For the love of God c'mon @PoliticoKevin: Oh, come on, CNN. Chyron previewing segement on Rubio's sip of water: "CAREER ENDER?"”
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Ben White (@morningmoneyben) February 13, 2013Hmm, who would have guessed that the mainstream media would ignore the substance of Sen. Marco Rubio’s SOTU response and make the story all about his sip from a bottle of water? Everyone, actually. That settled, the only question remaining was how far they would take it. We’ll give CNN credit for adding a question mark, but the Chyron reading “CAREER-ENDER?” beneath a super-slow-mo replay of Rubio’s sip was a bit too much.
CNN you serious? http://t.co/7peuFMFy—
Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) February 13, 2013
Awkward, maybe, but career-ender? As in his position as a United States senator is in jeopardy?
IMPEACH! RT @samsteinhp: OMG, CNN chryon for the Rubio water drink clip: "Career Ender?"—
Elise Foley (@elisefoley) February 13, 2013
MSM hasn't made this much of water since it was part of enhanced interrogation. RT @ethanklapper: CNN you serious? http://t.co/dOvfF0wj—
S.E. Cupp (@secupp) February 13, 2013
And another thing. The question mark doesn't make this any less stupid. RT @ethanklapper: CNN you serious? http://t.co/dOvfF0wj—
S.E. Cupp (@secupp) February 13, 2013
Excellence in TV journalism: Not CNN RT @PoliticoKevin Oh, come on, CNN. Chyron previewing segement on Rubio's sip of water: "CAREER ENDER?"—
Geoffrey Skelley (@geoffreyvs) February 13, 2013
I'm sorry @CNN but I'm confused as to how someone taking a sip of water while talking is a career ender? #nothingelsetocriticize—
Britton Schirra (@BrittonSchirra) February 13, 2013
Predictable! @aburnspolitico: RT @PoliticoKevin Oh, come on, CNN. Chyron previewing segement on Rubio's sip of water: "CAREER ENDER?"—
Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) February 13, 2013
I think that CNN career ender chryon was right on. It is a career ender, only for the schmuck who wrote the chryon.—
Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 13, 2013
this is what White House calls the "legitimate media." Sip of water=career ender “@ethanklapper: CNN you serious? http://t.co/uz9GDqkc”—
kirsten powers (@kirstenpowers10) February 13, 2013
@charlescwcooke @ethanklapper Only a career ender if you work for Evian.—
Johnny Bearcat (@JohnnyBearcat) February 13, 2013
So @CNN, raising UE, never having a budget, $5T debt, killing an Ambassador…all ok. Drink of water is "career ender"? Wow. No bias, ever.—
Kevin Sandlin (@KEVIN8R) February 13, 2013
@guypbenson Perhaps Rubio should speculate about whether Wolf Blitzer asking the meaning of "pinned down" is a career ender.—
ryuge (@0ryuge) February 13, 2013
If Rubio had taken, say, a huge bite out of a turkey leg, then maybe we'd be in career-ender territory.—
Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) February 13, 2013
@SimonMaloy Obama ate a dog. #2012nostalgia—
Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) February 13, 2013
I think that "Career Ender" chyron was supposed to go under Piers Morgan's picture tonight.—
John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 13, 2013
We have a winner:
CNN asking if the drink of water was a career ender for Marco Rubio. Actually the career-ender would be if he got a show on CNN.—
Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) February 13, 2013
Update: If this guy’s career managed to survive, there might be hope for Rubio after all.
Can't wait for the "Career-ender" chyron from @CNN for this guy. http://t.co/IyMYlo8t—
(@Rschrim) February 13, 2013
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Update: CNN’s choice of words caused enough of a stir on social media to elicit a clarification of sorts.
CNN must be joking. bit.ly/Y9fEEH—
Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 13, 2013
@DylanByers We are joking, it was a tease.—
CNN Public Relations (@CNNPR) February 13, 2013