I swear, this whole "AC 360" thing on CNN is like a cult of personality. Who IS this guy and what are his credentials?! He comes out of nowhere and is given his own show on the network. Then he does his best William Hurt impression (remember the scene in 'Broadcast News'?) and artificially generates some crocodile tears on camera during the Katrina ordeal in New Orleans, and the next thing you know CNN is dumping Aaron Brown and giving Cooper BOTH time slots (AC 360 is 120). WHY?! He is a self-important punk (apparently part of the Vanderbilt aristocracy, no less) who inserts himself, front and center, into every story he covers. You can check him out now in Lebanon, wearing his bad "work shirts" replete with epaulets. I mean honestly...
Is it just me or is anyone else out there puzzled, annoyed and otherwise flabbergasted by this character's instant fame and celebrity? I just don't get it at all....
2006-08-05
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