[ewing]

Is she on the outs? (hopefully)

[montag813]

How dumb she is. MSNBC was going to can her anyhow, but now NO ONE will touch her. Go back to Canada, Ashleigh, your thinking is right in line with the average Canadian these days, it seems.

[Dionysius]

Does anyone have a picture of this person?

[rwfromkansas]

Wow.

I used to think she was a good reporter...this is bad.

I am glad she is dropping in star power.

[Bullish]

This is what passes for 'journalists' these days?

Banfield is just another America hating liberal fool.

[ladyinred]

"If we had paid more attention to Afghanistan in the '80s, we might not have had 9/11," she said.

Notice how she makes no mention to the ignoring of said Afghanistan during the 90's while the Clinton/Gore administration was in power? Gee, I am just wondering if maybe the Babe isn't a democrat with an axe to grind against conservatives! Surely not, since she is obviously one of the few professional "journalists" who knows how to do her job right!!! (gag)

[Mr. Mojo]

ripped television news networks, including her own, for their 'glorious' coverage of the Iraq war

Banfield was one of the few non-Arabs to believe Comical Ali's "reporting" on the progress of the war.

[Z-28]

"But it wasn't journalism, because I'm not sure Americans are hesitant to do this again -- to fight another war, because it looked to them like a courageous and terrific endeavor," she (Banfield) said.

What??? Is this liberal double-speak?

[kcvl]

Rush Limbaugh's Stack of Stuff

Al-Jazeera Is Hiring, Ashleigh

April 28, 2003

NBC News correspondent Ashleigh Banfield has had it. In a speech at Kansas State University, she ripped television news networks, including her own, for their glorious coverage of the Iraqi war and a lack of focus on international news overall. She also attacked NBC News for hiring right-wing radio talk show hosts on MSNBC, accusing them of copying Fox News Channel.

Ashleigh Banfield's real problem is that nobody's noticing her. There's an anchor on MSNBC who has been working his butt off, and his name is Lester Holt. Holt is getting tons of professional acclaim for the work he did on the Iraqi war. He was on TV 18 hours a day sometimes, anchoring with credibility, and I'm sure that's probably bothering Ashleigh a bit.

The fact of the matter is that when she had her own show, nobody watched it. When she traveled to the Middle East she dyed her hair brown and got all kinds of news coverage for doing that. She got more news coverage on her hair color than she ever got for doing her job. I think she's probably a little bitter. There is that anchor seat currently occupied by Katie Couric on The Today Show, and I wonder if some of these MSNBC female reporters have had that carrot dangled in front of them, only to realize they've been had. So, there could be behind the scenes dramas that have Ashleigh all upset. She's lashing out at everybody.

Ashleigh, no one is stopping you from leaving MSNBC. Nobody was stopping you from becoming a freelance reporter traveling throughout Iraq, including among the Iraqi soldiers and the U.S. targets, risking your life to report whatever you wanted from Iraq. You could have done this. Why didn't do you it?

People who sit around and wait for things to happen are generally going to be sitting around waiting for things to happen. People who try to make things happen, more often than not, do make things happen. Well, Ashleigh, there may be some openings for you over at Al-Jazeera.

[hmmmmm]

So, it spoke in Manhattan, KS.

Manhattan, KS.. where you can smell the manure (literally) from the dorms.

Manhattan, K-State, agriculture, middle America, Bush country.

Manhattan, minutes away from Fort Riley, the former (pre-Clinton) home of the Big Red One.

Manhattan, truly fly-over country.

I'm actually trying to understand why it felt an appearance in Manhattan, KS would further it's cause.... must be like all things from the dark (D) side, follow the money. (I wonder if she got more than a buck two fifty for her efforts :)).