The last time we saw CNN correspondent Susan Roesgen, she was arguing with folks at the April 15 Tea Party in Chicago claiming the event was "anti-government, anti-CNN [and] highly promoted by the right-wing conservative network Fox."
Although CNN officials won't blame the decision specifically on this event, the network has decided not to renew her contract.
All together now: Aaaaaawwww.
As reported by TVNewser Thursday:
TVNewser has learned CNN correspondent Susan Roesgen's contract will not be renewed and she will be leaving the network. [...]
Roesgen took a break for a few weeks after that reporting and returned to the air in May covering the Drew Peterson arrest. Most recently, she covered Michael Jackson's death from Los Angeles. Roesgen joined CNN in 2005.
When TVNewser asked whether Roesgen's comments at the Chicago tea party rally had anything to do with her not being renewed, a CNN spokesperson said, "I can't comment on personnel matters."
So is it actually possible that doing a poor job really can have some consequences in the news industry today?
Who'd have thought it?
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July 17, 2009 - 10:01 ET by DeskpilotFrom the NewsBusters team- Since I blocked access to the Criminal News Network, I haven't missed Susan. Now I'll miss her even less.
Kleenex anyone?
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Maybe She Can Find Work At Air America
July 17, 2009 - 10:02 ET by BigSpoon65Oh, thats right, it went bankrupt. Appears there just isn't a large job market out there for marxist freedom hating propagandists. Turns out lady liberty is still looking out for us after all and justice was served. Now she can join the soup lines where so many of her lefty friends gather to regale in the memories of what it was like to work back when we were still a capitalist nation.
Winston Churchill ~ "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
She'll soon have her own
July 17, 2009 - 10:03 ET by mattmShe'll soon have her own show on MSDNC.
mattm
July 17, 2009 - 10:30 ET by well99I think your right.
Watch them put her opposite
July 17, 2009 - 22:06 ET by Free StinkerWatch them put her opposite of Becks' timeslot on Foxnews.
July 17, 2009 - 10:05 ET by jessieHAs a TEA party patriot, I would like to say- Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! Go ask obama for a czar position. He will put anyone without a brain in those jobs.
Out of a job are you, Babe?
July 18, 2009 - 09:50 ET by Seabeach4348You know she could always run for a state senate seat just like Al Frankenstein did. There are quite a few blue states which would welcome her boring, biased, anti-American drivel along with a like-minded, brain-dead faction which would vote for someone like her.
All together now:
July 17, 2009 - 10:13 ET by motherbeltAll together now: Aaaaaawwww.
My sentiments exactly!
Let's give the devil (CNN) his due.
Of course, they may just be trying to make the point that if you want to bash regular Americans, you should just do it in the studio during regular broadcasts....not cool to be out there doing it face to face....
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Good riddance...
July 17, 2009 - 10:25 ET by onewiseguy...we need FAR LESS of her type on tv...especially "news".
?????
July 17, 2009 - 10:33 ET by grumpyoldbHell has just started to freeze over. CNN actually did the right thing.....
Anyone know if she gets to keep the helmet?
July 17, 2009 - 10:35 ET by SickofLibsAnyone know if she gets to keep the helmet?
Tramp Stamp
July 17, 2009 - 11:30 ET by BigSpoon65I'm just wondering if she will get to keep the "O" tramp stamp on her lower back. "Change We can Believe In" LMAO
Winston Churchill ~ "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
"O" tramp stamp
July 17, 2009 - 12:18 ET by SickofLibsShe should add an L, S, E and R to it as a lifelong reminder.
Sweet
July 17, 2009 - 10:41 ET by Worriedbut King Obama is probably going to hire her.
She'll probably make more money then she did at the Communist News Network.
Left wing jerk
July 17, 2009 - 10:51 ET by jacktheripperthat's what happens when insert yourself into the story instead of just reporting the story...where do these idiots go to school ? The Keef Ogleman school of journalism? GOOD LORD
"I LOVE DEAD KENNEDY'S"
Management Too
July 17, 2009 - 11:04 ET by slickwillie2001This is as much a management failure at CNN as it is a Roesgen failure. With proper management those that exhibit political bias can be corrected early in their career and taught to suppress it or put into jobs where it doesn't damage the organization. Roesgen might be gone but what she did to CNN can't be easily fixed.
Next they need to reconsider Anderson Cooper's role. Old boring Aaron Brown might be looking pretty good right now to the CNN bigs.
about roesgen,
July 17, 2009 - 11:07 ET by AgnosticThis is not about bias it is about being caught in a blatant and public manner.
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
The Aaaaaawwww's have it !!
July 17, 2009 - 11:05 ET by Gary HallThe vote is in, and ...
The Aaaaaawwww's have it !!
(;~> gary
No doubt another casualty to
July 17, 2009 - 11:23 ET by SnappyNo doubt another casualty to these tough economic times. If I think positively about this I can imagine a slow awakening to the folly of her ways and thought process. Her slow eye opening as she fails to see the annointed one personally show up at her door and hand her a job and cash to make ends meet, a conversion of sorts takes place and she realizes what reality really is...............then I remember the shrill voice, the sloppy and biased reporting and refusal to listen to or give time on opposing views and realize she will not change, she will just get in line and curse Bush for causing her job loss.
Oh my heart bleeds...
July 17, 2009 - 11:31 ET by PrairieSkyIt's about time and good riddance! I would have fired that b$%&h months ago, but I am glad to see her go now. I have noticed though, that since Roesgen's despicable performance covering the Chicago tea party, CNN seems to have had her covering lower profile, lighter stuff.
Wonder if there are any openings over at MSNBC? She'd fit in perfectly over at that nut house...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
I'm sure MSNBC can find a
July 17, 2009 - 11:38 ET by trickle_downI'm sure MSNBC can find a spot for her.
trickle...You'd think so...
July 17, 2009 - 11:44 ET by PrairieSkyIt'll be interesting to see where she ends up.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Hopefully doing crop reports
July 17, 2009 - 11:49 ET by Kat Outta the BagHopefully doing crop reports on a local station in Yahoo, Middle America.
Kat...Hey, just a second there...
July 17, 2009 - 12:10 ET by PrairieSkyI happen to live in a Yahoo, Middle America town, where crop reports are a standard part of the local news, and believe me, we don't want her!
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Sorry Prairie...I was just
July 17, 2009 - 12:15 ET by Kat Outta the BagSorry Prairie...I was just trying to think of something she would hate, having once been at la-de-da CNN and all that.
Kat...I know, I know...
July 17, 2009 - 12:22 ET by PrairieSkyNot to worry...No offense taken...I know you were making a point about Roesgen and her, uh, change in status, shall we say...
That said, it will be interesting to see if she does end up at another news network, or a major network affiliate doing on-air stuff, or if she'll end up in "reporter Siberia" doing, um, crop reports...I'd be happy if we never hear or see her again. Ever.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Caught
July 17, 2009 - 11:43 ET by jaywlThis was nothing more than a low-on-the-totem-pole stringer embarrassing the network. CNN gets a two-fer, a pat on the back for proving critics wrong (?) and insulation from similar charges against their everyday biased anchors and reporters.
Yeah, they really had no
July 17, 2009 - 11:43 ET by fitzfongYeah, they really had no choice on this one. She was a low-level "reporter" who made herself the story and further exposed CNN's blatant ideological bias. She had embarrassed the network and she was expendable, so she had to go...this way they can cite her as an example to "prove" that they don't tolerate bias and unprofessionalism on their network, while simultaneously keeping Anderson Cooper, Kyra Phillips (who was equally culpable in this segment), Roland Martin, Christiane Amanpour, Michael Ware, Wolf Blitzer, Don Lemon and the never-ending conga line of left-wing hacks posing as objective reporters.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
fitz...Exactly...But if CNN really...
July 17, 2009 - 11:59 ET by PrairieSkywanted to make an example of Roesgen and prove they don't tolerate bias (yeah, right) they would have fired her at the time this happened. As far as I'm concerned, they took the easy way out and waited till her contract was up for renegotiation, and then got rid of her by non-renewing her...Of course, if a miracle happened and CNN decided to change course and really wanted to prove they don't tolerate bias, they'd have to fire virtually all of their management, along with all their reporters and anchors.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Trump says
July 17, 2009 - 12:05 ET by sevenBad publicity is better than no publicity at all.
More people watched this clip which does not 25 cents for advertisers.
Folks I know the media is liberal. I know their bias. Tramps like this get fired all day long if marketing loses a big account. No one mentions this.
She of course will read this. She helped a salesman at Fox get some more business. If buyers find their customers offended, they advertise where the viewers go.
seven...I see your point...
July 17, 2009 - 12:15 ET by PrairieSkyand given the egregiousness of her tea party performance, I think she'd be radioactive, and no one would touch her with a ten foot pole...Like I said, it'll be interesting to see where she'll end up.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Here's the thing: on the
July 17, 2009 - 12:33 ET by fitzfongHere's the thing: on the national stage, it makes little sense for anyone to pick her up. She's damaged goods, she wasn't a particularly notable reporter before this incident and rumor had it that Fox News turned her down twice before CNN hired her. That said, MSNBC made the conscious effort some time ago to position itself as the unapologetic left-wing propaganda network (in contrast to CNN's positioning itself as the "objective news source" despite its obvious left-wing bias)...as such, she may be hired at MSNBC to shame CNN for "giving in to corporate pressure...blah, blah, blah". If she doesn't get that lifeline, she's finished on the national stage.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
fitz...I wouldn't be a bit...
July 17, 2009 - 12:40 ET by PrairieSkysurprised if that's where she ends up...Like I said earlier, she'd fit in perfectly over at that nut house...Her virulent brand of leftist liberalism is tailor made for MSNBC, and she'd blend in great with Chrissy, Olbertwit, Shuster, Contessa Brewer and the rest of their lunatics, on and off camera.
Like you said, if she doesn't land there, I think she's likely cooked nationally. Wouldn't that be a cryin' shame? ;)
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
I know I've already shed a
July 17, 2009 - 13:17 ET by Kat Outta the BagI know I've already shed a few tears for her. Oh, wait...that's sweat from the summer heat. Never mind.
Kat...You betcha! Pass the tissues...
July 17, 2009 - 13:28 ET by PrairieSkyor, the towel to wipe off the sweat...LOL!
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
The writing was on the wall
July 17, 2009 - 12:19 ET by fitzfongThe writing was on the wall at the outset. CNN effectively made their decision to fire her on the spot, but the most efficient and least attention-drawing way to do so was to let her contract expire. So they turfed her almost immediately (she went on a previously unscheduled "vacation" while the story coverage blew over), then buried her by assigning low profile and/or light news segments till the clock on her contract ran out. They were hoping that by the time her contract expired, most viewers would have forgotten about the controversy. Fox News did something similar when they chased off E.D. Hill.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
fired on the spot
July 17, 2009 - 12:28 ET by sevenSeverence would be stiff
Yes let it expire. Then they can say the economy is soooo dificult and we just can't afford to renew even if we want to. They just don't have the budget.
fitz...Agreed...
July 17, 2009 - 12:31 ET by PrairieSkyI understand that this was likely the plan from the beginning of this mess, to let her contract run out and then can her, but it would have been nice if CNN really took a stand and fired her at the time. I know all the nets tend to do the "contract not renewed" thing when wanting to get rid of someone they no longer want (for whatever reason), but a show of integrity by firing her immediately would have been a refreshing change.
And if CNN thought or still thinks that viewers have forgotten about Roesgen's tea party fiasco, they are sorely mistaken.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
PrairieSky, You're right
July 17, 2009 - 12:37 ET by fitzfongPrairieSky,
You're right that if CNN had any integrity, they would have dumped her in public right away. But I'm sure they wanted to avoid as much litigation as possible.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
fitz...Yep...
July 17, 2009 - 12:44 ET by PrairieSkyYou're right...She would have likely sued, though Lord knows, I think CNN would certainly have had justifiable cause to dump her...Whatever, she's gone now!!!
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
...never-ending conga line
July 17, 2009 - 13:28 ET by PeskyDane...never-ending conga line of left-wing hacks...
Thank you. I'm stealing that line. Should make me sound pretty clever as I'm sitting at the head of table when we have everyone over for our labor day cook out. :-)
Good for CNN. Except for a few moments...
July 17, 2009 - 12:17 ET by jawebster1of channel surfing, I still won't watch it though. In today's newspaper, (L.A. Times) they are claiming my few moments of watching makes them more watched than MSNBC or Fox. Since I have had my DVR, I have yet to record a CNN program while at the same time, I almost always record Beck, O'Reilly and Hannity. DVRs are great. You can speed past commercials AND Liberals like Juan Williams, Bob Beckel, Al Sharpton, Kristen Powers (bad, but not as bad as the others) AND Marc Lamont Hill, et al. Beck is great because he doesn't waste our time with Liberals. Jim Webster
Actually, Knowing CNN . . .
July 17, 2009 - 12:29 ET by DoktorFranken. . . She probably got canned for stealing yellow Post-It note pads.
The best 'lay-off' I've heard of yet.
"Correspondent" My Aunt Fanny
July 17, 2009 - 12:55 ET by BondPlainBondKarma.
I hope someone hires her...
July 17, 2009 - 14:10 ET by Rukus...to hand out water bottles at Tea Parties. : )
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha,
July 17, 2009 - 14:21 ET by USA4freedomHa, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha
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Maybe she can get some bailout money..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Rukus - Water Bottles
July 17, 2009 - 16:29 ET by DoktorFrankenWay too sweet! May she get minimum wage wearing a sandwich board sign that says ''Patriot's Water!'' and ''No Tipping Allowed''.
I Want Gary's Country Back, Too!!
Whatever happened to Norman
July 17, 2009 - 14:35 ET by BlondeOur intrepid fellow NBer, who not only took this twit on, but then went on Mark Levin & Neil Cavuto's show (mentioning NB during the Levin interview)?
I sincerely hope he didn't get Plumbered (a la Joe).
I hope he fails, too.
pms-nbc will pick her up.
July 17, 2009 - 15:22 ET by charlietexaspms-nbc will pick her up. they like picking up garbage.
CNN
July 17, 2009 - 18:31 ET by 1uncle1uncle: She didn't sell it good enough for CNN- SO, why do they keep Hard head Mathews and Olddirtyman. She is just like them.
New job for Susan Roesgen
July 17, 2009 - 21:25 ET by BeukeboomMSNBC he she comes! Sidekick for Ed Shultz perhaps?
Sweeeeeeet
July 18, 2009 - 07:26 ET by kangarooOne down, a few more to go LOL
Let's take a moment and
July 18, 2009 - 09:25 ET by AMR1960Let's take a moment and give Susan Roesgen the send-off she so richly deserves...
La-la_la-la...La-la_la-Laaaaa...hey_heyeee...goooood-byeee...!
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Long Live...THE REPUBLIC !
Hold up a sec....
July 21, 2009 - 00:07 ET by caiobabeHad to cough....
What you say? She ain't coming back? And so what? One less freakin' lib who thought she could pave her way to mainstream Wolf Blitz sidekick by jumping on the coattails of CNN's anti conservative reputation.