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| The REAL reason for Eason Jordan's ouster - juicy |
| 2005-02-15 |
| CNN's chief news executive, Eason Jordan, resigned last night in an effort to quell a bubbling controversy over his remarks about U.S. soldiers killing journalists in Iraq. No definitive account of what Jordan said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 27 has been made public. Blah blah a bunch of stuff we've read before Several CNN staffers say Jordan, who was distraught about the controversy, saw the handwriting on the wall in tendering his resignation. But top executives are also said to have lost patience with the continuing gossip about Jordan, including his affair with Marianne Pearl, widow of the murdered reporter Daniel Pearl, and subsequent marital breakup. Blogs operated by National Review Online, radio talk-show host Hugh Hewitt and commentator Michelle Malkin were among those that began slamming Jordan last week after a Davos attendee posted an online account, but the establishment media was slow to pick up on the controversy. Note that this column was edited to remove the reference to Marianne Pearl. The Seattle Times is one of the only places the original was posted. I don't know if the reference to his personal life is relevant or not, but it does seem to provide substantial evidence that the Easongate was just the straw that broke the camel's back, rather than any real victory for investigative reporting. It merely gave Eason's masters a means by which to rid themselves of a troublesome underling. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #19 So... Jordan has an affair with the widow of a reporter who actually was "targeted" and murdered by islamic terrorists then turns around and accuses the US Military, who likely sacrifices their own daily in an effort to minimize civilian casualties, of targeting journalists. I swear these clowns are on the other side. what a scumbag. good riddance. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6207 2005-02-15 10:04:40 PM |
| #18 Frank, your not. Some of us have standards (and are afraid of where its been....). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-02-15 6:37:00 PM |
| #17 Mmmm...Asian female honey traps... |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-02-15 6:26:36 PM |
| #16 No. You're not. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-02-15 5:52:32 PM |
| #15 damn - am I the ONLY guy who hasn't plowed Sharon Stone? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-15 5:36:01 PM |
| #14 Boinkburg! The gay penguins will flock to it... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-02-15 5:32:48 PM |
| #13 and FBI agents caught in Asian female honey traps.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-15 5:27:26 PM |
| #12 "Boinkburg"?? To cover "affairs of state".... oooh, I love it, especially with a graphic from one of those old "Confidential" gossip mags. Wierd sex advice from the mullahs could go into that category, too. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-02-15 5:14:09 PM |
| #11 Yeah, Sgt. Mom. We need a new department in Rantburg called "Boinkburg" to cover the affairs of state. Heh. I get the WSJ Opinion email newsletter every morning with links to the opinions. I read this Easton one and I was furious about them laying the resignation of Easton on writers and bloggers. I let them have it in an opinion response, but it never got printed, but plenty of them with my thoughts and outrage got through. Double heh. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-02-15 4:36:42 PM |
| #10 Damn... who needs the "Lifetime" channel, when we can just tune in to Rantburg? |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-02-15 4:18:32 PM |
| #9 It gets worse. Jordon took up with Sharon Stone at Davos the night after his unfortunate remarks. She apparently is somewhat of a collector of journalism types. From the article: Stone, whose relationship with L.A. entertainment lawyer Bernie Cahill recently ended, is on the rebound. Ditto Jordan, after his breakup several weeks ago with Mariane Pearl, the widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The year-long Jordan-Pearl romance raised eyebrows - and inspired wagging tongues and a couple of headlines - after the father of two left his wife of 16 years, Susan, for the thirtysomething Pearl. CNN was right to cut this disaster-in-waiting loose. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-15 3:55:36 PM |
| #8 Fact is if he was telling the truth it means he sat on one of the biggest stories of the decade instead of running the story on CNN. If he was not telling the truth he has proven to be a liar with bad judgement who can't be trusted. Firing him was probably an easy decision. I believe there was a tape, or some evidence, or they would have kept stonewalling like Dan Rather did hoping it would all die down. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-02-15 3:20:39 PM |
| #7 It's odd, because I had heard the Jordan/Pearl story along time ago. I thought it was old news... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-02-15 2:39:46 PM |
| #6 The Marianne Pearl aspect may be why the Wall Street Journal has been so supportive of Jordan in this "affair" (Of course pun intended!!). Their editorial on the subject yesterday was as condescending a piece of trash as I have ever read on their op-ed page (other than one penned by fatty Al Hunt). Widows with young children are extrememly vulnerable and easy game. Jordan is an even bigger pig in my eyes now. |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2005-02-15 2:32:56 PM |
| #5 CNN’s chief news executive, Eason Jordan, resigned last night in an effort to quell a bubbling controversy over his remarks about U.S. soldiers killing journalists in Iraq. No definitive account of what Jordan said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 27 has been made public. One of the reasons he may have been pushed to resign is that there is supposed to be a videotape of him of making this claim. CNN was being pressed to release it. It's believed he resigned to try to kill the story before the tape surfaced and painted CNN into a corner. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-02-15 2:12:45 PM |
| #4 Thanx Mrs. D. Pretty tacky on both parts. First, you got some married schmuck whoring around on his wife. Second, you got some high-profile widow who was rightly sympathized for during her husband's death now knowingly doing some other woman's husband. I feel bad for the Pearl family but don't have much respect for Marianne any longer. Suffice it to say I think Eason's a douche bag in oh so many ways. I guess I'm just old fashioned when it comes to marriage. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2005-02-15 12:51:36 PM |
| #3 After. Yes. Apparently they fell for eachother whil working the journos get executed meme. He was probably counseled (by management prior to latest blow-up) becasue he was continuing to push the journos get killed meme at the same time he was boinking the widow of one. They probably told him to lose one or the other. At least that's the conclusion I've drawn. I'd bet there's more to it than that, also. There was just to little public reason to ax him at this point in the story. I think he just hit a stop loss order. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-02-15 12:45:17 PM |
| #2 I need clarification - was Jordan boinking her before or after Pearl's demise? Are they saying the affair led to the dissolution of Jordan's own marriage? The webs we weave. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2005-02-15 12:33:43 PM |
| #1 Jordan boinking Pearl's widow.Pretty sleazy,if you ask me. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-02-15 10:45:41 AM |