CNN.com - Sharon taken to hospital - Dec 18, 2005

What a break for CNN and other 24x7 news netowrks on a slow news day - or rather a slow news period till the end of the year. Last year it was Tsunami, this year it might be Mr. Ariel Sharon's hospitalization.

It seems to me that Wolf Blitzer in his eagerness to make this into a big story was literally putting words in the mouth of the hospital spokesperson. However, I think that the Israelis are much better at being tight-lipped than their American counterparts - and the spokesperson refused to take the bait. The doctor came up with a very concise statement later and refused to answer any questions.

I wonder when will CNN come up with a news anchor with more class than Wolf Blitzer.

CNN.com - Sharon taken to hospital - Dec 18, 2005