Photo of CNN hosts making light of Ebola on set sparks fury on Twitter (Cuomo, etc.)

Daily Mail ^ | October 17, 2014 | ANNABEL GROSSMAN

[maggief]

Photo of CNN hosts making light of Ebola on set sparks fury on Twitter

Anchors feigned fear in a posed shot with men in Hazmat suits

Chris Cuomo, Michaela Pereira and Alisyn Camerota host New Day program

Photograph posted on social media by CNN senior producer John Griffin

Twitter users accused station of poor taste and making light of serious issue

Ebola has killed nearly 4,500 people and triggered a global health crisis

CNN staff have been accused of making light of the deadly Ebola outbreak by posing for a photo while larking around with two men dressed in Hazmat suits.

Twitter users accused the three New Day anchors of mocking the Ebola crisis after CNN senior producer John Griffin posted the picture on social media.

In the photo, Chris Cuomo, Michaela Pereira and Alisyn Camerota pretend to be scared, with exaggerated shocked expressions, while two men in protective gear stand over them.

[kaboom]

The outfits look more like something from Mike Rowe's “Dirty Jobs”. I wonder if this photo was really for his new CNN show and some intern turned it into an Ebola joke.

[kaboom]

correction: change intern to CNN senior producer John Griffin.

[fortheDeclaration]

Just doing what the WH told them to do!

[tomkat]

.. this is finally going to blow

sooner = better

[exit82]

People have noticed that the one moonsuited guy looks like he’s giving Cuomo the bird, right?

Excellent!

[tomkat]

Nah, he’s pointing with his index finger.

Look again:

             

[timestax]

[timestax]

[tophat9000]

The sad thing is how much death and destruction will need happen before people get a clue...

[tomkat]

The sad thing is how much death and destruction will need happen before people get a clue...

Even sadder is the exponentially worse outcome if they don't.

[tomkat]

.. or refuse to, as seems most likely.
In which case the choice will be either CW II or Somalia II.

[tophat9000]

Well there A LOT of stupid people out there that are damm sure there just so smart .. that a dangerous group of fools towing the Obama line...

[all the best]

Enjoy Barack Obama Legacy America

Actually saw this on FR this morning. Hoping that it goes viral and before election day.

[Boogieman]

Yes, it is definitely the index finger. You can tell by looking at the knuckles. The longest knuckle is the one connected to the middle finger, and in that photo, you see the knuckle below the pointing finger extends further than the knuckle above it. Therefore, the pointing finger cannot be the middle one, it can only be the index finger.

What is above it, that looks at first glance like the knuckle of the index finger, is actually his thumb, with the tip folded behind his index finger.