Posted on 05/17/2011 8:31:21 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Al Jazeera may not be having much luck getting its English channel onto American televisions, but Washington, at least, continues to be smitten.
At the opening night of the Al Jazeera U.S. Forum on Monday night, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney could be spotted milling among Al Jazeera top brass on the balcony of the Newseum while waiters passed non-alcoholic refreshments.
Over dinner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. John McCain praised Al Jazeera’s role as a catalyst in the Arab Spring uprisings before a room of journalists ranging from New Yorker investigative reporter Seymour Hersh to Ayman Mohyeldin, the face of Al Jazeera English’s reports from Tahrir Square.
‘I’m very proud of the role that Al Jazeera has played,” Sen. McCain said. “When that young man who was humiliated by the police in front of his friends and compatriots and family decided to burn himself to death, that would have been confined in earlier years to a single isolated incident, and it was Al Jazeera, it was Al Jazeera, that spread the story time and time again, so that it permeated the conscience, not only of the Tunisians, but of countries throughout the Arab world. So I congratulate you.”
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Another white haired misguided Republican liberal on the couch with Miss Nancy. Pathetic. McCain GTFA!
Am I the only one that sees a bad movie plot in this article?
To salute Al Jazeera, is equivalent to saluting the enemy.
It is like these Progressives have no grasp on reality. This article blew my mind. Aljazeera is in the middle of bestowing Sainthhood on OBL, the "Arab Spring" is actually a disaster as the radical muslims are taking over and these two pieces of garbage are praising this anti American news outlet. From Pelosi this is expected but for McLame, this is an even newer low. Thanks Sarah Palin for giving this human debris the credibility to beat Hayworth in the primary. Fantastic judgment.
Whiskey
Tango
Foxtrot
You have got to be kiddin me. I would have expected this from Baracka Al-Hussein Al-Bama, mmm, mmm, mmm but McCain?
The occasions on which I’ve watched Al Jazeera I found it barely distinguishable from MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR...
Just another lame outpost in la-la land.
Chattering McCain.
The room erupted in laughter.
Knee-slappin' hilarious.
Those slaughtered Arab Christians? A small price to pay for the glorious Arab Spring, not worthy of including in the narrative.
I salute both of them too, with my middle finger!
I wouldn’t be surprised if Ted Turner is the major stockholder if not CEO of Al Jezeera.
“The occasions on which I’ve watched Al Jazeera I found it barely distinguishable from MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR.”
I’ve watched them as well but strangely found them a cut above our mainstream news organizations in fairness and slightly less anti-American than them as well. I remember thinking at the time how surreal that was but was not shocked or surprised given who runs the MSM.
Well if McStain’s happy I’m happy.
Republicans H_______ In Name Only . . . ? (Or is that RHepublicans In Name Only?)
the old RHINOs such as McCain, Gingrich, Romney, Boehner, etc
Continuous testimony for term limits. My retarded neighbor could represent this country better than these two a$$holes.
That's funny. Sorry. Just giving you the option to add your own adjective, I guess.
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