No, not that C-word. A completely different C-word. One that had never required an apology until ten days ago.
CNN’s John King:
“Before we go to break, I want to make a quick point. We were having a discussion about the Chicago mayoral race just a moment ago. My friend Andy Shaw used the term ‘in the crosshairs’ in talking about the candidates. We’re trying, we’re trying to get away from that language. Andy is a good friend, he’s covered politics for a long time, but we’re trying to get away from that kind of language. We won’t always be perfect. So hold us accountable when we don’t meet your standards.”
As you can see in this 1986 commercial, such violent rhetoric is nothing new at CNN. To the best of our knowledge, every CNN star in this commercial for “Crossfire” was assassinated because their participation in a show with such a violent name and for contributing to the nation’s violent discourse.
This post was last modified on January 20, 2011
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I was born in the 50s, so here goes. Lock and load, people.
Been doing that since I was a young'un. Still get a hankering for elk meat every year but it is hard to get a permit these days unless you got a couple thousand dollars to bid against some Texan that wants the horns for his trophy wall.
Okay, since I grew up in the 1970s...I can say this...
That is so gay!
"we hate to offend people with everyday words, so we decided to Rename some TV shows for you.."
-history channel's "sniper: inside the crosshairs" will now be called "specially-trained-military-person: near (but not in) the looking device"
-G4's "attack of the show" will now be called "hugging-and-talking of the show"
On a related note "scope mouthwash" has changed their name to "please-god-don't-let-this-name-be-politically-incorrect mouthwash".
What a Pusscake, he is the original C-word.
The "C" word isn't nearly as offencive as the "L" word.
As a person who's daily routine revolves around guns and shooting all this renewed anti-gun bullshit is extremely offensive to me, but for some strange reason the "L" people don't seem very concerned if they offend us clingy astro-turfing rednecks.
CNN is shooting themselves in the foot. A noble deed if, by doing so, they encourage loonies off their meds to do the same instead of playing Rambo in a shopping center.
"shooting themselves in the foot"
Now, now, more gun language. Watch yourself.
I'm proud of CNN! I hope they stick to their guns on this issue and take no prisoners.
LOL that was funny!
OH NOES! HE SAID CROSS HAIR! CENSOR HIM NOW!!!!
That liberal gene just keeps creeping up...
Like herpes, they just wont go away.
What a panty waste. The next phrase to go will be "hang on there" get some stones CNN and just maybe you will get your viewers back.