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Unrest in Egypt

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From the AJ blog, this was distributed among the protesters this morning:

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Dear AJ:

Bring back the guy you had on a couple hours ago. These last two hosts suck. Otherwise, your coverage is awesome.

Kthnxbye
 
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"Let's leave our live correspondents in Egypt to go live to DC and talk to an old guy about what is happening in Egypt."

How about you stay in Egypt and talk to your correspondents who are actually there?!?
 
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Kepler said:
From the AJ blog, this was distributed among the protesters this morning:

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Honestly, if this is actually what was planned, I have gained alot of respect for the protestors. They trying to cause a change that would better their lives and they are openly trying to do it in a peaceful way, with the references to using positive language. Who knows what it will/has evolved into, but it seems to me that their intentions are good ones. I hope that in the end of all of this they don't end up in a worse situation than they were before.
 
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Priceless said:
Dear AJ:

Bring back the guy you had on a couple hours ago. These last two hosts suck. Otherwise, your coverage is awesome.

Kthnxbye
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I think the first one (the woman) was OK, but this one's just a typical network gasbag. I think what happened was they went from an actual reporter / researcher who happened to be at the desk to the anchor.

I'd have preferred they just stay with Nolan, the on-site reporter who sounds like he's close enough to be risking getting his nuts blown off.

It's also nice that their female reporters weren't chosen for their cup size the way ours are. They can actually spell the country they're reporting from.

Ouch -- rubber bullets cops are using for crowd control say "Made in USA." Awwwwwwwk-waaaaaaaaard.
 
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Kepler said:
I think the first one (the woman) was OK, but this one's just a typical network gasbag. I think what happened was they went from an actual reporter / researcher who happened to be at the desk to the anchor.

I'd have preferred they just stay with Nolan, the on-site reporter who sounds like he's close enough to be risking getting his nuts blown off.

It's also nice that their female reporters weren't chosen for their cup size the way ours are. They can actually spell the country they're reporting from.

Ouch -- rubber bullets cops are using for crowd control say "Made in USA." Awwwwwwwk-waaaaaaaaard.
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The woman was all but trying to start a war between Egypt and the US. And people think our news people are biased? The guy they had anchoring three hours ago was great.

Hey, at least we still make something in this country.

I'm now watching MSNBC...which station will have lower production values?
 
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I don't envy Robert Gibbs today. I bet he was thinking his departure was going to be uneventful. Surprise!
 
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Priceless said:
The woman was all but trying to start a war between Egypt and the US.
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A good reporter had to ask "is the US still supporting Mubarak," and a good diplomat had to give an evasive answer. They both did their jobs.
 
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Kepler said:
A good reporter had to ask "is the US still supporting Mubarak," and a good diplomat had to give an evasive answer. They both did their jobs.
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The best thing he has said is "this isn't for us to decide, it is up to the Egyptian people."
 
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AMC said:
The best thing he has said is "this isn't for us to decide, it is up to the Egyptian people."
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Hillary said the same thing. Whichever side wins, we will discover in retrospect that we were behind them 100%. :)
 
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I am not sure a riot would be that distinguishable from the day to day chaos of Cairo. That said, NPR said this morning that they were concentrated in Giza which is a big problem for tourism.
 
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Dear MSNBC:

The sun set several hours ago. Daytime pictures from Cairo and Suez obviously aren't "Live."
 
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18 million people and not one working traffic light.

I once had a cab driver in Cairo get into a fender bender, stop the car, then get in a fist fight with the other driver in the middle of the road.

Once in Beijing I had a cab driver miss an exit on the freeway, bring the cab to a complete stop in the fast lane, then begin reverse down said fast lane until the exit was accessible.
 
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Zudnic said:
I once had a cab driver in Cairo get into a fender bender, stop the car, then get in a fist fight with the other driver in the middle of the road.
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I was having dinner in Rome and a car put 2 wheels up on the restaurant deck while swinging by oncoming traffic at about 50 mph. I told my wife this was the worst driving city I'd ever been in, and in unison 2 of the 3 other guests who were having dinner with us said "Cairo." (The third said "Manila.")
 
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