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Title: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: cavegal on February 03, 2011, 01:18:49 PM
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/again-cnns-anderson-cooper-reports-his-car-has-been-attacked-in-cairo/

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The tension in the streets of Cairo has not changed, with CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting the vehicle he and his CNN crew were traveling in was set upon and attacked. “Situation on ground in #egypt very tense. Vehicle I was in attacked. My window smashed. All ok,” the AC 360 host reported via Twitter just about 12:45 Thursday.

Cooper spent most of Wednesday night reporting from an undisclosed location for safety after being repeatedly punched in the head during an attack by members of a pro-government mob.

Today’s incident comes amid widespread reports that journalists in Egypt have been targeted not only for harassment and physical violence, but also arrest. As The New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof warned, “to my reporting brethren in Egypt: there are reports that police are raiding hotels looking for journalists. Be careful!”
 
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: dandi on February 03, 2011, 02:20:05 PM
Quote from: cavegal on February 03, 2011, 01:18:49 PM
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/again-cnns-anderson-cooper-reports-his-car-has-been-attacked-in-cairo/
 

Bummer.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: DefiantSix on February 03, 2011, 02:27:09 PM
Ya know, if I was Anderson, I might be giving a little more credence to those folks I poo-poo'ed back in the states when they told me the folks over there in the mideast aren't real fond of teh gheys.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Eupher on February 03, 2011, 02:30:44 PM
Quote from: DefiantSix on February 03, 2011, 02:27:09 PM
Ya know, if I was Anderson, I might be giving a little more credence to those folks I poo-poo'ed back in the states when they told me the folks over there in the mideast aren't real fond of teh gheys.

Who's to say he isn't enjoying the assbeatings?
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: DefiantSix on February 03, 2011, 02:32:39 PM
Quote from: Eupher on February 03, 2011, 02:30:44 PM
Who's to say he isn't enjoying the assbeatings?

He probably thinks they're doing wonders for his ratings.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on February 03, 2011, 02:34:18 PM
Quote from: DefiantSix on February 03, 2011, 02:32:39 PM
He probably thinks they're doing wonders for his ratings.

Who is this Anderson Cooper?  Does he have some sort of TV show?
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Eupher on February 03, 2011, 02:34:40 PM
Quote from: DefiantSix on February 03, 2011, 02:32:39 PM
He probably thinks they're doing wonders for his ratings.

bingo.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: thundley4 on February 03, 2011, 02:36:40 PM
Sheperd Smith is saying that more journalist have been beaten and some possibly kidnapped. Greg Palkot was among those beaten.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/fox-news-greg-palkot-hospitalized-egypt_n_818311.html
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: dandi on February 03, 2011, 02:38:10 PM
Quote from: Eupher on February 03, 2011, 02:30:44 PM
Who's to say he isn't enjoying the assbeatings?

He must be, he hasn't gotten the hint and left yet.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on February 03, 2011, 02:39:06 PM
Quote from: thundley4 on February 03, 2011, 02:36:40 PM
Sheperd Smith is saying that more journalist have been beaten and some possibly kidnapped. Greg Palkot was among those beaten.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/fox-news-greg-palkot-hospitalized-egypt_n_818311.html

I bet the DUmmies are orgasmic.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: dandi on February 03, 2011, 02:48:47 PM
Quote from: thundley4 on February 03, 2011, 02:36:40 PM
Sheperd Smith is saying that more journalist have been beaten and some possibly kidnapped. Greg Palkot was among those beaten.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/fox-news-greg-palkot-hospitalized-egypt_n_818311.html

Man, that just sucks, doesn't it? 

Funny how the smartest people in the country don't have enough sense to stay away from bad areas...

Self correcting problems, the lot of them.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Rebel on February 03, 2011, 02:49:32 PM
Might be time for Mr. Vanderbilt to get the hell out of Dodge.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: thundley4 on February 03, 2011, 02:52:15 PM
I don't know about any of the other reporters but Palkot has always been willing to put himself where the action is.  I can't guess at how many reports he did when embedded with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.  My guess is that he volunteered when the Fox execs asked for someone to go there.
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Karin on February 03, 2011, 03:08:40 PM
Yes, Hannity reported on Greg during his radio show this afternoon.  He's apparently out of the hospital.  Scary shit. 
Title: Re: Again? CNN’s Anderson Cooper Reports His Car Has Been Attacked In Cairo
Post by: Karin on February 04, 2011, 07:28:44 AM
Over at the DUmp, they have a thread on this.  It has been thoroughly scrubbed of all the expected nasty comments.  Littered with Subthread Deleteds, these are followed by telling comments, making it obvious what was there before.