CNN's Susan Roesgen has had a rough week, what with all the ordinary American/First Amendment practitioners bashing she so passionately and obnoxiously delivered in her TEA Party reporting.
Perhaps it was the sniping at the place she twice applied in 2005 - Rupert Murdoch's House of Ratings, otherwise known as Fox News - that put her over the edge.
Or whether or not her email box was so overwhelmed with what was undoubtedly an endless stream of love letters and fan mail that it caused a server meltdown.
Whatever it was, CNN has announced that Miss Roesgen's "tak(ing) a break."
TVNewser gives some of their possibilities for the hiatus:
Two days after Susan Roesgen's much talked-about Chicago Tea Party live shots, we are learning more about what happened off-camera.
Sources close to the situation tell TVNewser as Roesgen was reporting her 2pmET live shot for CNN, she heard shouts from the crowd including "Damn CNN" and "Shut up, bitch."As we now know, Roesgen wrapped up the live shot, saying "I think you get the general tenor of this," that it was "not really family viewing" from an "Anti-CNN" crowd.
Our source says Roesgen received an avalanche of email messages, some supportive, and some "vitriolic with crude insults."
"Not family viewing?" Okay, perhaps not. We are certainly not a fan of the venal tongue, in private conversation or on the air.
But come, Miss Roesgen, have you watched your CNN colleague Anderson "Vanderbilt" Cooper lately? He of the "It’s hard to talk when you’re tea-bagging" wild pitch on Tuesday? THAT's family viewing?
Perhaps it is time you took a bit of a rest.
H/t: Again, NewsBusters super-informant MBlatt.
—Seton Motley is Director of Communications for the Media Research Center and Contributing Editor for NewsBusters.org.
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A Case of the Left Wing Vapors
April 17, 2009 - 16:03 ET by allanfI didn't see a bunch of thugs breaking windows a la the G20 conference. I didn't see anyone using Columbia University tactics and preventing her from speaking a la Tom Tancredo.
Apparently Susan was intimidated by some signs and comments. "Obama is the anti-Christ" unnerves her delicate socialist sensibilities. Its not like good a old "Bush is HItler" sign.
Its fascinating how so called hard hitting journalists who revel in left wing verbal bomb throwing suddenly get the Victorian vapors when they see a protest from the other side.
Next time Susan, if you don't want CNN to be insulted, tell your anchor to to use derisive sexual references
Susan was not being a Journalist
April 17, 2009 - 19:06 ET by PopularTechShe was clearly looking to bash and smear the Tea Parties. If they can get people to think the hundreds of thousands who attended are all racists and crazy it will discourage others from coming out next time.
Obama: "Cap & Trade Will Cause Electricity Rates To Skyrocket"
WHEN WILL WE LEARN?
April 17, 2009 - 21:05 ET by reelman46The words and actions of the biased secular socialist media are by intention, by choice, on purpose each and every time...
they are never to be given a "pass"...that means never... that means every tomorrow when they do it again and again and again with malice and forethought. At least one brave lady confronted this dufus and hammered her...
we need more confrontations like this and less excuse-making or benefit of the doubt approaches...they MEAN IT.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
"Taking a break"...
April 17, 2009 - 15:59 ET by PrairieSkymy a$$...My hope is that CNN has discovered some tiny little shred of journalistic integrity, and has fired this piece of trash...That is the only appropriate action for this circumstance...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Like one of those old
April 17, 2009 - 16:06 ET by Chris NormanLike one of those old Soviet leader "head colds" that proved to be fatal every time? :)
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris...Exactly...
April 17, 2009 - 16:13 ET by PrairieSkyand with any luck at all, Ms. Roesgen's career has just suffered a fatal head cold, too...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
I doubt it
April 17, 2009 - 17:22 ET by Kat Outta the BagThey probably just put her on paid leave of absence. Maybe she can use the time to see a plastic surgeon about removing that condescending smirk off her face.
Kat...That's the typical way...
April 17, 2009 - 17:41 ET by PrairieSkythat the MSM "punishes" its errant reporters when they've gotten their a$$e$ caught in a vise...Remember MSNBC's David Shuster and his nasty comment about Chelsea Clinton during the election last year? He disappeared for awhile, but is back on now, in living color. Let's just hope that Roesgen disappears from the airwaves, permanently...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Hey Sky... They'll get
April 17, 2009 - 16:15 ET by bigtimerHey Sky...
They'll get her out of the spotlight for awhile...and then promote her and she most likely will receive some awards from various msm award BS.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Howdy bt...That's almost exactly what...
April 17, 2009 - 16:24 ET by PrairieSkyI said about this mess on a post yesterday...They'd likely promote her, and then give her some bs journalism award...
In light of today's "announcement" I'm hoping that CNN has fired her...We can only hope, and time will tell...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
hm
April 17, 2009 - 16:04 ET by katainkenthow can the email addy have been wrong and yet she recieved "vitriolic with crude insults" emails?
ah well
na na na NA NA NA NA hey hey hey... gooood byyyyeee..
*waves*
I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless ~Dennis Miller
I find it simply amazing
April 17, 2009 - 16:15 ET by Chris NormanI find it simply amazing that, every time a liberal media figure gets into trouble, they report that they're receiving "vicious, profane, and even threatening" e-mails from conservatives. I guess it's the tried and true antidote to whatever they did. However, most of the time, really vicious sentiments and foul language are reserved for the uber liberal web sites like Kos and Huffington.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Both CNN ans MSNBC should
April 17, 2009 - 16:26 ET by kgBoth CNN ans MSNBC should run a disclaimer starting at 5:00 pm stating "The Following Programs Are Not For Family Viewing".
"DumbAssity of Dope"
Susan goes behind enemy lines
April 17, 2009 - 16:39 ET by ScandimanI guess CNN has to give this brave reporter a break for going behind enemy lines. This brave reporter actually left her media bubble and parallel universe to do the unthinkable! She went to where the American people actually live!
Welcome to reality Susan! Now pass the tea...bag!
I probably shouldn't
April 17, 2009 - 16:51 ET by BlazerI probably shouldn't post this, but I'll be callous and will anyway. a poster in a thread over at AOSHQ yesterday claimed he worked with her at WDSU in New Orlean's. He said she was known as a raging alcoholic and that one time during Mardi Gras they had to cancel her liveshot because she was falling down drunk right before airtime and her breast's were literally hanging out.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
raging alkie
April 17, 2009 - 17:01 ET by SickofLibsTeam her up with Diane Sawyer - her live shots never get cut even if she can barely stand up.
What could go wrong?
Blazer, Oddly, my opinion
April 17, 2009 - 17:04 ET by hydrodynDMBlazer,
Oddly, my opinion of her has suddenly improved.
(I was going to say "gone up" but I figured that would be inappropriate)
hydro, of course my
April 17, 2009 - 17:08 ET by Blazerhydro, of course my first question to the poster after his comment was, where's the footage ? Ta-ta's may be her only redeeming quality. : )
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Blazer, OK, that was
April 17, 2009 - 17:10 ET by hydrodynDMBlazer,
OK, that was inappropriate :)
Alcoholic
April 19, 2009 - 15:57 ET by Jerry MackNow you have given Cnn an excuse. Have you ever heard this: Alcoholism is a disease and needs to be treated.
After her vacation ends...
April 17, 2009 - 16:55 ET by Mitchell BlattNo, she's not getting fired, but she'll probably have a prime time show with MSNBC when she gets back from vacation.
Chris Matthews is the only prime time MSNBC anchor who can't beat CNN for 2nd place, and Matthews' feelings would certainly be more natural coming from her.
mitchell... What a great
April 17, 2009 - 17:06 ET by bigtimermitchell...
What a great point you made about Matthews not being able to beat CNN...
Now we know what has his panties in such a wad this week...lol!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Road show
April 18, 2009 - 11:17 ET by Kat Outta the BagMaybe she can do a road show of her act with Janeane Garafalo when she returns from her "break".
She'll be back....
April 17, 2009 - 17:16 ET by SlyrrThey're just pulling a 'mob' thing on her. They're making her lie low 'till the heat's off, and then they'll have her right back in there doing the same thing all over again and getting awards for it a'la Katie Couric...
She isn't takin a break..
April 17, 2009 - 17:16 ET by DelsaShe was probably offered a job with the SOBama Justice Department or Homeland Security??
just sayin
Delsa...LOL...
April 17, 2009 - 17:44 ET by PrairieSkyYou could be right...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Delsa & Sky... Why the
April 19, 2009 - 17:00 ET by bigtimerDelsa & Sky...
Why the heck not....after-all...Rosa Brookes is now in the Pentagon.
Wished I could laugh about it...just can't.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Roesgen on Comedy Central
April 17, 2009 - 17:56 ET by ConScotthttp://www.minnpost.com/minnclips/2009/04/07/7918/cnn_reporters_flood_efforts_land_her_at_comedy_central
Double standard?
April 17, 2009 - 18:04 ET by awffp1890In the video when interviewing the fellow who claims Obama is a Fascists she asks, "Do you realize how offensive that is?"
Hey Susan, we will show your president the same respect you and the left showed ours.
The double standard here is amazing.
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity. But in simple obedience to duty." - From the barracks at Ft. Benning
hammer them day and night,
April 17, 2009 - 18:15 ET by tonemeister"if barack obama invaded hell, i'd find something good to say about the devil. actually it was originally said by winston churchill about hitler. after all the fretting about "how will we rebuild the party" (republican), they are going to do it for us. after all , a wise boss i used to work for once said...."most people fire themselves , they're supervisor just fills out the paperwork" ...the "o" must go....
If we're lucky...
April 17, 2009 - 20:20 ET by Forest for the Trees...she will have gone deep sea fishing in the Bermuda Triangle.
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance." - Mark Steyn
Taking a Break?
April 18, 2009 - 09:11 ET by ConcernedOneShe needs to take a PERMANENT break!
I'm guessing this antagonistic biotch has a side-job with ACORN. But, sadly, it's not JUST her, it's the entire network, which I hope completely rots in hell.
ConcernedOne
Rx per Anderson Cooper
April 18, 2009 - 10:09 ET by flyingmonkeyMiss Roesgen should take Anderson Cooper's advice and lay down on her back and rest while her significant other does deep-knee bends while straddling her otherwise empty head.
It's hard to run your mouth and make a total ass out of yourself when you're tea-bagging.
Hey Susan---here's an idea
April 18, 2009 - 14:24 ET by RousseHey Susan---here's an idea: consider getting a job as an editorial writer. Then you can write your "opinion" instead of talking over those you are ostensibly "interviewing." Honestly, I think you got off way too easy.
main stream media
April 19, 2009 - 06:28 ET by bobwhiteI believe that every single person working for the msm is suffering from some inexplicable form of insanity. What else could explain such wild and fanciful behavior? What else could explain such pathological hatred for people they have never met and don't know? People that are just fed up with an out of control Federal Government. What is truly amazing, is that those people in the msm can't seem to comprehend that they are in the same boat as the people they are vilifying!
I would normally have compassion for anyone with an illness, but these people are aiding and abetting the destruction of my country, and for that, I despise every damn one of them. A pox on them all.
MS ROESGEN WILL GET JOURNALISM AWARD FROM USC!!!!
April 19, 2009 - 13:56 ET by Rod PatrickHer act is perfect for the criteria of USC Journalism students and faculty.
Congrats, Roesgen. Now you'll discover the easiest way to get a national fame in America.
Bash the Conservatives and Anti-Obamas..... and wallah...
SPECIAL AWARDS COMING IN YOUR WAY FASTER THAN YOU THINK.
What a witch
April 19, 2009 - 16:45 ET by carolina09On the plus side, the outrage over this might have gotten CNN's ratings out of the toilet
The broadcast and cable
April 19, 2009 - 21:37 ET by nadadhimmiThe broadcast and cable media have willfully prostituted themselves to the socialist party and ideology. They are paying the price in ratings, advertizing revenues and jobs, They will soon be out of work like the msm newspaper writers. And what a deserving bunch to loose their jobs.