During a recent lecture at UCLA, CNN’s Anderson Cooper was asked to respond to his now infamous “teabagging” comment referring to the April 15th Tea Parties held around the country. His response? An apology of sorts, saying it was “silly and stupid”. Indeed. Read more below, see photos and a video.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper
“It’s hard to talk when your teabagging” — his crude, 7-word comment heard ’round the world. Teabagging — for those of you who may have missed the kerfluffle last month or who don’t live in a frat house — refers to a sexual act involving part of the male genitalia and a second person’s face or mouth.
Anderson Cooper was asked about the nasty one-liner oddly enough at a lecture series held at UCLA in honor of Daniel Pearl, the journalist for the WSJ killed in the months following 9/11.
Seemingly to smirk all the way through his answer, Cooper said he regretted making the “stupid, silly” comment saying this about the viral attention it received:
“I think it’s an incorrect statement to say I was, in any way, trying to disparage legitimate protests. I don’t think it’s my job to disparage, or encourage, which oddly other networks seemed to be doing. Protest is the great right of all Americans, and it’s not my job in any way to make fun of people or disparage what they’re doing.”
“If people took offense to that and felt that I was disparaging their legitimate right to protest, and what they were doing, then that is something I truly regret, because I don’t believe in doing that,” he said. “Having this discussion just takes away from the real story.”
He made no reference to the openly contemptuous behavior of his fellow CNN reporter Susan Roesgen or even that of his fellow raunchy bottom feeders over at MSNBC. You can watch his ‘apology sortof’ response on video by going here.
So, yes Anderson, your comment about the Tea Party protests was stupid and silly. They were also demeaning, disparaging, and incredibly elitist. But hey, we accept your apology.
More photos and a video from CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s Teabagging Apology are below.
Anderson Cooper Photos
Anderson Cooper Teabaggin’ Video
Photos: www.wenn.com
May 20th, 2009 at 9:34 am
That doesn’t really sound like an apology.
May 20th, 2009 at 10:12 am
My only hope is that conservatives keep using the term “tea bagging”. Sure, it’s immature, but that definition existed well before the Tea Party folks adopted it. It’s just not going to go away.
As for tea bagging the White House, I don’t think even the Jolly Green Giant could do that (Jon Stewart).
May 20th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Rob you are an idiot. Conservatives are not using that term. Tea stands for Taxed Enough Already.
Anderson Copper is an elisted. His mother is Gloria Vanderbilt. He admits that growing up, he didn’t know anything but a live of luxury. So no he would not understand why we are sick and tired of being taxed. We now have the TAX PRESIDENT in office.
You can only dream of finding a women that would let you tea bag.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Tea Parties? What were these Tea Parties?
Do you think we’ll ever have them again? Do you think they will even be remembered?
May 21st, 2009 at 5:52 am
You don’t need to explain the acronym as I’m sure anyone coming to this forum knows what it is. There are many clips of TEA people saying “tea bag” and even “tea bagging”.
George, my federal taxes have only gone DOWN since Obama came into office. Obama is the Tax CUTTING President for 95% of Americans. Your claim is unfounded.
arch: it will depend on the marketing campaign from the Faux News network again.
May 21st, 2009 at 8:20 am
Yeah I got $8.00 extra on my check each week.
95% of Americans you say. Funny how 40% of Americans don’t pay taxes but get a refund. Tell me brainiac why should people that don’t pay taxes, get a refund?
That $8.00 is wiped away because food prices, gas prices, utiltiy cost have gone up. And If Obama gets healthcare, you taxes and mine will go up to pay for it. And at the bottom will be people not paying anything but getting refunds and FREE heatlhcare.
Between you and arch, there is not enough gray matter to know you are being hosed by Obama. But you keep on living in La la land.
And BTW, it is not the responsibility of the government to provide healthcare for people. It is not a right either. You want real lower taxes, get rid of all the government programs that are not covered under the constitution and you will have some serious cash in you pocket to invest and save.
By the time 2012 rolls around, we will all be paying more in taxes. Cap and Trade is a tax, C.a.f.e standards is a tax. The government making more on a gallon of gas then the oil companies do is wrong. Look around you and see how many thing you touch everyday that are made for oil products.
So yes there will be more Tea Parties. The Boston tea party was over being unfairly taxed. American Colonists refused to be taxed by a government that lacked any popular representation. That is how I feel. I work everyday, pay my taxes and prove for my family and yet there are people half my age that won’t work but will take my tax money to live on.
I promise you Obama is not going to cut your taxes. He is going to raise them.
And I bet you don’t even watch Fox News. Watch it and switch back and forth between CNN and MSNBC and then tell me which is more fair and balanced.
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:59 am
So you don’t want $400 extra per year? So you admit to getting a tax cut and yet blame him for raising your taxes. That is very telling about you. Just as your need to insult the people you disagree with.
“food prices, gas prices, utiltiy cost have gone up”
That is just totally BS you’ve pulled out of the air. Gas prices were CONSIDERABLY higher last year and that affected food and utilities as well. Not saying Obama should be credited with lowering them, I’m just saying your are talking out of your butt since you don’t provide facts to back your claims.
I’m not going to to reply to the rest of your rant b/c it is similarly empty assertions not worth my time defending.
Lastly, during the Iraq ground war, I did watch FOX News. After a while I came to the realization about how clearly biased it is. MSNBC? They are also clearly biased, though not so as over the top as Faux News. CNN? Glenn Beck used to be *on* CNN for crying outloud. They are fairly unbiased, or at least they have a mix of biased reporters.
May 28th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
[...] one was a follow up. Try learning about what you are supposedly reporting on and then deal with it, Anderson. Sheesh. Do I have to do everything for [...]
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:22 am
Rob, you sound like a REAL tea bagger.
Why are you SO impressed with Obama’s $400 a year for two years, when his own budget foecasts an increase in the national debt of $10 trillion due to his proposals, all according to his OWN numbers. That’s more than $30,000 per person in the US.
So keep your three pieces of silver, you IDIOT