August 24, 1814: Washington, D.C.—
CNN: “As you can see behind me, the White House is
aflame, in what can otherwise only be called a mostly peaceful demonstration of
British might…”
September 17, 1862: Outside of Sharpsburg, Maryland--
CNN: “A spirited though mostly peaceful confrontation
between the Army of the Potomac and Confederate forces took place here today…”
May 31, 1889: Near Johnstown, Pennsylvania—
CNN: “A watery but mostly peaceful day here in this
western Pennsylvania town…”
May 6, 1937: Manchester Township, New jersey—
CNN: “The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg
executed a fiery, but mostly successful, docking attempt with its mooring mast
here at the Naval Air Station Lakehurst today.”
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor--
CNN Reporter: “As you can see above me, and in the
background, there are literally hundreds of Japanese planes swirling around the
cerulean sky this morning, taking part in a fiery but mostly peaceful demonstration
of sorts…”
April 29, 1945: Germany--
CNN: “You are seeing images of Dachau, the German camp
for Jews, that has just been liberated by the U.S. Seventh Army. We are
learning more about these camps as I speak, but it appears these were somewhat
challenging but mostly peaceful places…”
September 11, 2001: New York City--
CNN: “New York has been the scene this beautiful, sunny
morning of a fiery-- but mostly peaceful-- demonstration of Jihadist resistance
to American bigotry and xenophobia fomented by Republicans. Right-wing media
outlets might highlight the number of folks that may be killed or injured this
morning, but we should remember that the vast majority of us are perfectly fine…”
Watching
CNN attempt to portray itself as a legitimate news source is an appalling and
repulsive—if mostly peaceful—endeavor.
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