The Daily Background

This morning, journalist hostage Jill Carroll was set free after 3 months of captivity. Her family is very relieved, as are journalists around the world who have spoken out against her captivity. Journalists and her friends are celebrating. Meanwhile, Republican pundits are saying other things…

MCGUIRK: She strikes me as the kind of woman who would wear one of those suicide vests. You know, walk into the — try and sneak into the Green Zone.

IMUS: Oh, no. No, no, no, no.

[…]
MCGUIRK: She may be carrying Habib’s baby at this point.

[…]
MCGUIRK: She’s like the Taliban Johnny or something.

Good god. The woman has just been released after having been held hostage for three months. Her captors threatened to kill her. Have these people no humanity? You can watch a video here.

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