Today CNN announced that they were awarded the Walter Cronkite award for their gun-control town hall they held right after the Parkland high school shooting in 2018:
CNN’s Parkland Town Hall has been honored with a @CronkiteAward. Congrats to @jaketapper and team who helped “advance the national conversation on gun control and violence.” @LearCenter https://t.co/fAnFnJEnnn
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) March 19, 2019
It’s pretty unbelievable because if memory serves me correctly, the town hall didn’t advance anything but irrational gun-control demands from the left. There was no real conversation going on.
Not long after this announcement came out, Dana Loesch responded on Twitter: “Is this a joke? Seriously?”
Here’s what she had to say:
Is this a joke? Seriously. https://t.co/Hj7yVCZlhf
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
She started her response with a few videos. I’ve only posted a couple here as they are all similar:
Here is some footage where people were yelling to burn me at CNN’s award-winning townhall where they “advanced the conversation on gun control.” pic.twitter.com/EYWWj8KcxN
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
More from @CNNPR @CronkiteAward winning townhall wherein they did so much to advance the conversation on gun control pic.twitter.com/d1svHRHAuJ
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
Dana then proceeded to expose the fraud that was the CNN Parkland Town Hall:
Some interesting notes: CNN set this up like a WWE event. Purposefully. They allowed Scott Israel to take the stage before the cameras turned on and electioneer; he took that time (about 20 minutes) to start blaming law-abiding gun owners.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
When the producers cued me to walk into the arena it was to the Black Eyed Peas’ song “Let’s Get It Started.” I am completely serious. I was shocked and confused — while I knew I was taking questions, we were only told that day that I would actually be on stage.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
After the broadcast ended, one of my detail had to stop a woman who rushed the stage to tackle me from behind. That is when Tapper asked me if I had an escort out. I am positive that CNN’s cameras, still operational, observed this and would like for them to release the footage.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
I showed up in good faith for genuine conversation knowing that at best, it would be a tough event. The lengths @CNNPR went to inflame emotions & exploit pain to *put on a show* is inexcusable, shameful, & it’s grotesque they’re celebrating getting an “award” for their conduct.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
I’m on air across the country right now, so feel free to take this up with me on my airwaves at any time now or convenient for you in the future. Shame on you. You advanced nothing, you set genuine dialog back by ages, @CNNPR @CronkiteAward .
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
Those with integrity would reject this absolute sham of an award. But, narratives and ratings. Congrats on the “show,” CNN. Applause, applause.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
Dana praised the Sun Sentinel for doing real journalism:
The Sun Sentinel performed journalism. CNN created a sensationalized one-off broadcast wherein they inhumanely exploited pain and created a WWE-type atmosphere for ratings and now claim to have “advanced the conversation.” https://t.co/F1Bc3QLisB
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
Apparently Jake Tapper unfollowed Dana Loesch after she ripped CNN and this phony award.
She noticed:
Thanks, @jaketapper for unfollowing me over this after I criticized the award your company won. https://t.co/rNtj2x3OUH
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
I’m not sorry that I was more prepared than you and your network to call out the failures of Scott Israel while CNN celebrated his failures that led to this awfulness.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
And every single thing I said about the media and the manner in which CNN exploited this for ratings stands. You all have proven that beyond any shadow of doubt.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
Even afterwards I was cordial and kind to Jake. I appreciated the situation in which he was put. But if he can’t handle my legitimate and deserved criticism of his network’s behavior, well, then go be a company man. That’s a real shame.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 19, 2019
A few others on the right responded to this as well:
One of the more embarrassing things that network has ever aired https://t.co/Zyu28h3ASu
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) March 19, 2019
Apparently, comparing Senator Rubio to the Parkland murderer and insisting that @Dloesch was a horrible mother is defined as “advancing the national conversation.” https://t.co/uLhvDZHwEZ
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) March 19, 2019
What an embarrassment. That “town hall” wasn’t journalism. It was naked left-wing activism that deliberately attacked those who did nothing wrong in service of corrupt FL bureaucrats who did nothing while kids were being murdered. https://t.co/lLNWKkN5bE
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) March 19, 2019
I think that pretty much covers it.