CNN's firing of Octavia Nasr protested

politico ^ | 7/9/10 | KEACH HAGEY

[Nachum]

CNN’s firing of Senior Middle East News Editor Octavia Nasr has prompted an outcry from Arab-Americans, angry about what they see as a double standard when it comes to coverage of the Middle East in the American media. Nasr’s 20-year career at CNN ended Wednesday after a tweet mourning the death of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, a Lebanese Shiite cleric whom she called “one of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” Facing a rash of criticism, she explained her tweet in a blog post, saying her respect was based on Fadlallah’s advocacy for women’s rights.

[Nachum]

Translation: Blah, blah, blah, blah. We hate all you kafir (and especially Jews)

[roaddog727]

Facing a rash of criticism, she explained her tweet in a blog post, saying her respect was based on Fadlallah’s advocacy for women’s rights.”

Yeah right.

Tell me another one.........

[EggsAckley]

Maybe Al Jazeera is hiring.

[hondact200]

Good riddance to rubbish

[RickB444]

Hey CNN, make sure you giggle the handle after you flush. Sometimes turds like this seem to float back out to the surface. Best to keep this one down the drain.

[RickB444]

Whoops. I ment Jiggle the handle. LOL