CNN's Turd-O-Meter
CNN grabbed a handful of undecided Iowa voters, gave them a rotary dial and threw them in a room during the Republican debate Wednesday.
If a candidate said something the voters liked, the voters would turn their knobs to the right, indicating a positive reaction. If a candidate said something the voters didn't like, the voters would turn their knobs to the left, indicating a negative reaction.
Then, CNN mashed the real-time responses with the video and fed it to us as news.
Check out the negative reaction to Alan Keyes.
Why did Keyes score so lowly? I've thought of three possible reasons.
This is such trashy news coverage. What does a viewer gain from seeing how a tiny group of people react, moment by moment, to what a candidate says? I can see a politician putting together such a focus group, but not a major news operation. Report the facts. "You decide!" CNN has turned into such a shithole since Fox News started kicking its ass. Note: This is not an endorsement for Fox News.
Who wants to smoke a bowl and listen to NPR?
If a candidate said something the voters liked, the voters would turn their knobs to the right, indicating a positive reaction. If a candidate said something the voters didn't like, the voters would turn their knobs to the left, indicating a negative reaction.
Then, CNN mashed the real-time responses with the video and fed it to us as news.
Check out the negative reaction to Alan Keyes.
Why did Keyes score so lowly? I've thought of three possible reasons.
a. He was being a dick (my personal selection)
b. Alan Keyes is running for president?
c. Who let the black guy in the Republican debate?
This is such trashy news coverage. What does a viewer gain from seeing how a tiny group of people react, moment by moment, to what a candidate says? I can see a politician putting together such a focus group, but not a major news operation. Report the facts. "You decide!" CNN has turned into such a shithole since Fox News started kicking its ass. Note: This is not an endorsement for Fox News.
Who wants to smoke a bowl and listen to NPR?
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