Anderson cooper gets his ass kicked by Egyptian protestors

Yea well that is what dictators do. The guys who attacked him were Mubarak supporters who want the protest to end and want the coverage of it to end too. Welcome to what living under a dictator is like. It would be similar to letting the Mafia take over the government here.

 

religion of peace.

 

Don't those kind of incidents attract even more attention? I don't think anyone in this country cared about Egypt a few days ago, aside from their pyramids. Letting the pro-Mubarak supporters go toe-to-toe with journalists isn't savvy in building international support. There are a lot of messed up politicians in power, just ensure the safety of people at least.

 

"ensure the safety of people" while the country is undergoing a revolution? uhhh....

 

Dude, the lazy bastards in those tanks are not helping their cause by being idle.

It would be beneficial for all parties involved to maintain civility.

 

So ... who will be the first journo held hostage, or even killed, in Egypt?

 

Brian Hartman takes the lead!

 

Not to be outdone, Anderson Cooper claims a second attack! Cooper inches ahead (pardon the pun)!

 

This reminds me of the thread about the brother getting 6 months for punching and pulling hair of his sister, even though no injuries were reported.

A football practice is far more violent.

 

Hit him in the muscle! Hit him in the muscle!

I still don't know what that means, but I get laughs every time I say it...

 

I hope she recovers from this savage attack on the day of "celebration" in Cairo.



CBS News Correspondent Lara Logan in Tahrir Square moments before she was attacked on Feb. 11, 2011. (CBS).

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/15/60minutes/main20032070.shtml

 

anyone surprised? hot blond white chick in the middle of a bunch of muslim crazies dreaming about 72 virgins?

 

I hate to sound crass, but she made herself part of the story when she waded into that mob. The fact she was assaulted is now news. She has the right to personal privacy, but CBS as a news organization has the responsibility to tell the story about her assault, because all we've heard is that these are peaceful and peace-loving groups.

I hope Ms. Logan recovers both physically and emotionally. She's excellent at her job.

 

There are many reports that this wasn't an isolated incident during the "celebration". Of course, our media doesn't want to ruin the narrative that they have constructed, so it's best that they just ignore the horror that Lara Logan went through.

I also saw that the new Constituation Committee in Egypt is headed by an Islamist judge...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...judge-to-head-new-constitution-committee.html

 

http://jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com/2011/02/logan-assaulted-by-goons-yelling-jew.html

 

What's a bit chilling to me is that Obama gives a couple hundred thousand Egyptian protesters more legitimacy than he gave a million or so Tea Party protesters last fall.

Now, after Bahrain's pro-US gov't to step down, while he says nothing about Iran's shooting their own protesters. I just don't get it.

 

Post the links, it'll be good to get more perspective.

Many members of the media have been attacked. It's unwise to chalk down all Egyptians as being Islamic hate filled thugs who attack/sexually assault reporters. Those would be in the microscopic minority compared to the population of Egypt. Yes, I know it's fun to get into a xenophobic tizzy, but in the end it does little to help the situation.