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January 06, 2006

Lefty Bloggers In A Froth That NSA May Have Intercepted Christiana Amanpour's Calls

Amanpour, dubbed a "War Slut" by Andrea Peyser for her resume-building airdrops into war zones, may have had some of her calls intercepted by the NSA, at least according to a question asked on NBC based on a unconfirmed rumor.

The left is quite sure that this is evidence that the administration is spying on journalists.

There is, apparently, no chance at all that Amanpour has some contacts in the Middle East on the NSA's watch list, and that they may have called her.

No chance of that.

And of course there's no chance at all that this unsubstantiated rumor is complete horseshit.

This is getting ri-goddamned-diculous. These people are worse than Boston Red Sox fans, because every other week for them is the "season where they'll win the series," and every other week their widdle hearts are broken again.

And at least the Red Sox won one world series in the past 80 years.

Eh. Seriously, guys, this is your season. The team's looking really good this year. Amanapour-- she'll be your ace. You'll finally beat the Yankees.*

* This whole analogy really would have worked a lot better two years ago.

posted by Ace at 11:30 PM

Comments

That's not the only reason she's called the War Whore, if you know what I mean, nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more.

Posted by: Russ on January 6, 2006 11:39 PM

Hell, her whole goddamn network put out to Saddam for access.

Posted by: Sortelli on January 6, 2006 11:42 PM

Some might say it's profiling, I'd call it good police work.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on January 6, 2006 11:50 PM

I am asking this merely out of curiosity: Is she an American Citzen?

Posted by: Tom M on January 7, 2006 12:15 AM

tom-

I am asking this merely out of curiosity: Is she an American Citzen?

Given that she is married to an American citizen... I assume it has always been her choice- but, considering her working environment, I always assume her choice was "no"...(I surely wouldn't want to show an American passport in some of the regions she reports from...)

Posted by: scott on January 7, 2006 12:31 AM

scott:
Thank You.

Posted by: Tom M on January 7, 2006 12:46 AM

She is Iranian.

And it's "Amanpour"

But let me repeat: she is Iranian. hummm.

Posted by: Lipstick on January 7, 2006 01:05 AM

Thank you, Lipstick,
Is the fact that she is married to an American important in any legalistic way?

Posted by: Tom M on January 7, 2006 01:15 AM

Because if she is not, isn't this a red herring?

Posted by: Tom M on January 7, 2006 01:16 AM

The joke works better if you say "Cubs Fans".

Posted by: embittered redleg on January 7, 2006 03:04 AM

God Gaia, Fitzmas is just getting too commercial. They seem to start it earlier and earlier every couple of weeks these days.

Posted by: Sean M. on January 7, 2006 05:24 AM

Dammit, Sean. You stole my Fitzmas joke.

I swear, isn't it about time for them to start calling him the Teflon President?

Props to the Left (including the MSM) for trying, though. They're nothing (and I do mean nothing) if not determined.

Posted by: W on January 7, 2006 07:20 AM

Was she talking to Al Qaeda terrorists? I guess that would get her listened to.

Posted by: Tony B on January 7, 2006 07:40 AM

slightly OT, but referencing ace's joke,

it really cracked me up when Luke Wilson said that when he lost his second arm to the bear. it was like a guy complaining that his fountain pen had ruined a second shirt.

Posted by: Dave in Texas on January 7, 2006 09:27 AM

The joke works better if you say "Cubs Fans".

I considered that, but then I sort of enjoyed how the analogy was just completely wrong now that the Red Sox won.

Plus, Cubs fans were never as notoriously heartbroken as Red Sox fans. Maybe in Chicago they think of themselves that way, but nationally, it's always been the Sox fans who have been known as the perpetually heartbroken.

Lipstick,

Thanks for the correction on her name. I should have just said "War Whore" and avoided trying to spell it.

Posted by: ace on January 7, 2006 09:32 AM