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The Jim Acosta Show (All About Jim Acosta) Featuring Jim Acosta
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| 8/5/2018
| By Laz A. Mataz
Posted on 08/05/2018 11:21:34 AM PDT by Lazamataz
A long time ago, one of the most important journalist standards was this: "Never make yourself the story." What does that mean? When reporting, journalists must avoid making themselves a subject of the news or participate actively in any story.
Jim Acosta, of CNN, not only rejects that concept, he doubles-down, and attempts to become the entire focus of story after story. He turns the term "journalist standards" an oxymoron. His boorish and rude behavior at multiple press conferences makes him (probably intentionally) the center of attention.
Witness this small sampling of outbursts:
- In January of 2018, Acosta's behavior towards President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan was so rude and unacceptable, it was noticed by many individuals, including Sundance of Conservative Treehouse.
- Not even the White House Easter Egg Roll (and the children in attendance) are safe from Jim Acosta's oafish behavior. During the Easter Egg Roll, Acosta repeatedly interrupted the festivities, demanding Trump answer questions about DACA.
- In the second week of June of 2018, during a segment when questions were not supposed to be asked, Jim Acosta's bellowed out questions to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about the historic meeting between the American and North Korean leaders. His behavior was characterized as annoying and attention-seeking, in which he rudely demanded answers in a setting not intended for press questions. He enjoyed a great deal of backlash for his ill-bred behavior. His response was not to apologize for being out of line, but instead, to defend his unacceptable behavior.
- In a video posted by CNN, Jim Acosta demanded that Sarah Sanders say that the press is not the enemy of the people. Since when does a journalist have the right to demand any person say anything? Furthermore, CNN's own copy on that video states "CNN's Jim Acosta asks White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to respond to Ivanka Trump's comments that the press is not the enemy of the people." Since when is someone required to support the comments someone else made? A suggestion: Perhaps, Mr. Acosta, you could ask Ivanka Trump directly.
- immediately after the above-referenced event, in which Sarah Sanders had to checkmate Jim Acosta, he then bizarrely recommended that journalists march -- like protesters! -- chanting Were Not the Enemy of the People. Let's leave aside for a second that the sentence does not have the meter and cadence required for a good protest chant.... this man actually advised fellow news professionals to become the news, in stark contrast to one of the primary tenets of journalism!
- Then, when protesters heckled him, Jim Acosta said he feared violence from them and April Ryan of CNN actually went so far as to say his life was in danger. News flash to the News Misleadia -- a couple of insults and some harsh language is not violence. Your drama-queen pronouncements are idiotic and meant to make YOU the subject of the news.
Even his fellow professionals at CNN have noticed. Steve Krakauer, a former Producer for CNN news, characterized his conduct as self-serving antics, saying they give all good journalists a bad name.
If his behavior goes unchecked, I expect a show to be unveiled on CNN: "The Jim Acosta Show (All About Jim Acosta) Featuring Jim Acosta". I imagine the credits for that show might read like this:
The Jim Acosta Show (All About Jim Acosta) Featuring Jim Acosta
Featuring: Jim Acosta
Guest star: Jim Acosta
Written by: Jim Acosta
Directed by: Jim Acosta
Editing by: Jim Acosta
Camera One: Jim Acosta
Camera Two: Jim Acosta
Sound: Jim Acosta
Casting: Jim Acosta
Costumes by: Jim Acosta
Makeup by: Jim Acosta
Key Grip 1: Jim Acosta
Key Grip 2: Jim Acosta
No Jim Acostas were harmed in the filming of this episode.
TOPICS: FReeper Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acosta; allaboutjimacosta; cnnsucks; jimacosta; thejimacostashow
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To: Lazamataz
I guess I just can’t help myself.
To: poconopundit
JUST WOULDN'T BE AN ACOSTA THREAD WITHOUT HIS FAV SHOT
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posted on
08/05/2018 1:39:57 PM PDT
by
rodguy911
(Home of the free because of the brave! MAGA!!)
To: FreedomPoster
God, that’s awful. Was Peter Jennings dodging thrown bricks with him?
43
posted on
08/05/2018 1:40:15 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The New York Times is so openly dishonest, even their crossword puzzles lie.)
To: Lazamataz
44
posted on
08/05/2018 1:45:50 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Marxism: Trendy theory, wrong species)
To: Eddie01
45
posted on
08/05/2018 1:47:50 PM PDT
by
Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
To: Lazamataz
To: FreedomPoster
To: rodguy911
Good! Fun to see the crying Anchor Baby caged!
48
posted on
08/05/2018 2:43:38 PM PDT
by
poconopundit
(MAGA... Get the Spirit. Grow your community. Focus on your Life's Work. Empower the Young.)
To: Lazamataz
Pardon me for being more optimistic than you :).
It would appear this will be reply #49. Shirley we can do better than this.
49
posted on
08/05/2018 3:23:10 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(As we head to the midterms, please (re)read Confessions of Congressman X - tinyurl.com/congressmanx)
To: upchuck
I will promise faithfully to tell Shirley to post more abundantly.
/jk x 2?
50
posted on
08/05/2018 3:52:24 PM PDT
by
Unrepentant VN Vet
(...against all enemies, foreign or domestic...)
To: upchuck; Lazamataz; Darksheare
reply #49. Shirley we can do better than this.Well..
If things start winding down Laz could always farm out the thread to the Undead. It'll get to 4k replies for sure... ;-)
51
posted on
08/05/2018 4:12:38 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: NoCmpromiz
51 posts on a Sunday afternoon about some tv thing isn’t bad.
52
posted on
08/05/2018 4:18:50 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Fill in my standard rant.)
To: SkyDancer
Different a—hole. Bob Costas.
53
posted on
08/05/2018 4:28:14 PM PDT
by
Jumpmaster
(Defund the left!)
To: blondiegoodbadugly
Heck yes! I did!
Spread it far and wide.
54
posted on
08/05/2018 4:30:31 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Lazamataz
So what if he has only one regular viewer? I watch him all the time. 100% Nielsen in my living room.
—Mrs.Acosta. Proud to say I’m Jimmy’s Mom.
P.S. Ask me to show you my TiVo collection. Every single hand raised question at every single press conference.
192 hours and 4 minutes.
55
posted on
08/05/2018 4:42:34 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(End vote fraud , non citizen voting & leftist media news censorship ore're finished.)
To: Snickering Hound
She borrowed that dress from Shep. Insider’s info.
56
posted on
08/05/2018 4:43:30 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(End vote fraud , non citizen voting & leftist media news censorship ore're finished.)
To: NoCmpromiz; upchuck; Lazamataz
True, and the UT has 5k posts at the moment.
So we do need a new home thread.
But, that would be up to Laz.
57
posted on
08/05/2018 5:22:32 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Lazamataz
GREAT job, Laz. Thank you, sir.
58
posted on
08/05/2018 5:51:33 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: Lazamataz
59
posted on
08/05/2018 5:58:22 PM PDT
by
wjcsux
(The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
To: Darksheare
Well, my problem with a thread becoming an Undead Thread is that it veers off the thread topic too much. While it would be great to have the post bumped 5000 times, not decided yet.
I’m not saying no, I’m saying I’m undecided.
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posted on
08/05/2018 6:12:12 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The New York Times is so openly dishonest, even their crossword puzzles lie.)
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