CNN Bottomed Out in 2021—Will Viewers Come Back?

Daily Beast

. . . "continued, raising eyebrows with an unsubtle suggestion that CNN does not currently practice “real journalism” when compared to the overtly conservative Fox News: “I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing"…

"At the beginning of 2021, CNN was on top of the cable news world.

"The network, which revolutionized round-the-clock news coverage when it launched more than four decades ago, had finally retaken the ratings crown from Fox News and pushed its conservative rival to third place for the first time since 2000.

"Less than a year later, CNN’s viewership has shrunk—the channel is buried in third place, behind Fox and MSNBC after a series of controversies and scandals that ostensibly struck a blow to the news network’s credibility.

"In fact, just this past week, the network averaged a paltry 585,000 total viewers in primetime, placing CNN all the way back in 17th place among all basic cable. Worse yet, the channel’s 120,000 viewers in the key primetime demographic were only good enough for 31st place among cable stations.

"In other words, the future isn’t all that bright for CNN heading into 2022—and it’s not clear if there’s anything it can do to pull itself from the morass." . . .

Police Seize Electronics and Hard Drives of CNN Producer Accused of Sexual Improprieties Involving Minors  . . ."Last Wednesday Project Veritas released a shocking video featuring whistleblower Janine Banani, who presented graphic texts and videos showing an unnamed CNN producer fantasizing about molesting his fiancé’s 14-year-old daughter, and Banani’s own underage daughter." . . .

After the story broke, his fiancé wrote a heartfelt letter to James O’Keefe, thanking him for alerting her to the danger.

Pramila Jayapal: The Loser of the Year

Source: The American Spectator  "Everything she does creates catastrophe for the Democrats."

. . ."Jayapal told her caucus at a meeting on November 5 that they had taken their standstill as far as they could. Biden called into the meeting and asked Democrats to trust him that he had Manchin’s commitment to passing Build Back Better. Five progressives disagreed with Jayapal’s decision to relent: Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. “This is bulls–t,” said Ocasio-Cortez. Yet, enough of Jayapal’s caucus sided with her, and the bill was passed.

"It was an epic disaster. The progressives had created high expectations that they would use their leverage on infrastructure to pass all of Build Back Better, and they had failed to deliver. When the infrastructure bill passed the House on November 5, a Friday night, it felt like defeat. 

"The infrastructure bill also seemed to be too little, too late. Just days earlier, Republican Glenn Youngkin had soundly defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Many Democrats placed the blame for that squarely on Jayapal and her progressive colleagues. They believed that had they scored a major legislative victory before the election, the state would not have turned red. That was certainly the opinion of Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine." . . . 

God's Christmas Gift

If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer. But our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior.

Trevor Thomas  . . ."We work hard at keeping Christ the center of Christmas.  We've cautioned our children that "traditions" often can distract us from the profound Truth that Christmas presents.  In addition, those who hate the real meaning and message of Christmas will go to great lengths to keep us from this Truth.

Thus, as is almost always the case, at this time of year, we must endure again the "War on Christmas."  Why wage a war on Christmas?  Is the birth of Jesus really that scary?  Yes, it is.  In fact, whether we would admit it or not, each of us, whether privately or publicly, at one time or another, has waged a "war on Christmas."

Sometimes it's as subtle as Clark Griswold at the end of the film Christmas Vacation.  While staring at what he thinks is the Christmas star, with the typical Hollywood drivel, Clark declares, "That's all that matters tonight.  It's not bonuses or gifts or turkeys or trees.  You see, kids, it means something different to everybody; now I know what it means to me."  The moment is supposed to warm our hearts, but instead it's just another lie about Christmas.

"We lie about Christmas because the real meaning and message of Christmas make us confront a frightening truth.  Christmas means one thing and one thing only.  As C.S. Lewis put it, Christmas is the story of how the rightful king has landed.

"When Jesus stood before Pilate, just prior to going to his execution, the Roman governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"  After some discussion Pilate concluded to Jesus, "You are a king, then!"  Jesus answered him: "You are right in saying I am a king.  In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world.' " . . .

Sad that we have to ask this: Is There No Longer Room in America for the Christ Child and His Family?