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LRonsCupboardJordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:28pm
I really don’t get what advantage CNN thought they were going to have by hiring him. It has to have come from the corporate office and not the newsroom, b/c I’m willing to bet no one in that newsroom thought he’d be helpful or insightful in any way that would justify a salary. What, they just wanted a talking head to substitute for the Trump campaign? There are plenty of such people who could do (and have done) that job, but there’s no need to put them on staff. What’s so special about Lewandowski? Someone’s an idiot if they thought a CNN gig would get him to open up for real about what it’s like to see the unfettered Trump.
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  Flying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)LRonsCupboard
  7/13/16 2:29pm
  They thought people would say “CNN is hiring that guy? I have to tune in to see what he’s gonna dish out.” Because TV executives are that cynical and all they care about is eyes on the channel.
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  jrfunkensteinLRonsCupboard
  7/13/16 2:32pm
  It’s not about access to Trumpenfraud; it’s about giving his spokesfluffer an international platform to spew his boss’s bullshit unchallenged, and PAYING for the fucking ‘privilege,’ apparently.
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Flm3454Jordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:26pm
Now that I think about it, on the air Corey's sounded pretty supportive of the campaign that fired him.
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  jrfunkensteinFlm3454
  7/13/16 2:34pm
  Did you see his ‘privileged’ appearance on CNN the day after getting publicly spanked by Herr Trumpenfuhrer?
  
  The MOST obsequious toadying EVER captured on television;
  
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  Iron Sausage Eveningjrfunkenstein
  7/13/16 2:42pm
  Watch 28+ minutes of Corey Lewandowski? Are you mad, sir?
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ThewalkingdudeJordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:25pm
The news is not entertainment- the news is important and this should be illegal.
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  The Shape of Punk to ComeThewalkingdude
  7/13/16 2:28pm
  Haha. Welcome to America. You must be new here.
  
  NOTHING is as important as entertainment. Well, money is but entertainment equals money.
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  benjaminalloverThewalkingdude
  7/13/16 2:33pm
  Everything is entertainment now. Why do you think there’s a reality t.v. carnival barker running for president?
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DashleyinCaliJordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:30pm

My long-winded way of saying “PLANT!” on Jezebel right after he was hired.
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  jrfunkensteinDashleyinCali
  7/13/16 2:35pm
  More like ‘botanical plague.’
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  The Chair Leg of TruthDashleyinCali
  7/13/16 3:01pm
  I tend to believe that you’re right, but moreso in that CNN hiring Lewandowski took the spotlight away from the absolute monster that replaced him in Paul Manafort.
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tornadoslackssJordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:28pm
Monica Lewinski should marry Cory so her name would be Monica Lewinski-Lewandowski. Although I like Monica Lewinski so she probably shouldn’t marry that tool. The name is fun to say though and nothing about this election is fun anymore.
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  potahhhtotornadoslackss
  7/13/16 2:34pm
  Find a way to work Lebowski in there and you’ve got something
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  Jackie Harknesstornadoslackss
  7/13/16 2:34pm
  Or Monica Lewinskidowski.
  
  I used to have insomnia and stayed up late at night thinking these things. Now I have Ambien.
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OpenSourceDWORDJordan Sargent
7/13/16 4:03pm
For the lawyers out there: is there any FEC or campaign law that prohibits a Presidential campaign from paying media outlets for positive media coverage?

Eg. Could Donald Trump directly pay Megyn Kelly to talk about him positively on air?
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  TheDramaLlammaOpenSourceDWORD
  7/13/16 4:11pm
  
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  PoodletimeTheDramaLlamma
  7/13/16 6:46pm
  That’s lovely.
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DidYouReallyRespondToMyComment?Jordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:30pm
You could rape the Pope on a live CNN broadcast and keep your job there.

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  PoodletimeDidYouReallyRespondToMyComment?
  7/13/16 6:53pm
  Hey, maybe it was poorly stated, but it was God’s Honest Truth. If those neighborhoods had been populated with light-skinned folks, they would have been evacuated.
  
  I’m not even approaching a Wolf Blitzer fan, but the devastation and inhumanity and gross, gross, abominable negligence on display during those days could have driven anyone to misspeak themselves.
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elgordo47Jordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:40pm
So he can collect dual income? I’m surprised Trump’s campaign wouldn’t have included a clause that if he picks up new employment, the amount of his severance is reduced proportionately to his new income. I mean I don’t know, it’s what people are telling me, lots of people, and I guess I’m not surprised because I’m sure this is all very, very, very well orchestrated and deliberate. Believe me.
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  shelwoodelgordo47
  7/13/16 2:50pm
  I also thought severance was normally paid as a lump sum, not a continuing salary. But I guess maybe the Trump campaign doesn’t have the cash on hand to do that.
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  Poodletimeshelwood
  7/13/16 6:49pm
  Oooooohhh, bazinga! And here we thought it was a strategic move, but it turns out the guy is just poor.
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AardymusVarkJordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:24pm
Lewandowski is a man of great character, temperament, intellect and integrity. How could there be anything untoward in all of this?
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  OddsVonDabsAardymusVark
  7/13/16 2:27pm
  This would matter, I guess, if CNN and all cable news weren’t such ridiculous horrible bullshit anyway. Its not like Lewandowski has an ounce of credibility, so I guess who cares?
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BronzeDreamBenchCalculationJordan Sargent
7/13/16 2:27pm
And it’s shit like this that makes PBS the only news I can watch anymore without wanting to throw a brick at my TV.
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  Flying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)BronzeDreamBenchCalculation
  7/13/16 2:29pm
  I have stopped watching TV news entirely and consume all my news via sources like the New York Times and BBC websites and I am much happier for it- and feel much more informed.
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  SuperWittySmittyFlying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)
  7/13/16 2:44pm
  I read the NYT on the weekend and keep NPR on during the daytime. It’s a great radio station and quite entertaining. The last thing I want to do is go back to TV news.
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