AC Talks TeaBagging

I'm not sure what "teabagging" means in politico lingo, but I know what it means to me. And I have a sneaking suspiction that Anderson Cooper knows the same definition.

So what compelled the Silver Fox to drop the term not once, not twice, but three times in the space of a minute? Cooper shoehorns the term in two times during David Gergen's analysis of the Republican's response to Obama's economic plan. Gergen continues, barely skipping a beat, but can't restrain his chuckle when Anderson excitedly gets out a third teabagging reference - this time, it's a doozy - at the end.

Watch the short clip here, and I think we can all agree on one thing for sure: David Gergen knows what teabagging means too.

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[The Truth]

Anderson Cooper is the least-watched weeknight cable news show and CNN is number three in cable news ratings, behind Fox News and MSNBC. Using the word "teabagging" is probably just a ploy to shore up his rock-bottom ratings. One thing it's not is serious journalism.