did her opinion come out?

PSA for Teabaggers: The point of protest is to get your message out, if you drive away reporters your message will not get out. Of course, your point is so massively retarded that is probably a good thing for you, but even so.

sloppy shoes: I don't care whether you like Obama or not- calling him a fascist is an insult to free speech. You're wasting an ability to criticize government with these absurdities?

I despise that I'm siding with a right wing troll, but please- this and your hope that reporters 'correct' people is more of an insult to free speech than anything else so far.

muck4doo: I like CNN. That was a joke if that is considered journalism.

Yeah, that "he's a fascist because he is" guy deserved far more respect.

Bek:
I despise that I'm siding with a right wing troll, but please- this and your hope that reporters 'correct' people is more of an insult to free speech than anything else so far.

How is a reporter correcting a fool an insult to freedom of speech? The idea that the media is required to engage in tomfoolery is retarded.

Actually- she did do the reporting- the story is that protesters don't have a clue what they are talking about, and making openly insulting and false insinuations about our President.

To say that Bush, Obama, or even most politicians are nazis, or fascists, is an absolute joke.

muck4doo: A reporter is there to report, that is all. Once they start wanting to cut people off and start interjecting their opinion, it is no longer reporting. People will say dumb things(just like this guy did), just let them say their piece though. Remember Baghdad Bob? He said stupid things all the time. No reporter cut him off and started arguing with him. That is not the role of a reporter. She failed at her job.

Any journalist worth half a shiat is not going to sit idly by, conducting some 60-second man-on-the-street piece as directed by the assignment editor, and allow said man to bark out loads of nonsense positioned as fact.

A journalist's role is to seek the truth and report it. Without the former, the latter isn't worth a damn.

So, this loudmouthed ass seized on the opportunity to yammer into the lens his absurd, broken-record agitprop horseshiat and the journalist correctly and rightfully challenged him, despite a palpably hostile crowd.

And Baghdad Bob?? What the.. Are you farking retarded?

jefe_gonzo: muck4doo: A reporter is there to report, that is all. Once they start wanting to cut people off and start interjecting their opinion, it is no longer reporting. People will say dumb things(just like this guy did), just let them say their piece though. Remember Baghdad Bob? He said stupid things all the time. No reporter cut him off and started arguing with him. That is not the role of a reporter. She failed at her job.

Any journalist worth half a shiat is not going to sit idly by, conducting some 60-second man-on-the-street piece as directed by the assignment editor, and allow said man to bark out loads of nonsense positioned as fact.

A journalist's role is to seek the truth and report it. Without the former, the latter isn't worth a damn.

So, this loudmouthed ass seized on the opportunity to yammer into the lens his absurd, broken-record agitprop horseshiat and the journalist correctly and rightfully challenged him, despite a palpably hostile crowd.

And Baghdad Bob?? What the.. Are you farking retarded?

It looks like you don't know what a reporter is either.

Bek: sloppy shoes: I don't care whether you like Obama or not- calling him a fascist is an insult to free speech. You're wasting an ability to criticize government with these absurdities?

I despise that I'm siding with a right wing troll, but please- this and your hope that reporters 'correct' people is more of an insult to free speech than anything else so far.

This guy gets it.

muck4doo:
This guy gets it.

No. What the fark do you think is a reporter's job?

To ask questions. To find answers. To challenge the system. They are not your personal publicist. If you say or do something stupid, especially as political stunt, their obligation is to get the story- up and to including pointing out you are an intellectual joke.

Stop demanding the media not function so you can act retarded.

sloppy shoes: How is a reporter correcting a fool an insult to freedom of speech? The idea that the media is required to engage in tomfoolery is retarded.

Bad wording- my offense was taken at the point that calling Obama a fascist should be forbidden, and the reporter(s) should tell people not to do it.

I think of free speech as welfare for ideas. Rich people don't need government cheese, just like people capable of rational, thought out arguments or vigorous rhetoric don't need help to make people listen to them. These tea baggers are blazing morons that I wish would fark off and die in a fire, but people like them will always be around, and trying to censor their ilk will only lead to opening the doors for censoring of other things. Sort of a, they came for the Jews but I wasn't a Jew, defense.

I'd like to point out that my entire argument wouldn't be necessary if the media wasn't so goddam stupid that they gave these idiots air time in the first place.

muck4doo: This guy gets it.

Pipe down.

sloppy shoes: muck4doo:
This guy gets it.

No. What the fark do you think is a reporter's job?

To ask questions. To find answers. To challenge the system. They are not your personal publicist. If you say or do something stupid, especially as political stunt, their obligation is to get the story- up and to including pointing out you are an intellectual joke.

Stop demanding the media not function so you can act retarded.

I already knew you wouldn't know what a reporter is actually supposed to do.

Lionel Mandrake: Yeah, that "he's a fascist because he is" guy deserved far more respect.

Why are you disenfranchising him? Are you scared of his bold and powerful message? Typical Lib.

muck4doo: It looks like you don't know what a reporter is either.

Ok. Sure. I'll play along.

Please enlighten me, preferably by example, be it by naming someone you consider a "reporter" or by a specific piece, what an ideal "reporter" does.

I'm not sure who annoyed me more there, the reporter, or the guy who has been brainwashed by Fox News. She wasn't wrong, but that wasn't good reporting.

Bek:
Bad wording- my offense was taken at the point that calling Obama a fascist should be forbidden, and the reporter(s) should tell people not to do it.

I didn't say reporters should tell them to shut up or it should be forbidden- they should correct them. It is their obligation to report the reality- not the pipe dreams of angry retards.

muck4doo: I already knew you wouldn't know what a reporter is actually supposed to do.

Let me guess, you think a reporter is supposed to report whatever whackadoodle thing the protesters are saying, regardless of whether it's true or not.

If that is what you think, then clearly you need to go take a journalism 101 course.

muck4doo:
I already knew you wouldn't know what a reporter is actually supposed to do.

How is correcting and challenging a person's views bad reporting? Should she have given him a blow job instead?

What is a reporter supposed to do?

cameroncrazy1984: If that is what you think, then clearly you need to go take a journalism 101 course.

The education system evidently failed him once. No need burdening the classroom again.

sloppy shoes: I didn't say reporters should tell them to shut up or it should be forbidden- they should correct them. It is their obligation to report the reality- not the pipe dreams of angry retards.

Reality is far too fluid of a concept for this to ever happen, sadly.

Also, there aren't enough hours in the day to correct all the people who erroneously label Obama a fascist or w/e you have.

Bek:
Reality is far too fluid of a concept for this to ever happen, sadly.

Also, there aren't enough hours in the day to correct all the people who erroneously label Obama a fascist or w/e you have.

You don't have to personally correct everyone- but if you're in an interview- you are a good reporter if you don't sit there and act like a publicist.

sloppy shoes: How is correcting and challenging a person's views bad reporting? Should she have given him a blow job instead?

What is a reporter supposed to do?

Let the moron finish his point first, then pwn him. Interrupting is bad form.

jefe_gonzo: muck4doo: It looks like you don't know what a reporter is either.

Ok. Sure. I'll play along.

Please enlighten me, preferably by example, be it by naming someone you consider a "reporter" or by a specific piece, what an ideal "reporter" does.

An example of reporting:

http://www.rawstory.com/

You don't cut off someone after asking them a question to start interjecting your opinion and argue with them. That is what pundits do.sloppy shoes: Bek:
Bad wording- my offense was taken at the point that calling Obama a fascist should be forbidden, and the reporter(s) should tell people not to do it.

I didn't say reporters should tell them to shut up or it should be forbidden- they should correct them. It is their obligation to report the reality- not the pipe dreams of angry retards.

When you have someone "correcting" people they are asking the questions of, that is no longer "reporting".

cameroncrazy1984: muck4doo: I already knew you wouldn't know what a reporter is actually supposed to do.

Let me guess, you think a reporter is supposed to report whatever whackadoodle thing the protesters are saying, regardless of whether it's true or not.

If that is what you think, then clearly you need to go take a journalism 101 course.

That is exactly what a reporter does. There are editorials and commentators that also go along in journalism. They are not the same thing as reporters. I'm not the one who needs to go back to journalism 101.

GAT_00: Let the moron finish his point first, then pwn him. Interrupting is bad form.

The problem lies in those situations when there's no point being made--when it's just another asshole whose brain is vibrating with bits and pieces of disconnected rage who happened to walk into a camera crew.

Nope. Nobody benefits from the loose ramblings of a clueless, apoplectic parrot.

muck4doo:
When you have someone "correcting" people they are asking the questions of, that is no longer "reporting".

So a reporter can only report on what people say? They can't also report on reality?

In fact, are you making the assertion that a reporter can't report on reality?

If you're interviewing the KKK, and they say that it is illegal for black people to be out in public, should a reporter agree?

jefe_gonzo: The problem lies in those situations when there's no point being made--when it's just another asshole whose brain is vibrating with bits and pieces of disconnected rage who happened to walk into a camera crew.

Nope. Nobody benefits from the loose ramblings of a clueless, apoplectic parrot.

You wouldn't be saying that if this was a Fox reporter interrupting a liberal protester. Proper reporters listen, even to rambling, idiotic points, then counter-argue. Plus, letting one of these idiots show that they are absolute idiots destroys their credibility better than any reporter could, even one that proved that the protester was acting against his better interests because he's been brainwashed.

sloppy shoes: muck4doo:
When you have someone "correcting" people they are asking the questions of, that is no longer "reporting".

So a reporter can only report on what people say? They can't also report on reality?

In fact, are you making the assertion that a reporter can't report on reality?

If you're interviewing the KKK, and they say that it is illegal for black people to be out in public, should a reporter agree?

A reporter reports what they said. A good reporter gets an opposing view from a law official to show they are full of crap.

/I knew you wouldn't understand any of this.

GAT_00: You wouldn't be saying that if this was a Fox reporter interrupting a liberal protester.

Thanks for informing me how I would react. Always good to read.

Look, stupidity isn't a red or blue phenomenon. It's deeply entrenched on both sides and, sadly, seemingly embraced.

In this particular case, the most glaring fault of the journalist was her negligence in finding somebody with even so much as a narrow sliver of understanding of the "cause." Instead, she pulled a tall guy with a cute kid, which, as the segment proved, is no guarantee of a sane interview.

muck4doo:
A reporter reports what they said. A good reporter gets an opposing view from a law official to show they are full of crap.

/I knew you wouldn't understand any of this.


Really? A reporter has to go to a "law official" to verify that black people are allowed out in public?

You're a retard. You don't need "expert" opinion for every issue.

P.S.

Water is wet. But don't take my word for it, I'll have Anderson Cooper call a scientist to verify.

muck4doo: A reporter reports what they said. A good reporter gets an opposing view from a law official to show they are full of crap.

If only there was a Cook County sheriff she could've turned to in order to prove "they are full of crap."

sloppy shoes: muck4doo:
A reporter reports what they said. A good reporter gets an opposing view from a law official to show they are full of crap.

/I knew you wouldn't understand any of this.


Really? A reporter has to go to a "law official" to verify that black people are allowed out in public?

You're a retard. You don't need "expert" opinion for every issue.

P.S.

Water is wet. But don't take my word for it, I'll have Anderson Cooper call a scientist to verify.

Like I said, I don't expect you to have any idea of what actual reporting really is.

jefe_gonzo: Thanks for informing me how I would react. Always good to read.

Apologies then.

Instead, she pulled a tall guy with a cute kid, which, as the segment proved, is no guarantee of a sane interview.

It's CNN. You were expecting quality? All of our big news networks suck, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS. BBC is my preference, has been for about 5 years now.

That was not the greatest example of journalism ever...but anyone interviewing those douchebags is going to look bad.

Oh, but let's all talk about the CNN reporter instead of the inept morans driving Conservatism off a cliff!

Great. Yes. Let's do that.

sloppy shoes: You're a retard. You don't need "expert" opinion for every issue.

Typical liebral talking points. At least Fox News provides BOTH sides of every issue issue.

Lesbian Nazi hookers abducted by space aliens and forced into weight loss programs, are they good for the economy? Up next on Cavuto.

NewportBarGuy:
Lesbian Nazi hookers abducted by space aliens and forced into weight loss programs, are they good for the economy? Up next on Cavuto.

Is Obama's silence on the issue a sign he hates gays? Is Obama insulting Democrats to their face?

Or is Obama trying to end legitimate marriage and destroy morality?