Time Warner Cable Drops Current TV Upon Sale To Al Jazeera

Ed Anger Says

From Michael Calderone's story on the Huffington Post:

"Some media observers interpreted the move as motivated by politics."

Ya think?

"Al Jazeera English received awards and acclaim for its comprehensive coverage of the Arab Spring protests in 2011, yet it has still faced an uphill battle in gaining cable distribution in the U.S., likely due to lingering fears of anti-American programming raised in the George W. Bush years. The Bush administration condemned Al Jazeera for its Arabic-language network's coverage of the Iraq War and broadcasting of al Qaeda tapes, even targeting its headquarters in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Perceptions that the news organization, which is funded by Qatar's government, is anti-American continue even as U.S. political leaders such as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have praised the network's reporting abroad."

I luvs me some stoopid people. Wait a minute, Calderone? Haven't I heard that name somewhere before?
The picture is from Weekly World News, which should tell you something. Inspired by Dustbury.

Update December 2022 replaced missing picture.