It’s kind of like asking Josef Stalin about the Holodmor:

This CNN panel of “Republican women voters” was a massive fail, as we’ve pointed out over the weekend. We now have a guide to each of the women on the panel and who they actually are.

And yes, the consensus is that CNN failed all journalistic standards in this segment. But I would argue their standards are about “both sides,” not journalism, and in that respect they acted completely according to plan.

This segment is pure propaganda worthy of Fox News, and it’s more pernicious because we are expected to think of CNN as the “unbiased” one. CNN is forever desperate to bring a “both sides” angle to every issue for “balance,” but by insisting that the side that excuses sexual assault must have a place at the table, they legitimize rape culture rather than bring balance to the discussion.

As I have said many times, “Both Siderism” picks a side, and it is the side that lies and cheats that always wins in a both-sider argument.

And CNN was so desperate to have a pro-Kavanaugh segment that they formed a panel of “average Republican women voters” made up of easily discoverable Republican paid operatives and political candidates. I think the term is “crisis actor.” Heh.

The panel of 5 women includes 3 candidates, 2 party officials, a major Ted Cruz donor, and a Fox News regular.

It’s like the the “Rent-a-Crowd” outside of the American Embassy in Tehran in 1979.