Hmm, 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.
https://twitter.com/ethanklapper/status/301805911096295426
Awkward, maybe, but career-ender? As in his position as a United States senator is in jeopardy?
https://twitter.com/elisefoley/status/301806865166258176
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
https://twitter.com/BrittonSchirra/status/301806666582728704
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
https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/301807802412843008
https://twitter.com/kirstenpowers10/status/301810619798142976
@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 ?? (@kevsandlin) 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.
https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/301818678658334722
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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. http://t.co/NoPAgrbV
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 13, 2013
@DylanByers We are joking, it was a tease.
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) February 13, 2013
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