Um, Forget Anybody? CNN Story On Political Sex Scandals Makes Significant Omission: Eliot Spitzer

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by Mark Joyella | 6:15 pm, May 17th, 2011

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Oops. In a story on political sex scandals that aired on CNN Newsroom Tuesday, Suzanne Malveaux made mention of a long list of high-profile sex scandals, from the currently unfolding Schwarzenegger-Shriver story all the way back to John F. Kennedy. The story made mention of John Edwards, Larry Craig, Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich.

The story, which aired around 2:30 p.m. ET, included Jim McGreevey, the New Jersey governor forced from office amid a sex scandal, but somehow failed to find time for Eliot Spitzer, the New York governor forced from office amid a sex scandal. Spitzer, you might recall, currently works as the host of In the Arena, a political roundtable show airing on, yes, CNN. Coincidence?

TVNewser’s Chris Ariens, who first reported the story, cited sources claiming the omission was not a leave-Spitzer-out mandate:

We’ve learned the producer/editor on the story, who use their own judgment on what to use and what not to use, chose not to include Spitzer in the story.

CNNPolitics.com has a slideshow of 17 recent political sex scandals. On it, Spitzer is #10.

Watch the story here, from CNN:

CNN, eliot spitzer, sex scandals

notsofast

LOL

Yes, CNN the first word in news. Now the3y just need to do a story about lying TV anchors who say they are advising the POTUS!
BatBoy

Just another example why CNN has absolutely NO credibility!
WCinWI

Unexpected? Not really.
Did anyone see it? Not many.

Bigger fish to fry in the media world. :)
White Ninja

Spitzer. Sex. Eeeeeeeew.
TeaPartyPatriot

What passes as “Fair and Balanced” in the lamstream socialist fake-news media:

CNN’s story on political sex scandals DID NOT MENTION one notable pervert: Client #9, Eliot Spitzer
Coincidentally, Spitzer is the host of CNN’s 7pm show “In the Arena.”

It’s is any wonder why the c(lowns)n(itwits and socialist)n(attering nabobs) network is ALWAYS in the ratings toilet?
Moderate

CNN never criticizes its own people.
Barack Must Go

Liberals are all just a bunch of degenate douchebags. Boy that was real hard to figure out.
tatboy

AMAZING!!!
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This would be the equivalent of Fox calling out politicians who flagrantly make shit up, but leaving out Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and so on.
timzank

Publius219 said:
This would be the equivalent of Fox calling out politicians who flagrantly make shit up, but leaving out Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and so on.

Just can’t bring yourself to address the topic at hand can you?
Liberal Tormentor

Even pubey can’t spin this one.
OxyCon

We’ve learned the producer/editor on the story, who use their own judgment on what to use and what not to use, chose not to include Spitzer in the story.
CNNPolitics.com has a slideshow of 17 recent political sex scandals. On it, Spitzer is #10.

Another CNN lie! Everyone knows Spitzer is Client #9, not #10!
TfT

CNN didn’t use Elliot because CNN is a bunch of liars. By excluding him and protecting him they make themselves into fools.

Poor disgraced democrat governor sex pervert client number nine, host (yup, hear that HOST) of the 8pm prime time hour on CNN.

bwahahaha; just such poor judgement that it makes the entire network unwatchable.
Jaurez

Publius219 said:
Fox

*drink*
Sean68

Man, what hooker wouldn’t want THAT face coming at her with ill intent! His wife looks like she’d already had enough.
Sean68

I must have missed the part where they mentioned Teddy Kennedy.
Zandandido

Publius219 said:
This would be the equivalent of Fox calling out politicians who flagrantly make shit up, but leaving out Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and so on.

Has Fox done anything like that? Nope. Spin, spin, spinning like a toilet flushing!
seek

Zandandido said:
Has Fox done anything like that? Nope. Spin, spin, spinning like a toilet flushing!

No, Fox hasn’t run a phoney chart, that is true.
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Good story, Mark. The mix of stories today was excellent — a variety of views, topics, with a good balance between entertainment and serious stuff. Well done!
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joe7

Well at like 6 this morning I saw CNN air a segment including Spitzer briefly listing him as a cnn host right before the likes of Tiger Woods and other celebrities and icons who have had affairs and such. Interesting placement cnn.