Clinton News Network
- noun
- Offensive
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Clinton News Network (apodo satírico, informal, ofensivo, EE. UU.)
- Some commentators derisively refer to CNN as the Clinton News Network during election coverage.
Examples
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After hearing their segment, he joked about tuning into the Clinton News Network.
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Many critics refer to CNN as the Clinton News Network.
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The accusation that it is the Clinton News Network is often repeated in online forums.
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Some viewers believe the Clinton News Network is biased.
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Some people call CNN the Clinton News Network because they believe it favors Democratic candidates.
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During the debate, one pundit quipped about the Clinton News Network and its coverage of the election.
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Many social media users criticize the Clinton News Network for allegedly promoting a liberal agenda.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase transparently combines 'Clinton' + 'news' + 'network', so a learner who knows the words can infer it refers to a news network associated with the Clintons. However, the expression is a satirical, pejorative nickname implying partisan bias toward Bill/Hillary or the Democratic Party, and that pragmatic/political nuance requires extra cultural knowledge and inference, so the meaning is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Clinton News Network is a political joke that mixes Clinton and the news channel CNN. It suggests a TV channel run by the Clintons, so people use it to say the network is 'biased' or 'supports' the Clintons and their party.
