Comments on: Mediocre Journalist Cause of China’s Woes http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html This is China Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:37:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: I http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1181 I Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:42:48 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1181 My apology to Jack Cafferty and CNN I think Jack Cafferty is basically the same goon and thug he has been for the last 50 years. He behaved exactly like such a goon and thug on April 9 when he faked as a commentator during a junky show on poisonous CNN. I am aware of concerns about my comments related to Jack Cafferty and CNN in the context of his foregone stupid mouth exercise and CNN’s circus shows, which I just made a moment ago. I would like to clarify that it was not my intent to cause offense to Jack Cafferty and CNN, and would apologize to anyone who has interpreted the comments in this way. I am a person that reports the news in an objective and balanced fashion. However, as part of my coverage I also employ myself as a commentator who provides robust opinions that generate debate. On this occasion I was offering my strongly held opinion of Jack Cafferty and CNN, not the American people, not all US news organizations – a point I am clarifying immediately after I made the comments. It should be noted that over many years, I have expressed critical comments on many people and many news organizations, including the American people and its leaders, and American news organizations and their managers. My apology to Jack Cafferty and CNN

I think Jack Cafferty is basically the same goon and thug he has been for the last 50 years. He behaved exactly like such a goon and thug on April 9 when he faked as a commentator during a junky show on poisonous CNN.

I am aware of concerns about my comments related to Jack Cafferty and CNN in the context of his foregone stupid mouth exercise and CNN’s circus shows, which I just made a moment ago.

I would like to clarify that it was not my intent to cause offense to Jack Cafferty and CNN, and would apologize to anyone who has interpreted the comments in this way.

I am a person that reports the news in an objective and balanced fashion. However, as part of my coverage I also employ myself as a commentator who provides robust opinions that generate debate.

On this occasion I was offering my strongly held opinion of Jack Cafferty and CNN, not the American people, not all US news organizations – a point I am clarifying immediately after I made the comments.

It should be noted that over many years, I have expressed critical comments on many people and many news organizations, including the American people and its leaders, and American news organizations and their managers.

]]> By: Josh http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1135 Josh Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:43:17 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1135 @Lu I've watched his broadcasts. The man is not exactly Mensa material. @Lu

I’ve watched his broadcasts. The man is not exactly Mensa material.

]]> By: Lu http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1134 Lu Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:38:14 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1134 "And didn’t he make it clear he was talking about the government?" From the transcript I read here, he didn't. He talked first about 'China' and then about 'they', now you can take that to mean the Chinese government, but you can just as easily take it to mean 'China', and in extension 'all Chinese people'. If he meant 'the Chinese government', he should have said so. As an anchorman (?) for one of the world's biggest news stations you'd hope he'd know better than that. “And didn’t he make it clear he was talking about the government?”
From the transcript I read here, he didn’t. He talked first about ‘China’ and then about ‘they’, now you can take that to mean the Chinese government, but you can just as easily take it to mean ‘China’, and in extension ‘all Chinese people’. If he meant ‘the Chinese government’, he should have said so. As an anchorman (?) for one of the world’s biggest news stations you’d hope he’d know better than that.

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1133 Matthew Stinson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:12:24 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1133 One of the things these incidents speak to is the inability of the Chinese government to speak diplomatically when confronted with criticism. Slamming Cafferty doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things, but calling the Speaker of the House "disgusting" is a massive breach of the traditional discourse. On bad days it seems like most of China's foreign policy hands are unreconstructed Maoists. One of the things these incidents speak to is the inability of the Chinese government to speak diplomatically when confronted with criticism. Slamming Cafferty doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things, but calling the Speaker of the House “disgusting” is a massive breach of the traditional discourse. On bad days it seems like most of China’s foreign policy hands are unreconstructed Maoists.

]]> By: Larry http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1132 Larry Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:15:20 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1132 You should read about the reaction of the Boao chairman reacting to ta flame bait about Taiwan's membership. It's even more entertaining because the irritating question was intentional so. I guess they all have the same media handling training - show your authority, get mad, get angry, get ridiculous. You should read about the reaction of the Boao chairman reacting to ta flame bait about Taiwan’s membership. It’s even more entertaining because the irritating question was intentional so.

I guess they all have the same media handling training - show your authority, get mad, get angry, get ridiculous.

]]> By: Rhys http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1131 Rhys Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:03:47 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/16/mediocre-journalist-cause-of-chinas-woes.html#comment-1131 Yeah - agreed. The Chinese Government is really emabarrassing itself. It should have far more dignity than to demand an apology from an idiot reporter in another country. Imagine the American Government demanding an apology from Al-Jazeera. Or the BBC. I can't believe I just said that. That is in no way a compliment to the current American administration. Yeah - agreed. The Chinese Government is really emabarrassing itself. It should have far more dignity than to demand an apology from an idiot reporter in another country. Imagine the American Government demanding an apology from Al-Jazeera. Or the BBC.
I can’t believe I just said that. That is in no way a compliment to the current American administration.

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