Christiane Amanpour in Rome asking tough questions on CNN...

[DeepModem Mom]

about the American pedophilia scandal and Cardinal Law, about compassion for AIDS victims in the face of Church policy, etc. She's anchoring with Anderson Cooper. What a great reporter she is! (Someone at my house observed that while Anderson is dressed in mourning, Christiane is dressed as a reporter.)

ON EDIT: Soledad O'Brien now on-screen, asking the usual questions.

[Marnieworld]

1. God I love her!

I hope she stays out of Iraq. We get away with shooting journalists there.

[RethugAssKicker]

25. Shes great

I wish she would take over the anchor position.... but heck that will never happen.

[Dogmudgeon]

2. She appreciates his strengths, but doesn't whitewash his flaws

That's reporting!

Why can't more people think like this? Pope John Paul was a great man in many respects. He was also deeply flawed, like most of us are. Why the rush to either canonize or demonize?

He was what he was. Those who whish to learn from his example can learn from the good AND the bad.

--p!

[etherealtruth]

4. Touche!

[DeepModem Mom]

8. You expressed my feelings exactly...

especially as you note the good and bad in all of us.

[Edgewater_Joe]

3. You Mean There Are Still REAL Reporters At CNN?

Huh.

[rooboy]

13. CNN International has quite a few good reporters. n/t

[tanyev]

5. First thing I noticed when I had the TV on this morning--

the ABC and CBS morning show anchors/whores all had black on. They're not in Rome. Probably not even Catholic! I guess it's just like wearing RW&B for Flag Day or Memorial Day, or a costume on Halloween. Just a kicky, fun way they can celebrate the solemnity of the day.

[peacetalksforall]

9. So why don't they wear boots every day? n/t

[Catamount]

34. I stopped watching them last Nov. after many years, but do miss her and

a few others like her husband, Rubin.
If only the locals were as good as the internationals I might turn them on again one day.

[CottonBear]

6. She rarely appears on CNN these days.

God, I miss her and Lynn Russell and Bobby Battista and Bernard Shaw and Peter Arnett. Oh yes, I miss Ted Turner too. When AOL-Time Warner took over, they got rid of the real reporters and "Fauxed" CNN . I remember when CNN changed its format to include the newstickers and excessive graphics.
:cry:

[peacetalksforall]

15. CNN is not about news, they are about propaganda. There's no

propaganda coming from Christiane.

Welcome to the United Corporations of America!

Unless we wake up, stand up, speak up.

[iamjoy]

18. I Miss Lynn, Too

I don't like watching CNN anymore, although I do go to CNN.com for my news.

I like Amanpour also, I think she's gutsy and insightful

[CottonBear]

27. She has written abook. Very interesting.

She was a reporter and a deputy sheriff in Atlanta!

[checks-n-balances]

26. Yeah, Peter Arnett - the one they sacrificed and made an example of

Sent a real chill amongst other journalists early on after 9/11...

Yep, I miss all of those people. Thank God Ms. Amanpour is still hangin' on.

[leftchick]

7. How she tolerates those Bozos she has to work with...

is way beyond my comprehension. She is remarkable.

[Leilani]

19. That;s why she lives in London.

She doesn't have to be among the Bozos.

[leftchick]

23. I know, what I am referring to are moments like this.....

and when she has to talk to Leslie Blitzer and those others on occasion. I would have to be medicated to get through it.

[hue]

28. My thoughts exactly! courageous and dedicated to the truth! n/t

[silverpatronus]

10. i totally fangirl that woman

she's incredible. one hell of a journalist.

[hue]

11. LOVE CHRISTIANE TOO!

Yes I saw that interview also. The cardinal slithered out of answering the questions directly--as was to be expected.
My mental fantasy was to strangle him with his lacey skirt!

I sent my sons to a secular private school because the neighborhood parish priest had "an affair" with one of the alter boys--which totally ruined that child! Not much was covered in our local press about that-but I was willing to be damned before I put my sons in that kind of environment! :evilfrown:

[DeepModem Mom]

16. You're right -- the Cardinal totally avoided answering. nt

[jean]

12. Thomas Cahill was interviewed on AAR Minnesota this morning and said

the Vatican put Bernard Law in a 'parish' in Italy (in Rome?) that he can't be pulled from - as if he has diplomatic immunity.

Cahill had a recent article in the NYT:
The Price of Infallibility
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/opinion/cahill.html?pagewanted=print&position=

[MoonRiver]

14. Christiane is to hero, as Soledad is to whore.

nuff said

[BlueManDude]

17. the assassination of Archbisop Romero in El Salvador

was in my mind silently condoned by JPII.

[Atman]

20. Solidad; "Cardinal, who do you think will win American Idol?"

I can't stand that vacuous idiot. She is the worst, and got where she is because of her cutesy-pie little sister act. She's dumber than a box of rocks.

[KharmaTrain]

21. CNNServative's Horrid Coverage

This network used to be the "go-to" when a serious event was going on...and judiciously covered events instead of making them into spectacles.

This network's cheap coverage (and that's what it is), relies on using their "personalities" and an arranged crew of paid telepundits, talking heads and "religious experts" along with tons of archived footage that has been piling up for years. This wasn't reporting, this was rolling out sausage...creating a story that they think will draw ratings and revenues and then playing it over and over...news and information takes a back seat when the feeding frenzy begins.

Someone above mentioned the old CNN of Turner's days...when he controlled the network from Atlanta, and the bureaus in Washington, New York, LA and elsewhere were satallite operations that fed the hub. Now there's the New York division (Zahn, Brown), the LA crowd (King) and Washington (Woodruff, Blitzer, Novak) that all are vying for the camera time and who gets the nicer hotel room. It's a shame since this network has become so self-serving and cheapened it's greatest asset information for a few nuggets of gold. From what I've read of the new management, expect more the the same.

[Leilani]

22. She's not only a terrific reporter,

but she is totally fearless.

She reports from all the hotspots where most of the MSM are too chicken to visit.

[earth mom]

24. I don't get CNN, but am glad to know Amanpour hasn't drank the kool aid!

[xultar]

29. I love you Christiane! n/t

[lonestarnot]

30. Yikes let's not be toooo exhuberant...she may get offed!

[Zhade]

31. KICK

KICK

[AgadorSparticus]

32. she's back????!!?!?!! woooo-hooooooo!!

I hope we get to see MUCH more of her on CNN. Big fan here too.

:bounce::bounce: :bounce::bounce:

[BlackVelvetElvis]

33. Seeing her do an extended piece just makes me miss her

class and presence.

[ngGale]

"Christiane Amanpour" - a real journalist....n/t

[ngGale]

35. "Christiane Amanpour" - a real journalist....n/t