| |
|
well, you probably already got it but i just discover this in my mail, so... here it is...
(and sorry if you already got it...)
>>>
Subject: Yo, I ain't frontin', big up an' maximum respect to CNN for
representin', know whaddam sayin'? Peace out!
CNN News Gettin' Jiggy With da Jive Talkin'
By a Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 3, 2002; Page C01
News item: CNN Headline News, in an effort to improve its ratings and image among young viewers, is discussing using "cutting-edge" slang on its newscasts. In an internal memo cited by media organizations this week, a CNN producer suggested adding hip-hop phrases such as "flava," slang for "style," to make the news more accessible to a younger audience.
[Voice of James Earl Jones]: "This is CNN Headline News, the dopest news network."
Anchor Rudi Bakhtiar: "Yo, 'sup, y'all. This is Rudi Bakhtiar, in the hizzy
in Atlanta, with tha latest 4-1-1 from CNN Headline News . . ."
[Cue up photo of President Bush]
Bakhtiar: "President Bush laid another smackdown on Iraq today, suggesting that Saddam Hussein must be trippin' if he thinks tha United States will back down from its campaign to stop the Iraqi dictator. Wolf Blitzer has more."
Blitzer: "Rudi, President Bush was representin' again today. He told congressional leaders he would deploy America's military might to bust a cap in Saddam if tha Iraqi leader continued to stand in tha way of U.N. weapons inspectors."
[Roll footage]
President Bush: "America must assert its global leadership. It cannot stand idly by in the face of an imminent threat. And it will not."
Blitzer: "In essence, Rudi, what tha president is saying to Hussein is 'Check yourself, fool.' Republicans praised tha president's resolve as off tha chain, and said America should smack Hussein upside tha head. But Democrats aren't down wit dat. Know what I'm sayin', Rudi?"
Bakhtiar [cross-talk]: "So, Wolf, it sounds as if the U.S. is staying all up in Saddam's grill."
Blitzer: "Straight up, girlfriend."
Bakhtiar: "Thanks, Wolf. In other news, the stock market was illin' again today. Lou Dobbs has our report."
Dobbs: "Rudi, it was wack again on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 183 points. The Nasdaq was disrespecting investors, too. The economy doesn't appear to be getting jiggy anytime soon. So it looks like there won't be much bling-bling under the tree this Christmas. Rudi?"
Bakhtiar: "For real, Lou. And I guess investors can forget about remodeling the crib or shopping for a fine new ride, eh?"
Dobbs: "Serious! Get used to that hoopty."
Bakhtiar: "Thanks, homey! Turning to entertainment news now. 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' continues to be Hollywood's flyest flick. Correspondent Kendis Gibson gives us the lowdown. Kendis?"
Gibson: "Are you kidding, Rudi? We're doing another story on 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding?' I mean, hasn't everyone already heard enough about that movie? Could we be any more un-hip?"
Bakhtiar: "Chill, my man! Can't you recognize when a gigantic media conglomerate run by middle-aged white men in baggy suits is trying to pander to the youth demographic? . . . Well, that's our news at this hour. Thanks for watching CNN Headline News. Peace. B-dog, out." |
|
|
