John King Manages To Slam FNC, MSNBC And Pres. Obama In 90 Seconds
» 33 commentsby Steve Krakauer | 9:13 am, September 30th, 2010'
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________________________ ___________________Yes, that John King! The CNN anchor took on some recent cable news-related comments by the Obama administration in a quick, sarcastic and brutally accurate segment on John King, USA last night.
“Sometimes you feel sad to be left out of a big debate,” he said. “This is not one of those sometimes.” And then he found a way in.
King started with Pres. Obama’s comments that Fox News was a “destructive force” in America, playing some of the more anti-Obama comments from Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. He followed that by noting Bill Burton had called MSNBC “an invaluable service” – and proceeded to play some of the most vitriolic clips from Ed Schultz and Keith Olbermann.
When King got back on camera, all he needed to say was, “got it?”
The moment felt a little like this famous showdown between Campbell Brown and former McCain campaign adviser Tucker Bounds – a fantastic interview that made some step back and say, ‘That was Campbell Brown?!’ That led to some semi-commentaries from Brown, later dubbed “Cutting Through The Bull,” that were sometimes successful and other times seemed forced.
It would do a smart move for King to try to establish himself as an objective observer in this battle between the Obama fans and foes, if for no other reason that it secures an identity for his program. The 7pmET timeslot is a valuable one on CNN – even more so starting on Monday when it needs to serve as a solid lead-in for new program Parker Spitzer. King’s ratings started low and have been steadily declining all year.
This could signal a new, potentially successful, direction on the John King, USA roadmap.
