Is Warner Discovery Looking to Sell Basketcase Liberal CNN?<br>(And Who On Earth Would Possibly Be Interested In Buying It?)

Is Warner Discovery Looking to Sell Basketcase Liberal CNN?
(And Who On Earth Would Possibly Be Interested In Buying It?)

It would be a perfect buying opportunity for the leftwing groomer corporation Disney... except Disney is losing money left and right and will have to sell off pieces of itself before it can ever buy anything again.

CNN is not for sale, David Zaslav has insisted.

That is a sales technique. When no one is interested in buying, declare defiantly that no one could would be allowed to buy it, hoping to conjure some phantom value in the minds of the weak-willed.

Incidentally, David Zaslav is trying to make CNN a profitable, not-embarrassing freak show precisely so that he can sell it.

But analysts warn that the CEO of debt-laden Warner Bros. Discovery may not have much choice but to try to sell the asset, however attached to the network he may be. The real question: How hard will it be to get a deal?

I mean, you could sell it to China. Though China has enough influence in the US just by buying the Bidens at $5 and $8 million a pop. Not sure why they'd need a very expensive, failing moneypit like CNN to push communism and rule by a Mandarin class, when CNN is already providing that service.

The obstacles to a CNN sale are many, from likely regulatory and political blowback, to the most likely buyers facing their own financial challenges -- along with the likelihood that Zaslav won't get the number he needs to make the sale.

He'll get nothing and like it.

Yet speculation about a sale seems only to be heating up as the annual Allen & Company conference in Sun Valley approaches next week, a hotbed of media dealmaking.
"Looking at [Warner Bros. Discovery's] portfolio, CNN seems like the most noncore asset -- and if a company is looking to pay down debt that's where it often looks first for a sale," Brad Haller, a senior partner in mergers & acquisitions at West Monroe, told TheWrap.
Beyond that, the cable news network has also been a constant source of headaches for Zaslav, with the mogul forced to fire CEO Chris Licht last month after a painful series of missteps -- which could be one more rationale for unloading it.

Yes, of course, they want to get rid of it. Like herpes.

But as with herpes: No one wants it, and no one is willing to take it off your hands. Or genitals.

Again, here comes the "We don't care that no one wants to buy it, we wouldn't sell it for all the money in the world!" sales pitch:

An executive with knowledge of Warner's thinking insisted that the talk of a sale is misguided. Warner "is not selling it. [CNN] isn't broken," said this executive.

Yes you are and yes it is.

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CNN is currently valued at around $5 billion, Bloomberg Intelligence estimates...

LOL, suck my dick. That is my professional reaction to that evaluation.

...based on approximately $750 million in EBITDA, per the company's earnings reports, and $1.75 billion in revenue at a 6.5 times multiple.
A buyer might pay a premium for its well-known brand. "With profits of less than $1 billion and historically low revenue, I don't think they would be able to fetch more than $10 billion for the asset," Haller said. Zaslav is believed to seek that kind of outcome in a sale.
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Benchmark analyst Matthew Carrigan said in a Wednesday research note that Warner Bros. Discovery would have to consider "any fully financed mid-single digit billion bid for CNN."

LOL, I'll bet they would.

Individuals who have been floated as potential buyers of CNN in recent weeks but haven't publicly expressed an interest include Zucker, the former CNN CEO; Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos; and billionaire Bloomberg News owner Michael Bloomberg. Meanwhile, John Catsimatidis, the conservative billionaire owner of the Gristedes supermarket chain, has offered to run CNN for a salary of $1.

CNN is a dead brand, a toxic brand.

CNN no longer will lower itself to pretending it's anything but a very expensive, very unprofessional Democrat Party Comms Unit.

Since Licht was shown the door last week, the network has reminded viewers of the Zucker-era programming that appealed to anti-Trump liberals.
Jake Tapper, who reportedly complained about Licht to corporate overlords, told CNN audiences on Tuesday night that it would be "dangerous" to carry a Trump speech live.
"We're not carrying his remarks live because, frankly, he says a lot of things that are not true and sometimes potentially dangerous," Tapper told viewers.
Earlier in the day, Tapper rebuked CNN producers for showing Trump with supporters at a Miami restaurant.
The folks in the control room, I don't need to see any more of that," Tapper said. "He's trying to turn this into a spectacle, a campaign ad. That's enough of that."
In his media newsletter "Reliable Sources," CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy took a shot at his former boss as he gloated about CNN not airing the speech. Darcy is often sharply critical of right-wing media and Republicans.
"The move to not air Trump's remarks live notably represented a departure from how the network handled Trump's post-New York arraignment speech. In that case, under former boss Chris Licht, CNN aired most of Trump's remarks," Darcy wrote in CNN's media newsletter.

Brad Slager wrote last month about Brian Selter's article, in which he gathered the quotes of #Resistance liberals inside CNN who shrieked down any suggestion that CNN needs to stop being a leftwing political Animal House.

One takeaway from the Stelter piece is not just how resistant to change many at CNN had been, but that many feel there is no need to fix something. This is patently delusional. The network has been hemorrhaging viewers since the 2020 election with no sign of recovery. Among just cable news shows, the best-rated shows on CNN struggle to crack the Top 30, even following Fox News shrinking with the removal of Tucker Carlson.
Another revelation to emerge was a New York Times report that showed many major players inside CNN are still turning to deposed leader Jeff Zucker for therapy and guidance. Says Benjamin Mullin: Zucker is "now serving as a kind of grievance switchboard for current and former employees of the news network." That Zucker was working to sabotage Licht and possibly pave a pathway for a return is not speculation. Mullin alludes to this very plan: Could Jeff Zucker Fix CNN? He Seems to Think So.
What's clear is many inside CNN lack objectivity -- both in their presentation of the news and in surveying basic operations. They preferred the Zucker era, where they were encouraged to run with their bias and attack Trump, Republicans, and conservatives, as well as pushing select narratives. What they miss is that CNN had begun its spiral well before Licht's arrival. Things were not working under Zucker, despite their preference to deliver their version of the news.
This leads to a conclusion of another failure by Licht: Despite some high-profile firings, he did not do enough to purge the network of Zucker devotees. Their refusal to affect changes, move the on-air content to more evenhanded coverage, and continue turning to their deposed boss for guidance scuttled Licht's agenda of recovery. Amazingly this mindset ignores not just the ratings results but something found inside CNN as well.

Mark Hemingway wrote about that impossibly long (15,000 words) Atlantic article about Chris Licht's last days as CEO of CNN by former National Review "journalist" Tim Alberta.

Tim Alberta is a Regime Liberal who, like CNN's crazed cultists, is absolutely scandalized that a news organization permitted a major party presidential candidate a "platform."

Hemingway rips Alberta for his liberal bourgeois bien-pensant extremism.

It's a great piece. Just a taste:

Alberta's piece is a truly remarkable piece of journalism, and do not confuse that statement with a compliment. To start, it's more than 15,000 words long -- I basically had to force myself out of professional obligation to finish the interminable thing. Making professional wrestling analogies to explain Trump is beyond cliché at this point, Alberta calls [major Warner-Discovery shareholder] Malone a "right-wing billionaire" when Malone publicly supported Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 election, and his claims that "Republicans were angry at CNN" over the Trump town hall strains the definition of "Republican," to put it kindly. In other ways, however, Alberta's workmanlike determination to not miss an angle on this story is helpful and revealing, even in ways he didn't intend.
Alberta has always represented himself as a bootstrapping journalist from blue-collar Michigan, and the pinned tweet on his Twitter account is him taking a victory lap after his book, American Carnage, hit the bestsellers list: "This is for the laid-off autoworkers I waited tables alongside; the immigrants I landscaped with; the community college profs who motivated me; the colleagues who showed me grace; the friends who always had my back; and the family that believed in me." It remains unclear to me why laid-off autoworkers and immigrants scraping by would care one whit about the success of an insidery book about Republican politics, but I'm glad he's keeping his feet on the ground while reaching for the stars, I guess.
In any event, I only bring up this tidbit about Alberta's modest background because wow is this article on CNN a departure from whatever working-class environs that made Alberta the dedicated journalist he is today. As a document that provides insight into the mindset of America's ruling class, the immense amount of details in this piece on Licht is something. As a matter of fact, I don't actually need to know what the president of CNN's personal trainer really thinks about Rachel Maddow or care that much about the Kremlinology of which media executives go to what party in the Hamptons, but these things are revealing in their way. Alberta is savvy enough to know that he's writing about powerbrokers for an audience of powerbrokers, and they're the ones who care about those things.
Alberta's reporting does at times make a semi-persuasive case that Licht was distant from and not always well-liked by his employees. Beyond that, I wouldn't go so far as to say Alberta was trying to get Licht fired, but I don't think it's a stretch to say that he was very interested in holding Licht to account for the supposed crime of giving Trump a platform. Licht's defenestration from the C-suite shortly after the publication of Alberta's article was just gravy. Which is why, in an article that is the length of a novella, you find a lot of discussion of, say, Trump's supposed crimes and all the unflattering behind-the-scenes details surrounding last month's Trump town hall, while there is very little discussion of CNN's glaring and repeated journalistic malfeasance over the past several years.

Hemingway concludes by noting that it's impossible to reform CNN -- CNN is no longer a news organization and has not been for a very, very long time. It's only a partisan cheerleading outfit with chyrons.

And he points out that former National Review "journalist" Tim Alberta is part of the same Fake News con:

In the final analysis, it's remarkable that someone such as Licht could rise through the media ranks to become the head of a network like CNN without making this central realization: The primary responsibility of a corporate news outlet in the year of our Lord 2023 has less to do with ratings and far more to do with partisan, ideological enforcement. Alberta understands his role as an enforcer here innately, whether he's aware of it or not.

Related: Tucker Carlson talks about January 6th, and not being able to air an interview with a Capitol Police officer, because Fox fired him before he could air it.

Posted by: Ace at 06:30 PM

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1 5 billion feels a bit high for CNN, although I know they are an international product with properties all around the world and lots of assets. I question how much money they are making, though.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (0hOvj)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (UFvh/)

3 Race to the bottom.

Posted by: huerfano at July 07, 2023 06:32 PM (7zEAH)

4 SPONGE!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 06:32 PM (xcxpd)

5 Seeing a lot of red

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 07, 2023 06:33 PM (xcxpd)

6 If we pool our money, we can buy CNN.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:33 PM (3KF2i)

7 A network for morons, by morons.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:33 PM (3KF2i)

8 I'm in for $1.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:34 PM (v0R5T)

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:34 PM (llON8)

10 Elon should buy it and put Alex Jones in charge.

Posted by: Allen at July 07, 2023 06:34 PM (B2jNU)

11 CNN is a dead brand, a toxic brand.

Could it be anything else without Tater?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2023 06:34 PM (a3Q+t)

12 Tuca buys CNN

yeah, boy

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 06:34 PM (us2H3)

13 Jake Tapper, who reportedly complained about Licht to corporate overlords, told CNN audiences on Tuesday night that it would be "dangerous" to carry a Trump speech live.

"We're not carrying his remarks live because, frankly, he says a lot of things that are not true and sometimes potentially dangerous," Tapper told viewers.

Is he talking about Stutterin Joe ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 06:35 PM (NtVYv)

14 It's a TV network. Why not just talk about earnings instead of EBITDA? Can't be that much depreciation screwing with numbers.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 06:35 PM (eYoxG)

15 And just when we got Ace back.

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:35 PM (uosPt)

16 If we pool our money, we can buy CNN.

I got like... 37 cents and a bag of cans you can get 10 cents a piece off of

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 07, 2023 06:36 PM (0hOvj)

17
CNN is like AOL or Yahoo! or DirecTV. Something that everyone tries to get rid of by pawning it off on someone stupider.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 06:36 PM (MoZTd)

18 >>> 15 And just when we got Ace back.
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:35 PM (uosPt)

Maybe Chuy will visit.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:36 PM (llON8)

19 Lack of close tags are a mark of Big Penguin interfering with the Thread posting process.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2023 06:37 PM (a3Q+t)

20
Now there's a thought: a Moron-run CNN.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 06:37 PM (MoZTd)

21 Welp...Ace got out of The Barrel just long enough to say "Howdy!" before being unceremoniously dumped back in it...

Ace, we love ya, man!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:37 PM (BpYfr)

22 If we buy CNN do we get Jake Tapper? Because we could think of some really fun stuff to do with that guy.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:37 PM (v0R5T)

23 Trump should buy CNN and immediately rename it DNN.

Posted by: Music Company Executives at July 07, 2023 06:38 PM (iayUP)

24 >>> 13 Jake Tapper, who reportedly complained about Licht to corporate overlords, told CNN audiences on Tuesday night that it would be "dangerous" to carry a Trump speech live.

"We're not carrying his remarks live because, frankly, he says a lot of things that are not true and sometimes potentially dangerous," Tapper told viewers.

Is he talking about Stutterin Joe ?
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 07, 2023 06:35 PM (NtVYv)

In a sense he's correct, because the things OrangeManBad says often hurt the fee fees of commies.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:38 PM (llON8)

25 Jake Tapper used to give me the sense that he's not a total narcissistic sociopath, like the others.

Silly rabbit.

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 07, 2023 06:38 PM (RqMSv)

26 Cable news 2023 is newspapers in 2005. Nobody in their right mind would buy one.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 06:39 PM (skPQN)

27 Maybe Chuy will visit.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:36 PM

Chuy's strength is the strength of ten, because his heart is pure.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2023 06:40 PM (a3Q+t)

28 Tuck was on Russel Brands podcast (rumble)

https://tinyurl.com/yckzzr8y

You have to fast forward about 30 minutes.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:40 PM (3KF2i)

29 I love Friday afternoon Ace - the cruelty seems to flow more freely.

Besides, you can't spell Lamont without "amo"

Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2023 06:40 PM (zVSSz)

30 cnn sucks! fuck cnn!

Posted by: florida guy with big balls and a southern accent at July 07, 2023 06:40 PM (PUjGL)

31 That clip of Tucker is exactly why Fox got rid of him. He is far too much of an intelligent and independent thinker for those nincompoops.

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:40 PM (uosPt)

32 Two dollars!

Posted by: The Paperboy from Better Off Dead at July 07, 2023 06:40 PM (PiwSw)

33 >>Another revelation to emerge was a New York Times report that showed many major players inside CNN are still turning to deposed leader Jeff Zucker for therapy and guidance.

Therapy?

Dear CNN children, allow me to impart some wisdom my first boss gave me. "Do the job or I will fire you and get someone else.".

There's your therapy, sugar pop.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:41 PM (ZLI7S)

34 "Why not just talk about earnings instead of EBITDA?"

Parent companies can have different effective tax rates. EBITDA normalizes this.

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 07, 2023 06:41 PM (RqMSv)

35 "CNN is currently valued at around $5 billion, Bloomberg Intelligence estimates..."

What? WB doesn't even break out CNN on their balance sheet. Did Bloomberg get that from the same place Jack got his magic beans?

Must be a lot of real estate. They make well less then $1b a year.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 07, 2023 06:41 PM (ATSTk)

36 sorry, I lived up to my name and was a Big Dummy 3x.

Posted by: ace at July 07, 2023 06:41 PM (KRtlO)

37 Sell CNN?

Who would be stupid enough to buy it?

Fetterman News Network….has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 07, 2023 06:41 PM (R/m4+)

38 Oh somebody will buy it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 06:43 PM (ncXxy)

39 What would an AoSHQ-branded news channel look like?

I mean, J.J. Sefton, CBD, Buck Throckmorton, Joe Mannix, and Mis Hum would be great hosts, I think.

Who would be our Weather Wench?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:43 PM (BpYfr)

40 Therapy?

Dear CNN children, allow me to impart some wisdom my first boss gave me. "Do the job or I will fire you and get someone else.".

There's your therapy, sugar pop.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:41 PM (ZLI7S)

LOL. That's all the therapy I ever needed.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 07, 2023 06:43 PM (BdMk6)

41

It's Friday afternoon, Boss, no worries... have a drink, put your feet up and let the vitriol flow!

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at July 07, 2023 06:44 PM (7PZBL)

42 I was told there would be hits that were quick

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 06:44 PM (geLO8)

43 If I had Musk money, I'd buy CNN then dismantle it in the most painful and humiliting way possible, before shutting it down.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (4GH6S)

44 "What would an AoSHQ-branded news channel look like?"

Are there modesty panels on the news desks?

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (iayUP)

45 Who would be our Weather Wench?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Vmom. She would stab the weather.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (3KF2i)

46 I think I saw something about The Zuck meeting with Don LeMawn recently ... yeah, that's the ticket, CNN's problem was Not Enough of (woman hating racist) Don LeMawn*.

LeMawn is the Tucker pronunciation of Lemon, or that is what I was going for)

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (Cus5s)

47 MSNBCNN

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (3KF2i)

48 LOL, Pence is on the campaign trail and a woman just let him have it right between the eyes.
"Your vote put Biden in office", she said. "If not for you, you and Trump would still be doing great things", "You were the one person that could have stopped Biden, and you didn't".
Hoo-eee

Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (MeG8a)

49 Who would buy it? Lol you can't be serious. A lot of the major networks only exist because they have left wing benefactors funding their operations via various schemes- whether advertising, stock hi jinx or outright "investment". They could spin off CNN into another full blown private media company and wouldn't give a shit if it ever made money. As long as they keep pumping up the lies.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (ATSTk)

50 It's a TV network. Why not just talk about earnings instead of EBITDA? Can't be that much depreciation screwing with numbers.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 06:35 PM (eYoxG)

Is it a business that requires lots of depreciating assets? How much do cameras cost?

Yeah...it's a way to make it sound more valuable than it is.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (PHmov)

51 Media companies are like chicks. They think they can fix the new boyfriend. Nah honey he ain’t fixable and neither is CNN.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (skPQN)

52 Sell CNN?

Who would be stupid enough to buy it?
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Someone bought Time magazine...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (LPLin)

53 'And now, live on the scene of the ball, our aoshq reporter. Doof, can you tell us what kind of gown Senator Graham is wearing?'

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (Uv0D2)

54 LOL, Pence is on the campaign trail and a woman just let him have it right between the eyes.
"Your vote put Biden in office", she said. "If not for you, you and Trump would still be doing great things", "You were the one person that could have stopped Biden, and you didn't".
Hoo-eee
Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (MeG8a)
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The only reason he's running for President is to raise money. That's it. He'll NEVER be elected. Not in this timeline. I hope he spends so much cash trying to raise more money that he ends up broke and homeless.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (BpYfr)

55 I was curious how they came up with that EBITDA multiple. Apparently 6.5x is fairly standard for the "broadcasting" industry.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (eyxn4)

56 43 If I had Musk money, I'd buy CNN then dismantle it in the most painful and humiliting way possible, before shutting it down.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (4GH6S)

At the end of each day Elon could call Tapper into his office: "Good night, Jake. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely fire you in the morning."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (PiwSw)

57 52 Sell CNN?

Who would be stupid enough to buy it?
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Someone bought Time magazine...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (LPLin)

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Someone bought Newsweek!!! Although granted it was for $1.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 06:49 PM (skPQN)

58 I think that I see a good opportunity.

Posted by: Anheuser-Busch at July 07, 2023 06:49 PM (LPLin)

59 My friend told me today that he was addicted to Twitter.

I said I’m sorry, I’m not following you?

Posted by: polynikes at July 07, 2023 06:49 PM (MNhXM)

60 At the end of each day Elon could call Tapper into his office: "Good night, Jake. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely fire you in the morning."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (PiwSw)
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Reassign Tapper to a basement office with nothing more than a red Swingline stapler for company.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:49 PM (BpYfr)

61 43
'dismantle it in the most painful and humiliating way possible'

Fire everyone and replace it with a cartoon depicting all the CNN newspeople as Smurfs?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 07, 2023 06:49 PM (roH4R)

62 They could sell the plant and equipment. How much good-will do they actually have?

Posted by: Art Deco at July 07, 2023 06:49 PM (SHrUD)

63 $5 billion you say?

Let me check under the sofa cushions in accounting and we’ll get back to you.

Posted by: The Pentagon at July 07, 2023 06:50 PM (Y1sOo)

64 Me: this is Pug Mahon, live in my living room. Scout. what do you think of the Hunter Biden White House situation?

Scout: Meow

Me: Apparently Scout has informed me that it is dinner time.

Back to you, Ace.

(Eh, maybe best left to others.)

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Interviewing His Cat at July 07, 2023 06:51 PM (T/Lqj)

65 gourmand du jour @ 48-
That woman had more balls than any gope in the country. She needs to run for office.

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2023 06:51 PM (Uv0D2)

66 Who would buy it?

We practically own it already.

Posted by: Pfizer at July 07, 2023 06:51 PM (Sv58p)

67 At the end of each day Elon could call Tapper into his office: "Good night, Jake. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely fire you in the morning."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes
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More likely, 'What is it that you would you say that you do here?'

AKA, 'Death Knell'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 07, 2023 06:51 PM (WMPkR)

68 CNN is a dead brand, a toxic brand.

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Meanwhile, Fox is sitting pretty.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 07, 2023 06:51 PM (FVME7)

69 Would be a steal for $1. $2 a bit overpriced

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 06:52 PM (xhxe8)

70 I’m thinking Al Jazeera might make them an offer.

Posted by: polynikes at July 07, 2023 06:52 PM (MNhXM)

71 CNN would be a great purchase , like all the Mexican pottery places around here that open and close - hey IRS, it's money laundering.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 07, 2023 06:53 PM (oWBc3)

72 Paul Sperry:
NEW: Matt Graves, the DOJ official who blocked a broader investigation of Hunter & Joe Biden, is married to radical Dem activist & Kamala adviser Fatima Goss, who fights for "gender justice" & is lobbying to remove Justice Thomas. FEC data show couple donated thousands $ to Biden

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:53 PM (3KF2i)

73 "What would an AoSHQ-branded news channel look like?"

Are there modesty panels on the news desks?
Posted by: fd
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I don't get it.

Posted by: Sharon Stone at July 07, 2023 06:53 PM (WMPkR)

74

I'll bet the Hoard could come up with a few hundred thousand to buy it...

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at July 07, 2023 06:53 PM (7PZBL)

75 Hmmm... Tucker was to Fox News...

What Trump is to the Republican Party.

Outlier who is keeping a Dead Brand alive.

Both entities are trying to punish, the only one a lot of us trusted.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 06:54 PM (oHd/0)

76 hahahahahaha

The garbage people in the media are getting nervous.

@washingtonpost

“Sound of Freedom,” the low-budget film about child sex trafficking almost topped the box office on July 4.

But its star, Jim Caviezel, has linked it to the QAnon movement.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:54 PM (ZLI7S)

77 LOL, Pence is on the campaign trail and a woman just let him have it right between the eyes.
"Your vote put Biden in office", she said. "If not for you, you and Trump would still be doing great things", "You were the one person that could have stopped Biden, and you didn't".
Hoo-eee
Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 07, 2023 06:46 PM (MeG8a)
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The only reason he's running for President is to raise money. That's it. He'll NEVER be elected. Not in this timeline. I hope he spends so much cash trying to raise more money that he ends up broke and homeless.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM

Yep, he is running just for the grift. Just like jeb!, he is in it for the $$$$ that he can spread around to his family and friends. Everyone knows he has no chance to win, heck jeb! raised the most money of any candidate in the primary in 2016 and quit right after Iowa where he placed 4th. But they will give pence big bucks so he can launder that money to other favored people.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 06:54 PM (ncXxy)

78 I'll bet the Hoard could come up with a few hundred ~~thousand~~ pesos to buy it...
Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at July 07, 2023 06:53 PM (7PZBL)
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FIFY

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 06:55 PM (BpYfr)

79 72
'Matt Graves, the DOJ official who blocked ...'
Did you doubt for a minute he was just going to be a professional democrat stooge?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 07, 2023 06:55 PM (roH4R)

80 How and why does Hunter have clearance to be in or near the situation room? What role does he serve on the WH staff, and what does he get paid?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 06:55 PM (3KF2i)

81 How and why does Hunter have clearance to be in or near the situation room?
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In many ways, this is the story of Barack Obama.

Posted by: Sharon Stone at July 07, 2023 06:57 PM (G3Ke+)

82 Isn't cable tv starting to lose its influence to streaming. Why buy into a media venue that's already becoming obsolete.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 07, 2023 06:57 PM (BdMk6)

83 >>> 76 hahahahahaha

The garbage people in the media are getting nervous.

@washingtonpost

"Sound of Freedom," the low-budget film about child sex trafficking almost topped the box office on July 4.

But its star, Jim Caviezel, has linked it to the QAnon movement.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:54 PM (ZLI7S)

Uh huh.

I thought he had mentioned suspicions of feralgov involvement, but of course the National Laughingstock wouldn't want to mention *that*.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:57 PM (llON8)

84 56 43 If I had Musk money, I'd buy CNN then dismantle it in the most painful and humiliting way possible, before shutting it down.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:45 PM (4GH6S)

At the end of each day Elon could call Tapper into his office: "Good night, Jake. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely fire you in the morning."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 07, 2023 06:47 PM (PiwSw)

What you get when you buy CNN, is the ability to broadcast to a Yuge potential TV audience, for the rest of those Comcast type contracts. You'd also automatically be on every TV screen in every airport.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 06:57 PM (oHd/0)

85 So the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (uosPt)

86 Joe Mannix will interview weather babes.
Anchorbabe fashion cop could do the soaps.
Anna Puma in charge of cartoons.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (v0R5T)

87 Here is a link to an article that says CNN -PROFITS- are almost $1 billion due to cable fees. Is that possible? If true why the need to sell it?

https://tinyurl.com/mbm466stv

Posted by: anon at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (RqMDa)

88 Pence is campaigning on putting US boots on the ground in Ukraine, and since he admits we don't have the recruits, this means bringing back the draft.
He should be box office poison by now...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (MeG8a)

89 >>> 85 So the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (uosPt)

Let's hope the citizens are celebrating, with a block party. A Sri Lankan Block Party.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:59 PM (llON8)

90 1 5 billion feels a bit high for CNN, although I know they are an international product with properties all around the world and lots of assets. I question how much money they are making, though.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 07, 2023 06:31 PM (0hOvj)

Yeah, like $4.99 Billion too high. It can't be sold, because the owners don't dare admit how valueless it is. The only good option they have is to do like the team owner in Slapshot - close up shop and declare a huge tax write off.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 06:59 PM (i9ffA)

91 @washingtonpost

"Sound of Freedom," the low-budget film about child sex trafficking almost topped the box office on July 4.

But its star, Jim Caviezel, has linked it to the QAnon movement.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:54 PM (ZLI7S)

Uh... it did top the box office, by almost $4million... while being only 2/3ds of the Theatres...

Meaning almost TWICE as many butts were in seats for each showing, then Indy.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 06:59 PM (oHd/0)

92 CNN is the Eastern Airlines of East India Cos.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at July 07, 2023 06:59 PM (QI5P7)

93 .>Joe Mannix will interview weather babes.
Anchorbabe fashion cop could do the soaps.
Anna Puma in charge of cartoons.

Posted by: wth

I wanna be the guy who says "Jane, you ignorant slut..."

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:00 PM (geLO8)

94 India news network. Live, from Mumbai …..

Posted by: Call me Ishmael at July 07, 2023 07:00 PM (9X60i)

95 89 >>> 85 So the Dutch government has apparently prollapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (uosPt)

fify

Posted by: REDACTED at July 07, 2023 07:01 PM (us2H3)

96 Here is a link to an article that says CNN -PROFITS- are almost $1 billion due to cable fees. Is that possible? If true why the need to sell it?

Mebbe they feel guilty.

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 07:01 PM (T4tVD)

97 So the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ

Sounds like they received a love tap from a reality bat. And only 30 years too late.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 07, 2023 07:01 PM (FVME7)

98 No rain here.

Just watered my garden.

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 07:01 PM (T4tVD)

99 CAT @ 80-
It's who you know,
when it comes to blow.

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2023 07:02 PM (Uv0D2)

100

When we buy the network, can we go back to Saturday morning legacy/classic cartoons, Johnny Quest etc.?

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at July 07, 2023 07:02 PM (7PZBL)

101 87 Here is a link to an article that says CNN -PROFITS- are almost $1 billion due to cable fees. Is that possible? If true why the need to sell it?

https://tinyurl.com/mbm466stv
Posted by: anon at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (RqMDa)

URL doesn't seem to work. If it says gross profit, that's not very meaningful.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 07:02 PM (eYoxG)

102 >>Uh huh.

>>I thought he had mentioned suspicions of feralgov involvement, but of course the National Laughingstock wouldn't want to mention *that*.

I have no idea what or who QAnon was all about. I followed a link someone posted here once to a page and it looked like gibberish to me so I never looked again.

But the way the left acts about the place makes me wish I knew more about it. Anything they hate that much can't be all bad.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 07:03 PM (ZLI7S)

103 I think there should be a news show "Pics Or It Never Happened".

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:03 PM (iayUP)

104 97
Per the article, the government wanted to restrict immigration and 2 coalition members thought that went too far.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 07, 2023 07:03 PM (roH4R)

105 So the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
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No boy to put his finger in the dyke?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 07, 2023 07:03 PM (pXXcj)

106 Buy CNN? Hmmm.

*checks under couch cushions*

I hereby bid: 18¢US

Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM (Gkog9)

107 89 >>> 85 So the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (uosPt)

Let's hope the citizens are celebrating, with a block party. A Sri Lankan Block Party.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 07, 2023 06:59 PM (llON

As best as I can make out, PM Rutte is something like the Mitch McConnell of the conservative movement over there. And if you wonder how crappy parliamentary systems of government are - PM Rutte's government just collapsed, which mean PM Rutte gets to run the government without much interference at all for the rest of the year, depending on how long it takes to hold elections and form a new coalition. And when they finally do get a new government, PM Rutte will most likely still be the head of it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM (i9ffA)

108 You'd also automatically be on every TV screen in every airport.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 06:57 PM (oHd/0)

CNN Airport is no longer a thing. It’s been a few years.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM (skPQN)

109 I bid two dollar!

Posted by: Kim Jong-Un at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM (63Dwl)

110 So the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (uosPt)
.......

Over immigration policy. HAH
But it will not affect the country's support for Ukraine.
Because without wooden shoes the war is lost.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 07:05 PM (v0R5T)

111
I wanna be the guy who says "Jane, you ignorant slut..."
Posted by: DB
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If I were the ad guy, commercials for Colon Blow would be frequent.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 07, 2023 07:06 PM (pXXcj)

112 But the way the left acts about the place makes me wish I knew more about it. Anything they hate that much can't be all bad.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 07:03 PM (ZLI7S)

I looked at it for a little while back when it was a thing. Got bored because it all seemed like political fan-fic to me, crafted to cater to the target audiences wildest dreams.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:06 PM (i9ffA)

113 I bid two dollar!
Posted by: Kim Jong-Un at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM (63Dwl)

THREE !

Posted by: Pravda at July 07, 2023 07:06 PM (v0R5T)

114 >>> But it will not affect the country's support for Ukraine.

I noticed that too, it was super important that they virtue signal as they deteriorate.

Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 07:07 PM (uosPt)

115 If Congress got rid of the various bundle requirements in cable , CNN would exist for more than a month. The only thing they have of value is the wavelength they use.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 07, 2023 07:07 PM (PVx3i)

116 Thirty-one quatloos

Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2023 07:07 PM (Gkog9)

117 I bid two dollar!
Posted by: Kim Jong-Un at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM (63Dwl)

THREE !
Posted by: Pravda
----

3 Pesos!

Posted by: Radio Havana at July 07, 2023 07:08 PM (pXXcj)

118 It’s too late to restrict immigration in The Netherlands. First off as a EU country, how do you restrict immigration? All someone has to do is show up in any EU country and they can then go to any other EU country if they want to. Second, more than 50% of kids in Dutch schools are foreign born or the kids of a foreign born parent. In 2 generations the Dutch will be a minority in their own country even if immigration stops 100% tomorrow.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:08 PM (skPQN)

119 I bet a few of us could scrape together a few bucks and make CNN a Democrat humiliation p*rn channel. Our first guest would be a naked David French tied to a post and being mocked by trannies for his lack of virility. That would be followed by a special segment where midgets throw food at a naked Jonah Goldberg while calling him a fat whale, white blubberass and other obesity pejoratives.

Ideas. I've got a million of them.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 07, 2023 07:08 PM (ATSTk)

120 U G L Y
You ain't got no alibi
You're ugly! You're ugly!

Greg Price
@greg_price11
Karine Jean-Pierre just said the Bidens were not at the White House on Friday when the cocaine was found.
According to the White House pool report from Friday, all of them including Hunter were in fact there.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 07, 2023 07:08 PM (FVME7)

121
But its star, Jim Caviezel, has linked it to the QAnon movement.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 06:54 PM (ZLI7S)

actually he didn't - this is a very coordinated international media movement to try and slander the film. Both the Guardian in the UK and the WaPo here, as well as the laughable Rolling Stone and others, have all rolled out almost identical attacks on the film in the last 48 hours.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:10 PM (i9ffA)

122 How hilarious would it be if all the corruption stuff does nothing. But the cocaine story ends up being the downfall of the Biden Syndicate. Life has a way of working out in weird ways like that.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:10 PM (skPQN)

123 @101

It just says profits. Link works now

https://tinyurl.com/mbm466st

Posted by: anon at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (RqMDa)

124 off topic ... hey, Illinois did something good. My driver's license renewal was coming up, saw the mail coming, hoping I didn't have to deal with a driver test or written test. BUT instead, because of my good record, can renew for 4 more years online. For $30. Nice ...

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (Cus5s)

125 Just saw an interesting observation.

Kathleen Kenedy has replaced 4 White Male Icons... with Brunette Women.

Just... like... her....

Is this then, the ULTIMATE Mary Sue move?

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (oHd/0)

126 You'd also automatically be on every TV screen in every airport.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 06:57 PM (oHd/0)

CNN Airport is no longer a thing. It’s been a few years.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:04 PM

Nearly every cable/satellite package has cnn in their basic package and you can't get rid of it, so that is a butt ton of $$$ cnn has coming in every month. That's why we cut the cable and went with the free TV stuff.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (ncXxy)

127 Just saw an interesting observation.

Kathleen Kenedy has replaced 4 White Male Icons... with Brunette Women.

Just... like... her....

Is this then, the ULTIMATE Mary Sue move?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (oHd/0)
---
The most expensive fanfic in history, I imagine...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:12 PM (BpYfr)

128 Let’s say Wapo is right and the star is Qanon. So what? Hollywood embraced an admitted child rapist for 40 years because the art is more important than the man or whatever. Guess not this time huh?

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:13 PM (skPQN)

129 >>As best as I can make out, PM Rutte is something like the Mitch McConnell of the conservative movement over there.

If possible he might be worse. He is probably THE most dedicated WEF acolyte in the EU. His drive to kill farms, the absolute backbone of the Dutch economy, to please his masters in Davos is insane and has met with fierce pushback.

Seems like a race to the bottom amongst our globalist masters.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 07:13 PM (ZLI7S)

130 I like the way that Hemingway cut through to the strangest truth at the end and pointed out that Licht *never* understood what CNN's role was now, which is a big reason he failed so miserably. If he had understood the role, he never would have accepted the job.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:13 PM (i9ffA)

131 Radio Havana FTW! Pay the lady at the window and collect your winnings!
What? Yes, you have to take it.
No, no, no. You bought it, it's yours.
No refunds.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 07:14 PM (v0R5T)

132 How hilarious would it be if all the corruption stuff does nothing. But the cocaine story ends up being the downfall of the Biden Syndicate. Life has a way of working out in weird ways like that.
Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:10 PM (skPQN)

It won't. They'll all skate.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 07, 2023 07:14 PM (BdMk6)

133 The Bag Of Coke and Hunter's laptop were last seen driving west on I-70 in a vintage ragtop T-Bird

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:14 PM (geLO8)

134 the Dutch government has apparently collapsed:

https://tinyurl.com/42dndxj6
Posted by: DJ at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (uosPt)
.......

Over immigration policy. HAH
But it will not affect the country's support for Ukraine.
Because without wooden shoes the war is lost.
Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 07:05 PM (v0R5T)

Which is the country the singer who raped the Star Spangle Banner said was so perfect.

Posted by: polynikes at July 07, 2023 07:14 PM (MNhXM)

135 >>>The obstacles to a CNN sale are many, from likely regulatory and political blowback, to the most likely buyers facing their own financial challenges -- along with the likelihood that Zaslav won't get the number he needs to make the sale.

What regulatory blowback? They are not a broadcast channel, so no FCC oversight. The only obstacle from a regulator would be if they tried to sell to another news channel. That would likely get the FTC making noises about a monopoly.

But, why would another news channel want to buy CNN? They are all beating them already. You buy to move up, not to tie an anchor to your operation.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 07, 2023 07:15 PM (klJTj)

136 124
'Illinois did something good'
Does it make up for Mayor Groot and Gov. Fatass?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 07, 2023 07:16 PM (roH4R)

137 Because without wooden shoes the war is lost.
Posted by: wth
------

Not the sabots we had in mind.

Posted by: A Ukrainian at July 07, 2023 07:16 PM (q5ARv)

138 The Dutch used to be the tallest Euro nation. Notbsurenidnthatbisnstill the case given all the new arrivals from Syria, Pakistan, etc.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:16 PM (skPQN)

139 >Notbsurenidnthatbisnstill

what is this word?

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:17 PM (geLO8)

140 @1: "... they are an international product with properties all around the world and lots of assets."

International broadcast studios include: London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. That's it. Not exactly the sorta worldwide empire one might imagine the New York Times had once upon a time. Plus three or four dozen bureaus offices, but that's mostly leased space with minimal staff and equipment.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 07, 2023 07:17 PM (k1Qly)

141 "Bloomberg Intelligence"

Two words combined that don't make sense.

Posted by: Kwai Chang Mandelblit at July 07, 2023 07:17 PM (0AUR/)

142 It's kinda funny to watch what's happening with CNN. It's like Bud Light - They're dying but refusing to do anything necessary to save themselves. And I'm here for it!

Posted by: Wally at July 07, 2023 07:17 PM (DEw/K)

143 But, why would another news channel want to buy CNN? They are all beating them already. You buy to move up, not to tie an anchor to your operation.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 07, 2023 07:15 PM (klJTj)

I'd buy CNN and move everything to Nome, AK.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 07, 2023 07:18 PM (BdMk6)

144 Pence is campaigning on putting US boots on the ground in Ukraine, and since he admits we don't have the recruits, this means bringing back the draft.
He should be box office poison by now...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (MeG8a)

That's awesome.

You wonder how many of these slobs are literally employed to tarnish and fuck up the already soiled image of the Republican Party.

Posted by: ... at July 07, 2023 07:18 PM (lX8VI)

145 what is this word?
Posted by: DB
-------
Amalgamationputtogether?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 07, 2023 07:18 PM (q5ARv)

146 139 >Notbsurenidnthatbisnstill

what is this word?
Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:17 PM (geLO

That's known as a Bidenism.

Posted by: Kwai Chang Mandelblit at July 07, 2023 07:18 PM (0AUR/)

147 126 Nearly every cable/satellite package has cnn in their basic package and you can't get rid of it, so that is a butt ton of $$$ cnn has coming in every month. That's why we cut the cable and went with the free TV stuff.

That is exactly what I said earlier. So why the desperate need to sell it?

Posted by: anon at July 07, 2023 07:19 PM (RqMDa)

148 Our lovely Republicans are like - how can we make the Democrat case for endless war and graft in Ukraine appear reasonable and palatable in comparison?

Posted by: ... at July 07, 2023 07:19 PM (lX8VI)

149 Circle Back Jen 2022: If Putin uses cluster bombs in Ukraine it would be a war crime. Cluster bombs are illegal.

Biden White House 2023: We are sending cluster bombs to Ukraine.

At some point people have to realize we are every bit as bad as Putin, likely worse.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 07:19 PM (ZLI7S)

150 123 @101

It just says profits. Link works now

https://tinyurl.com/mbm466st
Posted by: anon at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (RqMDa)

The best part of that article is towards the bottom, where it reveals that the the new head of Strategy and Business Operations for CNN, Chris Marlin, has NO experience in broadcasting, but did used to run a real estate company. I guess he knew the right people. His big idea is to run CNN in China. (hat tip for free: The Chinese Govm't won't put up with any competition, so you better just read the notices that they type up for you)

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:19 PM (i9ffA)

151 I Bidened the shit outta that didn’t I? Lol.

Meant to say not sure if that is still the case.

Posted by: Montec at July 07, 2023 07:20 PM (skPQN)

152 Here's a thought: what if Hunter is mentally ill? I mean, not just a cokehead/whorehound, but legitimately crazy

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:21 PM (geLO8)

153 off topic ... hey, Illinois did something good. My driver's license renewal was coming up, saw the mail coming, hoping I didn't have to deal with a driver test or written test. BUT instead, because of my good record, can renew for 4 more years online. For $30. Nice ...
Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (Cus5s)
.......

I just did my CA renewal last month. Had an eye test and a picture, good for five more years. Only problem is the picture makes me look like one of The Mole People.

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 07:21 PM (v0R5T)

154 148: the sad thing is that we can defeat Russia without firing a shot, AND being energy independent. Drill like there’s no tomorrow; depress the oil price, watch the Russians panic (among others).

But no, that would be beneficial to the general population and settle an issue cheaply and easily. Never mind.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 07:21 PM (FbcWf)

155
Because without wooden shoes the war is lost.
Posted by: wth

And a Dutch Girl to scrub it clean.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2023 07:22 PM (63Dwl)

156 Pence is campaigning on putting US boots on the ground in Ukraine, and since he admits we don't have the recruits, this means bringing back the draft.
He should be box office poison by now...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (MeG8a)

That's awesome.

You wonder how many of these slobs are literally employed to tarnish and fuck up the already soiled image of the Republican Party.

Posted by: ... at July 07, 2023 07:18 PM

There are a whole bunch of people on this very blog that accused trump of being a dark horse candidate in 2016 to do the very same thing. Or at the very least out to win the nomination and then toss the general election to hillary. A good number of those people are still posting here.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 07:22 PM (ncXxy)

157 So it looks like CNN is staffed with radical prog fanatics at the bottom and absolutely clueless business failures at the top. What a combo! Oh yeah that'll sell.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:22 PM (i9ffA)

158 149
' people have to realize we are every bit as bad as Putin'

There is no 'we' between me and the fuckers in charge right now.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 07, 2023 07:22 PM (roH4R)

159 144: Mr. Pence should read #154, carefully. He won’t.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 07:23 PM (FbcWf)

160
g'early evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 07, 2023 07:23 PM (ENBF0)

161 >>BUT instead, because of my good record, can renew for 4 more years online. For $30. Nice ...
Posted by: illiniwek

Luxury. Renewing my CO registration cost $133 plus a $25 emissions test
tax deductible, but still an affront to decent people everywhere

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:23 PM (geLO8)

162 Joe Mannix will interview weather babes.
Anchorbabe fashion cop could do the soaps.
Anna Puma in charge of cartoons.
Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 06:58 PM (v0R5T)

Definitely no modesty panels on the anchor desks.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at July 07, 2023 07:23 PM (ufFY8)

163 "'Illinois did something good' -- Does it make up for Mayor Groot and Gov. Fatass?" Posted by: Dr. Claw

Not hardly ... but I rejoice in my small victories while in enemy territory (all true Americans are in enemy territory, Illinois is one of the worst states though)

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 07:24 PM (Cus5s)

164 >>There is no 'we' between me and the fuckers in charge right now.

Probably an assload of people throughout Russia and Ukraine and every other country involved in this idiotic war who feel the exact same way. But here we are.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 07:25 PM (ZLI7S)

165 @147: "So why the desperate need to sell it?"

Irreversible decline. Fear of CNN losing value every day it remains unsold.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 07, 2023 07:25 PM (k1Qly)

166
You wonder how many of these slobs are literally employed to tarnish and fuck up the already soiled image of the Republican Party.
Posted by: ...

Pence/Graham 2024

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2023 07:25 PM (63Dwl)

167 The U.S. media is a tarnished brand. There is absolutely no difference between them and Pravda/KCNA /Neues Deutschland. They take great joy in failing the citizenry over and over again and relish the role of voluntarily being a mouthpiece for a Statist/Socialist government.

It’s not just the Communist News Network.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 07:26 PM (FbcWf)

168 152 Here's a thought: what if Hunter is mentally ill? I mean, not just a cokehead/whorehound, but legitimately crazy
Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:21 PM (geLO

Of course he is crazy. Generations of inbreeding will accomplish that.

Posted by: Kwai Chang Mandelblit at July 07, 2023 07:26 PM (0AUR/)

169 Moron News Network has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 07, 2023 07:27 PM (ufFY8)

170 "Definitely no modesty panels on the anchor desks."

And more than one leg chair.

Posted by: Bosk of Port Kar at July 07, 2023 07:27 PM (VMFAF)

171 143: you must hate Nome. Me, I’d buy CNN. And immediately shut it down.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 07:28 PM (FbcWf)

172 This "war" between Russia and Ukraine feels more and more fake every day. Oh they lob a few missiles and artillery shells at each other to make sure it looks good - but how long can they go on trying to hide the fact that NOTHING is actually happening, on either side? Both sides are faking it now - there's no Russian offensive, there's no Uke counteroffensive, there's nothing but Uncle Sugar pouring in billions and then grifting most of it ourselves while the Ukes are allowed to grift the rest. And what Russia is doing, who the hell knows. They're sure not trying to win a war, that much is obvious,

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:28 PM (i9ffA)

173 161 >>BUT instead, because of my good record, can renew for 4 more years online. For $30. Nice ...
Posted by: illiniwek

Luxury. Renewing my CO registration cost $133 plus a $25 emissions test
tax deductible, but still an affront to decent people everywhere
Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:23 PM (geLO

Ohio goes $30/4 years. $60/8 years. Yeah, 8 years.

Posted by: Kwai Chang Mandelblit at July 07, 2023 07:29 PM (0AUR/)

174 Luxury. Renewing my CO registration cost $133 plus a $25 emissions test
tax deductible, but still an affront to decent people everywhere
Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:23 PM (geLO

I think OP means DL.

Posted by: Kwai Chang Mandelblit at July 07, 2023 07:29 PM (0AUR/)

175 @154 When Trump was president we were destroying Russia economically.

Posted by: Allen at July 07, 2023 07:30 PM (PkZe6)

176 Take Japper “men”strates daily.
How did they botch his trans surgery?
Maybe they meant to.

Posted by: Keezen at July 07, 2023 07:30 PM (XTpg5)

177 "Me, I’d buy CNN. And immediately shut it down."

CNN BREAKING NEWS...

CNN has been purchased by Catch Thirty-Thr33 and will immediately shut down.

*dead air*

Posted by: THIS was CNN at July 07, 2023 07:31 PM (iayUP)

178 >I think OP means DL.

OK
cuz renewing a registration once every 4 years sounds like a great deal

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:31 PM (geLO8)

179 Irreversible decline. Fear of CNN losing value every day it remains unsold.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 07, 2023 07:25 PM (k1Qly)

CNN has already lost all it's value. They just struggling with the hard, cold process of realizing that it's too late to do anything now. It's going to augur into the ground as soon as Warner gets sick of funding it. Licht was an idiot who didn't know what he was doing, but there is zero chance of hiring anyone who does.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:31 PM (i9ffA)

180 @172. Russian won by default, clue - Ukraine is already Russia. The rest is money laundering and the odd weapon smuggling with guns appearing in France or some place else. Zelensky is a better cutout than the idiot crypto guy.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 07, 2023 07:31 PM (oWBc3)

181 On our new network, Weasel will give Cozy Cave updates at the bottom of the hour and Friday's shooting tips on the tens.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 07, 2023 07:31 PM (Xrfse)

182 Pence is no doubt in it for the money. But I think the delusions of the people who run the GOP are being underestimated here.

Not only did Jeb! think he was going to Win! he thought his Brother! was a great President!

Posted by: Oschisms at July 07, 2023 07:32 PM (0A5+1)

183 123 @101

It just says profits. Link works now

https://tinyurl.com/mbm466st
Posted by: anon at July 07, 2023 07:11 PM (RqMDa)

Looks like CNN was forecast by S&P Global intelligence to have $957 million in earnings for 2022 according to that article published in August 2022. This current article says the earnings report actually came in at $750 million in EBITDA (which is quite a bit less and not net earnings, which would be lower). So the older article had a bad forecast in it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 07, 2023 07:32 PM (eYoxG)

184 CNN has been purchased by Catch Thirty-Thr33 and will immediately shut down.

*dead air*
Posted by: THIS was CNN at July 07, 2023 07:31 PM (iayUP)

See now I wouldn't have dead air. I would have a white screen with someone making hand shadow puppets. Maybe some of those weird Indonesian things for an international flavor.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:32 PM (i9ffA)

185 OT:

Jim Caviezel and Alejandro Monteverde are doing a Live Q&A session on The Sound of Freedom right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KPgn91rM5w

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:33 PM (BpYfr)

186 Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:19 PM (i9ffA)

The article is from August of last year. I doubt the financials are current.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2023 07:33 PM (PHmov)

187 Pence/Graham 2024
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2023 07:25 PM (63Dwl)
.......

with Chris Christie head of FDA

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 07:33 PM (v0R5T)

188 This "war" between Russia and Ukraine feels more and more fake every day. Oh they lob a few missiles and artillery shells at each other to make sure it looks good - but how long can they go on trying to hide the fact that NOTHING is actually happening, on either side? Both sides are faking it now - there's no Russian offensive, there's no Uke counteroffensive, there's nothing but Uncle Sugar pouring in billions and then grifting most of it ourselves while the Ukes are allowed to grift the rest. And what Russia is doing, who the hell knows. They're sure not trying to win a war, that much is obvious,
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:28 PM (i9ffA)

Those are my thoughts pretty well summed up. A small cabal of people are making huge bank with this "war".

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 07, 2023 07:34 PM (BdMk6)

189 I'm not clear what the real "barrier to entry" is for any News Channel ... given the internet is "free". Sure seems any true startup has a chance to appeal to an underserved market. (like the majority that hate open borders, hates the Muslim takeover, knows climate change is a BigLie, etc.

There is a lot of "Brand Value", but brands are now mostly exposed as Woke Haters of Liberty. ... Seems there is still a chance for Freedom to Ring ... despite the shadow bans and "Flood the Zone" strategies.

But still, the Google Archipelago ... and the digital gulag do have a lot of censorship power. Can still be broken?

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 07:34 PM (Cus5s)

190 >>They're sure not trying to win a war, that much is obvious,

Aren't they? There is more than one way to win a war.

By the way, Prigozhen is back in Russia.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 07, 2023 07:35 PM (ZLI7S)

191 My new drivers license photo:

https://tinyurl.com/ymfh7fkn

Posted by: wth at July 07, 2023 07:36 PM (v0R5T)

192 Noodage

Posted by: kelly at July 07, 2023 07:37 PM (x/Wxm)

193 Someone mentioned "modesty panels" above. I made good money on many Saturdays around 1970 when miniskirts were hip. Many IBM campuses in suburban NY/NJ/CT I installed modesty panels on stairwells, laminated-covered melamine, screws into the railings, frames. Without them, from ground level one could look up and see underpants all the way to third floor. A bit spoil-sport, but the money was good and I guess the ladies appreciated it.

Posted by: Nordic Interiors at July 07, 2023 07:37 PM (T0tUU)

194 187

'Chris Christie head of FDA'

I'll sample every doughnut in this country if I have to to make sure it's safe for consumption.

Posted by: Fmr. Gov. Obama Hugger at July 07, 2023 07:37 PM (roH4R)

195 ""Me, I’d buy CNN. And immediately shut it down."

Well with Newsweek, I think there was a lot of debt that went with the purchase. So why buy CNN just to shut it down? ... Let it die on its own hill (to die on).

Posted by: illiniwek at July 07, 2023 07:38 PM (Cus5s)

196 >>>I'm not clear what the real "barrier to entry" is for any News Channel ... given the internet is "free".

Pretty tough going to build an audience with only an internet presence. Better to have a cable channel. But, the cable companies aren't just handing out channels.

However, if you buy CNN, part of what you get are those channels on all those networks.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 07, 2023 07:40 PM (klJTj)

197 Jim Caviezel and Alejandro Monteverde are doing a Live Q&A session on The Sound of Freedom right now

Thanks much for that. Following it now.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 07, 2023 07:41 PM (Xrfse)

198 Tucker dropped the 'F' Bomb in that clip.
This is why FOX had to get rid of him.
Too emotional. Unstable.
/.

Posted by: Itimerant Alley Butcher at July 07, 2023 07:41 PM (ga8qR)

199 195: point being: kill it. (Which is academic anyway. If I had the cash I’d buy land out in the Hill Country of TX to live on, not waste it on CNN.)

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 07:41 PM (FbcWf)

200 They're sure not trying to win a war, that much is obvious,
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:28 PM (i9ffA)

RUS is killing almost 1000 UKRs a day. And taking out huge amnts of UKR materiel.

Neither side can deal with mines yet.

Impossible to be sure what the RUS/UKR kill ratio is but it is over 1/5 prob 1/10.

RUS is gaining strength in every area.

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 07, 2023 07:48 PM (BISbA)

201 This "war" between Russia and Ukraine feels more and more fake every day. Oh they lob a few missiles and artillery shells at each other to make sure it looks good - but how long can they go on trying to hide the fact that NOTHING is actually happening, on either side? Both sides are faking it now - there's no Russian offensive, there's no Uke counteroffensive, there's nothing but Uncle Sugar pouring in billions and then grifting most of it ourselves while the Ukes are allowed to grift the rest. And what Russia is doing, who the hell knows. They're sure not trying to win a war, that much is obvious,

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2023 07:28 PM

I knew it was fake from about the third month or so. We are not seeing any real video or pictures of fields of destroyed Russian Tanks and BMP's. We just get a picture or two of single vehicles that have been destroyed or abandoned.

Heck we have more combat film footage of WWII than we do of the *war* in the Ukraine where other person is carrying a video camera but not filming a single thing. Nothing on the news feeds and nothing on the field hospitals filled with dead and wounded. It's all fake.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 07:48 PM (ncXxy)

202 @198 Is that you, David French?

Posted by: Allen at July 07, 2023 07:48 PM (/2QBc)

203 $5 billion does seem high for CNN, but res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 07:50 PM (FbcWf)

204 You forget I was the very first thing killed in the war.

Posted by: The Truth at July 07, 2023 07:51 PM (FbcWf)

205 That is, #200 forgets I was the first thing killed in the war. He may be right or he could just be repeating the RT point of view. But none of us will know for the next 50-100 years, when I am hopefully resurrected.

Posted by: The Truth at July 07, 2023 07:53 PM (FbcWf)

206 There are a whole bunch of people on this very blog that accused trump of being a dark horse candidate in 2016 to do the very same thing. Or at the very least out to win the nomination and then toss the general election to hillary. A good number of those people are still posting here.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 07, 2023 07:22 PM (ncXxy)

Trump was the only one spitting straight facts about the shit ass Republicans. AND Democrats.

I remember how hopping mad some people got when he criticized Bush ffs. Oh how dare he. That means he's a liberal. Yeah yeah, sure. Ultra Super Con George Bush who gave us Obama and almost 20 straight years of Democrat rule after gifting the Pelosi Congress with everything she wanted and trying to sell us out on amnesty.

Posted by: ... at July 07, 2023 07:56 PM (lX8VI)

207 conservatives should band together and buy it

Posted by: jeff at July 07, 2023 07:56 PM (Rviza)

208 @205 We’ll know who won a lot sooner than that.

Posted by: Allen at July 07, 2023 07:57 PM (wqPaU)

209 Q?

Yeah. I was drunk and I was bored. Followed a link. 11:00 at night . Probably around October of '17. Conspiracy Theorist, Butt Rock guitarist, Native American friend shared the link on farcebook. Surfed the site (the only sight) for the next 3 years.

I regret nothing and that was a wild ride. Starting with the hanged upside down from the rafters Saudi Princes.

The digs on "murdered" Jumal Kashogi (sp) and his dad were eye opening and who was talking about Epstein first?

Posted by: Reforger at July 07, 2023 08:08 PM (B705c)

210 Warner Discovery should just strip the license plates, file off the vin, light CNN on fire, and push it over a cliff.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 07, 2023 08:58 PM (m8d55)

211 MSNBCNNPR

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at July 07, 2023 09:18 PM (OqSlY)

212 I'm more upset that Discovery Warner is looking to shuy down TCM.

Posted by: Xknight65 at July 07, 2023 09:47 PM (BvznX)

213 "This is for the laid-off autoworkers I waited tables alongside;"

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If you want to know my opinion writer guy? I own several bags, and you can fill them up with dicks that you

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Is Warner Discovery Looking to Sell Basketcase Liberal CNN?
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