We are close to Katrina anniversary and Anderson Cooper is not in the studio to anchor his show. That means our readers have more time to send tips to us, I thank everybody who sent us tips and clues already, we appreciate your help very much. I'd like to blow the dust off Phebe's post on ATA from same time last year, the whole post deserves our appreciation.
As I write this entry I have a feeling of impending doom. Life is going along too smoothly. 360 has been fabulous the last 10 days or so, guests have been good, repeated segments seem to be decreasing, snarky AC seems to be returning and the Erica banter is A+. So what's the impending doom? Well let me give you an analogy. You know when Anderson's hair is getting just right and you really can't enjoy the beauty because you know what is coming? Well that's how I feel about the last 10 days, it's too perfect and can only mean 1 thing ..... VACATION!. Be it this week or next or not too long after that we will be Anderless soon. So start stocking up on those DVD's you haven't had time to watch or better yet blow the dust off your copy of The Mole. It's only a matter of time until we're going to need them.
Tonight's show from New Orleans was indicative of what Anderson Cooper does best. He's great in the studio, excels in communicating via the written word, but always shines brightest when in the field. Personally, I feel his father's Gulf Coast roots fuel Anderson's passion for delving into the struggles and triumphs of Katrina victims. It's like his father has given Anderson another gift from the grave. A voice that is finally being heard by a significant portion of Americans. And with this newly empowered voice Anderson now holds an awesome responsibility to show us other injustices in our imperfect world. This new prominence, this louder voice carries with it a large responsibility. One that I know AC feels and I just as surely know he is up to fulfilling.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Doom and Gloom
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The Mole: Anderloads Edition
Anderloads must really love Anderson Cooper. Not only do they have their own version of “the Mole”, they have their very own brand of “Stop snitching” campaign. The bottom line of the interngate for them is that some disgusting person told CNN about the intern. Not what the intern was doing or why she became an intern on Anderson Cooper 360 in the first place. Thanks to our tipsters we have a few more details to share with you.
Anderloads moderator had a keen eye on Rachel's decision-making from the start.
Rachel wrote:
“Since I don't feel like talking about anything serious, like my agonizing conundrum of whether to take the editorial job at Avalon that Anita offered me, or keep the internship at AC 360, or try to do both (which I could do, but then I'd be working 80 hours a week and would never ever get to go to a production meeting, which means I'd never get to pitch a story, which means I'd lose my best chance to impress people over at CNN), I instead decided to do a silly quiz. I blame merry_fitzmas.”
One doesn’t have to be psychic to imagine merry_fitzmas fully described the benefits of staying in AC360 and providing information to the closed community.
Eliza introduced Anderloads to those not lucky enough to be the elite of the anderworld:
“...let me be perfectly clear about this online community. It is closed-membership and password-protected. We are very selective with our membership. New members are admitted by referral and after completing a short quiz. No, I’m not kidding (BTW, how’s that coming, Gabe?). The membership of this community is very media savvy. We’re not stupid.”
They had their own informer on Anderson Cooper 360, how can they not get upset to lose such valuable agent! There’s no way CNN tech department could find out on their own, and nobody on AC360 would notice the intern staring at Anderson. That left Anderloads with only one guess – a snitch! That snitch wasn't getting kind words on our blog: “vindictive, evil, jealous asshole”, “a dick”, “mean-spirited person”. Or could CNN have a mole in the "closed-membership" community?
Anderloads care about nothing more then planting and uncovering moles and snitches. Certainly, "We did everything possible to ensure that Rachel’s posts never got onto the open internet", Eliza insisted. They hate when somebody interferes with their plans. “I must say that CNN has one hell of a creepy HR department. Big Brother is watching you! And here I thought I only had to worry about the NSA. “
Anderloads have a few dozen members, and Eliza takes pride in their community thinking and acting as one. “Our community is so tight that upon news of Rachel’s firing, the anger at CNN from everyone there went through the roof.”… “So to CNN, way to anger your “base”!”
For all who worry about the Anderson Cooper 360 intern’s destiny, it’s a happy end. Huffington Post rushed to give her shelter. Rachel was ecstatic: “On the writing front, I got my second article published at Huffington Post today!”, “Two more approved pitches in the pipe”. Now we know why HuffPo is valued so much by Anderloads! It also gave the start to the new romance. “Horray for Rachel Sklar, my new internet girlfriend :-p” Two Rachels share the highest ethical standards, it’s fantastic that they found each other. Now they can leak together.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Anderson, turn off the tie!
We all know Anderson Cooper was among the top ten men on Vanity Fair's best-dressed list. Fangirls are still very impressed. Their fascination with everything he wears doesn’t fade with time. No tiny detail of their favorite anchor’s wardrobe can escape their attention. They know all the ties, shirts and suits. Delicious or irritating, Anderson’s ties and suits distract fangirls from everything else.
"He looked very GQ in pinstripes with a white shirt and a lavender tie. Hard to concentrate on the news with all that Anderbeauty going on." By Phebe
"Oh it just figures that I fall asleep and miss another great tie and the ship. *weeps*" by Lori
"You all seem to have suit favorites, mine is the black one with what looks like velvet on the upper part of the lapel, and he wears it with a white shirt, and usually a pale blue satiny tie (sometimes purple) (I love this suit. He looks so damn good in it). My least favorite is when he wears that blue and red striped tie, with a striped suit, I get vertigo (I'm like I can't hear anything, I can't see anything, turn off the tie)." By Tiffany
"Bush's speech = underwhelming and painful.
Anderson's suit/shirt/tie combo = AMAZING." by Aruna