Posted on 10/29/2024 7:00:34 AM PDT by Mr.Unique
CNN has banned a conservative commentator from appearing on the network again after he told a Muslim journalist "I hope your beeper doesn't go off," an apparent reference to the spate of exploding pagers in Lebanon that killed members of the Hezbollah militant group last month.
Ryan Girdusky made the comment during a heated debate with Mehdi Hasan, a prominent British-American broadcaster and an outspoken critic of Israel's war in Gaza, on "CNN Newsnight" with host Abby Phillip.
The guests were discussing the racist jokes made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, which overshadowed former President Donald Trump's rally at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday and continued to make headlines two days later.
As the debate turned fractious, Girdusky and Hasan sparred over whether the latter had been labeled an anti-Semite. "I'm a supporter of the Palestinians, I'm used to it," Hasan said.
Girdusky replied: "Well I hope your beeper doesn't go off."
Hasan responded: "Did you just say I should die? You just said I should be killed."
When Phillip called out the comment, Girdusky apologized, claiming he heard Hasan say he supported Hamas. After a commercial break both Girdusky and Hasan had left the roundtable discussion.
The Biden Admin keeps CNN alive
George Lopez said Mexicans were lazy and they steal at a Kamala rally. Crickets.
They are defending Lopez by saying he’s a Mexican talking about Mexicans.
He wasn’t trying to be funny.
He said he hoped his beeper did NOT go off...Hasan should’ve taken that as Girdusky did NOT want him to die...
So NBC is reporting what happens on CNN?
Hasan has referred to non Muslims as animals. Just a FYI.
“ Girdusky replied: “Well I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.”
Now THAT’S funny.
That beeper comment is hilarious.
If the beeper had gone off at that moment CNN might have improved their ratings.
They need to get more Hamas fanatics on their shows.
Lol.
No, he intimated that you are an ally of the terrorists. So, what ever happened to free speech? It's OK to attack Trump, but not this guy???
Should have said, looks like you got a new pager....
I was wondering if CNN employees have beepers.
It’s just curiosity, ya know.
I’m curious because it sounds like Hassan was being more insulting at first throwing the Nazi slur around at Girdusky first.
Of course the objective reporting won’t say that.
Mehdi Hasan? Isn’t he the guy that said Israel was responsible for 9/11?
i watched this live...was hilarious.
All that was missing was the mike drop.
Forgive me, but that’s funny as hell! FWIW, my comedic taste leans heavily toward Blazing Saddles, Caddyshack, and Sam Kinison.
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