Someone at CNN needs to buy a dictionary, or at least visit dictionary.com once in a while. Just a couple of days ago, as MRC’s Scott Whitlock noted, 'American Morning' had a major graphic gaffe, showing a headline asking “Where’s Obama” as the anchors talked about the hunt for the most-wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden, not the Senator from Illinois.
Last night on 'Anderson Cooper 360,' as the anchor introduced a tabloid item on the ongoing spat between Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell, a giant graphic over Cooper’s shoulder carried the headline “SAME FUED, DIFFERENT YEAR.” If that misspelling of “FEUD” was meant as some kind of an inside joke, Cooper didn’t say a word about it. More likely than not, it was just another embarrassing example of the need for all of the 24-hour cable news networks to slow down just enough to double-check their work.
Incidentally, Cooper’s angle seemed to be that the Rosie vs. the Donald F-E-U-D was a play for ratings: “Rosie O'Donnell goes back to 'The View' on Monday. And call it cynical, but a new season of Donald Trump’s 'The Apprentice' starts this coming Sunday. Coincidence? You decide.”
Which begs the question: Why is Cooper’s '360' mimicking 'Entertainment Tonight' by following the F-E-U-D so closely? Could that also be a cynical ratings-based decision? You decide.
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Ahhh, the froots of a solid p
January 4, 2007 - 12:49 ET by SvenAhhh, the froots of a solid publick educashun!
And they want to raise the minimum wage?
January 4, 2007 - 12:58 ET by acaiguanaAnd they want to raise the minimum wage?
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "Which city is next?"
The 10th plank of the commu
January 4, 2007 - 13:00 ET by james789The 10th plank of the communist manifesto; Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.
HALP UZ JON CARY
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price,
peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of
soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Theodore Roosevelt
Outcome based spelling. They
January 4, 2007 - 13:28 ET by truth_missileOutcome based spelling. They meant to spell the right word...
<ShirleyTempleVoice> I know someone who got a happy face instead of a mean old red X on their test back in school. </ShirleyTempleVoice>
Pass that kid! Give the teacher a raise!
Wid riting liek dat, u schoud
January 4, 2007 - 13:52 ET by Eric TurnerWid riting liek dat, u schoud b n de armie.
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"Perpetual itching without benefit of scratching to the enemies of America." - July 4th toast during the Revolution
People come on now, take it e
January 4, 2007 - 14:23 ET by Senior ChiefPeople come on now, take it easy on drive-by public school. I AM a product of public school through and through...but, not in this good old US of A though.
Huked awn fonix werked 4 me
January 4, 2007 - 15:20 ET by Tom1969caHuked awn fonix werked 4 me!
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VOTE DEMOCRAT!
(It's easier than thinking)
They should have put a [sic]
January 4, 2007 - 12:57 ET by JimboThey should have put a [sic] on the graphic - like they did when one of our soldiers was quoted about Heaven a few days ago.
Actually....I quite like the
January 4, 2007 - 13:08 ET by donsalesActually....I quite like the notion of Trump and O'Donnell getting FUED....
Sounds nasty....lol
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
On further reflection.....If
January 4, 2007 - 13:11 ET by donsalesOn further reflection.....
If you post "FUED" on camera and are confused by this verb, simply take FU and read between the lines.....LMAO......
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
ROTFLMAO!!!!
January 4, 2007 - 13:14 ET by SvenROTFLMAO!!!!
ok, donnie
January 4, 2007 - 13:17 ET by tumbler_2007Yes-- We understood you the first time. Chill.
tumbler.....Oh dear....I forg
January 4, 2007 - 13:24 ET by donsalestumbler.....
Oh dear....I forgot YOU are so smart.....what to do?????
Why don't you go out and pound some sand, why doncha???
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
Maybe it was a FRUEDIAN slip
January 4, 2007 - 13:45 ET by FastEdMaybe it was a FRUEDIAN slip of the keyboard. or and don says, it could be fu education, in cnn shorthand.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
Fire Your Editor and Get A Dictionary
January 4, 2007 - 13:10 ET by emjem24As a former teacher (perhaps someday I'll swallow my bile and go back to public education), I can't tell you how many students I've seen misspell words and make grammar and syntax errors in the essays they wrote for me. CNN has gotten sloppy but I've seen this in newspapers, books, and even Fox News. Editing has become a lost art as we seek quicker, efficient ways to deliver accessible information. There is no excuse for any media outlet to let errors like this show. However, being that many Americans struggle to write (and speak) in whole sentences, I can see where they let mistakes like this happen and which will continue to happen. But, then again, looking at the state of our public education system, it's pretty evident no one prizes the written word and only pay lip service to grammatical (and spelling) achievement.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
Given the state of our cultur
January 4, 2007 - 13:24 ET by moabgoesboomGiven the state of our culture and "public" eddikashun, I think it better to be referred to as "pubic" education!
You can't suport the troops if you don't support the mission.
Most of the MSM are uneducate
January 4, 2007 - 13:46 ET by iveseenitallMost of the MSM are uneducated ignoramuses. That being said, anyone can make an error in spelling. The problem is that our public schools have made ignorance a badge of honor. A mistake like this would never even be mentioned to most students today.( To correct them might hurt their self -esteem, ya know). As a result, most students have become lazy thinkers and arrogant in their ignorance. Same goes for the MSM and most other liberals to whom being careful in speech or writng has no meaning or worth.
NEVER, NEVER trust a liberal
This is were Parenting 101 co
January 4, 2007 - 14:44 ET by Senior ChiefThis is were Parenting 101 comes in...There is not much difference though in private or public school system. We parents, are still the best teacher our children could ever have and are responsible while they are under our jurisdiction- and education is a big part of it. Quite contrary to Hillary's "It takes A Village" concept...
which someone else wrote, of
January 4, 2007 - 14:47 ET by kathleenirishwhich someone else wrote, of course.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
I can understand CNN being un
January 4, 2007 - 13:35 ET by Dave RI can understand CNN being unable to find people who can spell, as our guv'mint indoktrinatshun sytstem is a complete and total failure.
What concerns me more is they seen unable to find anyone who can run this stuff through a spell checker before they plaster it on the tube.
Obviously CNN is hiring some
January 4, 2007 - 13:39 ET by GothampcObviously CNN is hiring some of those students John Kerry was talking about who didn't go to Iraq but stayed home and studied hard.
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Are you saying perhaps the fo
January 4, 2007 - 13:42 ET by Chris NormanAre you saying perhaps the former host of The Mole may be concerned with anything less than providing only serious and solid news? Perish the thought...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Cooper has a mole? Is a mole?
January 4, 2007 - 14:09 ET by FastEdCooper has a mole? Is a mole? (could explain the white hair) like, as a spy? "Perish the . . " - he died?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
The white hair appeared afte
January 4, 2007 - 14:18 ET by Chris NormanThe white hair appeared after he became Serious Newsman...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
"and education"
January 4, 2007 - 14:03 ET by misterbill"and education" if you stay in school and pass you're smart but otherwise you may wind up at CNN.
It's hard to afford proof-rea
January 4, 2007 - 15:01 ET by mattmIt's hard to afford proof-readers when your paying newsreaders and blowhard commentators 10 times what they're worth.
BTW: Wouldn't it be great if Don and Rosie got married and their combined egos caused a four-fold cross-rip sending them both into another dimension?
These are people who don't kn
January 4, 2007 - 15:12 ET by Prester JohnThese are people who don't know the difference between a rifle and a machine gun, a howitzer and a tank, a Marine and a soldier, an officer and a private, and can barely tell the difference between a helicopter and a jet fighter.
Why should we think they know how to spell?
After thinking about this a
January 4, 2007 - 15:56 ET by james789After thinking about this all morning, I believe I have figured out how this happened. The Harvard educated smell checker had taken a spoke break before this segment was to air and didn't make it back in time to catch the error.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price,
peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of
soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Theodore Roosevelt
This is so funny! This is a r
January 4, 2007 - 17:54 ET by msh1973This is so funny! This is a result of our public education system. These employees are probably in their early 20's, fresh out of college, or perhaps they are interns. Doesn't CNN have Program Directors or Producers who look for mistakes?
CYA at CNN
January 4, 2007 - 17:57 ET by dagdaWell, we may be forced to believe that those screwups at CNN over Bush probably were just screwups by incompetent staff. We thought they were prejudiced against Bush, now just f***ups.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
What?
January 4, 2007 - 18:06 ET by msh1973What?
"Doesn't CNN have Prog
January 4, 2007 - 18:02 ET by MightyMouth"Doesn't CNN have Program Directors or Producers who look for mistakes"
or spell checkers?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Yeserday I coudnt spel "
January 4, 2007 - 18:04 ET by bassndudeYeserday I coudnt spel "spel chker", and now I are one. :-)
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!