CNN is so in love with the idea of the countdown clock that at least one reporter has deemed it the Countdown News Network. We think our favorite countdown clock will always be the timer counting down the precious seconds until an asteroid would scrape by Earth within a terrifying 3.6 million miles. The standard “seconds until government shutdown” clock is a CNN classic, though, and sure enough, the network came through today.
Why doesn’t @CNN have a shutdown countdown clock?
— Timothy Cama (@Timothy_Cama) December 10, 2014
A bit anxious, aren’t we? Give CNN until at least Thursday morning to fire up the timer.
I wonder if @CNN will have the countdown clock going all day today #governmentshutdown #deadline
— Andrew Do (@andrewdoDC) December 11, 2014
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@gabrielmalor – Where's that damn countdown clock when you need it CNN???
— Smittie™ GED (Hons), BS (D-) (@smittie61984) December 11, 2014
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Finally, we can all relax … and panic!
Cable news isn't into fear-mongering! Now, bring on that #GovernmentShutdown countdown clock! @cnn
— Troy Appel (@tdappel) December 11, 2014
Government shutdown countdown clock shown on CNN! 5 hours and 30 minutes.
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) December 11, 2014
CNN has a Government Shutdown countdown clock going again. Quick, Congress. Snap off a quick play out of bounds and stop it!
— Zima Guy aka Anthony Hawkins, Skateboarder. (@ChapGebassi) December 11, 2014
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Just turned on @CNN they have a count down clock to Government Shutdown. Dramatic, but silly
— Connecticut Websites (@ctwebsites) December 11, 2014
CNN ain't shit for this government shutdown countdown clock
— Court (@Supreeme_Court) December 11, 2014
A countdown to the shutdown clock, really? Leave it to #CNN to turn an important politic moment into a game show.
— Kalin Jordan (@kalinj) December 11, 2014
Don’t question the importance of the CNN countdown clock.
if the gov't shuts down but CNN didn't have a countdown clock ticking, did it really happen?
— Stephen Jackson (@sdjacksondc) December 11, 2014
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