CNN doxxes Reddit user over Trump wrestling gif

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Kaido

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Insane. This country has lost its mind. The president. The press. The populace.

What's funny is that some kid out there posted a silly meme & a global news corporation went after him, not the person (president) who put it out in the public eye for millions to see. Well, I guess they tried to go after him & failed, so instead they put a front-page article about how awesome they are for finding the gif maker. Have they ever visited imgur?? Far worse stuff is on there...
 

Roflmouth

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What's funny is that some kid out there posted a silly meme & a global news corporation went after him, not the person (president) who put it out in the public eye for millions to see. Well, I guess they tried to go after him & failed, so instead they put a front-page article about how awesome they are for finding the gif maker. Have they ever visited imgur?? Far worse stuff is on there...

True. The idiots on the left are used to getting everyone who doesn't buy into their garbage to kowtow to them every second of the day. Trump doesn't, and this infuriates them.
 

UberNeuman

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What's funny is that some kid out there posted a silly meme & a global news corporation went after him, not the person (president) who put it out in the public eye for millions to see. Well, I guess they tried to go after him & failed, so instead they put a front-page article about how awesome they are for finding the gif maker. Have they ever visited imgur?? Far worse stuff is on there...

The kid is a 40 something family man.

*from a southern state - gasp! shock! supprise!
 

Kaido

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Trump is a professional troll. And CNN just takes the bait every time and never knows how to respond.

I think this is what bothers me more than anything. What makes me sad is that I used to check CNN every day for news, because it was pretty much just that...news. But now it feels like all of the major tech sites in the heyday of Apple...24/7 Apple coverage (I'm an Apple fanboy and even I got sick of it lol). Only in this case, it's non-stop Trump coverage. Then I switched to BreakingNews.com and then they shut down. Not an overly huge fan of Google News because of the layout. Reddit has a US News section, but it's not filtered by professional journalists, so that's kind of all over the map.

Sigh.
 

Meghan54

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CNN reserves the right to publish his name if he changes his apology. Seems kinda sketchy to me...

But that's not how you portrayed it in your OP, right? Do I need to remind you of what you actually said?

So they basically blackmailed him into issuing an apology under the threat of leaking his personal information?

To me, that reads like CNN contacted the gent, threatened him and got him to apologize via the threat. Didn't happen that way from your linked article.
 

Kaido

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Sorry. You're in full defense mode and I really see nothing more worth while in talking about it.

No, I was really asking...I didn't see that in the CNN article. It just mentioned he had a family, didn't specify if he was a kid or married or what.
 

Kaido

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But that's not how you portrayed it in your OP, right? Do I need to remind you of what you actually said?

To me, that reads like CNN contacted the gent, threatened him and got him to apologize via the threat. Didn't happen that way from your linked article.

I can update the OP to clarify if you'd like; I wasn't trying to be obtuse. To me, it seems like CNN is holding publishing his private information over his head if he alters his apology at all.
 

UglyCasanova

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If you can't own it, for real, don't say it.


Jhhnn do you post under your real name? Why not? Wouldnt you like to "own" everything you say on here and wherever else you post to a highly partisan and politicized country?
 

Kaido

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Jhhnn do you post under your real name? Why not? Wouldnt you like to "own" everything you say on here and wherever else you post to a highly partisan and politicized country?

Sadly, I think I would be the most embarrassed about having nearly 40,000 posts on an online forum. brb going to go be social IRL to make myself feel better

 

Younigue

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True. The idiots on the left are used to getting everyone who doesn't buy into their garbage to kowtow to them every second of the day. Trump doesn't, and this infuriates them.
You say the most absurd things. Do you stare open-mouthed at your reflection? Your throat might dry out, be careful.
 

UberNeuman

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Jhhnn do you post under your real name? Why not? Wouldnt you like to "own" everything you say on here and wherever else you post to a highly partisan and politicized country?

That would beg the question "UglyCasanova" - do you stand for what you post online?
 

UglyCasanova

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That would beg the question "UglyCasanova" - do you stand for what you post online?


By and large but I have no doubt I've posted stuff which I don't? He made a gif to post to a forum in anonymity, not calling for violence against the press like was claimed but because he was probably bored and that's what people do. Trump somehow got hold of it and retweeted because he's an idiot and that's what he does. The world rightfully calls foul (although largely for the wrong reason it seems) for Trump's tweet thus highly charging it politically. It's wreckless, dangerous, and unprofessional for CNN to draw attention to the guy. Those calling for him to "own" it are shortsighted and partisan.
 

UberNeuman

Lifer
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By and large but I have no doubt I've posted stuff which I don't? He made a gif to post to a forum in anonymity, not calling for violence against the press like was claimed but because he was probably bored and that's what people do. Trump somehow got hold of it and retweeted because he's an idiot and that's what he does. The world rightfully calls foul (although largely for the wrong reason it seems) for Trump's tweet thus highly charging it politically. It's wreckless, dangerous, and unprofessional for CNN to draw attention to the guy. Those calling for him to "own" it are shortsighted and partisan.

And if HanAssholeSolo had a history of violent postings.....
 

UberNeuman

Lifer
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It makes him an ignorant racist but so are some of the posters on here, a certain agent comes to mind. I dont support doxxing the guy though just because I disagree with him and he posts racist things, especially when the national spotlight in a highly charged situation is on it. That's dangerous.

Then start posting under your real name.
 
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