Ah, the memories. Remember when Soledad O’Brien, then anchoring a show for CNN, got caught on camera reading her liberal talking points from TalkingPoints Memo’s daily email blast? We do.
We’re not yet into sold-for-a-dollar territory like Newsweek, but The Daily Beast’s Sam Stein is reporting that on Monday, TalkingPoint Memo staffers were informed that the Center for American Progress was selling off its own version of state media.
Better lay off of the l***n to c**e posts for a bit; those will be considered targeted harassment by Twitter.
NEW: Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale. @samstein scoops https://t.co/L7tuzUzmxV
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) July 1, 2019
Staff were informed on Monday afternoon that the site would be sold off and a CAP official told The Daily Beast that the organization would begin looking for prospective buyers for the website, which has come under severe financial strains during the Trump era.
No wonder they’re commies:
ThinkProgress has never been profitable. In the past, it has made up its shortfalls with contributions from CAP and CAP donors. Several ThinkProgress alums told The Daily Beast that they believed that CAP could continue covering the deficit but had concluded that the site was too much of an editorial headache and too big a financial drain for them to rationalize doing so.
The site had already been shaving down payroll to try and close the financial gap, with staff size being reduced from the high of 40 to under 35. But according to a CAP official, the cuts were not enough to make it possible to continue operating the site.
“The Trump era” strikes again.
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) July 1, 2019
So you're willing to overpay?
— zone of danger (@mr_bovine_jonie) July 1, 2019
I bid $7
— Michael Dresch (@mic_p_dre) July 1, 2019
I'll buy it for a piece of string a paper clip, and a nickel
— NotoriousWoke (@NotoriousWoke) July 1, 2019
Neera Tanden is selling her least favorite child
— Michael Dresch (@mic_p_dre) July 1, 2019
Please tell us @mmfa will be tossed next!! #GetWokeGoBroke
— Proud_Mama_Bear ?? (@ProudMamaBear17) July 1, 2019
If it’s owned by the CAP it was always for sale to the highest bidder.
— Shane Warren (@Shane_G_Warren) July 1, 2019
Lol. No one will buy the rag.
— PartyofOne?? (@ADmomof3) July 1, 2019
Is it even worth anything? It's probably worth less than toilet paper.
— Kaitain ?? (@Kaitain_AZ) July 1, 2019
What assets would they have? The domain name?
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) July 1, 2019
if that think tank could think, they would be making money
so…
— random thoughts (@musings_n) July 1, 2019
Clinton machine gone!!
— Peace98 (@AynRiedel98) July 1, 2019
cc: @ComfortablySmug can we crowdsource buy this?
— EJ (@Ejmiller25) July 1, 2019
Let's GoFundMe and buy it. And turn it into a rabid rightwing site. Just for the craic of it.
— Tango Foxtrot (@TFinn82) July 1, 2019
If @redsteeze doesn't put in a bid, he's got no testicles whatsoever.
— Chewiechipsahoy (@Crapplefratz) July 1, 2019
"Its parent think tank will consider the editorial leanings of prospective owners" is code for "no progressives wanted"
— Public Defender (@warm_apple_pi) July 1, 2019
"HELP! I'M DROWNING!"
"I'll rescue you!"
"NO! NO! PROGRESSIVES ONLY!"#SinkProgress— D.W.Robinson (@_DWRobinson) July 1, 2019
— Smokin Monkey (@ARaised_Eyebrow) July 1, 2019
— Jeff Ellington ??? (@Jeff__Ellington) July 1, 2019
— Muscles McSexington (@MusclesMcSexy) July 1, 2019
— Wolf J. Flywheel (@rmcommhub) July 1, 2019
This is what happens when all liberal media just repeats themselves
— MarioTx (@HigherProfit) July 1, 2019
It’s tough to compete with CNN and MSNBC and The Washington Post and The New York Times in the game.
Aprender a codificar!
— Kabloona! Kabloona! (@ODhonnabhain) July 1, 2019
Related:
Cue the TINY violins: ThinkProgress reportedly in ‘dire financial straits’ and Tweeps don’t seem to feel all that sorry for them https://t.co/XYWBUK3YA1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 10, 2019
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