Dumb And Dumber: CNN Introduces Medical Segment With Graphic Diarrhea Scene

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by Mark Joyella | 3:44 pm, December 9th, 2010

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Seriously, CNN? Seriously?

Imagine being a CNN producer. You’ve got an upcoming medical segment on an unusual treatment for a man’s digestive disease. An illness, that CNN anchor Ali Velshi will tell you in the story’s intro, involves “ten to fifteen bloody bowel movements a day.”

Already, we’re clearly in comedic territory, right? After all, what’s funnier than ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease? Just you wait!

Well, in this case, since it involves the schoolyard comedy gold mine that is digestion, somebody at CNN figured it’d be a downright hoot to start the segment with a clip from the film Dumb and Dumber, showing Jeff Daniels graphically suffering from a sudden bout of diarrhea. And naturally, we’ll make sure you can hear the hilarious sounds of bowl-filling.

Good stuff. Then we can get right to the story, which is funny itself, as CNN’s web version of the story makes clear:

Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, nothing helped except high doses of steroids, which because of severe side effects, he could take only for limited periods of time. Soon, the patient became so sick he had to quit his job.

His gastroenterologist wanted to admit him to the hospital for an intravenous round of cyclosporine, a potentially helpful yet dangerous medicine that depresses the body’s immune system and can increase the risk for getting cancer later in life.

Laff riot.

After airing the clip, Velshi asked–mock seriously–”we didn’t just air that on live TV, did we?”

You sure did.

(h/t The Blaze)

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The Real Royal King

In fairness, CNN is only showing the dangers from watching too much FOX “News”.
BR

The Real Royal King said:
In fairness, CNN is only showing the dangers from watching too much FOX “News”.

I thought it was a picture of RRK being born.
notsofast

Shows libs on the night of 11/02/2010!
stoogedudes

Hey, I give CNN props for playing one of the funniest clips from one of the funniest movies of all time…Classic movie. One of my fondest memories was watching this in the theater with my dad and laughing our hindquarters off. My father and I have a unique relationship :D
The Real Royal King

notsofast said:
Shows libs on the night of 11/02/2010!

Well, only because the radical rightists took over the Senate. O, wait ….
tatboy

I agree… funny movie. One of my faves. Not funny… a disease that causes a man to bleed 10-15 times a day from his ass and may one day kill him. Still a funney clip though… just the wrong time for it.
BatBoy

If I were teaching a college course in Business, I would use CNN as example of how not to run your business.

Fox would be the class on how to run your business.

MSNBC would be the class on how to run your business into the ground.
playswithknives

Ted Turner come back please!
notsofast

The Real Royal King said:
The Real Royal King says:
December 9, 2010 at 4:00 pm The Real Royal King(Quote)

The next bus leaves in 10 minutes; be under it.
TeaPartyPatriot

CNN Introduces Medical Segment With Graphic Diarrhea Scene

diarrhea and the biased socialist bs of cnn – so what’s the difference?
notsofast

The Real Royal King said:
Well, only because the radical rightists took over the Senate

Repubs celebrated the biggest win in politics since 1948.

Get used to it, libby!

It’s over for you and your ilk.
Just4thefax

stoogedudes said:
<. My father and I have a unique relationship like when we went to the movies and shared some popcorn… nerk nerk nerk :D

Fact: your a stooge like skyfet!
Just4thefax

The Real Royal King said:
Well, only because the radical rightists took over the Senate. O, wait ….

Fact: Hey hey hey whattttsssuuuppppp Gay robot!
The Real Royal King

notsofast said:
Repubs celebrated the biggest win in politics since 1948.

Get used to it, libby!

It’s over for you and your ilk.

And still couldn’t beat Harry Reid or wine in Delaware, Colorado, California or Washington.

Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah-hah!
Just4thefax

Fact: Didn’t notice the time tag but at CNN probably during diner hours! Classy bunch over there.
Probably NOT wrong

My first thought when I saw the photo above.
OMG the man is taking a RRK on live TV.
milynily

Ain’t that the shits!
SarahP

Probably NOT wrong said:
My first thought when I saw the photo above.
OMG the man is taking a RRK on live TV.

How does a photo become live TV? Personally, I think he was taking either a Beck or a Limbaugh.
Bill Mahwer

Actually this guy just rushed to the can after hearing one of Obama’s speeches…….. enough crap to drive anyone to the crapper.
notsofast

The Real Royal King said:
The Real Royal King says:
December 9, 2010 at 4:35 pm The Real Royal King(Quote)
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But Repubs are going to get the tax rates frozen, and defeat the dream act.

hahahahahqahahaahahaha
SarahP

Bill Mahwer said:
Actually this guy just rushed to the can after hearing one of Obama’s speeches…….. enough crap to drive anyone to the crapper.

Bill – seriously?
notsofast

Bill Mahwer said:
Actually this guy just rushed to the can after hearing one of Obama’s speeches…….. enough crap to drive anyone to the crapper.

Actually, I think he was writing Barry’s speech in the john!

LOL
SarahP

notsofast said:
Actually, I think he was writing Barry’s speech in the john!

LOL

Hey it’s the guy whose momma is jealous of the Glen Beck doll. How are you two doing?
notsofast

SarahP said:
Hey it’s the guy whose momma is jealous of the Glen Beck doll. How are you two doing?

Eat shit- you got nothing libby!

LMAO
ellechaucer

WOW! What a funny segment!!! It made me laugh so hard that I HAD to watch it again!!!
Dave Richards

SarahP said:
How does a photo become live TV? Personally, I think he was taking either a Beck or a Limbaugh.

Or even a SaraP.
SarahP

notsofast said:
Eat shit- you got nothing libby!

LMAO

I’m sure you have a recipe for that, Do you care to share it? LMAO!!
SarahP

Dave Richards said:
Or even a SaraP.

Dave – I think that may be the most erudite thing written since suckssomuch complained that his momma wanted him to sleep in the same bed.
jennifermaarten

This segment has brought attention to a very serious, debilitating disease; it is now being talked about on the front page of Mediaite! Thank you CNN for finally having the gravitas to put an entertaining spin on the news…it is about time!
veronicaroll

Awesome!!! Just awesome!!! I had no idea Velshi’s show was so funny!! I have to start watching him! LOL!
Group Hug

CNN anchor Ali Velshi tell story about man’s digestive disease and “ten to fifteen bloody bowel movements a day” and Keith Olbermann comparison to Obama’s surrender to Republicans on taxes as akin to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement on the same day. Coincidence, I’m just saying……
Dave Richards

SarahP said:
Dave – I think that may be the most erudite thing written since suckssomuch complained that his momma wanted him to sleep in the same bed.

Tell the truth. You had to look up the word “erudite”.
david r

“Hey, Smokey ! What the hell you doin’ back there?”
SarahP

Dave Richards said:
Tell the truth. You had to look up the word “erudite”.

I did, when I was about 13.
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SarahP said:
I’m sure you have a recipe for that, Do you care to share it? LMAO!!

Fact:
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stoogedudes

Just4thefax said:
Fact: your a stooge like skyfet!

Hey, Just4thefax, how was your lobotomy today?

Must be tough being an insufferable prick all the time. That’s okay, when you grow up, we’ll have a conversation and you’ll come through.
http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/ jamesalfred

The Real Royal King said:
In fairness, CNN is only showing the dangers from watching too much FOX “News”.

In fairness, that was a stupid thing to say.

http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/
Just4thefax

stoogedudes said:
Hey, Just4thefax, how was your lobotomy today? Must be tough being an insufferable prick all the time. That’s okay, when you grow up, we’ll have a conversation and you’ll come through.

Fact: babble babble babble …. Nerk nerk nerk …. babble babble babble … nerk nerk nerk….
Your the stooge!
stoogedudes

Just4thefax said:
Fact: babble babble babble …. Nerk nerk nerk …. babble babble babble … nerk nerk nerk….Your the stooge!

HAHAHA!! You already said that! You’re nothing if not unoriginal!

Again, simply adorable.
notsofast

SarahP said:
I did, when I was about 13.

From your comments, that was last week, ahole!
Nachi

Shall we, ala the Republiscum, continue to keep the rancid masses ignorant of reality & all such things???
http://none pyrope

BR said:
I thought it was a picture of RRK and Nachi being born.

It was, it was.
http://none pyrope

Group Hug said:
CNN anchor Ali Velshi tell story about man’s digestive disease and “ten to fifteen bloody bowel movements a day” and Keith Olbermann comparison to Obama’s surrender to Republicans on taxes as akin to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement on the same day. Coincidence, I’m just saying……

Just staying on topic.