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In the discussion thread: Anderson Cooper POS! [View all]

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:34 AM

grantcart (38,891 posts)

28. huge advocate. Really

Anderson has done the minimal amount of public service work and still maintain membership as an educated human being.

Coming from one of America's richest families he has made a very modest contribution to raising public awareness on any issue. When many brave people were suffering from the bigotry of homophobia he stayed on the sidelines until it was clear that public sentiment had changed.

Given that his only sibling committed suicide and that many many many young gay men committ suicide and given the tremendous resources at his fingertips I would classify his contribution on the subject as rather modest at best.

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40 replies	Author	Time	Post
Anderson Cooper POS! [View all]	butterfly77	Nov 2012	OP
I never liked him, never will.	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#1
And he seems so uncomfortable with people...	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#4
hasn't his show been cancelled?	kelliekat44	Nov 2012	#36
Not that i know of. nt	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#39
i don't like him either	demmis19566ie	Nov 2012	#38
He specializes in fauxrage. Everything must be SENSATIONALIZED!	JaneyVee	Nov 2012	#2
He irritated me sooooo much during the campaign...	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#6
exactly	Qanisqineq	Nov 2012	#12
He's their Nancy Grace.	JaneyVee	Nov 2012	#18
I watch some msnbc, current, a little Bloomberg, and the rest can stuff it	still_one	Nov 2012	#3
I'd imagine that Anderson Gloria Vanderbilt Cooper	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#5
He whines about his OTHER home..	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#8
Does anybody else find Anderson Cooper extremely creepy looking?	smirkymonkey	Nov 2012	#7
NOSFERATU ANYONE?	montanacowboy	Nov 2012	#13
I stopped watching him when he kept saying there was no war against women.	Auntie Bush	Nov 2012	#9
the 'both sides do it' thing did it for me	Whisp	Nov 2012	#11
Romney had a headstart attacking the President..	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#21
+1 nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#25
javex head should go fuck himself unconcious	Whisp	Nov 2012	#10
Am I right????	imanamerican63	Nov 2012	#14
yes. nt	LaydeeBug	Nov 2012	#15
i don't think Cooper is Wingnut but he feels the need to show he isn't liberal or biased	JI7	Nov 2012	#16
Could have fooled me ...	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#22
Yes...	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#26
+1! it's disingenuous at best	uponit7771	Nov 2012	#31
Well one thing is for sure Anderson, will never have Petreaus's problem.	julian09	Nov 2012	#17
Anderson Cooper is a huge advocate for suicide awareness and prevention.	ScreamingMeemie	Nov 2012	#19
That is your opinion..	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#23
huge advocate. Really	grantcart	Nov 2012	#28
I happen to think he's one of the best journalists today.	closeupready	Nov 2012	#30
Don't give him the time of day...	ReRe	Nov 2012	#20
He always does that, alway tries to find a way to	outsideworld	Nov 2012	#24
Cooper seems to have a lot of time on his hands ...	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#27
Anderson needs to	mstinamotorcity2	Nov 2012	#29
The slogan for his show is "keeping them honest".	CheapShotArtist	Nov 2012	#32
He's a rich boy from a 1%er family.	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#33
that's one of the reasons I like him	renate	Nov 2012	#35
Not exactly news.	tabasco	Nov 2012	#34
I was always a fan of CNN,	IL Lib	Nov 2012	#37
It's gotten really, really bad	laundry_queen	Nov 2012	#40

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