By J-Law

November 6, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

Who the F cares enough to write this….

By Deke

November 6, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

I chalk this up to the Time-Warner brass, and their influence. CNN has rapidly become an “infotainment” channel on their watch, and not a valid news organization. The D.L. Hughley show, “News To Me”, etc., all are also contributing factors.

By TechLadyXOXO

November 6, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

I liked the hologram/s. In a few years the TV viewers will not even know that the hologram is added, unless mentioned by the network/ interviewer. Technology will erase that ‘beam me up Scottie’ visual ouline of the hologram and the visual will be verbatim. Neat beyond very very Cool!!

HOWEVER, why in the hell cant we get voting machines this technologically advanced in effect?They exist GA simply doesnt want to implement! The Maniuplation factor will be lost!! Well the progressive parts of the world/US are mvoing on. GA, powers that be - are like dinosaurs - they will be extint soon THANK GODNESS and we can join the rest of the US and grow and prosper

By Dr bubba

November 6, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

Wolf Blitzer is horrible hosting the “Situation Room.” He asks a question and does not even listen to the answer. Then he asked the next scripted question, ignores the answer and the cycle begins anew. He is rigid and stifling in this hosting role and just overall a really odd guy for a host. I have watched CNN for years but after Zann, Blitzer and now Campbell Brown I’m strictly a Newshour viewer.

Ted must be none to happy about the toilet CNN is being flushed into.

By J-Law

November 6, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

I can’t believe I wrote this.

By Dr bubba

November 6, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

Wolf Blitzer is horrible hosting the “Situation Room.” He asks a question and does not even listen to the answer. Then he asked the next scripted question, ignores the answer and the cycle begins anew. He is rigid and stifling in this hosting role and just overall a really odd guy for a host. I have watched CNN for years but after Zann, Blitzer and now Campbell Brown I’m strictly a Newshour viewer.

Ted must be none to happy about the toilet CNN is being flushed into.

By Tim

November 6, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

I thought it was annoying.

By diddy

November 6, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this

I think the Hologram was ok. Not mind blowing, but I like the fact that CNN is trying to be cuttting edge. First it was the magic board, now holograms.

I enjoyed their coverage of the election. Kudos.

By PTCPR5

November 6, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

HEY TechLadyXOXO What county are you from? Where I voted it was all touchscreen. Do you think we should be able to walk into the voting precincts and they just reads our minds?

By Snarky

November 6, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

That’s perfect for CNN. All flash, no substance. It’s a shame what they’ve turned into. Wh0ring for ratings and advertising dollars.

By Hologram lover

November 6, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this

They’re just hatin’ on CNN; probably mad they didn’t get to use the technology themselves. You go CNN!!

By Guess What?!

November 6, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

CNN introduced the “bug” (logo on bottom of screen that everyone uses now…

CNN introduced “the ticker” that scrolls on the screen…

everyone eventually copies their lead…

By Impeach Obama

November 6, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this

Cool technology, but silly in practical application.

By Ryan

November 6, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this

The magic screen has become annoying and this is adding to it. Sometimes it seems like the train of thought is when things are starting to get slow, whip out the magic screen and go John Madden on the U.S. drawing lines and circles.

By RTR

November 6, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

Wolf Blitzer continues in the CNN tradition. The distance from Chicago to New York is less than 800 miles not “at least a 1000 miles away” as Blitzer reported. Atlanta to Chicago is just over 700 miles. Again they do not know what they are talking about when the facts are in front of them.

By Also Guess What?!

November 6, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

The bug: MOST ANNOYING THING E-VER!!!! Thanks for that CNN.

The ticker: 3rd most annoying thing ever. Thanks for that as well CNN.

The 2nd most annoying thing is the animated, in-show, advertisements for other shows. That was probably an invention of Fox, though.

By Brian

November 6, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this

If you’re going to do something as gay as a hologram, at least have an interesting guest appear. Will-I-Am has to be among the dumbest 3% of us. An absolute waste of air.

By Buck Ofama

November 6, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

“What is thy bidding, my master?”

As lame as that hologram was, Jessica was still more lifelike than Wolf will ever be!!!

By David Johansen

November 6, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this

They need Robin Meade to show those big cans.

By Lucy

November 6, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

Seems silly and useless now, will probably be the future of television 20 years from now. I’m sure people thought video capability on phones adnd web cams were useless but they are a staple of technology today.

Re: Voting machines I have to agree if we have the technology to create a hologram we shouldn’t have voting issues with electronic systems. How about an electronic version of voting from your home? That way no one has an exccuse about not being able to make it to the polls - 100% voting poulation, well 98% since there will always be those who choose not to vote.

By Princess Leia

November 6, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.

By hmr

November 6, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this

I actually liked the holograms, but maybe that’s the sci-fi geek in me coming out.

By SHS

November 6, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

The hologram was very cool! Go CNN!

By Willx

November 6, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this

Why does anyone waste their time by watching CNN? CNN is the Grocery Store checkout channel, for gosh sakes. It serves the lowest common denominator of viewer intelligence.

By pj

November 6, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

I liked the hologram. I thought it was cool, and will probably be the wave of the future. It’s certainly better than the interviewee being in a crowd of people and unable to be heard, as was explained during one segment. Great job, CNN!

By Natalie

November 6, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

I thought the holograms were cool and creative for CNN to try them out!

By MB

November 6, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

God, I missed Tim Russert and his white board.

By leslie

November 6, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

I have to say I liked the hologram! Shows where television is headed towards- nice add CNN! Also, great election coverage and analysis! I dont see why people are hating…if you dont like, dont watch…simple…

By Matt

November 6, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

I personally thought the hologram was cool. I welcome technological advances of all kinds. I don’t understand why some people are acting like it’s weird voodoo magic or something evil. It’s just a step into the future.

By CJ

November 6, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

Direct TV provided a temporary channel where we watched 8 channels’ coverage at once.

CNN was by far the best coverage of the night. The hologram was really cool!

Their “magic map” and the statistics from exit polls board was very interesting and effective.

By Ever

November 6, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this

I Loved It. Great job, CNN. I always turn to you. I keep the TV on CNN most of the time!

By Willx

November 6, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this

Wolf is the hologram. He is completely disconnected from anything but his supplied questions.

By lisa

November 6, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

I thought it was way cool. I especially liked the hologram of the capital and how the seats of the Senate look.

I also liked the use of the interactive map.

Way to go CNN!

By B.

November 6, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

It’s…not a hologram. A hologram would appear in 3D in real life — i.e. Wolf would be able to see it. But only viewers could see it. It’s like the yellow line in football games — they haven’t come up with a holographic yellow line that appears to the players on the field; it’s just a line drawn on your tv screen. Here, there was no hologram — just a 3D image superimposed on your screen (like the yellow line, but 3D and a person).

It’s neat that they can do that now — but “hologram?” Nah — it’s not a hologram.

By Lance George

November 6, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

Do we know where the red button with the black middle section were on the hosts from on the BBC and CBC Election night????? Was it a microphone?

By Duck Blue

November 6, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

I have stopped watching CNN. They are more interested in seeing how many flat panel displays they can squeeze onto their sets than reporting the news. The panel that they draw circles and dots on and move states around on is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. The news readers they have in Atlanta are just awful. The whole operation should be moved to New York where better talent is available.

By CNNer

November 6, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

How about instead of wasting money on stupid holograms, CNN pay us newsroom grunts a livable salary.

By Lovey

November 6, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this

CNN - THE COMMIE NEWS NETWORK

By bb

November 6, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

Nothing is more annoying than spending several thousand dollars for an HD television and having any network put up 4 boxes of small video. I should see the best video on my entire screen!

By johndawg

November 6, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

porn… need I say more?

By Joel

November 6, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

That was one of the most useless gimmicks that I can remember. Too bad they didn’t use all the $ to pay real people, covering real news.

The “bug” and the scrolling text are also awful ideas. When CNN, etc. have nothing to say, they make “nothing” shiny and people stare at it for hours like zombies, while the products they should buy are burned into their subconscious.

By Joel

November 6, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this

That was one of the most useless gimmicks that I can remember. Too bad they didn’t use all the $ to pay real people, covering real news.

The “bug” and the scrolling text are also awful ideas. When CNN, etc. have nothing to say, they make “nothing” shiny and people stare at it for hours like zombies, while the products they should buy are burned into their subconscious.

By Bun

November 6, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this

Actually I like the special computer effects on CSI: Miami better. You know the computer displays in space in the crime lab.

By Russell

November 6, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this

What a wonderful day when I watch CNN come on the air. I listen to other major stations saying how they will fail and not make the grade. It’s taken many years and new owener ship but that day has come. CNN HAS GONE DOWN THE TUBE.

By Eric

November 6, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this

I simply thought it was a bad attempt to be like Star Wars. I hated it but I bet all the techno-geeks got off on the show.

By Bun

November 6, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

Actually I like the special computer effects on CSI: Miami better. You know the computer displays in space in the crime lab.

By The captain

November 6, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

It wasn’t even a “hologram” and even if it was, what was the point? A much clearer image can be used by just putting the interviewee in a box. Why would CNN ever think that shooting a 3d hologram image would look anything but crappy after shot with a 2d camera and viewed on peoples 2d TV screens?

By krisg

November 6, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Mr. Wizard… We know it’s not a hologram. Most of us understand that TV is not real, and that there’s no actual glowing bar in the studio with a machine that puts plastic letters on it and moves them around based on the story. Nor is there a big chrome CNN spacecraft flying over Atlanta that they used to create the opens.

By Joe the lawyer

November 6, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

CNN is totally useless, anyway. Their on commentators are just a joke (the whole bunch of them). Larry King looks like he’s already dead.

The hologram was just hilarious…about as funny as their opinions.

It’s no wonder their veiwership is so low. You can’t change their manifesto of pushing far left ideas and leftist commentators. I only turn to CNN when I go up the channels or if another station I’m watching has a commercial.

By The Dude

November 6, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

It really didn’t contribute to anything and since they are just standing there doing nothing then it seems like a waste of money. However, the only thing I feel that is extrememly stupid about it all is the constant segments on CNN and cnn.com where they constantly pat themselves on the back for it…Ya, nothing says slow news day like interviewing Will I Am’s hologram, except that it was during the election!

By ADL

November 6, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this

I think Larry King is more useless and unecessary than the hologram.

By Sheryl

November 6, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this

CNN sucks. I wish they’d leave this city.

By Sam

November 6, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

I thought the technolgy was a cool display.

By CNN Lover

November 6, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

CNN is wonderful. Most of you that are writing in today are probably in a bad mood because MCSame lost. The hologram wasn’t too great, though.

By Eric

November 6, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

I think this would be cool in video games…

By me

November 6, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

My friends and I thought it was the coolest ish… besides Obama winning of course! Go CNN! BTW, why does the comments on these blogs have to be so negative all the time? People must have no other outlet… sad.

By APT

November 6, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this

I missed the information on CNN (Clinton News Network). I was watching Fox a more ballanced news organization. Unlike CNN and CBS,NBC,ABC,MSNBC, etc. that were all “in the tank” for the “Magic Negro” sorry our major news outlets have regressed to this level. This also includes the AJC.

By Art Neto

November 6, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

I thought it was pretty cool..

By Art Neto

November 6, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

I thought it was pretty cool..

By me

November 6, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

My friends and I thought it was the coolest ish… besides Obama winning of course! Go CNN! BTW, why does the comments on these blogs have to be so negative all the time? People must have no other outlet… sad.

By Anthony Robinson

November 6, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this

I didn’t see it…but I know now why I have boycotted CNN for the last 8 months!!! Dumbest sh*t I have EVER heard in my life!!!! Idiots…

By Tom Davis

November 6, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

APT, you having a cross buring later on this week? Damn, you are a rasict son of a buck.

By BrianHater

November 6, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

Hey Brian…What the F is up with that ‘gay’ comment? Are you 12?

By jarvis

November 6, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

Just glad Wolf didn’t offer to show us the giant holgram in his pants.

By Anthony Robinson

November 6, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

I didn’t see it…but I know now why I have boycotted CNN for the last 8 months!!! Dumbest sh*t I have EVER heard in my life!!!! Idiots…

By Drew W

November 6, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

I liked the concept and what it stood for. I like CNN attempting to innovate. It was a first attempt at something that may evolve into a mainstay in broadcast television once it is perfected and finds a practical use as a true enhancement versus a shiny new ornament. Viewers have to realize that what they were seeing is a Model-T compared to the Ferrari that this technology could become in 5 years. The hologram’s best application might even come from some spin-off technology that develops out of this hologram’s own maturation.

By Drew W

November 6, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

I liked the concept and what it stood for. I like CNN attempting to innovate. It was a first attempt at something that may evolve into a mainstay in broadcast television once it is perfected and finds a practical use as a true enhancement versus a shiny new ornament. Viewers have to realize that what they were seeing is a Model-T compared to the Ferrari that this technology could become in 5 years. The hologram’s best application might even come from some spin-off technology that develops out of this hologram’s own maturation.

By APT

November 6, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Sorry Tom Davis, I am not a racist, I have many black friends that refer to Obama in the same light. By the way, Negro is not a pajoritive word, if it were the NAACP would need to change their name. I think the words Colored People is no longer accepted in the world that Tom Davis lives in.

Never thought I would be called a racist for using the word Negro. I guess the word whitey is no longer accepted.

By the way, hold on to your wallet, the “magic negro” wants to tke from you and pass it on to his non-producing friends in society. Read some books on Marx and you will see the blueprint for what we are now facing.

By MrDan

November 6, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this

Sorry I missed it. But I’ve not watched CNN since the first gulf war. Thanks Bernie.

By Joe Tech

November 6, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this

I thought it was VERY cool. Looking at many of these posts…it’s no wonder Asia has left us so far behind in the area of technology. We shun anything and everything different or new.

Get with it dinosaurs!

By newsman

November 6, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this

Only show worth watching on cnn is the Lou Dobbs show. Rest of the broadcast = not worth the time.

By Pres. Obama

November 6, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this

APT

That’s PRESIDENT ELECT “Magic Negro” to you!

Yes We Can.

By CYa

November 6, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

To APT (dweller):

Delta is ready when you are.

By Chess

November 6, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this

You people are the voice of America….

By Jim in Atlanta

November 6, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

CNN is the second most biased news channel behind MSNBC. It is true that objective professional journalism died in 2008 election coverage. Campbell Brown is a absolute disgrace and should not be given her own show. She interjects herself in the fight instead of just reporting on it. The so called independent political analysts like Gloria Borger and David Gergen are also died in the wool liberals. I wouldn’t mind it, but the fact they try to portray themselves as neutral is a complete joke. I’ve had it with CNN, hologram or no hologram.

By Insider

November 6, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

CNN rented that equipment, and it was beyond expensive, even for CNN standards. It likely won’t be used again.

By Jim in Atlanta

November 6, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this

CNN is the second most biased news channel behind MSNBC. It is true that objective professional journalism died in 2008 election coverage. Campbell Brown is a absolute disgrace and should not be given her own show. She interjects herself in the fight instead of just reporting on it. The so called independent political analysts like Gloria Borger and David Gergen are also died in the wool liberals. I wouldn’t mind it, but the fact they try to portray themselves as neutral is a complete joke. I’ve had it with CNN, hologram or no hologram.

By justine

November 6, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

I am a retired person who happens to love new gadgets and I loved the halogram thing. In fact friends who were with me when they did it with Will.I.AM, are still teasing me that I was like a little kid seeing snow for the first time. Get a sense of humor. It was great. But get scared, if CNN can do it do you think the government can do it for real. By the way, none of the news stations are worth poop anymore. I miss Walter Cronkit, Edward R. Muriel, Phil Donahue and the rest. Does anyone know why they took foreign news channels off cable. The Canadians and French had good news information programs.

By RBY11D

November 6, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

Hey Sheryl: Why don’t you leave this City,,,,CNN is more valuble to us than you

By Ted

November 6, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

Does anybody watch CNN anymore? Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody care?

By Dick

November 6, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this

Wolf “Bluster” is perfect for CNN. He is able to stretch a two minute story into 30 minutes with his boring, monotonus drivel. The other extreme is Anderson Cooper with his machine gun mouth. It’s getting to the point where there is nowhere to turn to get thorough, unbiased news reporting.

By dino

November 6, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

CNN: mouthpiece of the DNC, using phony gimmicks to appease liberal viewers.

By Thrash

November 6, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

CNN is a shell of it’s former self, sucking the fumes of the Fox news express bus that ran over it’s back long ago and picked up it’s viewers in the process.

Why doesn’t the whole mess over there move to NY already and live with the news commies?

By Soulfinger

November 6, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

I am glad people are talking about it, I thought it was AWESOME! As a gadget nerd myself, I am always thrilled to see new technology. I thought nothing could be the magic wall…boy was I wrong!!! CNN is my favorite news station because of things like that!

By Buck Ofama

November 6, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

“What is thy bidding, my master?”

As lame as that hologram was, Jessica was still more lifelike than Wolf will ever be!!!

By Brian

November 6, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

VERY cool technology. Yes it was a gimmick, but so what. Sometime soon they will find something more appropriate to do it with (like interview the actual newsworthy person from another location real time, etc).

By Brian

November 6, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this

VERY cool technology. Yes it was a gimmick, but so what. Sometime soon they will find something more appropriate to do it with (like interview the actual newsworthy person from another location real time, etc).

By Randy in West Georgia

November 6, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

Who would have thought that you would have to look back to the early days (1980’s)of CNN to find any real journalists and journalism? Time Warner has reduced the content on CNN and Headline News to less than the equivalent of a ‘Weekly Reader’ or ‘Star magazine’. Now they are using video game technology disguised as the latest technology for “breaking news”.

Whatever happened to Bernard Shaw and Lois Hart?

By harold

November 6, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

this was nothing more than the old blue screen weather map trick from multiple angles

how do they get away calling it a hologram when the news dude was NOT actually seeing her there?

HOLLOW GRAM is more like it!

By Scott

November 6, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this

The coverage is so bad and biased they have to have gimmicks to add some interest. I can’t decide which one is more boring Wolf Blizter or Anderson Cooper. No matter how much they try to promote Anderson on other shows like Oprah and Regis and Kelly, etc it just doesn’t work.

By Michael

November 6, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this

I happened to be on CNN at the time when I turned and saw this. I instantly tried to wrap my head around a Star Wars quote to sum it up. “Help me, Obi Wan Blitzer. You’re my only hope.”

Neat technology. Kinda. But as Jon Stewart said, what’s wrong with putting it on one of the 10-foot-tall plasma HD screens right behind you?

It didn’t take long for me to switch to MSNBC. Their “gimmicks” was some weird CG graph put next to a studio host. That’s at least something I can wrap my head around. If MSNBC can go HD soon, I think I can give up on CNN.

Kudos to Fox for, as far as I know, not doing anything totally crazy with technology. They got something right.

By Hotsnapshooter

November 6, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this

No Flash…No substance…Fox…! CNN innovated cable programming and the news gathering process. Now that the Republican brand has been rejected maybe Fox will go back to having some type of objectivity and reality to their news format…Look at the ratings losers…CNN kicked A$$..Now that Bush is out of office, who is going to pay Sean Hannity and Bill “in the outer zone” O’Reilly any respect now.

By Eve'sanIdiot

November 6, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this

Stick with FoxNews. No silly flash. Just the information you need, and not in the tank for anyone.

By MBW

November 6, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this

Nice trick…but I agree that it didn’t really add anything to the coverage. Perhaps this will improve over time.

By JeremiahWright

November 6, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this

Stick with FoxNews. No silly flash. Just the information you need, and not in the tank for anyone.

By Michael

November 6, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this

Jealousy will get you nowhere. The Hologram was real cool.

By MBW

November 6, 2008 6:22 PM | Link to this

Can we officially ban the phrase “in the tank”? Please?

By Hey Now

November 6, 2008 6:33 PM | Link to this

CNN should send out holograms of Robin Meade as promos, including one right away to my house. Vavooom!

By Matt the Brave

November 6, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

What is thy bidding, my master? - Darth Vader :D

I think that it was interesting, but it’s sort of silly.

By David

November 6, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

Actually, I don’t understand why all the negative comments? This is the age of computer science and technology. Those that want to live in the horse and buggy age, have at it! Us comupter geeks will not only pass you by, but pull farther away!! Way to go CNN…..GET ER DONE!!!

By Viewer

November 6, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this

My first time blogging - have just read comments until now. Can’t believe the negativity. (If you don’t like CNN, don’t watch it!) If no one ever tried new technology we’d never make advances, and you’d find another name to call them. Must admit I could live without the bug, don’t like the rolling text, and dislike the ads for other shows running when I’m trying to watch a program.

As far as prejudice, some of you should be ashamed to have your narrow views in this day and age. But your lack of knowledge is amazing. The “N” in NAACP is for “National.” The spelling errors from some of you is amazing - I’d be ashamed of that. too.

The progressive income tax structure was first promoted by Roosevelt. Some Socialist! You people really need to read some history.

Most amazing of all above comments is anyone trying to say that FOX network news isn’t biased. Guess we couldn’t tell for whom you voted!

By SpacedOut

November 6, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this

What the hell is a CNN that y’all are discussing? Who or what is a Wolf Blitzer (a new drink from Dairy Queen, or is the Dairy Queen)? The only CNN I know of is the Clinton News Network which I would watch only under threat of: (1) Having a .45 at my temple; (2) Watch CNN or “The Jerry Springer Show” (JSS leads in this department); (3) Interpreting for Cheech and/or Chong; (4) Having to read the Atlanta Urinal-Constipation;, or, (5) Writing a 10,000 word essay on the merits of watching World Championship Wrestling. Well, PE Obama is now in charge so I ain’t gonna worry no mo’. ToljaSo!!

By Top552

November 6, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this

Amazing. What is all the whining about? Don’t be so stiff. The liberals on this blog think the Hologram was cool and displayed advances in technology, The conservatives believe it’s stupid because it’s more advanced than black and white television. Typical.

By Top552

November 6, 2008 10:21 PM | Link to this

Amazing. What is all the whining about? Don’t be so stiff. The liberals on this blog think the Hologram was cool and displayed advances in technology, The conservatives believe it’s stupid because it’s more advanced than black and white television. Typical.

By Voice of Reason

November 6, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this

I am SOOOOO TIRED of Wolf Blitzer, and Kyra Phillips. All her sugary, trying to be funny and folksy is freakin’ annoying. Her orange hair (she did tone it down after I wrote her :-))), but WOlf needs to go now.

Hated the hologram. seemed to be a stupid toy on a serious night of history being made.

By Tank

November 6, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this

I am so sick of hearing the terms “haters”, “hatin’”, and “hating’. Come out of the ghetto. Now is the time for CHANGE…

By David

November 6, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

I think that the point that CNN was trying to make with the holograms is that the technology that was shown in star trek and star wars now exsist in our day and time. The hologram technology was pretty cool to me. I didn’t see it as anything but CNN letting the viewers know that the hologram technology now can be done, and that technology has come a long way. Now we can do some of the things that we only dreamed of, or only saw in movies.

By t-dawg

November 6, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this

I thought it was awesome!!! Way to go CNN!!!

By Oki_wanbe

November 7, 2008 12:38 AM | Link to this

Some of the folks hating on CNN probably don’t need to be watching CNN; they are probably fauxnoise (foxnews) insiders seething with envy. I thought the hologram was cool and fun to watch and by the way CNN has been a trend setter: 24hr cable news, news ticker, magic wall etc

By Ryan

November 7, 2008 3:29 AM | Link to this

Next election the GOP will use the “hologram” to make the real Darth Vader show up at their convention. That’s the only leadership they have left.

By B-Bro

November 7, 2008 6:18 AM | Link to this

CNN sux after watching the campaign & election coverage I will keep get my news information from FOX

By Michael

November 7, 2008 6:50 AM | Link to this

As this technology improves & it will, the media will use it to deceive the public into thinking whatever agenda they are pushing is correct. I hate to see them armed with any more tools to promote their ideas & crap they spew!!!!

By Gordon

November 7, 2008 7:01 AM | Link to this

News? What news? CNN used to be the best place for stright news without all the crap. Now? Especially CNN Headline News. Oh to return to the days of yesteryear. When you could tune to CNN Headline News any time at all and get a well developed 30 minute news show. Now all you get is a bunch of ego driven nuts spewing their own personnel biases to try and titillate the masses.

By 1911A1

November 7, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

Gimmicks can’t make up for empty, vapid so-called “reporting.” Style over substance. Wolf Blitzer is nothing more than the world’s biggest drama queen.

2008: the year objective journalism died in America.

By Joey Mills

November 7, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

13+ million viewers can’t be wrong… Go CNN!

By Jason

November 7, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this

Just report the news. No need for stupid gimmicks.

By Larry G

November 7, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this

CNN is a propaganda outlet. They call themselves the most trusted name in news. What a crock. Trusted only by the lazy, the weak minds and the stupid liberals.

By NNC

November 7, 2008 5:43 PM | Link to this

Is it true that CNN is thinking of changing their call letters to DNC, in honor of their heroes?

By tom

November 7, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this

what a useless and goofy thing to do. just because technology allows you to do something doesn’t mean you should. cnn’s whole coverage was like that, trying to show off tech toys- really demeaned their coverage.

By tom

November 7, 2008 7:35 PM | Link to this

what a useless and goofy thing to do. just because technology allows you to do something doesn’t mean you should. cnn’s whole coverage was like that, trying to show off tech toys- really demeaned their coverage.

By David Hall

November 8, 2008 7:16 AM | Link to this

Absolutely stupid idea. Another one of CNN’s gimmicks to create news rather than report it fairly.

By Parker Godwin

November 8, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this

News corporations are laying off people by the thousands, but gosh-darn it, they’re happy to spend millions on a silly piece of technology that makes them the laughing stock of television election coverage. “Hmmm,” the head news wonk ponders, “I can keep 35 people employed or I can drop a load of cash on an election hologram…”

By donald

November 8, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

When a new technology or concept arrives on the scene, people who don’t understand it tend to blow it off as silly or stupid. I’m originally from Cnarleston SC and I remember back in the mid- 1970s when someone got the idea to put diapers on horses. That one went over like a lead ballon and people around the world riducled us for it. Today, it is seen a brilliant idea because it improved the cleanliness of the downtown area as well as cut down on the possible transmittance of disease. The hologram by CNN this week will be looked upon as a breakthrough in the coming years because of other potential applicaions for the technology besides news reporting. These are the kinds of cutting edge ideas and concepts America needs to keep ourselves at the top of the global food chain. To those who riducled the idea, NOT SO FAST MY FRIENDS!!

By Gerald

November 8, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

Mark of the beast. The anti - Christ. The image that the world will worship. Agree? Disagree?

By TPATL

November 9, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

I loved it GO CNN you guys had the best coverage of the election but I have to admit I turned the channel now and then just to see FOX news network so I could laugh just to see the expression on their face when Obama was projected as the winner. They have been so biased and negative against Obama.

By TPATL

November 9, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this

I loved it GO CNN you guys had the best coverage of the election but I have to admit I turned the channel now and then just to see FOX news network so I could laugh just to see the expression on their face when Obama was projected as the winner. They have been so biased and negative against Obama.

By TPATL

November 9, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this

Why are you guys so angry and negative toward CNN. Or could it be that your Great White Hope lost the election and the days of the good ol boys are gone HA! HA! HA! Sorry get over it.

By TPATL

November 9, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

Why are you guys so angry and negative toward CNN. Or could it be that your Great White Hope lost the election and the days of the good ol boys are gone HA! HA! HA! Sorry get over it.

By TPATL

November 9, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this

Why are you guys so angry and negative toward CNN. Or could it be that your Great White Hope lost the election and the days of the good ol boys are gone HA! HA! HA! Sorry get over it.

By chrissy

November 10, 2008 1:18 AM | Link to this

All the network news organizations need to take a poll and ask what the public thought of their election coverage. Since they won’t, Ill tell you, they all sucked. The only fair coverage was possibly Lou Dobbs. The networks, CNN and FOX were terrible and completely bias. I long for Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, and Walter Cronkite. They reported the news without personal bias and the public got more of the truth.

By chrissy

November 10, 2008 1:20 AM | Link to this

All the network news organizations need to take a poll and ask what the public thought of their election coverage. Since they won’t, Ill tell you, they all sucked. The only fair coverage was possibly Lou Dobbs. The networks, CNN and FOX were terrible and completely bias. I long for Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, and Walter Cronkite. They reported the news without personal bias and the public got more of the truth.