CNN's Malveaux asked if Pelosi's trip to Syria is "big wet kiss to Pres. Al-Assad" (MediaMatters)

[marmar]

What is up with this Malveaux character? - OP's rhetorical question


CNN's Malveaux asked if Pelosi's trip to Syria is "big wet kiss to President Al-Assad"

On the April 4 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, guest host Suzanne Malveaux again asserted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had "no official capacity to negotiate" during her visit to Syria. Malveaux then asked Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the United States, why anyone should "see" Pelosi's trip as "any more a political stunt here, a publicity stunt, a big wet kiss to President Al-Assad?" As Media Matters for America noted, Malveaux made similar comments on the April 3 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, saying that Pelosi had no "standing" and was not acting in an "official capacity" despite Democratic strategist Paul Begala's assertion that "Pelosi has standing. She's the speaker of the House," and Malveaux herself noting that Pelosi "will be the highest level U.S. official ever to meet with Assad."

On April 3, Malveaux also asked Begala why Pelosi's trip is "any more than political theater" and later told former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), "Some people look at this as simply political theater, a stunt."

As blogger and media critic Greg Sargent noted, earlier on the April 4 Situation Room, Malveaux teased a segment on Pelosi's trip by asking, "Is on her way to becoming the most controversial House speaker yet?"

From the April 4 edition of CNN's The Situation Room:

MALVEAUX ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://mediamatters.org/items/200704050001

[AndyA]

1. Oh, I just cannot stand this woman.

I hear she's from Faux News.

I saw her "interview" the Israeli Ambassador to the United States yesterday, and I was horrified at how disrespectful she was toward him. He was getting angry with her. She would ask a question, and then not allow time for a response before she challenged him or interrupted him.

She rates right up there with Candy Crowley and Wolf Blitzer. CNN is moving in the wrong direction, no doubt another reason why they are losing market share.

Take a hint, CNN. Your people are your problem. America is on to you. We know that you are promoting propaganda, and we won't be watching.

[C_U_L8R]

2. No. Is Malveau's question a presidential lap dance ?? (sarc)

what a fucking stupid thing to say

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Somebody needed to do SOMETHING. Jesus, bush hasn't

done anything but encourage violence for the last 6 years. It's about time somebody took the fucking lead here.

[JackCo]

4. It is sad.

She actually makes me miss Wolfie at times. It seems like all she does is interrupt people although I was surprised she let John Murtha speak without doing so today.

[walldude]

5. Cafferty smacked her down bad the other night

he was reporting on McCaine's trip to Baghdad and he said "give me 5 helicopters and 100 soldiers and I'd be happy to take you on a trip through the South Bronx on Saturday night" She replied "Jack I've walked through the South Bronx on Saturday night before just what are you talking about" And he replied:
"What I'm talking about is, he had five helicopters, and 100 soldiers and armored humvees…and he's talking about how safe Iraq is. Doesn't that register?"