CNN reporter suspended after tweet on refugees--> "Statue of Liberty bows head in anguish"

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CNN reporter suspended after tweet on refugees

By Hadas Gold

11/19/15 07:40 PM EST

CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott has been suspended for two weeks, a source at CNN confirmed to POLITICO.

Earlier on Thursday Labott had tweeted about the House voting on a bill that would make it harder for Syrian refugees to enter the United States.

"House passes bill that could limit Syrian refugees. Statue of Liberty bows head in anguish," she wrote, linking to a CNN article on the vote.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2015/11/cnn-elise-labott-suspended-refugee-tweet-216089#ixzz3s2vOiCMu
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Jane Doe, MD Retweeted
Soraya Chemaly ?@schemaly 12m12 minutes ago

Wow, @cnn outdoes itself...suspends @eliselabottcnn for having an opinion because, of course, "objectivity" http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2015/11/cnn-elise-labott-suspended-refugee-tweet-216089 …
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[Duckhunter935]

1. She is right

[snooper2]

2. why the little jaw droppy thingy she should be suspended

I don't want any journalist to chime in with their two cents...


Just fucking report- the facts, that is it.

[Throd]

5. +1

[CoffeeCat]

6. But this was her personal Twitter account...

...she wasn't reporting the news. She has a Twitter account--like a teacher, carpenter or accountant would.

She has First Amendment rights, no?

[still_one]

3. no surprise. CNN, MSNBC, and the other outlets have sure been pushing the "terror" talking point

24/7

Even Maddow and other progressive television personalities are pushing the fear theme. They should be ashamed of themselves

[underpants]

4. We have collectively lost our sh*t

That's my standard answer for the rest two days.

[Oneironaut]

7. CNN is gutless as usual

They're deathly afraid of offending anyone, no matter how far along the wingnut spectrum they are