Anderson Cooper (CNN) attacked while trying to approach pro-Mubarak protesters

bobblepuzzle

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/02/02/ac.cooper.egypt.protest.attack.cnn

Jesus, what a sense of dignity those protestors have... all they were doing was trying to get their side of the story... :mad:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Pity it wasn't a Sky News reporter...

orourkeda

They wont attack charlie bird like that

bobblepuzzle

orourkeda wrote: »

They wont attack charlie bird like that

Damn right! Bird would've opened a can of whoop ass! :pac:

Badgermonkey

orourkeda wrote: »

They wont attack charlie bird like that

He'd be in Montrose recording v/o on a BBC feed.

....and he'd moan about it.

blackdog2

orourkeda wrote: »

They wont attack charlie bird like that

Commentators' Curse...

bobblepuzzle

Badgermonkey wrote: »

He'd be in Montrose recording v/o on a BBC feed.

....and he'd moan about it.

Nah, he'd go to Egypt and say "Listen fool, I was on O'Connell St, I've been through the wars!" :P

The Saint

Is it because he is black gay?

ShamoBuc

Shower of nut jobs

Nodin

bobblepuzzle wrote: »

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/02/02/ac.cooper.egypt.protest.attack.cnn

Jesus, what a sense of dignity those protestors have... all they were doing was trying to get their side of the story... :mad:

He should call the cops.....






O. yeah.

orourkeda

blackdog2 wrote: »

Commentators' Curse...

Hopefully

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Scum really... "They look like americans, all americans must pay". Very retarded mentality if that's the case. Either way, what did the reporters do apart from being white to deserve the attack? That could have easily escalated into something a lot more serious.

strobe

Aren't most of the pro-Mub's basically hired thugs? It's not the first time the regime has sent 'civilians' out to smash up protesters.

partyatmygaff

Briar Delightful Testosterone wrote: »

Scum really... "They look like americans, all americans must pay". Very retarded mentality if that's the case. Either way, what did the reporters do apart from being white to deserve the attack? That could have easily escalated into something a lot more serious.

That's not the main reason. It could be a reason but I really doubt it. There is no racist "anti-white" sentiments in Egypt considering people in Egypt range from pale "European" white to dark black.

People in Egypt are feeling anti-American as they feel the government are oppressing them with the aid of the US. For example, earlier in the protest someone pointed out that the tear gas canisters being used were American made.

There's also the element of shame. They don't want Egypt to look bad on the international stage. Some of the less savoury of the protestors might view attacking cameramen as preventing the leak of the images of chaos and mayhem to the world. It doesn't sound very reasonable, but then again neither does having a full scale battle across a 1km^2 city square.

strobe wrote: »

Aren't most of the pro-Mub's basically hired thugs? It's not the first time the regime has sent 'civilians' out to smash up protesters.

Very few. I'd say they're agent provocateurs rather than masses of hired thugs. They may have sent a few people to instigate a riot and then they withdraw after it gets in to full flow.

hmmm

These were Mubarak supporters, not those who are feeling oppressed.

The population are suffering badly from the chaos, and the regime is feeding the people the idea that "foreign agents" are at work (usually a codeword for Israel). Therefore, the pro Mubarak crowd have taken to attacking foreigners in general as they think they are spies, agitators and the reason why their businesses and jobs are at risk.

partyatmygaff

hmmm wrote: »

These were Mubarak supporters, not those who are feeling oppressed.

I know that. Mubarak supporter =/= Pro-Oppression.

The people who are for Mubarak are primarily campaigning to allow him the chance to peacefully transfer power to the next government. Their logic is that Mubarak said he will not seek another term come September therefore the best solution in their view is to try and restabilise the country prior to the elections.

Sanjuro

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Pity it wasn't a Sky News reporter...

I'd pay a small fortune if they sent Kay Burley in.

Anyway, on a more serious note, you should read Robert Fisk's report from on the ground in Cairo. It's freaky stuff.

Fisk in Cairo.

GizAGoOfYerGee

They punched him on his face, with their fists, and called him 'an Orange Bastard'!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXUpbDO-8xo

bobblepuzzle

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

They punched him on his face, with their fists, and called him 'an Orange Bastard'!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXUpbDO-8xo

God, he'd give Cooper a run for his money all right...

lolie

orourkeda wrote: »

They wont attack charlie bird like that

didnt he not get a few slaps at the love ulster parade a few years ago.


didnt see last to posts.....oops

LambsEye

I fancy Anderson Cooper, even though he's a ghey.

Gunsfortoys

LambsEye wrote: »

I fancy Anderson Cooper, even though he's a ghey.

Maybe thats why he was attacked. :pac:

Badgermonkey

He's grey and proud.

Now if he went for the silver rinse, he'd deserve a public beating.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

partyatmygaff wrote: »

That's not the main reason. It could be a reason but I really doubt it. There is no racist "anti-white" sentiments in Egypt considering people in Egypt range from pale "European" white to dark black.

People in Egypt are feeling anti-American as they feel the government are oppressing them with the aid of the US. For example, earlier in the protest someone pointed out that the tear gas canisters being used were American made.

There's also the element of shame. They don't want Egypt to look bad on the international stage. Some of the less savoury of the protestors might view attacking cameramen as preventing the leak of the images of chaos and mayhem to the world. It doesn't sound very reasonable, but then again neither does having a full scale battle across a 1km^2 city square.


Very few. I'd say they're agent provocateurs rather than masses of hired thugs. They may have sent a few people to instigate a riot and then they withdraw after it gets in to full flow.

Ah yea, just giving my view on how I percieved it. Looking over the video again, it began with one man trying to grab the camera, which may have been somewhat hidden. He said he was using the "flip out" camera? Mainly to not draw attention to them.

I don't mean they are anti-white, more of a "They're white, they must be americans" or something along those lines.

I don't like the idea of innocents getting kicked to death in the heat of the moment because of something so small, you know?

Milky Moo

What a silver fox! didn't he save a young boy in Haiti from being crushed during a news report? purrrr!

Latchy

I thought yer man escaping on the camel was cool ( he was trying to escape wasn't he ? )

like Yosmite Sam with his whip , lashing out at everybody ie,'' get back ya heathens '' .


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AnonoBoy

And yet some eejits keep saying sh*t like 'We should do like the Egyptians have done!"

"Yeah! Let's box reporters in the head and protest even though we actually have a working democratic system in our country. But I'm too f*cking thick to realise that so I'm going to advocate riots instead cause I wanna smash sh*t and pretend I'm doing it because I care about Ireland. Yeah! What? Vote? No, I don't vote! I'm not a ghey!"

:rolleyes:

irishconvert

partyatmygaff wrote: »

I know that. Mubarak supporter =/= Pro-Oppression.

The people who are for Mubarak are primarily campaigning to allow him the chance to peacefully transfer power to the next government. Their logic is that Mubarak said he will not seek another term come September therefore the best solution in their view is to try and restabilise the country prior to the elections.

Would you trust Mubarak?

partyatmygaff

irishconvert wrote: »

Would you trust Mubarak?

Well he did say he's "had enough with politics" and that had he the chance he would leave office immediately but would refrain from doing so so as to not descend Egypt in to further chaos.

On one hand, he is 83 and he may truly have had enough but on the other hand he may have ulterior motives behind waiting until September.

Or he could be doing it to avoid going down in history as being forced out of his office.

So all in all, I am quite unsure as to whether or not he can be trusted.

Einhard

"We didn't want to run because we didn't want the crowd to get emboldened, thinking we were scared and chase us"




Someone shoould sit Anderson Cooper down and explain the difference between Egyptians and wasps...


Wouldn't have happened Wolf Blitzer though. Anyone with a name that epic would have taken on the crowd single handedly and won, and then personally toppled Mubarak just for the kicks.

Birdnuts

AnonoBoy wrote: »

And yet some eejits keep saying sh*t like 'We should do like the Egyptians have done!"

"Yeah! Let's box reporters in the head and protest even though we actually have a working democratic system in our country. But I'm too f*cking thick to realise that so I'm going to advocate riots instead cause I wanna smash sh*t and pretend I'm doing it because I care about Ireland. Yeah! What? Vote? No, I don't vote! I'm not a ghey!"

:rolleyes:

Yeah - it was much better to sit back and let Biffo et al sign deals that will beggar us for decades:rolleyes:

Einhard

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Well he did say he's "had enough with politics" and that had he the chance he would leave office immediately but would refrain from doing so so as to not descend Egypt in to further chaos.

And he's also stated every few years or so for the past three decades that he'll allow free and fair elections, where all parties can canvass equally....

Forgive me if I have qualms about taking a murderous old dictator at his word.

Einhard

Birdnuts wrote: »

Yeah - it was much better to sit back and let Biffo et al sign deals that will beggar us for decades:rolleyes:

Well, all we have to do is vote for the Socialist Party/ULA in this election, and they'll repudiate the deal on our behalf. Not that I'd advocate that, but at least you have a choice. At least we're all able to sit at home and condemn and criticise the government without fearing the thud of jackboots kicking in the door.

CorkMan

The Saint wrote: »

Is it because he is black gay?

No, it's because he is uncircumsized.

AnonoBoy

Birdnuts wrote: »

Yeah - it was much better to sit back and let Biffo et al sign deals that will beggar us for decades:rolleyes:

People voted the fools in.

Now's our chance to make a change using our votes. Rioting will serve no purpose in Ireland at the present time.

But feel free to think that it would and not bother to vote and then whinge when you're not happy about who got into office. If you don't vote you can't complain.

Deus Ex Machina

I've always liked Anderson Cooper, and I like him even more now because he took that punch like Floyd "Money" Mayweather.

jackiebaron

bobblepuzzle wrote: »

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/02/02/ac.cooper.egypt.protest.attack.cnn

Jesus, what a sense of dignity those protestors have... all they were doing was trying to get their side of the story... :mad:

Anderson Cooper works for CNN. He deserves to have the boot put in on him. Stooges like Amanpour and Piers Morgan should be next for a battering.

Killer Pigeon

Damn camels.

Killer Pigeon

Briar Delightful Testosterone wrote: »

Scum really... "They look like americans, all americans must pay". Very retarded mentality if that's the case. Either way, what did the reporters do apart from being white to deserve the attack? That could have easily escalated into something a lot more serious.

All Muslims are terrorists. God people never learn.

amacachi

AnonoBoy wrote: »

And yet some eejits keep saying sh*t like 'We should do like the Egyptians have done!"

"Yeah! Let's box reporters in the head and protest even though we actually have a working democratic system in our country. But I'm too f*cking thick to realise that so I'm going to advocate riots instead cause I wanna smash sh*t and pretend I'm doing it because I care about Ireland. Yeah! What? Vote? No, I don't vote! I'm not a ghey!"

:rolleyes:

Don't forget the logic of wrecking all our own stuff.

Donal Og O Baelach

Einhard wrote: »

"We didn't want to run because we didn't want the crowd to get emboldened, thinking we were scared and chase us"




Someone shoould sit Anderson Cooper down and explain the difference between Egyptians and wasps...