"CNN has chosen to not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam"..check this out (March 27, 2000)

CNN

[janetjanet998]

But they apparently have no such “respect” for Christianity; they didn’t hesitate for a second to show this image of the virgin Mary made out of elephant dung and pictures of female genitalia: New York, Brooklyn museum settle funding dispute

Pics and link to CNN article HERE

[little jeremiah]

"CNN is full of elephant dung."

Please do not insult elephant dung.

[GOPJ]

It's not "respect" with CNN it's fear.

[Emmet Fitzhume]

Yes, but Brit Hume and Sean Hannity personally BROADCASTED the cartoons several times on their FNC shows.

To be fair, CNN is still a pile of Islam-fearing, Christian-bashing America-hating elephant dung.