Joe Lockhart's angry rant aimed at NPR accidentally torpedoes CNN, his employer

CNN political analyst Joe Lockhart is very angry at NPR this morning for referring to what happened on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol as a “riot”:

Please stop referring to Jan. 6th as a riot. It was not a riot. It was a violent attempt to overthrow a free and fair election. Words matter.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 5, 2022

NPR, “you clearly weren’t paying attention”:

listening to a piece right now on @npr that has used riot and rioters repeatedly. You clearly weren't paying attention.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 5, 2022

“Do better @npr”:

Riots are dangerous and rioters should be punished. Riots are not events designed to overthrow an election. This is normalizing January 6th and a gift to Republicans. Do better @npr

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 5, 2022

And, finally, “That’s not a riot in any language”:

People die in riots. Someone dying in a "riot" is tragic and should be prosecuted. But you can't compare a riot with what happened on January 6th. The plotters were trying to overthrow an elected government. That's not a riot in any language.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 5, 2022

Meanwhile, from *HIS* employer. . .

It's been a dramatic six months since the establishment of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot. Here's what the panel has produced so far. | Analysis https://t.co/zbfgGsXMw8

— CNN (@CNN) December 30, 2021

Do better, CNN:

The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot is working toward a goal of releasing an interim report with initial findings by the summer, a committee aide told CNN https://t.co/n1j5CLhmZT

— CNN (@CNN) December 28, 2021

And:

Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a Florida Democrat and a member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 US Capitol riot, has announced that she won't run for reelection. https://t.co/MBYV77jyxe

— CNN (@CNN) December 21, 2021

Two Texas men, Lucas Denney and Donald Hazard, who prosecutors say formed their own militia group called the "Patriot Boys of North Texas," were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting police officers during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. https://t.co/b2mGNyDSgR

— CNN (@CNN) December 16, 2021

Two Texas men, Lucas Denney and Donald Hazard, who prosecutors say formed their own militia group called the "Patriot Boys of North Texas," were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting police officers during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. https://t.co/qyLCmJVqZf

— CNN (@CNN) December 16, 2021

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot released new text messages obtained from former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that were sent to him in the days leading up to the insurrection and while the Capitol was under siege. https://t.co/tmSt8tYS3x

— CNN (@CNN) December 15, 2021

We could go on and on, but you get the picture.

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