CNN Lets Audible 'Bulls--t' Go Totally Unedited
Vulgarity sure seems to be more and more commonplace on cable these days.
On CNN's "Reliable Sources" Sunday, CNN not only let an audible "bulls--t" go totally unedited, but host Howard Kurtz didn't even acknowledge that it had occurred (video follows with transcript and commentary):
HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: I wonder if it has to do with the fact that Jon Kyl is not exactly a household name. If Michele Bachmann had said this, I bet you everyone would have cove covered it.
MARK MCKINNON, "THE DAILY BEAST": I think that's true, but it's a testament to what's happening now in our politics, that politicians, or somebody who's been around as long as Jon Kyl, could think he could go out and say something that's not intended to be a factual statement and get away with it. And if you turn that around and think about what he was saying, is that it's not intended to be a factual statement, then it was intended to be a misleading statement. I mean, he's acknowledging that it was completely bull.
KURTZ: No other explanation.
Bear in mind that McKinnon was President George W. Bush's media adviser. You think he'd know better.
Yet also curious was that this went "unbleeped." To my knowledge, all of these networks operate with a few second delay for exactly this reason.
There's no question that's what McKinnon said. So, how'd it get through?
And what about Kurtz making no mention of it when it happened or apology after the fact?
Is CNN saying that this is now an acceptable word on the supposedly most trust name in news?
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False logic
Submitted by KC Mulville on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 3:06am.
"And if you turn that around and think about what he was saying, is that it's not intended to be a factual statement, then it was intended to be a misleading statement."
No. If I'm arguing with someone or even writing something, and I say that someone is "always lying," that isn't a scientific claim about 100% of his statements. The English language allows you the flexibility to make exaggerated statements, and most people who hear such statements don't take them so literally. Kyl ran his mouth. To hold that up as "proof" of "Republican lying," is typical over-exaggeration in the other direction.
And McKinnon isn't a die-hard Republican. He's just a hired gunslinger. To give his statements about Republicans credibility because he "worked for a Republican!" is like saying that Reggie Jackson worked for Steinbrenner, he agreed with everything George said.
Who cares
Submitted by melvin on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 3:53am.
The statement by Senator Kyl was total BS. He was off by 87%!!!!!!!! That was the substance of the argument. Why should anyone care about what was bleeped?
From what I understand, those delay buttons on live broadcasts..
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 12:00pm.
...are notorious for not always working.
And even if they are operating correctly, the person with their finger on the button has to be paying close attention, else one might slip by.
If you have listended to enough talk radio, you have no doubt heard one get by more than a few times.
LOL - And given that the CNN audience is not exactly among our best and brightest, they have seen and heard so much BS coming from that network I doubt they even noticed.
-Dave
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He Was Misunderstood...
Submitted by GeneralAl on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 6:56pm.
He really said "Bulshoi". He was talking about the Russiab Ballet!
"Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away"!
Are You Suggesting That Children Are Watching CNN?
Submitted by TheReal7Sticks on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 10:30pm.
Look, it would be one thing if this had happened on, say, a live airing of a Bozo The Clown-or-Engineer Bill-type kids show (and if that is suggesting to you that I'm much older than I sound, relax. I just happen to have an extensive knowledge of Saturday morning television, from Captain Video to Yu-Gi-Oh). However, I highly doubt any kid would be in the audience of any CNN program. That is, of course, unless some lousy schmuck of a parent parks their kid in front of a cable channel like CNN to indoctrinate them ( or MSNBC or Fox News, just to be fair.)