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.
He did. He immediately apologized. The panel attacked him en masse. He groveled. His initial instinct was correct.
Hasan responded: "Did you just say I should die? You just said I should be killed."
No, he said he hopes you do not die.
Disgusting. It wasn’t apology-worthy.
I saw/heard the panel pig-piling on him. And after the show, that black chick, whose hairline is in the middle of her head, made an extra little comment from her office. I keep wondering what is WRONG with these people?
I saw/heard the panel pig-piling on him.
Good description.
ha!
What’s wrong with them is that they can dish it out but not take it. Nazis. Nazi. Nazi. Then when someone fires back it’s but I’m the victim. It makes me sick.
“It makes me sick.”
Ditto. It’s worse than sickening. It’s just plain evil. I don’t think it’ll stop now until “Kingdom come”. Satan sure is going overboard with the power he has.
Seems to be a typical muslim; it’s fine and dandy for them to kill others but the others fight back, then boo-hoo I’m a victim of aggression.
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