Anderson Cooper was reporting live from Gaza on Sunday night, when he had a close call with the conflict that’s escalating in the region. In the midst of his report, a large explosion went off far too close to his live reporting position. Cooper instinctively ducked, remarking, “That was a rather large explosion” a few […]
South African Platinum Mine Workers were gunned down by South African Police just days ago and now the world is in shock as the video of this tragic shooting has been released on television. CNN reported that the miners had been protesting for some time and on this day they chose to attack the police. […]
Never one to shy away from truth, CNN’s Don Lemon has voiced his support for the use of the word “nig***” when reporting the news, reports the Huffington Post. In a round-table on-air discussion, Lemon explains to his White colleagues that nothing good can come from sanitizing the ugliness of the word and the public […]
Susan Candiotti is not a rookie reporter. So it‘s hard to believe that she didn’t know exactly what she was doing when she dropped a two-word verbal bomb in the middle of her Sunday report on the slayings in the Tulsa area. Now, to her credit, she did warn people that she would be using […]
While being interviewed by CNN’s Gloria Borger, Ron Paul walked away from the interview after being asked about the racist newsletters that were put out in his name in the 80s and 90s. After Paul gave the same implausible explanation that he didn’t write them and never looked over them and was not aware of […]
Texas congressman and GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul appeared on CNN and was questioned about the racist newsletters that were written under his name in the 80s and 90s. Ron Paul disavowed the newsletters and claimed he didn’t write them. He said that they were written by between six or eight people who worked for […]
T.J. Holmes is leaving CNN, according to The Root. SEE ALSO: Legless Father Pursue’s Son’s Killer Dead Friend Buried Beneath Christmas Presents CNN weekend news anchor T.J. Holmes will be leaving the network at the end of the year, a CNN representative just confirmed in answer to a query by The Root. Additional details, including […]
CNN has admitted that Cornell Belcher, who appeared on Anderson Cooper’s show as a guest actually works with Obama’s 2012 campaign. In February, CNN announced that Belcher would join their team of paid political contributors. See Also: Does Kim Kardashian Want To Be Elizabeth Taylor? See Also: Black Travel: Visit Nashville, Tennessee For Some Country […]
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With tons of updates, news headlines and special reports circulating this week about the recent Occupy Wall Street protests, many of us are still wondering to ourselves about what it all means and what impact it will have longterm. Is this really a movement? A phase? Or only a moment in time? CNN correspondent John […]
On CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claimed that African American voters have been brainwashed into not being open minded about voting for the GOP. Limbaugh Says Herman Cain Would Be First Black President Due To Slavery Shocker! Herman Cain Upsets Frontrunners, Wins Florida Straw Poll Despite these claims, Cain says one […]
Kentucky senator Rand Pau; got into a heated debate this past weekend over the raising of the debt ceiling with CNN anchor Don Lemon. The argument began when Lemon asked Paul to not conduct the interview with any “talking points.” The Huffington Post reports: As the House and Senate again failed to reach an agreement […]
