CNN’s Don Lemon screwed up. Amazingly there was a broad bipartisan shaking of heads in regards to the co-host of CNN This Morning all of the sudden arguing that presidential candidate and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was past her “prime” as a result of she was — await it — 51!

Haley had been out on the marketing campaign path making a difficulty of a candidate’s age (which means Donald Trump and Joe Biden). So my former CNN colleague Don took it from there, immediately drawing dagger appears from co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlin Collins.

This being the media, the Lemon remarks immediately went in all places. As right here at Newsweek the place this was the headline: 

Don Lemon Stuns Co-Host After Saying 50-Yr-Outdated Ladies Are Previous Their Prime

This being the period of social media the standard of his tweeted apology was immediately picked aside. 

All to the nice. Lemon’s remarks have been simply plain dopey. Often known as silly. It could appear apparent to most that somebody – anybody – may be of their “prime” wherever alongside the road of their grownup life, “prime” being arrived at by way of the extremely particular person life experiences of every particular person human being.

In my youth, I labored for President Reagan. He was 69 when elected and 70 a number of weeks after being sworn in. Within the day he was decidedly in his prime, that having been reached by the collective of his personal private, skilled and political expertise. However one doesn’t must be a president to be in a single’s prime. One may be, actually, something professionally talking. Your plumber or physician or some other grownup may be of their prime. Clearly Don Lemon was improper.

However it was what got here after the Lemon apology that must be regarding. Right here is however one headline, fittingly from CNN itself: 

Don Lemon to return to CNN, will bear formal coaching following sexist feedback, community boss says

The story studies: 

“New York CNN  — CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to the community’s air on Wednesday and can take part in formal coaching following sexist feedback he made final week, the community’s chief govt, Chris Licht, mentioned in an e mail to workers Monday evening.

‘I sat down with Don and had a frank and significant dialog,’ Licht wrote in a memo. ‘He has agreed to take part in formal coaching, in addition to persevering with to hear and be taught. We take this example very critically.’”

Cease proper there. What’s “formal coaching”? Is that this a gold-plated “re-education” camp from a woke company? Or might it simply be an try for Lemon to cease treating his co-hosts like “the assistance.” There’s nothing improper with a boss disciplining an errant worker, notably one within the media if that mistake is on international show. In a blink it seems CNN has gone from a easy and correct reprimanding of a momentarily errant worker, shifting immediately to a tradition struggle mentality. 

The central level right here is disturbingly clear. The left-wing need to close down “improper pondering” that isn’t ideologically in synch with no matter is the leftist gold commonplace of the second doesn’t change. 

Did Don Lemon say one thing silly? Sure. Did he apologize? Sure. Ought to he have apologized? Sure.

However to demand that he bear “coaching” — or he might lose his job if he doesn’t — there’s the place CNN stepped over the road.

And the regarding factor is that such a ideological indoctrination is happening in a single main American establishment after one other – not simply with media like CNN. Whether or not its company CEO’s, academia, and even sports activities the unstated demand is to assume the right – aka left-leaning – approach…otherwise you’re headed for “coaching” — otherwise you’re out.

Simply the opposite week in this house I took be aware of the woke assaults on legendary soccer coach Tony Dungy. What prompted the uproar over Dungy’s presence as a sports activities commentator on NBC? “Coach Dungy let or not it’s recognized that he could be attending this previous week’s fiftieth March for Life in Washington.” Oh the horror!

And as was famous, Dungy wasn’t alone within the sports activities world being attacked for not having the right political opinions. Tim Graham took be aware of this, writing: 

“On January 17, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov infuriated sports activities journalists when he refused to put on a rainbow jersey for warm-ups throughout ‘Delight Night time,’ citing his Russian Orthodox religion. ‘I respect all people and I respect all people’s selections. My alternative is to remain true to myself and my faith.”

The purpose in all of that is easy. Dangerous sufficient that every one this woke nonsense is on the market. And as talked about, within the case of Don Lemon, saying one thing that’s clearly dumb deserved problem.

However there’s a appreciable distinction between difficult somebody for saying one thing dopey and suggesting an apology – and insisting that they be despatched to what seems to be an American model of a re-education camp for the suitable “coaching” – aka leftist political indoctrination.

It could be good to think about that this kind of “off to the camps for coaching” indoctrination mentality is on the finish of its ropes.  However don’t wager the ranch.

Not good. Not good in any respect.