Compare and contrast (Christiane Amanpour)

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Article #1

http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2006/cyb20060131.asp Jan 31 2006

1. Amanpour: "War in Iraq Has Basically Turned Out to Be a Disaster" "The war in Iraq has basically turned out to be a disaster," Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent, declared from London live on Monday's Larry King Live. In the segment in which journalists discussed the serious injury from a bomb in Iraq to ABC anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt, she lamented how "journalists have paid for it, paid for the privilege of witnessing and reporting that." She added: "For some reason which I can't fathom, the kind of awful thing that's going on there now on a daily basis has almost become humdrum. So when something happens to people that we identify, like Bob and like Doug, we wake up again and realize, no, this is not acceptable, what's going on there. And it's a terrible situation." King replied: "Well said." Later, in a segment on kidnaped journalist Jill Carroll, Amanpour asserted that "by any indicator Iraq is a black hole" and a "spiraling security disaster."

Article #2

http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2003/cyb20030409.asp#2 April 9 2003

CBS's Logan & CNN's Amanpour Don't Appreciate Clarke's Advice

     CBS's Lara Logan and CNN's Christiane Amanpour didn't appreciate Pentagon spokesman Torie Clarke's advice that a war zone is a dangerous place.

     Logan concluded her April 8 CBS Evening News story from Baghdad: “Baghdad is a dangerous location a U.S. spokesman said today. No one here needed to be told that.” On CNN on Tuesday afternoon, Amanpour, in Kuwait, lectured: “I would say that most of the journalists who are there [in Baghdad] have got a lot more experience in risky situations in war than some of the spokespeople who are giving out those comments.”

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[massgopguy]

PEE-YEW!!! I can smell her feet!

[AgThorn]

what a loonie ... when I channel surf and accidently stop at CNN, whenever I see this windbag I quickly wakeup and resume channel surfing!!

[Argus]

I think that Amanpour did some reports a few years back on the Kurdish children killed and crippled by Saddam's poison gas attacks. She seems to have a short memory.

[RexBeach]

You know, I just hate to hear this woman's voice. I find it terribly annoying. She is also very, very difficult to watch. Ugh.

So I reckon Christiane thinks we should release Saddam, cut and run and leave Iraq truly in ruins, politically, at least, to say nothing of the military situation in the country.

Is that what we are supposed to do? I think not.

[George Smiley]

She's full of it.

Here's an opposing viewpoint.

[One Proud Dad]

Porked up a bit the last few years.

[jagusafr]

I watched her reports in Panama while lying on the floor trying to keep the tracers from finding me and my family on Albrook Air Force Station. Not my favorite reporter.

[robowombat]

Back in the early 80's when Bashir Gemayel was rogering Christiane she was a blunt and forthright enemy of pro-Soviet middle eastern thug regimes such as Assad's Syria (foremost). However, she was no friend of Saddam's regime and her dispatches depicted it as simply the lesser evil to to the Mullahocracy of Iran. She filed her stories from either Beirut or Amman and even with the Gemayel's providing her protection she courted danger by the enemies she made. Today Christiane has descended to be just another MSM shill busy kissing Moslem a-s and sliming the US.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

She had a baby in 2000, but apparently leaves him behind in London with hubby Jamie Rubin, former spokesman for the US State Department during the Clinton Administration, while she jet-sets around the world's war zones.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I'm sure she shaves everyday, everywhere!

[JewishRighter]

"she lamented how "journalists have paid for it, paid for the privilege of witnessing and reporting that."

Now she laments. They scream for access, brag about how brave they are for covering the war, then squeal like pigs when someone gets hurt. Meanwhile, they provide slanted coverage to boot.

I wish Ms. A would get more "privileges" to witness and report on the war. To add to the realism, I think she should grow a mustache and report the story as an Iraqi recruit at one of those often-bombed police recruiting places. Not sure if the mustache will be necessary to complete the disguise.

[SuziQ]

“I would say that most of the journalists who are there [in Baghdad] have got a lot more experience in risky situations in war than some of the spokespeople who are giving out those comments.”

Is anyone forcing those journalists at gunpoint to be out there? They want to be there to get 'face time' so they can come home and be closer in line for one of those coveted 'news reader' jobs.

I'd like to see some comparison of how many journalists were killed and injured in Europe in WWII compared to Iraq for the last three years..

[Rummyfan]

Christiane Amanpour is a disaster!

Doncha just love Larry King of CNN interviewing Amanpour of CNN for his show on CNN? And they think the President lives in a bubble!

[ladiesview61]

I remember seeing her interviewing John Kerry's friends from childhood and college during the campaign...She was gushing all over the place about Kerry. BTW..what ever happened to attractive news people!?

[George Smiley]

Way Too Much Information.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Just sayin" Ya know,,,,,,,,

[massgopguy]

They can always cover the Flower Show.

[Lochlainnach]

When was the last time a TV newsperson with some chops was ever good looking?