Well that certainly didn’t take long, did it? I hope everyone is safely tucked in their bomb shelters, for the war of the cable networks is in full swing, and shrapnel is now dangerously flying in all directions.
In response to Fox News’s ad attacking Anderson Cooper while promoting Greta Van Susteren as reported by NewsBusters here, CNN has now released its own ad.
In it is are couple of strikes right at those claiming to be “fair and balanced”:
And when Fox News Channel ‘reported’ irresponsible rumors about Barack Obama’s past: He called them on it.
AC 360° has sliced Fox News Channel’s lead by 84% at 10PM weeknights in little more than a year on the air.
You better fasten your seatbelts, folks, for this is going to be a bumpy ride.
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I've got my popcorn! Let th
February 2, 2007 - 14:10 ET by balboaI've got my popcorn! Let the fur fly!
Bal, believe it or not I was
February 3, 2007 - 15:05 ET by Chicago RepublicanBal, believe it or not I was in LA a few weeks ago and thougth I saw Anderson Cooper walking a rat dog and making out with Matt Leinert. Car was moving kinda fast so I may have been mistaken.
Look very closely
February 2, 2007 - 14:13 ET by misterbillLook very closely, but isn't Hilton, Cooper in drag?? Same person!!!! Have you ever seen them in the same room at the same time??
As long as Cooper...
February 2, 2007 - 14:16 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasAs long as Cooper doesn't imitate Paris Hilton (a drunk Paris of course) and start saying, "faggot" then I will....oh wait, I forgot. My bad. : 0
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Wait - CNN is bragging abou
February 2, 2007 - 14:19 ET by dervishWait - CNN is bragging about AC because he's losing by less than his predecessors in his time slot?
I'll bet their stockholder reports are entertaining: "Our returns are twice as high as they would have been if they were half as much as they are now, so really we're doing quite well."
AC 360 has sliced Fox News Ch
February 2, 2007 - 14:19 ET by Mica the MagnificentAC 360 has sliced Fox News Channel's lead by 84% at 10PM weeknights in little more than a year on the air. **
**ever since Al-Jazeera decided to carry CNN
The line about Obama in the f
February 2, 2007 - 14:26 ET by truth_missileThe line about Obama in the fairy princess's rebuttal... It was CNN that sported "Where's Obama?" over a picture of OBL...
a limp wristed slapfest on Co
February 2, 2007 - 14:40 ET by Nazaretha limp wristed slapfest on Cooper's part isn't exactly 'striking back' but let em have their delusionary dreams of grandeur- makes em feel all special & all.
http://sacredscoop.com
I think the fact that CNN fe
February 2, 2007 - 14:50 ET by BruzillaI think the fact that CNN felt the need to rush out and buy ad space to counter the FNC ad pretty much says it all. If Anderson Cooper really was all that good they wouldn't need to spend big bucks trying to convince people that he is... they would reach that conclusion from watching his show.
That kinda goes along with
February 2, 2007 - 14:55 ET by balboaThat kinda goes along with my thought that if Fox is #1 and not worried about CNN, why do they have to spend time belittling Cooper.
I actually agree with you on
February 2, 2007 - 15:07 ET by aeroI actually agree with you on this, balboa. Fox doesn't have to roll around in the mud with its competitors. I don't see the need for them to engage in this little...er...urinating contest with their rivals, who are all trailing far behind. It's just undignified. I can only assume that their marketing analysts have determined that the majority of fans enjoy watching the yellow streams fly.
Exactly.
February 2, 2007 - 15:20 ET by balboaExactly.
Hmmm. I just thought of somet
February 2, 2007 - 15:40 ET by aeroHmmm. I just thought of something. Fox can afford to pay for unnecessary advertising just for the fun of poking their competitors in the eye. CNN, being presumably less profitable, has already poured a ton of money into an unsuccessful campaign to get Cooper out of the basement (sure, he might be gaining, but he's nowhere near close to nipping at Greta's heels). Now Fox is forcing CNN to spend even more money to defend him, and succeeds in making CNN look a little pathetic in the process. I wonder if Fox is trying to bankrupt its competitors with expensive ad campaigns to defend themselves? Or at least badly hurt their bottom line?
I'm still not a fan of urinating contests, but this is a theory that might explain why the clear leader might do it anyway. Or maybe they just think it's fun to taunt CNN. I dunno.
Hm...sounds a little too Ol
February 2, 2007 - 15:42 ET by balboaHm...sounds a little too Oliver Stone-ish of a plan. If it's true, Fox might want to rethink their leadership in the marketing department.
LOL! You're probably right. I
February 2, 2007 - 16:57 ET by aeroLOL! You're probably right. It's probably nothing more complex than Fox enjoys poking CNN in the eye.
balbozo's plan for Fox...
February 2, 2007 - 17:04 ET by Guy Arthur Thomasbalbozo's plan for Fox..."Hey you guys, CNN was #1 when you showed up and in a few years you over took them and for the last 5 years you have been #1 in cable network news...but my name is balbozo and I post at Newsbusters and I think you are wrong and kind of Oliver-Stonish and really don't think you know what you are doing"
Sean Hannity responding, "Oh sheesh (said in yankee from Boston form), did someone let in one of the grips from Gooberman's show again?
Balbozo...they have been #1 for 5 years son...and you think they need to rethink their marketing plan? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Gawd you super-libs are funny but unfortunately too predictable to be really funny.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Wow...I think you've been h
February 2, 2007 - 17:25 ET by balboaWow...I think you've been hanging around SP too much. I thought only he was capable of that level of derangement.
balbozo...balbozo...balbozo...
February 2, 2007 - 17:36 ET by Guy Arthur Thomasbalbozo...balbozo...balbozo...derangement is when a poster named balbozo believes that a network who has been #1 among the competition for the last 5 years needs to rethink their marketing strategy and leadership. But the obvious once again escapes you and this is why you always have it backwards like the rest of the super-libs....Fox is #1 but THEY should rethink their strategy and leadership, you're a regular genius with that kind of thinking balbozo...not the network that was overtaken and has still to recover....now back to balbozo at the Democrat's apologylooza!
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Derangement is when you try
February 2, 2007 - 17:39 ET by balboaDerangement is when you try to comment on something I've posted, completely missing the point only because of your blind hatred of anything left of Dick Cheney.
Mrrroowrrr! Ffffft!
Dick Cheney looks quite alive to me...
February 2, 2007 - 18:09 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasCheney looks quite alive to me...in fact he just smacked down Blitzer last week so I am not sure where you are coming from "anything left of Dick Cheney", he looks quite put together and busy slapping bias MsM heads to me.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Ahhh...that just made my we
February 2, 2007 - 18:25 ET by balboaAhhh...that just made my weekend. And it's not even Saturday.
Sounds like a Reagan plan to
February 3, 2007 - 02:51 ET by Dan The Man 2Sounds like a Reagan plan to topple the USSR? I love it when a plan comes together. Hannible
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
And he can't even beat Gret
February 2, 2007 - 15:58 ET by dervishAnd he can't even beat Greta, for crying out loud, a mixture of Geraldo Rivera and fingernails on a blackboard.
CNN blew their oppurtunity.
February 2, 2007 - 15:33 ET by Ruths husband BenCNN blew their oppurtunity. They should have pointed out on their ad that unlike Paris Hilton, Anderson Cooper always wears panties. (Note to libs: not that there is anything wrong with that!)
Bwaahahaha! My respect for CN
February 2, 2007 - 15:47 ET by aeroBwaahahaha! My respect for CNN would have risen a notch if they had done something like that. A little wry humor would have gone a long way. Instead, they came across as defensive and a little pathetic with their "I know you are, but what am I?"-style response. They might as well just have stuck their tongues out at Fox and been done with it.
Plus, I'm sure CNN is too afraid of Paris's lawyers to say something like that.
I'm not impressed, Cooper
February 2, 2007 - 16:57 ET by nkviking75"AC 360° has sliced Fox News Channel’s lead by 84% at 10PM weeknights in little more than a year on the air."
When you consider the massive amount of hype AC receives from CNN, that's not all that impressive.
Seeing how CNN habitually d
February 3, 2007 - 12:38 ET by BenderSeeing how CNN habitually distorts the news, I will add this factoid.
Greta is still kicking Anderson's ass in the ratings despite the fact that CNN is physically carried by more cable companies than FOX News.
CNN has a numerical advantage in potential viewers over FOX and still loses.
CNN forgets to mention this fact.
First Impressions
February 4, 2007 - 13:36 ET by Ron was RIGHTI'll never forget my first impression of Anderson Cooper. He was doing a story about the devistation in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He was critizing Bush and kept refering to New Orleans as Naw'lins. It made me laugh everytime I heard it. I am from New Orleans and the only people who call it that are tourists and those in the tourism industry (and maybe a few at the lowest end of the education spectrum). It was a transparent attempt by a very disingenuos man to make it sound like he knows anything about Louisiana. The context was even funnier, as he would try to be so serious asking pointed questions and then refering to the city as Naw'lins. Ever since then I see very little difference between him and Paris.