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CNN's Cafferty: Palin 'Became a National Joke to Everybody'
Newsbusters ^ | October 27, 2008 | Michael M. Bates

Posted on 10/27/2008 6:50:05 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative

Like much of the mainstream media, CNN anchor Jack Cafferty has set aside any pretense of objectivity in this year's presidential election. On today's Situation Room he used a "Cafferty File" segment, in which a question is posed to viewers for their response, to attack GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. He prefaced the question:

But McCain chose Sarah Palin, who immediately became a national joke to everybody, except the conservative base of the Republican Party. Even some Republicans are convinced the Palin selection showed a total lack of judgment on McCain's part.

Oh, what about Florida Governor Charlie Crist? Would winning Florida help John McCain? You get the idea here.

Here's the question: Was it a mistake for John McCain to pick Sarah Palin as his running mate?

Last Thursday, his question for viewers was if they think John McCain has run an honorable campaign. Some of his background "information":

In fact, in the last few weeks, John McCain has become downright nasty.

It began around the time -- you'll recall this -- the time that one of his advisers said that if McCain campaigned on the economy, he would lose. And the ugly personal attacks began: Barack Obama's past acquaintance with William Ayers; Barack Obama's economic plan is socialism; Barack Obama will say anything to get elected. His running mate, Sarah Palin, chimed in with such gutter-level rhetoric as Obama pals around with terrorists.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; cafferty; clown; cnn; liberaloldcranks; mediabias; palin; personaldestruction; sexism
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1 posted on 10/27/2008 6:50:09 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: St. Louis Conservative

He has completely lost it.


2 posted on 10/27/2008 6:51:00 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "You know, when you can't ask a question of your leaders anymore, that gets scary,")
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To: St. Louis Conservative

psst - maybe someone should tell McCafferty that he is the
national joke. then again, maybe not. isn’t he the guy who
hit someone and then drove off?


3 posted on 10/27/2008 6:51:39 PM PDT by avital2
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Jack Cafferty is a national joke to everyone except the angry lunatic left. He has lapped up and flogged every media manufactured Palin non-scandal out there.


4 posted on 10/27/2008 6:51:46 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Who still watches CNN? They are the national joke and their pathetic ratings show it.


5 posted on 10/27/2008 6:52:50 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: St. Louis Conservative
Breaking in here for a moment with a heads-up....I hear Rush will be on Greta tonight!

Leni

6 posted on 10/27/2008 6:53:02 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Obama's Moose is Cooked!)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Obama is the national joke, CNN just doesn’t know they are in on it.


7 posted on 10/27/2008 6:53:54 PM PDT by RatsDawg (John McCain fought Communism in Vietnam, and now he is fighting Communist in America.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
Interesting that the MSM is now trying to spin the "story" that McCain and Palin hate each other, how Palin is going on a tangent, etc., etc...

I love the smell of liberal desperation in the morning.
8 posted on 10/27/2008 6:54:00 PM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

If it wasn’t for nursing homes and Jiffy Lube waiting rooms, nobody would watch The Cartoon News Network.


9 posted on 10/27/2008 6:54:00 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Pfft. Cafferty is a joke that is, ironically, quite sad.


10 posted on 10/27/2008 6:54:21 PM PDT by The Hound Passer
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To: NormsRevenge

Pfft. Cafferty is a joke that is, ironically, quite sad.


11 posted on 10/27/2008 6:54:21 PM PDT by The Hound Passer
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Cafferty = blowhard dufus.


12 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:05 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: kittymyrib
Who still watches CNN?

Unfortunately, the moonbats where I work (Social service agency, you can imagine. I'm the house right winger).

13 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:05 PM PDT by Marathoner (Obama voters, what appeals to you; the Marxism or the infanticide?)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

What the hell is a Jack Cafferty?


14 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:14 PM PDT by truthluva ("Character is doing the right thing even when no one is looking" - JC Watts)
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To: NormsRevenge

If McCain/Palin wins the rabid left will go apoplectic. Please Dear God let it be so. May you get all the glory and praise!


15 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:32 PM PDT by tflabo (:)
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To: avital2

I think you are thinking about Robert Novak. His corvette hit a bike rider and he didn’t realize it. It was later determined that he had a brain tumor and it affected his vision.


16 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:37 PM PDT by kezzek
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Cafferty is a hater, if you look through his book (I said look not buy) it literally is filled with the F word repeatedly thrown at republicans. He’s a very sick, angry and ugly man.

No rational analyst could so ignore the train wreck which is Joe Biden.

I think Cafferty has had major drinking or drugs issues, etc. he also goes on about that in his book. He’s an angry dry (maybe) drunk.


17 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:50 PM PDT by Williams (It's The Policies, Stupid.)
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But McCain chose Sarah Palin, who immediately became a national joke to everybody...

aah, the collective "we"...the lifeboat for the coward too afraid to speak for himself

18 posted on 10/27/2008 6:55:53 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: kezzek

i think Cafferty hit someone with a Caddy about a year or so ago.


19 posted on 10/27/2008 6:56:41 PM PDT by avital2
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To: St. Louis Conservative
Sometimes even Wolf Blitzer gives Cafferty a “you're an ass” kinda look.
20 posted on 10/27/2008 6:56:43 PM PDT by Shqipo (McCain/Palin rallies.... No rock bands required.)
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