After CNN’s Soledad O’Brien was caught referring on-air to Wikipedia to challenge a guest on the definition of critical race theory, supporters descended on Wikipedia to alter the original page to ensure the definition fit O’Brien’s argument. It’s unsure how supporters will alter history tonight after O’Brien was caught on camera referring to a printout from liberal blog Talking Points Memo.
“Just a blogger” Ali A. Akbar captured a screen shot of O’Brien referring to her notes in a fierce debate with Virginia House of Delegates member Barbara Comstock over Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan. An enlargement of the shot reveals O’Brien, substituting for Anderson Cooper, reading from “The myth of Paul Ryan the bipartisan leader,” published earlier this evening on TPM.com.
Oh this is hilarious. CNN tried to cut away, but I caught it. @Soledad_OBrien, you're going down again…
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) August 14, 2012
.@Soledad_OBrien, @Soledad_OBrien, what cha gonna do, what cha gonna do when I come for you. #war #cops
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) August 14, 2012
Why is this @Soledad_OBrien clown still employed? @ali
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 14, 2012
So @Soledad_OBrien you use democratic talking points from @TPM to interview a GOP guest about Paul Ryan. Is that keeping them honest @AC360
— Rick (@StrokesofCandor) August 14, 2012
Q: Want to know why @CNN is loosing ratings? Take a 'good look' at how Soledad O'Brien interviews Liberals vs. Conservatives. #bias #tcot
— BLACK CONSERVATIVE (@blackrepublican) August 14, 2012
Reading talking points emails? RT@Soledad_OBrien
Back at the ofc, prepping for @andersoncooper 's @AC360 tonight. He's off, I'm in.— Kurtis Marsh (@kurtismarsh) August 14, 2012
wow. so much for CNN being in the middle. CNN needs to respond to this: @Soledad_OBrien http://t.co/17TkGbuC #Lazy&LameJournalism @ali
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 14, 2012
CNN does need to respond. In the meantime, who’s updating O’Brien’s Wikipedia page to add this latest stunt to her on-air résumé? (Update: it seems that deed has already been done. In that case, how long before #StopTweetingSoledad trends again?)
Update: Akbar notes that an enlargement of the screen shows that the printout is not of the TPM blog page, but of an email blast.
Folks what is really bad about this is that this is an email sent to Soledad. She's not just reading a blog, she's reading from her EMAIL.
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) August 14, 2012
Who sent Soledad the email? Is TPM now producing @AC360? Is the DNC working with TPM and @AC360? Why is she reading from an EMAIL!?
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) August 14, 2012
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Update:
Boom. @ViralRead: @BarbaraComstock Responds to @Soledad_OBrien http://t.co/Vz5JtCN4
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) August 14, 2012
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP: Soledad O'Brien was reading straight from liberal talking points ON AIR during an… http://t.co/3XomDOnm
— Barbara Comstock (@BarbaraComstock) August 14, 2012
From Comstock’s Facebook fan page:
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: Soledad O’Brien was reading straight from liberal talking points ON AIR during an interview I did last night with her. Of course she didn’t read this op-ed where liberal Senator Ron Wyde (sic) (Dem from Oregon) defended the Ryan-Wyden Medicare plan — he actually called it the WYDEN-RYAN plan! Read about it here:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-ron-wyden/preserving-the-medicare-g_b_1365237.html
