Anderson Cooper stood up to the corporate media last night

[Egnever]

Did anyone catch this little stint of his at the end of his program last night? I vowed to watch him a lot more often from now on after this.

COOPER: Time now for the buzz. We asked you, would you let your child stay at Neverland Ranch? Here's what you said, 15 percent said yes, 85 percent voted no. Not a scientific poll, just your buzz.

Tonight, taking Michael Jackson coverage to "The Nth Degree." Today's announcement of charges against one of the most successful, famous and infamous entertainers in the world could affect TV news even more than the O.J. Simpson trial did. The coverage and journalistic resources involved will be simply staggering. Already producers across the nation are clearing their slates. Network bookers are desperately seeking anyone who ever knew Michael Jackson, begging Uri Geller and Bubbles the Chimp to please call them back.

So before it's too late, we wanted to take just a quick moment to say goodbye to some of the stories that, as far as the media are concerned, have breathed their last. So, so long coverage of lingering questions about regulatory oversight of the nation's securities industries. We'll miss you. Goodbye, in-depth scrutiny of the future of Medicare. Farewell debate over the new military and its role in a changing world. We hardly knew you.

This is for you, and all the other homies we lost today. We'll be with you again some day, on the other side.

That wraps up our program tonight. Coming up next, "PAULA ZAHN NOW."

[Hep]

1. He should have poured out a 40!

n/t

[dolo amber]

3. Apparently, he did

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=431859

:D

[Egnever]

4. He did!

It was beutifull. My jaw droped when I heard it. I will be keeping my eye on him because of it to see if he keeps it up.

[GainesT1958]

2. Wow! Anderson sounding more "Aaron Brown-like"...

With that one--I'd say that was Anderson's "coming of age" as a jounalist.

B-)

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Anderson has no need to bow to corporate anything....

As others have pointed out, his mom is Gloria VANDERBILT Cooper. Oddly, maybe if we had more rich kids, educated at Princeton, employed by the media, we'd be less at the mercy of the Tim Russerts and Chris Matthewses of this world --

[Cocoa]

6. he also told the dems to "keep it real"

at Rock the vote.

Unfortunately, he went on to read a fake email question about Hillary Clinton, and then there was the famous fake question about candidate computers.

Cute gag, but if he continues to take a paycheck for covering this non-story then he's not standing up to anything.