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[–] gravitas_deficiency 105 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I don’t understand how most people still consider CNN “centrist”. They turned pretty sharply to the right in mid/late 2022 with the leadership change and the policies that brought in. Not as bad as Fox, of course, but that bar is basically underground.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Many people still think it's leftist! Not smart people, but they are technically people.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 7 points 3 months ago

And unfortunately, they can and do vote :/

[–] vaultdweller013 2 points 3 months ago

Can we downgrade them to Cro-Magnon?

[–] eestileib 20 points 3 months ago

Agreeing to this interview on CNN was the first truly stupid thing the Harris team has done imo.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Perceptions last for a long time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] gravitas_deficiency 3 points 3 months ago

At this point, yeah, more or less.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree, yet Media Bias/Fact Check continues to list it as left-center.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/left/cnn-bias/

[–] gravitas_deficiency 1 points 3 months ago

MBFC is essentially based on the judgement call of a single person, which is why I absolutely would not treat it as gospel.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago

I mean, the obvious question:

"Mr. Trump, why are you afraid to be on camera with your VP pick, like you were when you did your first interview with Mike Pence?"

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Every time these bozos try to insult Walz they just make him sound better lol

Oh noes, this guy is emotionally supportive whatever will we do?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

Republicans call Tim Walz a golden retriever (derogatory) lmao

[–] minibyte 31 points 3 months ago

Dehumanization involves viewing opponents as less than human, often to justify inhumane treatment.

[–] BlucifersVeinyAnus 17 points 3 months ago

I’m starting to think these guys really don’t like Harris and Walz

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

God that fucking guy. He's three turds in a trenchcoat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Wow. What have turds ever done to you?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Some people just cannot respect women, no matter how much education and training they get. No one would ever use this analogy with Biden.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The trailing apostrophe is for plural possessives. When a noun or proper noun ends in S naturally, you still use the same construction.

GET IT RIGHT PEOPLE:

CNN’s Jennings slammed for calling Walz Harris’s “emotional support animal” over interview

Harris’s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

TIL, thank you, this rule always bugged me to remember.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat 6 points 3 months ago

Bitch we all know her emotional support animal is a cat just like every other civilized human being and you will respect that.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

Alternet - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)Information for Alternet:

MBFC: Left - Credibility: Medium - Factual Reporting: Mixed - United States of America
Wikipedia about this source

Search topics on Ground.Newshttps://www.alternet.org/jennings-walz-harris/
Media Bias Fact Check | bot support

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago