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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer talks to an Oklahoma tornado survivor:

Wolf Blitzer: We’re happy you’re here. You guys did a great job. I guess you got to thank the Lord. Right?

Survivor: Yeah.

Blitzer: Did you thank the Lord for that split-second decision?

Survivor: I — I’m actually an atheist.

Blitzer: You are. All right. But you made the right call.

Survivor: Yeah. We are here. And you know, I don’t blame anybody for thanking the Lord.

Blitzer: Of course not.

This is CNN, cont. - Politico

(via T Says)

CNN has been in the middle of a rehabilitation ever since Jeff Zucker was appointed at the end of last year to run CNN Worldwide. Until now, the defining story in the Zucker era had been a doomed cruise ship that lost power and was towed to port, where its beleaguered passengers dispersed. This week, CNN seemed a lot like that ship.

… Part of the reason that we still want CNN to be great is that at a moment when information and news seem to have done a jailbreak — bursting forth everywhere in all sorts of ways — it would be nice to have a village common where a reliable provider of news held the megaphone. By marketing itself as the most trusted name in news, CNN is and should be held to a higher standard.

In Boston, CNN Stumbles in Rush to Break News
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CNN has learned Hagel’s confirmation as defense secretary is all but certain. - @DanaBashCNN

So, it’s definitely still a maybe. 

Piers gives his opinions. The show is a lot about him as much as the guests… He’s so different from me.”

“A lot of shows, they make it about the host and the guest becomes a prop to the host and I never liked that. It’s not the quality that counts anymore,” he continued. “It’s how loud did you yell, how vituperative can you be.

Larry King on Piers Morgan - HuffPo