Posted on 05/17/2011 8:31:21 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Al Jazeera may not be having much luck getting its English channel onto American televisions, but Washington, at least, continues to be smitten.
At the opening night of the Al Jazeera U.S. Forum on Monday night, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney could be spotted milling among Al Jazeera top brass on the balcony of the Newseum while waiters passed non-alcoholic refreshments.
Over dinner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. John McCain praised Al Jazeera’s role as a catalyst in the Arab Spring uprisings before a room of journalists ranging from New Yorker investigative reporter Seymour Hersh to Ayman Mohyeldin, the face of Al Jazeera English’s reports from Tahrir Square.
‘I’m very proud of the role that Al Jazeera has played,” Sen. McCain said. “When that young man who was humiliated by the police in front of his friends and compatriots and family decided to burn himself to death, that would have been confined in earlier years to a single isolated incident, and it was Al Jazeera, it was Al Jazeera, that spread the story time and time again, so that it permeated the conscience, not only of the Tunisians, but of countries throughout the Arab world. So I congratulate you.”
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Is any surprised that McCain would do this? The man is insane.
Heres wishing a early retirement and a long stay in a mental ward for McCain. Hope the electro-shock works.
Rather telling I suggest.
This is one of the better examples of how out of touch politicians in DC get.
Mr McCain should take a sample of his voters and ask how many think this is a good idea.
It would be a very small number. McCain and his DC staff would of course sneer and say they they know better.
We need term limits....
I remember thinking at the time how surreal that was but was not shocked or surprised given who runs the MSM.
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