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.
Good jokes are rooted in reality. CNN just hates quality humor.
They should give him his own show, brilliant timing.
Yes, that was hilarious!
Liberals have no sense of humor or irony.
Trump should have had this guy at the rally instead of that loser.
You mean calling half the country Hitler?
Just because your offended, it doesn’t mean I’m wrong!
Yes, it is. Classic Concern Trolling.
Bwahahaha!
Girdusky should have brought a beeper and set it off to watch the ensuing panic!
Girdusky should not have apologized. The panel smelled blood and jumped on him. That was a big mistake. He should called him a terrorist sympathizer. It has the advantage of being true.
NO issues firing this guy... but I do have to ask when will they fire Van Jones for calling 2016 election fo Trump a Black Lash and ranted that every Trump voter was a racist.
Saying Puerto Rico is a garbage dump is not racist — except in the eyes of those already racist.
Like anyone supporting the Democratic party.
It was a “Whitelash.” I remember laughing about it.
How about “get that beeper away from me now!”?
“Saying Puerto Rico is a garbage dump is not racist”
PR people interviewed on Monday said the guy was right about the island. He didn’t disparage the people, just the dirty polluted island.
As always, it’s only white liberals who get “offended”.
Yep, most racist diatribe I’ve ever seen on TV, and the rest of the panel that night just sat there and not one, not a once challenged him about any of the racist crap that came out of his mouth and CNN never did anything to him for it.
“Girdusky should not have apologized.”
I don’t think he did.
First thing this morning Chicks On The Right showed this clip. I couldn’t understand it because there was so much shouting. But i think they showed a post pretty much confirming there would be no apology.
Oh course, things change quickly in this environment. Maybe he did.
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