CNN's D.L. Hughley is muzzled by brass a few days after calling Republicans Nazis. No more "D.L. Hughley Breaks The News." The "official" spin? D.L. wants to move to LA.NewsBusters has the back story on CNN's compartmentalized Führer Jon Klein 's marching orders to Hughley before he started the show: "Run amok!"
Moving to LA is a variation on a theme of "spend more time with m y family" and even people who don't have a pulse (there's a lot of them) know that's BS. Of course, BS is a bigger part of how we do business these days. It's an industry.
ReplyDeleteIt is sort of amazing that the original 24 hour news channel thinks anyone who can fill a suit or dress can be a journalist. If I want humor I watch The Comedy Channel and Jon Stewart. I guess this is the level the profession of journalism has fallen lately.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if CNN would consider Chelsea Handler as a replacement?
Does this really surprise anyone?
ReplyDeleteD. L. Hughley is a stand-up guy. Everybody needs to chill out about taking every single word uttered and making it into a federal case.
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I think the commentary is more on Jon Klein than D.L.'s talent.
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