Posted on 03/06/2014 4:27:26 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
A Russia Today anchor quit live on air Wednesday, declaring she cannot work for a station that “whitewashes the actions of Vladimir Putin.”
Liz Wahl, who works in the network’s Washington DC bureau, said her grandparents came to the United States to escape Soviet oppression.
“And that is why personally I cannot be part of a station funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the action of Putin,” she said, reading from a statement.
“I’m proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth. And that is why after this newscast I’m resigning.”
Earlier, Ms. Wahl had tweeted: “Just spoke to grandparents who came to US as refugees escaping Soviets during Hungarian revolution. Amazing to hear amid new Cold War fears.”
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Fox News needs to call her
There are some folks at MSNBC who, if they had a conscience...
I expected some hysterical or snarky comments and storming off the set. No. Very professional. Would make a great Fox Babe.
Imagine is some American newscasters did that. Never happen.
“I’m proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth. And that is why after this newscast I’m resigning.”
How altruistic is her statement? Why does she believe that Putin's actions are a whitewash? What evidence can she offer?
I watch RT from time to time. The Russian perspective on USA news is heavily slanted to the left, to the extent that I cannot even watch it for very long.
Someone taking a pot shot at Putin based on Russia's sordid history does not necessarily reflect where Russia is today, does it?
Their dept is 8% of GDP; our dept is 100% of GDP. Putin knows that men and women are different; the USA does not. Is there more?
She is an American.
She’s a fox.
“I’m proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth. And that is why after this newscast I’m resigning.”
Well if she winds up working for almost anyone other than Fox, “disseminating the truth” isn’t going to happen at the new gig either.
OK ... Is she an American working for a station IN America ?
You’ll never see our Big Government propagandists at CNN, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, or ABC speaking out against our dictator.
That is simply a matter of the President’s political party, unless you are suggesting you never heard anyone speak out about the previous President.
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