Dammit. No Euro 2008 and no Ghida Fakhry. Why the hell can’t we get Al Jazeera even on satellite? Xenophobic fucks.
The finale to Germany’s 3-2 win over Turkey in the European Championship semifinal was a thriller, but few in a worldwide TV audience saw it as violent thunderstorms swept across Austria and knocked out power at the International Broadcast Center in Vienna, from where images of the match were beamed around the world.
With the match delicately poised at 1-1 in the second half at St. Jakob Park in the Swiss city of Basel, screens around the world flickered and went blank. Internet coverage also was hit by the blackout. The only broadcasters whose signal escaped the interruption were Al-Jazeera and Swiss public TV company SRG in Zurich, said UEFA, which couldn’t immediately explain why those feeds were unaffected.
As the storm raged over Vienna, the images came and went several times in the final minutes. Viewers missed Turkey’s tying goal in the 86th minute but did see Germany eliminate Turkey with a goal in the last minute of regulation time.
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I kid, of course.
Somewhat.
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What is it with the news babes of Middle Eastern descent? Ghida Fakhry is the latest – she works for Al Jazeera English – a station Al Jazeera started over her to dispel the myths of bias in reporting (You know – like actually covering the Jena 6 story before Al Sharpton got involved). And It seems I’m not alone in my admiration:
She makes Katie Couric look like a two-dollar crack whore. (Actually, Katie Couric makes Katie Couric look like a two-dollar crack whore.) Too bad American cable providers won’t carry the channel. You’ll have to watch this clip from The Daily Show to truly appreciate her jaw-dropping, tongue-lolling beauty. Stay away from her though. She’s mine!
She follows in the footsteps of my former #1, Rudi Bakhtiar – who was a staple in the overnight coverage on CNN Headline News. Her perfect pronunciation of Arabic and Persian names and her bouncy delivery made me tune in and turn on … or something. Where are you now, Rudi?
Unfortunately, due in part to fear, Al Jazeera English’s “biased” reporting isn’t available on most digital cable systems in the US, or on the little dishes, but apparently can be pulled down using a big dish. Clips are also available on Youtube, including this lovely one of lovely Ghida:
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