Intimidation - Christiana Amanpour said

Intimidation - Christiana Amanpour said that CNN was "too intimidated" by the Administration and by Fox News to do its job.

How, I ask, could CNN's ostensible competitor "intimidate" CNN?

Randal Robinson has the answers

"The Top 10 Ways Fox News Intimidated CNN:

10. Sent Greta Van Susteren to use a little muscle on Aaron Brown.
9. Fox and Friends urged viewers to egg Paula Zahn's house.
8. Neil Cavuto challenged Lou Dobbs to a Financial News Death Match.
7. Sean Hannity snapped Larry King's suspenders and raised a welt.
6. Brit Hume shaved off Wolf Blitzer's beard and held it hostage.
5. Fox anchors kept referring to CNN as the 'Commie News Network.'
4. Laurie Dhue's makeup tips caused Christiane Amanpour's skin to break out.
3. Geraldo Rivera threatened to nuke CNN's ratings 'back to MSNBC country.'
2. Painted Fox News helicopters black and had them hover over CNN headquarters.
1. Bill O'Reilly's mean smirks sent shivers of fear throughout CNN."

I guess given the favorable coverage the Bush Administration has gotten from the likes of CNN, Bill Clinton must have been holding news execs' children hostage, huh?

(Via Instapundit)

Posted by Mitch at September 16, 2003 05:18 PM