{"id":119945,"date":"2024-10-30T05:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119945"},"modified":"2024-10-30T05:41:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:41:46","slug":"cnn-bans-ryan-girdusky-for-beeper-joke-aimed-at-mehdi-hasan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119945","title":{"rendered":"CNN bans Ryan Girdusky for &#8216;beeper&#8217; joke aimed at Mehdi Hasan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CNN has banned a conservative pundit from the network after he made a joke to a lefty Muslim commentator Mehdi Hasan during a terse exchange on \u201cCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It began when guest panelist Ryan Girdusky pointed out that Hasan has been called an antisemite. Hasan said he was \u201cused to\u201d the label because he is vocal supporter of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky, right, drew outrage when he said he hoped fellow panelist Mehdi Hasan\u2019s \u201cbeeper doesn\u2019t go off\u201d after he said he supports Palestinians on an episode of \u201cCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWell, I hope your beeper doesn\u2019t go off,\u201d Girdusky said \u2014 apparently referencing Israel\u2019s coordinated <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/18\/world-news\/exploding-pagers-were-detonated-with-message-impersonating-hezbollah-leadership-report\/\">strike on Hezbollah last month<\/a> that saw thousands of pagers used by the Lebanese terrorists simultaneously explode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shocked by the remark, Mehdi asked Girdusky if he meant that he should be killed. <span class=\"credit\">CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The comment drew immediate rebukes from the other panelists, with Mehdi pointedly asking, \u201cDid you just say I should die?\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Host Abby Phillip tried to rein in the panelists as the argument escalated. Medhi again accused Girdusky of threatening him, saying \u201cDid you just say I should be killed on CNN?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Girdusky seemed to backpedal \u2014 asking whether Medhi was saying he supported Hamas. The British-American journalist replied, \u201cOf course\u201d he didn\u2019t support Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Girdusky responded, \u201cWell, then I apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This apology only made matters worse, with Phillip and the other guests blasting Girdusky for what they called \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cracist\u201d remarks.<\/p>\n<p> Within hours of the spectacle, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/abbydphillip\/status\/1851104454247903688\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN issued a statement<\/a> denouncing Girdusky.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The panel erupted in outrage, labeling Girdusky\u2019s comment \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is zero room for racism or bigotry at CNN or on our air,\u201d the statement reads in part, noting that the network aims to \u201cfoster thoughtful conversation and debate\u201d between those who disagree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we will not allow guests to be demeaned or for the line of civility to be crossed. Ryan Girdusky will not be welcomed back at our network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Girdusky, who has written for publications including American Conservative Magazine, took to X to slam the network for his banishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can stay on CNN if you falsely call every Republican a Nazi and have taken money from Quatar-funded media,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGirdusky\/status\/1851113003552248261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he wrote in a veiled reference to Mehdi\u2019s media startup<\/a>, Zeteo, being funded by the Middle Eastern nation\u2019s government \u2014 a claim he\u2019s repeatedly denied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently you can\u2019t go on CNN if you make a joke. I\u2019m glad America gets to see what CNN stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mehdi, who was born in the UK to parents who immigrated from India, has written or contributed to left-leaning outlets including Al Jazeera and MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>Last year he was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/19\/msnbc-anchor-mehdi-hasan-accused-of-plagiarizing-pro-child-spanking-column\/\">accused of plagiarizing<\/a> a column he wrote in favor of child-spanking over 20 years ago, and in 2019, he apologized when old blog recordings surfaced in which the commentator likened groups like non-Muslims and atheists to \u201ccattle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/29\/media\/cnn-bans-ryan-girdusky-for-beeper-remark-aimed-at-mehdi-hasan\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN has banned a conservative pundit from the network after he made a joke to a lefty Muslim commentator Mehdi Hasan during a terse exchange on \u201cCNN NewsNight with Abby &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119945\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119945\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}