{"id":1790438,"date":"2022-12-30T09:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1790438"},"modified":"2022-12-30T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:04:06","slug":"2022-man-of-the-year-chris-licht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2022-man-of-the-year-chris-licht\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Man Of The Year: Chris Licht"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2022-man-of-the-year-chris-licht%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1790438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The CNN shitstorm is here,&#8221; <em>Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/2022-man-of-the-year-keith-olbermann\/\">Man of the Year<\/a> Keith Olbermann <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keitholbermann\/status\/1570411452724400128?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/1f62d5b74a60763100fefe4e0c50fd86df9bd4cf?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fkeitholbermann%252Fstatus%252F1570411452724400128%253Flang%253Den%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D2abb30f447deb506&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3yGlynfF8GYPHzQx-doXZX\">announced<\/a> September 15,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was 2022, the year that the CNN shitstorm hit. CNN+ was tossed onto the ash heap of history just 23 days\u2014and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-streaming-service-11650556680?mod=business_lead_pos3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/cd95ecee975ac8069e719a43f96a0ec5e500823c?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.wsj.com%252Farticles%252Fwarner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-streaming-service-11650556680%253Fmod%253Dbusiness_lead_pos3%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D6bbc52ac5d5f9eba&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3lxdkFJ_7_hvGCX2-p4BQ-\">$300 million<\/a>\u2014after its launch. RIP, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/19\/media\/cnn-plus-launch\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/f2d5a906160ee32bbdfe22f6f032f8df09aee343?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cnn.com%252F2021%252F07%252F19%252Fmedia%252Fcnn-plus-launch%252Findex.html%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3Ddc7f2db19e3a6908&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0cTtX-Nq8XMh_bvknqZ0fr\">the most important launch for CNN since Ted Turner launched the network in June of 1980<\/a>.&#8221; RIP, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/19\/media\/cnn-plus-launch\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/c33bbc8c5e99a7a72c67fe4a410800e03426b2f4?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cnn.com%252F2021%252F07%252F19%252Fmedia%252Fcnn-plus-launch%252Findex.html%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3De44454b4a7375a2a&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2HZiPAJs8Zo1Q6O29HWnb6\">the start of a new era<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CNN president Chris Licht walked into the Time Warner building with his own vision for polishing this turd\u2014one that didn\u2019t include the chubby public relations guru Brian Stelter, or the public masturbator Jeffrey Toobin. RIP Jeff Zucker, the refuge from arrogant, sneering and conventional wisdom. Oh, and RIP ex President of CNN Jeff Zucker.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to Licht\u2019s world! <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/cnn-toobin-stelter-harwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/a8c47f37e38e5315d5353344ede41a0f8f1ef64b?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fmedia%252Fcnn-toobin-stelter-harwood%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D277b31670babb9ab&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0EkaFH4nrHA7PzlWOBTBM5\">left-wing hacks<\/a> Republicans will get the axe, so get the ax. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/chris-lichts-republican-apology-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/89d8be6f16400d73f80df80222e2b24d3030efb9?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fmedia%252Fchris-lichts-republican-apology-tour%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D5d83124305668463&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0-Qfo3QEdT9Uu02jlEPzpP\">apology tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Did we mention that Licht is also an excellent judge of talent? Licht instantly recognized the contributions made by <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/2020-man-of-the-year-jake-tapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/34aad06bb51d28408a89eb8495f3da79bae70d00?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fculture%252F2020-man-of-the-year-jake-tapper%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3Ddecd1b40caac5052&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2O1rO-89LFxXsWgYj4xioJ\">former <em>Free Beacon<\/em> Man of the Year<\/a> Jake Tapper became a parental-rights activist and was promoted to primetime. It&#8217;s not Licht&#8217;s fault that nobody wanted to see it! Licht isn\u2019t just giving out pink slips; he\u2019s also creating jobs: The network <a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/19\/cnn-announces-guns-in-america-beat-and-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/a6572e8f21840f3a6f0cbe0883513793d728fcfb?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com%252F2022%252F10%252F19%252Fcnn-announces-guns-in-america-beat-and-team%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D9166fa5aeeb2518d&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw12WPtMyiLOBperHNXK4vlB\">announced in October<\/a> The former <em>Free Beacon<\/em> CNN analyst Stephen Gutowski, a gun reporter, would join them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This man is good at judging, taste and instincts. Keith Olbermann may consider that a &#8220;very good&#8221; man.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1570411912206106625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/7d041b099e47422ff4ff73ecb6c44871bd06b2fc?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252FKeithOlbermann%252Fstatus%252F1570411912206106625%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3Dd9be160d65760242&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1671814375787000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1eeEL-8_vGpTxlU-kKZGSP\">TV fascist<\/a>.&#8221; Chris Licht is therefore a 2022. <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> Man of the year. Congratulations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The CNN shitstorm is here,&#8221; Free Beacon Man of the Year Keith Olbermann announced on Sept. 15.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nThe post 2022 Man of the Year: Chris Licht appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":1790441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[3990,4092,4270,10137,5734],"class_list":["post-1790438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-3990","tag-beacon","tag-chris","tag-licht","tag-year"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1790438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1790441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1790438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1790438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1790438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}