Woodshed time again…
CJR Daily’s Paul McLeary rakes CNN’s Jeff Greenfield over the coals for some questionable analysis of Barack Obama that aired on The Situation Room…
That’s right, he actually drew a connection between a U.S. senator and possible presidential candidate and the Holocaust-denying, terrorist-supporting president of Iran –because neither wears a tie. But the most amateurish — and for CNN and Greenfield, the most embarrassing — part of the broadcast was still to come.
“Now, it is one thing to have a last name that sounds like Osama and a middle name, Hussein, that is probably less than helpful,” Greenfield blundered on, “but an outfit that reminds people of a charter member of the axis of evil, why, this could leave his presidential hopes hanging by a thread. Or is that threads?”
Considering some of the stuff Cafferty says on CNN, they decide to get all up in arms about THIS?
Comment by johnny dollar — December 12, 2006 @ 4:28 pm
But J$:
Cafferty attacks the GOP and Team Bush, so that’s OK to CJR. But let somebody criticize a Democrat, and that’s just uncalled for.
Comment by eddiebear — December 12, 2006 @ 4:36 pm
Yeah I heard Cafferty asking for emails yesterday afternoon concerning a possible impeachment of Cheney & Bush. But Greenfield was over-the-line in his remarks here too. Come on, the guy goes without a tie and all of a sudden he’s comparable to the Iranian president?
Comment by Alison — December 12, 2006 @ 4:49 pm
Man, I couldn’t believe it - I PRESUME Greenfield meant to be funny, but what poor judgment!
Comment by Arthur — December 12, 2006 @ 4:52 pm
Imagine if this was on FNC, What do you guys think the reaction would be? lol
Comment by Lurker — December 12, 2006 @ 6:52 pm
You Still Watch CNN?
Comment by You Still — December 12, 2006 @ 9:13 pm
Put Greenfield out to Pasture.
Comment by mike — December 12, 2006 @ 10:13 pm
What he said was the best stuff produced by CNN in a long time. “Once there was Greenfield, kissed by the sun….” but now we get Greenfield, kicked in the buns!
Comment by Roger C. — December 13, 2006 @ 10:18 am