"You're in The Situation Room..."

I stopped watching CNN when I didn't get it anymore at work. But I'm on a bit of a hiatus, and CNN premiered their newest "flagship" show today, "The Situation Room" with Leslie Blitzer. In case you didn't catch it, here's the big innovation:

Blitzer's standing up.

Also, sometimes they'll show a board with a list of top headlines on news websites. They won't REPORT on them, mind you, just show a board with 5 words on one news story or another. You want the news? Go look it up yourself!

Also, they'll continually tell you that "You're in the Situation Room!" As if it's a magical space where I'm in the heart of the news cycle, watching the "Political Stories" butter churn, and the "World Affairs" spin vaccuum.

And what ends up spitting out from this "I'm watching everything" type of coverage center? Well, on one of their quick hits watching "data feeds" (it's fucking taped footage, you morons), Leslie and the gang stopped on a water main break in suburban Atlanta. "Look at this, water splashing into the air!" intoned Blitzer.

Hard news. Data feeds. You're in the situation room.