... you were in New Orleans. The fact of the matter is Aaron Brown in New York was achoring some very devastating coverage. He was tying it all together. Something you as an achor can't seem to do. Perhaps that newspaper business experience he and David Bohrman have actually means something.
At any rate, Anderson, the point here is that 'you ain't all that.' The 'draw' by the public into the Katrina coverage by CNN was spawned by Aaron and Jenanne Meserve. I told them where to look. Jeanne never anticipated that I was more than correct in the harsh reality she found.
I noticed that Jeanne Meserve never co-anchored "NewsNight" and she has yet to realize a two hour program dedicated to real news.
By the way, when one realizes the reality of that night in New Orleans when a dedicated Meserve team risked their lives to bring the beginnings of a harsh reality to this coutnry, Mayor Nagin has every right and then some to be as difficult as he can be. If he is flamboyant along the way then more power to him. Not that the good mayor is a saint. But, he can get the job done for New Orleans when he sets his mind to it.
New Orleans Nagin: Chocolate Talk Hides True Colors
Mayor C. Ray Nagin is now getting more air time then President Bush—even if Nagin is not actually present in front of the television cameras or president.
On Tuesday’s CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, the host appeared angry that he could not get an interview with the New Orleans mayor. Cooper said the city and CNN had a firm date but a few minutes prior to the interview, Nagin cancelled.
CNN then discovered Nagin was meeting with a group of individuals at a steakhouse in downtown New Orleans and stated on the air that the meeting was with his Bring New Orleans Back Commission.
Then, Cooper interviewed a roundtable of observers including Jesse Jackson who would never give up an opportunity to appear on CNN. The topic of discussion was Ray Nagin.
