 CNN Just Said The Dumbest Thing About President Obama And The Internet Is Letting Them Have ItIt was appalling but not exactly surprising to see the way Republicans responded to the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The party that has increasingly defined itself solely on its opposition to President Obama once again immediately declared that they would not allow him to fulfill his constitutional obligations of appointing a new Justice.Obama, no doubt tired of this obstructionism after seven long years of it, basically told them to shove it. He would be nominating a justice whether they liked it or not.However, in the coverage of this potentially era-defining new appointment, CNN managed to stick its foot so far into its mouth that it s a wonder they didn t just cut to commercial and never come back.Dana Bash was discussing the Republican opposition to a new nominee appointed by President Obama and in her rush to be  fair  to  both sides,  she wound up feeding right into the right-wing talking points that serious journalists might scoff at. When asked about President Obama s decision to go ahead with a nomination, Bash remarked:That s right. And as we were talking about last hour, that is not surprising in the least, since he clearly feels that it is his constitutional duty to do so. That he is the President of the United States. It is his job to nominate somebody.He  clearly feels  it s his constitutional duty? What? It is his constitutional duty to appoint new justices. That s put in simple terms in Constitution itself. Saying this is Obama s opinion is disingenuous. But Bash was only just warming up:He still will be technically the president of the United States for the next 11 months, which is a very, very long time. Yes, we are in an election year, but we are barely into this election year of 2016. So you have Republicans coming back, not just Mitch McConnell who you just mentioned, but the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee saying that he believes that it is standard practice to not deal with such issues in an election year. Technically  he will be president of the United States. Technically. You might want to tell that to the people who voted for him for a full four year term.Needless to say, the internet was not pleased. CNN may have wanted to avoid offending conservatives, but they managed to offend nearly everyone else. He still will be technically the pres. of the US for another 11 months.    CNN. Technically?  John Aravosis (@aravosis) February 14, 2016I'll accept this definition if CNN's talking heads state that they're "technically" reporters. https://t.co/piXBmK9ATS  Ferrett Steinmetz (@ferretthimself) February 14, 2016Did CNN actually say Technically President? Did they really? https://t.co/uEnXN74OSU  Anthony (@ThatWeirdGuy77) February 14, 2016Hey @CNN he's not TECHNICALLY the President, he's ACTUALLY the President. Stop parroting right wing stupidity.  Ben Cisco (@BenCisco) February 14, 2016The issue wasn t just a slip of the tongue, it was that CNN was pretending that the Republican beef with Obama s nomination had to do with anything other than political point scoring. For many years, the policy of mainstream media outlets has been to tread lightly on partisan issues to avoid alienating viewers. This might help keep ratings up, but it s not a way to accurately report the news. There are times when things are just WRONG.In the case of Republicans now saying Obama can t appoint a justice because it is an election year, history and the law say otherwise. It s time for reporters to own that.By contrast, debate moderator John Dickerson stood up to Sen. Ted Cruz when he tried to flat-out lie about Supreme Court appointments. Asked to back up his claims with facts, Cruz was left speechless, the Republican audience booed Dickerson, but the American people were informed. It was a highlight of the election.Feature image via YouTubeNews
cnn just said the dumbest thing about president obama and the internet is letting them have itis appalling exactly surprising see way republicans responded sudden death supreme court justice antonio scale the party increasingly defined solely opposition president obama immediately declared would allow fulfill constitutional obligations appointing new doubt tired obstructionism seven long years basically told shove he would nominating justice whether liked coverage potentially new appointment cnn managed stick foot far mouth wonder cut commercial never come bash discussing republican opposition new nominee appointed president obama rush fair sides wound feeding right talking points serious journalists might score when asked president obama decision go ahead nomination bash remarked that right and talking last hour surprising least since clearly feels constitutional duty that president united states it job nominate clearly feels constitutional duty what it constitutional duty appoint new justices that put simple terms constitution saying obama opinion disingenuous but bash warming he still technically president united states next months long time yes election year barely election year so republicans coming back mitch mcconnell mentioned republican chairman senate judiciary committee saying believes standard practice deal issues election year technically president united states technically you might want tell people voted full four year say internet pleased cnn may wanted avoid offending conservatives managed offend nearly everyone else he still technically pres us another months cnn technically john aravosis aravosis february accept definition cnn talking heads state technically reporters https ferret steinmetz ferretthimself february cnn actually say technically president did really https anthony february cnn technically president actually president stop parenting right wing stupidity ben cisco bencisco february issue slip tongue cnn pretending republican beef obama nomination anything political point scoring for many years policy mainstream media outlets tread lightly partisan issues avoid alienating viewers this might help keep ratings way accurately report news there times things case republicans saying obama appoint justice election year history law say otherwise it time reporters contrast debate moderator john dickerson stood ted cruz tried lie supreme court appointments asked back claims facts cruz left speeches republican audience booed dickerson american people informed it highlight image via youtubenews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  CNN Just Said The Dumbest Thing About President Obama And The Internet Is Letting Them Have ItIt was appalling but not exactly surprising to see the way Republicans responded to the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The party that has increasingly defined itself solely on its opposition to President Obama once again immediately declared that they would not allow him to fulfill his constitutional obligations of appointing a new Justice.Obama, no doubt tired of this obstructionism after seven long years of it, basically told them to shove it. He would be nominating a justice whether they liked it or not.However, in the coverage of this potentially era-defining new appointment, CNN managed to stick its foot so far into its mouth that it s a wonder they didn t just cut to commercial and never come back.Dana Bash was discussing the Republican opposition to a new nominee appointed by President Obama and in her rush to be  fair  to  both sides,  she wound up feeding right into the right-wing talking points that serious journalists might scoff at. When asked about President Obama s decision to go ahead with a nomination, Bash remarked:That s right. And as we were talking about last hour, that is not surprising in the least, since he clearly feels that it is his constitutional duty to do so. That he is the President of the United States. It is his job to nominate somebody.He  clearly feels  it s his constitutional duty? What? It is his constitutional duty to appoint new justices. That s put in simple terms in Constitution itself. Saying this is Obama s opinion is disingenuous. But Bash was only just warming up:He still will be technically the president of the United States for the next 11 months, which is a very, very long time. Yes, we are in an election year, but we are barely into this election year of 2016. So you have Republicans coming back, not just Mitch McConnell who you just mentioned, but the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee saying that he believes that it is standard practice to not deal with such issues in an election year. Technically  he will be president of the United States. Technically. You might want to tell that to the people who voted for him for a full four year term.Needless to say, the internet was not pleased. CNN may have wanted to avoid offending conservatives, but they managed to offend nearly everyone else. He still will be technically the pres. of the US for another 11 months.    CNN. Technically?  John Aravosis (@aravosis) February 14, 2016I'll accept this definition if CNN's talking heads state that they're "technically" reporters. https://t.co/piXBmK9ATS  Ferrett Steinmetz (@ferretthimself) February 14, 2016Did CNN actually say Technically President? Did they really? https://t.co/uEnXN74OSU  Anthony (@ThatWeirdGuy77) February 14, 2016Hey @CNN he's not TECHNICALLY the President, he's ACTUALLY the President. Stop parroting right wing stupidity.  Ben Cisco (@BenCisco) February 14, 2016The issue wasn t just a slip of the tongue, it was that CNN was pretending that the Republican beef with Obama s nomination had to do with anything other than political point scoring. For many years, the policy of mainstream media outlets has been to tread lightly on partisan issues to avoid alienating viewers. This might help keep ratings up, but it s not a way to accurately report the news. There are times when things are just WRONG.In the case of Republicans now saying Obama can t appoint a justice because it is an election year, history and the law say otherwise. It s time for reporters to own that.By contrast, debate moderator John Dickerson stood up to Sen. Ted Cruz when he tried to flat-out lie about Supreme Court appointments. Asked to back up his claims with facts, Cruz was left speechless, the Republican audience booed Dickerson, but the American people were informed. It was a highlight of the election.Feature image via YouTubeNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: cnn just said the dumbest thing about president obama and the internet is letting them have itis appalling exactly surprising see way republicans responded sudden death supreme court justice antonio scale the party increasingly defined solely opposition president obama immediately declared would allow fulfill constitutional obligations appointing new doubt tired obstructionism seven long years basically told shove he would nominating justice whether liked coverage potentially new appointment cnn managed stick foot far mouth wonder cut commercial never come bash discussing republican opposition new nominee appointed president obama rush fair sides wound feeding right talking points serious journalists might score when asked president obama decision go ahead nomination bash remarked that right and talking last hour surprising least since clearly feels constitutional duty that president united states it job nominate clearly feels constitutional duty what it constitutional duty appoint new justices that put simple terms constitution saying obama opinion disingenuous but bash warming he still technically president united states next months long time yes election year barely election year so republicans coming back mitch mcconnell mentioned republican chairman senate judiciary committee saying believes standard practice deal issues election year technically president united states technically you might want tell people voted full four year say internet pleased cnn may wanted avoid offending conservatives managed offend nearly everyone else he still technically pres us another months cnn technically john aravosis aravosis february accept definition cnn talking heads state technically reporters https ferret steinmetz ferretthimself february cnn actually say technically president did really https anthony february cnn technically president actually president stop parenting right wing stupidity ben cisco bencisco february issue slip tongue cnn pretending republican beef obama nomination anything political point scoring for many years policy mainstream media outlets tread lightly partisan issues avoid alienating viewers this might help keep ratings way accurately report news there times things case republicans saying obama appoint justice election year history law say otherwise it time reporters contrast debate moderator john dickerson stood ted cruz tried lie supreme court appointments asked back claims facts cruz left speeches republican audience booed dickerson american people informed it highlight image via youtubenews