Video: Tea partiers chant “Glenn Beck” during CNN live shot

Why does CNN send out these reporters with open mics?

They do have the option of using microphones that don’t pick-up environmental/background noise/sounds, but CNN sends out these reporters to stand among crowds who then start yelling over the crowds with these mic-choices they’re making and insulting the crowds at that.

So it seems to me that CNN is engaged in intentional agitation of the public, that they’re inciting or efforting to incite a situation on air among the public, live audiences.

I don’t sympathize with CNN and I don’t watch it. Can’t stand that sort of theatre posing as “information”.

Lourdes on September 12, 2009 at 4:46 PM

I don’t even know what youy are angry at. So CNN should just cut the sound on the protesters?

ckoeber on September 12, 2009 at 4:47 PM

Its obvious CNN was doing this deliberately and all you have to do is read our resident scumbag trolls to find out why. They want to portray the tea party protesters as unruly ‘dangerous’ redneck hicks.

The thing CNN and our resident scumbag trolls don’t understand is the game has changed, we are all familiar with Alinksy tactics and we’re just laughing this stuff off now. It doesn’t work anymore.

We’re not going to abandon Joe, we’re not going to accept your crap sandwich of a health care bill, and we’re going to take our country back, and there’s nothing you can do to stop us. But please try, it amuses us.

Dark Eden on September 12, 2009 at 4:53 PM

WTF? So, if CNN didn’t cover it or didn’t let you speak then it would be a media blackout and you would be complaining about that.

The fact is she had no control of what they said or did.

ckoeber on September 12, 2009 at 4:57 PM

Note how CNN anchor discussed “Joe Wilson” in the set up – then threw it over to the reporter – who ended the piece with the part about Joe Wilson.

CNN definitely framing this.

Protest(ers) = Joe Wilson fanatics

aquaviva on September 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM

Doesn’t help when the reporter asks the crowd about Joe Wilson and they scream in support.

ckoeber on September 12, 2009 at 5:14 PM

“Support” though doesn’t equal “fanaticism”. They just support Joe Wilson’s speaking out, and then support him against the laughable NoDoz addiction charge. And whatever smears are in store for the guy in the future.

ddrintn on September 12, 2009 at 5:21 PM

Show me where a CNN reporter called the supporters fanatics.

You are making that up.

ckoeber on September 12, 2009 at 5:25 PM

I think there were something like 583 total, most of whom were no doubt former-Klan senior citizens suffering from dementia. I’ll spare you the MSNBC report on the thing.

ddrintn on September 12, 2009 at 5:32 PM

Sarcasm not good enough. Try harder.

ckoeber on September 12, 2009 at 5:39 PM

Our maybe just read from a few short transcripts of what Obama has said during the past few years and/or read some of what is in the bill (as it stood at the time of Obama’s speech) and read what Republicans had proposed about citizenship verification and how the Dems had rejected it (as things stood at the time of Obama’s speech).

Then say that he, for the life of him, just doesn’t understand how he could have misinterpreted any of that to think that Obama was being anything less than totally truthful and then walk off whistling “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy”.

MB4 on September 12, 2009 at 5:39 PM

Look, this whole “I stood up to the President” may be good for Rep. Joe Wilson personally (and in his District) and the base but it isn’t winning over any independants or people leaning towards the Democratic party.

No one is going to vote Republican simply due to to shoutouts by Congressmen. Once again all this is highlighting is the fact that Republicans oppose the President (nothing new) but what all of this isn’t highlighting are the ideas that the Republicans have.

I’m sorry, this rally is all about energizing people who are already voting or supporting Republicans.

ckoeber on September 12, 2009 at 5:45 PM