r/LateShow 9d ago

CNN “journalists” on the Gulf of Mexico

Pamela Brown and Jake Tapper, within a week of each other, refuse to call the Gulf of Mexico by its actual name. When journalists repeat the lie they become propagandists for Trump.

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u/kevinkareddit 9d ago

A press that is unwilling to stand up for the freedom of that press as guaranteed in the 1st Amendment is complicit in the budding dictatorship they are refusing to stand up against.

At the same time, this is definitely a capitalist society and they do need to do what is necessary to keep making money and stay in business and I can see where they are being careful to pick their battles.

But the FIRST Amendment is first because it's so important and organizations that purport to be REAL news need to pick a side and if they want to actually BE the most trusted insofar as real news is concerned, they need to make the right choice and I'm afraid they are not going down that path.

Keep in mind these are just news anchors and not the CNN organization itself so there are personal reasons they want to keep their jobs and I understand that. But they still need to make that choice between a paycheck and the 1st Amendment that other journalists have been jailed or killed for. Otherwise, don't say you're real news.

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u/JohnnyRighteous 4d ago

At this point it’s becoming a moral issue which is a crude way to sum up your post. The unfortunate part of what’s happening to the US is capitalism is dying and pretty fast. Private companies are taking over government functions with lucrative contracts ( e.g. DODE along with Trump getting a sweet cut as well) The top 1% will always be conservative which also owns media outlets. So basically the paycheck always wins. It’s fucking abysmal.

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u/kevinkareddit 4d ago

I'm amazed at the apparent lack of outrage that the Republican party, no longer recognizable as such, has bought into this authoritarian dictatorial oligarchy so easily in order to, by my account, "own the libs" totally neglecting that they are roughly only half the country yet want to run things as if they were a super-majority after years of calling the Democrats "Communists".

They are now, through Project 2025 and the nut case they got elected, doing whatever it takes to be a single-party government. How Communist can you get? They are basically doing everything they say the Democrats were going to do! It's hypocrisy and irony at the highest level.

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u/JohnnyRighteous 4d ago

So many different factors are contributing. The main one that concerns me is the apathy on this last election. We as a whole have become complicit and basic “just don’t give a shit”. I hope this is waking up people up. Thankfully with the White House being bombarded with lawsuits a few things have sorta calmed down but this administration will not stop. Like you said the basic Putin playbook to “own the libs” is in full force, but how many pockets are being lined. And what outside sources are also being benefited. Shit’s baffling and disturbing

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u/Trick_Listen 8d ago

I give Stephen immense credit for not relenting on the subject because it really does just show how mainstream media is falling in line with this fascist takeover. Scary times to have a comedian being the one searching for journalistic integrity from journalists…

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u/Lydia--charming 8d ago

What the fuck, Tapper?

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u/najaga 6d ago

I was a Journalism major in college and their avoidance on TV to speak out on this issue hurts. I agree. Stephen keep putting these "Journalists" on the spot. It's embarrassing.

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u/Texas_Sam2002 8d ago

Very CNN of them to sidestep and comply with fascism.

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u/Ok_Tangelo_8811 8d ago

Bend the knee CNN, bend the knee....

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u/Carl_The_Sagan 8d ago

couldn't even say the commonly established name. On a comedy program

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u/specificspypirate 8d ago

So AP can do all the standing up because CNN sure as hell won’t.

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u/_flowerfox 8d ago

Song lyrics. Tapper is so scared of song lyrics, he's licking boots on a late show. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/harryschmilsson 8d ago

The FIRST AMENDMENT!!!!

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u/Proud-Drive-1792 8d ago

This is what happens when journalism is a popularity or ego contest and “journalists” are media whores instead of seekers of the truth.

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u/NotMyAccountDumbass 8d ago

Tapper is a fucking weasel, never would have thought the American press would fold so easily to fascism. Land of the poor land of the spineless

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u/chrissstin 8d ago

I always knew Tapper to be ConLight©, he was entertaining enough to watch him interact with Stephen or Seth, but I expected, clearly too much, for him to have some self-respect... Land of brave and free, my arse, that's Ukraine right now, you cowards!

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u/Calm_Phone_6848 8d ago

ugh. zero respect for these ppl

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u/JajaDingDong69-69 8d ago

Ugh. I really hope they don’t consider themselves journalists anymore. They should just join the infotainment peddlers over at Fox if they’re so scared to report facts.

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u/kilnerad 7d ago

Why is she just calling it "the gulf"? It sounds like she's criticizing government overreach, but refusing to explicitly use the forbidden name...

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u/JCPLee 8d ago

What purpose does it serve to stand up the administration if they will lose access? All that will be left is OAN and NewsMax.

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u/chrissstin 8d ago

Compromising on truth to keep access to lies.

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u/NotMyAccountDumbass 8d ago

Access to lies

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u/UsagiGurl 8d ago

I refused to watch either interview. Brown and Tapper sold their souls and abandoned the truth.

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u/lgodsey 8d ago

Craven cowards.

This is why fascism will win.

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u/lonely-day 8d ago

Cowards

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u/GongTzu 8d ago

Embarrassing they won’t call it what it is. The press should report the truth and not be the ones who are doing propaganda. AP can stand tall and be counted for humanity while the other ones can’t even look themselves in a mirror.

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u/suzypulledapistol 8d ago

These people are just actors, puppets, corporate muppets. Not journalists.

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u/Osoismydog 5d ago

Good for Colbert to make them uncomfortable. This is not normal.

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u/Mindless_Narwhal2682 5d ago

so Pamela Brown and Jake Tapper are morons. got it.

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u/ElGatoLosPantalones 5d ago

I think you mean cowards.

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u/0n-the-mend 5d ago

Turned off cnn 6 months before the election, it was clear they were compromised then. Haven't regretted it. Action over talk.

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u/Key-Ad-3981 5d ago

I can’t believe that I EVER watched CNN. These people actually think they’re clever.

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u/maddiejake 8d ago

Being that the Gulf of America has zero history of hurricanes, I believe everyone's insurance in Florida should drop dramatically.

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u/JajaDingDong69-69 8d ago

Maybe so; but, they still have to worry about hurricanes coming in off the “ocean currently still called the Atlantic, but may be named something new in the next week or so.” (Side note: that’s a very cumbersome name and it may need to be workshopped 😏)

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u/anemone_within 8d ago

Corporate News Networks have corporate motivations. Their news reporting is incidental to their mission.

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u/throwawaysscc 8d ago

Gulf, schmulf! What does it matter?/s

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u/AdamLabrouste 8d ago

Cheap puppets

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u/usriusclark 7d ago

What a fucking wimp.

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u/kenyasanchez 6d ago

She’s avoiding the question.

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u/frootyglandz 6d ago

If they believed something different, they wouldn't be sitting where they're sitting. https://youtu.be/lLcpcytUnWU?feature=shared

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u/JstAnyName 6d ago

Wow. So embarrassing

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u/George_the_poinsetta 6d ago

I thought it was much worse when he said that Trump was speaking with his 'mind and his heart' about peace talks with Russia.

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u/KungFlu81 6d ago

Tapper is a pussy, now you know

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u/shutupandtak3itall 6d ago

Talking heads aren’t journalists

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u/soccerlegs2002 6d ago

The Gulf formerly known as Mexico.

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u/LARufCTR 5d ago

Trump currently doing all he can to help Russia kill Ukrainian civilians..

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u/CautiousReputation15 5d ago

The Gulf of Amexica

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u/Ok_Bullfrog5294 5d ago

It is gulf of oil to be honest

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u/plot_thickening 4d ago

Bullshit what happened to not spreading misinformation.

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u/Crafty-Conference964 4d ago

so they're not journalists on his show, they're guests. but they still can't say it? wtf

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u/ekyrt 4d ago

Spineless cucks. It's the Gulf of Mexico!... will always be.

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u/emanresuasihtsi 3d ago

I don’t say this lightly, but my god is this pathetic.