Comments on: Glenn Greenwald replies to CNN's attempt to discredit story about compromised Bahrain coverage

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:31:00 +0000

I witnessed CNN do this kind of propaganda bullshit back in the 90′s firsthand when I lived in D.C.

They set up government employees who were issued little American flags to greet Bush (senior) when he arrived to the White House via helicopter during Desert Storm.

My friend with the Dept. of Interior was told by a superior to show up with the crowd of other government employees to wave his little flag.

We watched TV together later that night when CNN “reported” them as a group of “well wishers” who “spontaneously” arrived to greet and cheer Herbert Bush which was a complete lie. My friend got some camera time and just had a comical, confused look on his face.

Sorry to see CNN hasn’t changed after all these years and is just like the rest of the corporatist media that reports “what we should think” instead of simply reporting the truth.

[cow waves to cnn lurkers]

hi thar, liars!

By: Theranthrope

Theranthrope — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:18:00 +0000

“DYN-O-MITE!”

Oh wait, if I say that in an airport I’ll get arrested since the terrorists have won, and all…

By: Theranthrope

Theranthrope — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:15:00 +0000

Ah, it’s always a good idea to borrow a page from the Scentology play-book…

Good job CNN.

By: Theranthrope

Theranthrope — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:13:00 +0000

No. What they have now are “presenters”

By: Marko Raos

Marko Raos — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 08:34:00 +0000

”Corporate News Network”
Whoever watches that s*** anymore?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:48:00 +0000

The bigger scandal:

http://www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/bahrain-fta

By: Jake0748

Jake0748 — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:44:00 +0000

Hey Guido, I must with all sincerity and humility, say: Umm… What? Huh? WTF you talkin’ bout Willis?

By: Eddie Perkins

Eddie Perkins — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:16:00 +0000

“I certainly hope that CNN’s own investigative journalists…”

They still have those?

By: Guido

Guido — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:28:00 +0000

So, where are all those people OUTRAGED!!!!1 to have A MOOSLIM in the Withe House, those who live in perennial fear of CREEPING SHARIAH!!!!!1 ?

Where are those men and women, the real Americans, who are the salt of the Earth? Where are their self righteous rants?

By: xiagang

xiagang — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:14:00 +0000

Yes, indeed. To paraphrase the final sentence of CNN’s “response” to Greenwald, identifying yourself upfront as a PR flack for the organisation you’re supporting in online forums is PR-flackery 101. Oh, right; it’s not. Sneaking around pretending to be a happy mutant when in fact you work for CNN is the correct PR flack approach… These guys never fail to dig the hole just a little bit deeper.

Greenwald, btw, appears to have it all over CNN on this one. His response is devastating. CNN look like the outfit people have always thought they are.

Tip for Mr Greenwald: dig a little bit into CNN and its reporting of China…

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:20:00 +0000

We got a comment on the previous article from a guy whose Twitter profile freely admits that he received an award from the Bahraini government’s information office. Not to mention a comment from a CNN employee who didn’t identify himself as such until I requested it. Synchronized damage control.

By: bumfug

bumfug — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:29:00 +0000

” I certainly hope that CNN’s own investigative journalists…”
Haha! He used “CNN” in the same sentence with “journalists”!

By: www-TopTheNews-com

www-TopTheNews-com — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:24:00 +0000

Obvious that the media does what it wants and still doesn’t care if they are ‘outed’ as a propaganda machine.

Every single time they are caught in a lie, a few more people see the truth. Good work Cory and Glenn.