The Hollywood Reporter relayed that CNN founder Ted Turner granted an interview to Bloomberg TV Friday and unsurprisingly, he still aches to run CNN, where he wants to see "less fluffy news and more international news," especially about China. "Less talk, more news," he said. But he also still wants to run Cartoon Network, where he could bombard the children with his old eco-propaganda cartoon, Captain Planet:
As for Cartoon Network, Turner tells anchor Betty Liu, "If I had control of it, I'd put 'Captain Planet' on at a top time period so that kids would see the environmental superhero instead of just Superman."
Turner also believes that newspapers are an outdated pile of solid waste:
"You're chopping all these trees down and making paper out of them and trying to deal with all the waste paper. It's the biggest solid waste problem that we have."
This came up because Turner also said he "buried the hatchet," as Liu put it, with his old corporate foe Rupert Murdoch about 18 months ago. He dropped him a note the other day telling him he was doing a good job with the Wall Street Journal.
"He didn't write me back. He might not have gotten the letter," he says.
If you're too young to remember Captain Planet and his motto "The power is yours!" there is this press release from 1989 to sum it up:
"Captain Planet follows the adventure of five youngsters from five continents who have been assembled by Gaia, the Spirit of the Earth, to save the planet. Helping them in their mission is 'Captain Planet,' a super-hero who uses the power of nature itself -- including the unstoppable force of the earthquake, the irresistible onslaught of the tidal wave, the flight of the eagle and the electrifying shock of a lightning bolt. Among the threats they will face together are overpopulation, global warming, toxic waste, acid rain and the depletion of endangered species." -- From April 11, 1989 Turner Broadcasting System announcement of a new cartoon series.
The theme song had the words "Captain Planet, he's our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero." Gaia the Earth mother was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg. The IMDb page is here. Memories of the show shared here.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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I can't believe I am
October 18, 2009 - 12:14 ET by ricklailI can't believe I am saying this. I agree with Turner. The NYT,LAT, Boston Globe, Wash Post, Miami Herald are just a waste of paper. I also forgot. Any newspaper owned by McClachey (?)-you know like the Raleigh N&O the Charlotte Disturber.
Captain Planet was crap. It dealt too much in the new age religion. I pointed that our numerous times when I would speak on the new age.
Semper suprene nitens
OBAMACARE: If it ain't good enough for my Congressman then it ain't good enough for me.
Turner's one of the
October 18, 2009 - 13:26 ET by notonmywatchTurner's one of the depopulationist billionaires along with Prince Philip of England.
These billionaires don't like there being so many people on Earth - they think there's going to be less stuff for them.
Turner's a blabbermouth. It's great - we get to find out what they think from him. He's tightened up a bit recently though.
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Ted's Head
October 18, 2009 - 16:16 ET by ptsonTed's head is solid waste as well as most of the liberal newspapers. So while we are at it, get rid of ALL the solid waste.
Ted's still an idiot
October 18, 2009 - 12:18 ET by Blonde"You're chopping all these trees down and making paper out of them and trying to deal with all the waste paper. It's the biggest solid waste problem that we have."
Number one....trees are a renewable resource.
Number two....newspapers are recycled at a very high rate. Biggest solid waste problem certainly isn't newspaper. Electronics, his beloved baby flurescent bulbs, tires, even construction & demolition debris are much more problematic than newspaper. Hell's bells, the birds on the top of the landfill are more problematic than used newsprint.
Que'lle idiot.
I hope he fails, too.
Yep
October 18, 2009 - 13:59 ET by doug1950Tons of newsprint is turned into Cellulose (insulation) for attics, not to mention all the crap you see in the stores that are on recycled paper. Paper actually does break down after time whereas asbestos / asphalt shingles do not. If he was half as smart as he thinks he is, he would be brilliant. With all his resources at his fingertips, you think he would be more informed. Hell, they have been recycling newspapers since I was a Cub scout and that, my friend, was one hellava long time ago.
and like Blonde said...
October 18, 2009 - 14:51 ET by VT Con ManTed is still an idiot. It makes you wonder how such a yammering dolt got to the "pinnacle of journalism" and.......never mind. ;)
Doh
October 18, 2009 - 12:24 ET by acumen"....still aches to run CNN.."
If only Ted hadn't wasted that 1 Billion on the UN.
Ten Turner fancies himself as Captain Planet.
Solid Waste
October 18, 2009 - 12:36 ET by Jerry MackI find some agreement with Ted on newspapers being solid waste. The only newspaper that I read is my local newspaper that covers my community and the surrounding areas.
Ted Turner
October 18, 2009 - 12:40 ET by jdlybrandNow there's a solid waste problem!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
royalties?
October 18, 2009 - 13:21 ET by right of wayis ted that low on money that he needs the cash from royalties from captain planet?
right and wrong at the same time
October 18, 2009 - 14:28 ET by jon_torlinThe funny thing about Captain Planet is that it's both right and wrong. It's right that the power of nature is indeed powerful, but it's WAY more powerful than anything the human population can throw at it, except for the nuclear bomb, lord knows there are tons of those.
Don't get me wrong, toxic waste, acid rain, pollution are bad things, but those things are fixable and this country has done a stellar job of doing so, at least till the libtards and environmentalist wackos came along to screw things up and basically want us thrown back to the 14th century.
Who wants to live in those times? I don't!
-Jon
Mother Nature doesn't seem to have much of a problem
October 18, 2009 - 15:11 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonwith nuclear radiation.
20 seconds or 20 million years, Mother nature will deal with it in her own time.
http://gjresult.com
that's true
October 18, 2009 - 16:40 ET by jon_torlinYou're right of course, just that a nuke can alter the weather in an area with immediate effects, and if they were to all go off, it'll kill all life on the planet till it fixes itself again.
But you are correct, the earth will still be here....with no help from Captain Planet and his band of environmentalist wackos.
-Jon
The only part
October 18, 2009 - 15:09 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonof ted turner that isn't solid waste is his brain.
That he turned into compost 40 years ago.
http://gjresult.com
As for Cartoon Network,
October 18, 2009 - 15:38 ET by MidAmericaAs for Cartoon Network, Turner tells anchor Betty Liu, "If I had control of it, I'd put 'Captain Planet' on at a top time
I can see it now, every Saturday morning Teddy is sitting in front of his TV in his footy pajamas clutching his Captain American action figure while his nurse pours him a bowl of corn pops.
Outdated?
October 18, 2009 - 15:48 ET by Patriot IIPersonally, I think ted turner is an outdated pile of waste! I was through listening to that jerk when he gave millions of dollars to the UN........nice.....a capitalist that made millions, supports a group that is socialist and wants a one world government.......smart huh?
anyone remember....
October 18, 2009 - 15:49 ET by Independent_Otakuthe AIDS episode of CP?
Also don't forget Ted Turner's real message of CP:
http://www.milkandco...
"The only cure for stupidity is death" - Raven, Tales of Vesperia
Talk about 'solid waste'....
October 18, 2009 - 16:07 ET by SlyrrTed Turner IS 'solid waste', him and his commie-loving wife Jane Fonda.
Captian Planet belongs on Boomerang with all the other cartoons that no one ever watches....
Don't be dissin' Boomerang !
October 18, 2009 - 16:10 ET by Free Stinkerall the other cartoons that no one ever watches
Lots of people watch Scooby Do :-p~
Ted's nickname
October 18, 2009 - 16:59 ET by zachlindWhen I first saw the words “Ted Turner” and “Solid Waste” in the same headline I just assumed Ted had attracted a new nickname. Then I couldn’t wait to see what everyone else had to say. And then I realized this is too easy.
Captain planet? Captain Moron is stil talking.
October 18, 2009 - 21:50 ET by longun45Ted needs go back on the booze, drugs or what ever. He is completely out of touch with reality.
CNN wasn't as bad as it is
October 19, 2009 - 00:41 ET by humanzeeCNN wasn't as bad as it is now, when he ran it. CNN now is a damn joke. There is a need for more international news. Fox News for being a more moderate news network has fallen into that trap. Isolationist news only benefits the left wing agenda.
Fox News needs a more international focus, too. Remind us why we rock and why a lot of the world sucks.
Foreign news covers everyones dirty laundry. Our media doesn't. Their media probes and prods into our internal affairs and foreign policy while our news media gives the rest of the world a pass. All Americans have to know is that the problems of the world rest with us and we are the ones that suck, they don't.
That's why Americans get sold on this french socialism BS. They don't see the dirty news on their news networks. You have to go out of your way and look up french news to look into their problems, to see their infighting.
CNN wasn't as bad as it is
October 19, 2009 - 00:50 ET by JerCNN wasn't as bad as it is now, when he [Turner] ran it.
Totally agree. I have also heard ex-employees state that he never issued any ideological directives. And, despite his undeniable personal liberal bent, there were considerably more conservative commentators on the CNN payroll when Turner was at the helm than there are currently.
Jer
How
October 19, 2009 - 08:22 ET by jessieHHow about a cartoon featuring his comunist sympathizer wife. She could swoop in to save the comunists from the evil Americans. Like she did in Viet Nam.