CNN: No Beeper Jokes Allowed, But Mocking Drug Addiction Is A-OK

[Ubiquitous]

CNN, over the past week, has made it clear what kind of attacks will
and will not be allowed to pass unchallenged on the network’s airwaves.

Guest panelist and radio host Tavis Smiley got a pass on Thursday when
he claimed that Republican vice presidential nominee and sitting U.S.
Senator JD Vance had “mommy issues” — despite the highly public nature
of Vance’s childhood with a mother who struggled with opioid addiction.

WATCH:

A guest on CNN just said that @JDVance has "mommy issues" to
the laughter of host @abbydphillip.

JD Vance's mother, Beverly, struggled with drug addiction in
his early life.

What a gross and disgusting thing to joke about.
pic.twitter.com/LDM7PT8GmM

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 1, 2024

Smiley, responding to something host Abby Phillip had said about Vance
“coming after the men,” said, “When you said he’s ‘coming after the men
too,’ I think JD Vance has mommy issues, and it’s been fascinating for
me to watch the way this has played out on the campaign trail.”

Phillip made no move to stop Smiley but simply raised an eyebrow at his
comment.

“And because of those issues, he has subjected women across the country
to all his bad ideas and all his bad policy,” Smiley said, and he
appeared to suggest then that Vance should have spent some time in
therapy, and that would have helped him to not inflict his “issues” on
others.

“Maya Angelou once told me that processing pain without perpetuating
pain is rough business,” he continued. “So if you got mommy issues and
you make everybody else in the country subject to that, that’s a real
problem.”

“CNN guest Tavis Smiley just said that JD Vance has “mommy issues” —
About a guy who wrote extensively about growing up with a mother who
struggled with drug addiction and how they overcame it. Host
@abbydphillip responds by laughing,” conservative communications
strategist Greg Price posted in response.

CNN guest Tavis Smiley just said that JD Vance has "mommy
issues" — About a guy who wrote extensively about growing
up with a mother who struggled with drug addiction and how
they overcame it.

Host @abbydphillip responds by
laughingpic.twitter.com/tcpgi6Ieb1

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 1, 2024

“Vile CNN guest says J.D. Vance has mommy issues. J.D.’s mother
struggled and overcame drug addiction. These people are sick. This is
exactly why people HATE CNN,” investigative reporter Drew Hernandez
said.

Vile CNN guest says J.D. Vance has mommy issues

J.D.’s mother struggled and overcame drug addiction

These people are sick

This is exactly why people HATE CNN

pic.twitter.com/EAVK9NGBr2

— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) November 1, 2024

“Interesting to see what sorts of comments do, and do not, get you
thrown off of this show,” GOP pundit Guy Benson added.

Interesting to see what sorts of comments do, and do not,
get you thrown off of this show. https://t.co/tcrFL1sxlQ

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) November 1, 2024

Just a week ago, during a heated discussion between conservative
commentator Ryan Girdusky and terror apologist Mehdi Hasan, Hasan
implied repeatedly that anyone who supported former President Donald
Trump’s supporter was a Nazi. Girdusky referenced the recent Israeli
attack using pagers to target Hezbollah terrorists and said he hoped
Hasan’s pager didn’t “go off.”

Phillip immediately jumped in, telling Girdusky that he had gone too
far and within hours, had offered a second apology both to Hasan and
viewers via X. Girdusky has since been banned from the network. At no
point did she address the fact that Hasan was accusing Girdusky — and
other Trump supporters — of being a Nazi.

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Post by Ubiquitous
CNN, over the past week, has made it clear what kind of attacks will
and will not be allowed to pass unchallenged on the network's airwaves.
Guest panelist and radio host Tavis Smiley got a pass on Thursday when
he claimed that Republican vice presidential nominee and sitting U.S.
Senator JD Vance had "mommy issues"-- despite the highly public nature
of Vance's childhood with a mother who struggled with opioid addiction.
JD Vance's mother, Beverly, struggled with drug addiction in
his early life.
What a gross and disgusting thing to joke about.
Smiley, responding to something host Abby Phillip had said about Vance
"coming after the men", said, "When you said he's 'coming after the men
too', I think JD Vance has mommy issues, and it's been fascinating for
me to watch the way this has played out on the campaign trail."
Phillip made no move to stop Smiley but simply raised an eyebrow at his
comment.
"Interesting to see what sorts of comments do, and do not, get you
thrown off of this show," GOP pundit Guy Benson added.
Just a week ago, during a heated discussion between conservative
commentator Ryan Girdusky and terror apologist Mehdi Hasan, Hasan
implied repeatedly that anyone who supported former President Donald
Trump is a Nazi. Girdusky referenced the recent Israeli attack using
pagers to target Hezbollah terrorists and said he hoped Hasan’s pager
didn't "go off".
Phillip immediately jumped in, telling Girdusky that he had gone too
far and within hours, had offered a second apology both to Hasan and
viewers via X. Girdusky has since been banned from the network. At no
point did she address the fact that Hasan was accusing Girdusky-- and
other Trump supporters-- of being a Nazi.

Once again, we see that if it weren't for double-standards, the leftist legacy
corporate media would have no standards at all.