Anderson Cooper is a brave guy.

[cali]

I know a lot of folks here don't like him, but the guy has guts. He's been attacked twice in the last couple of days and he's still in Cairo. I admire that. And I hope he makes it home safely.

link to the video:

http://gawker.com/5749815/anderson-cooper-just-got-beat-up-by-pro+mubarak-thugs-in-cairo

[annabanana]

1. For a guy born with the proverbial silver spoon. .

He has a great deal of intestinal fortitude. He gets extra credit from me for busting out of class based perceptions.

[alsame]

6. Exactly. He could have lived a comfortable life as a trust fund

baby instead of putting himself in dangerous situations.

[OneGrassRoot]

Yep. He did a great job during Katrina and other disasters, too. n/t

[madokie]

12. And I'll always respect him for that

[TBF]

24. Absolutely, I respect him for the choices he's making. He doesn't have to

do this if he doesn't want to. I commend him.

[madmax]

29. Have thought that about him

in that context since I learned his Mom is Gloria Vanderbuilt. He doesn't need to do this. Good on you, Anderson.

[SoCalDem]

2. I saw an interview he did a long time ago

He could not get an interview anywhere because they saw him as some rich kid looking for a free ride, so he bought himself some camera equipment and a plane ticket and headed into the crumbling Yugoslavia mess. he thought if he got lots of good footage, they would take him seriously.

he told of an episode when he was sneaking around with some "friendlies"; who had taken him under their wing, and the first thing they did was take away his RED coat he had brought with him:rofl: They told him the only thing he could have done to make himself a better bullet magnet, was to have painted a bulls-eye on it..

He learned on-the-job, and when he started sending his stuff to media places, he had no trouble getting hired:)

[NuclearDem]

3. Cooper really is one of the good guys at CNN

Kudos to him for sticking it out. Hope he makes it back.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. "Can everyone stop attacking anderson cooper? He is too hot to be hurt"

Tweeted.
Micaela Monk
Can everyone stop attacking anderson cooper? He is too hot to be hurt #egypt
4 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Raine]

5. Yes, I also remember he stayed in Haiti long long

after the others had left. Anderson wanted to stay even longer but the network refused and made him come back.

[pscot]

7. He's very cool

[tinkerbell41]

8. (Sigh)

I love Anderson! And it's because of those guts! Well and the fact that he is hot!!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. Its the Gunga Dan thing

[bklyncowgirl]

10. Anyone who stays in Egypt to bear witness to the truth is a hero--Anderson Cooper included.

Sure, I've joked about him, but the guy's heart is in the right place and he's tough as nails. Alot of reporters would have been out of there after what he went through.

[Matariki]

11. And he let Peewee Herman punch him.

Seriously funny: http://www.hulu.com/watch/207601/saturday-night-live-digital-short-andy-and-pee-wees-night-out

[NNN0LHI]

27. That is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Thanks

[Matariki]

28. Love it when he tries to sit on Chairy...

:rofl:

[malaise]

13. I like Anderson

He's a brave man - a nice man too. We don't share the world view but he's a decent human being.

[Lisa0825]

14. I *heart* AC. He's adorable. And brave. nt

[w8liftinglady]

15. I'll never forget Anderson during Hurricane Katrina...

He showed true emotion and caring as he reported on the death and destruction he saw.

[cali]

16. that's when I realized he was a good guy.

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[jeepnstein]

19. He took a few good shots.

I don't think it was staged. He was lucky they didn't strip him naked and send him running down the street in a bloody pulp.

[jeepnstein]

18. He's the closest thing...

to a big name war correspondent as we have today. Some of the clowns we have on MSM who pretend to be journalists couldn't carry his bucket on their best days.

[annabanana]

20. Shout out to Richard Engel too. Between the two of them I have

hope for the very concept of journalism.

[cali]

23. absolutely. but Engel (at least not currently) doesn't get the

contempt here that Cooper does.

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. He's like the Geraldo Rivera of this decade. Remember Geraldo?

[cynatnite]

22. He's a decent reporter. I like him. n/t

[JI7]

25. i don't like his reporting on US Politics, but i always thought he was great

reporting on international events. or even non political US events.

[PufPuf23]

26. I agree about AC. kr nt

[Swede]

30. Any reporter who is there is brave.

They have big targets on them,yet they stay.