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Jack CaffertyJack Cafferty is a co-anchor and commentator on CNN's weekday American Morning and a host of the weekend financial show In The Money. Cafferty has been described as cranky http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/106768p-96571c.html and the networks house curmudgeon http://www.townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/printpg20021206.shtml. In May 2003, Cafferty allegedly ran over a bicyclist in his car and, without stopping, continued through at least two red lights. http://www.thesyndrome.com/archives/00000493.htm He avoided possible jail time by pleading guilty to leaving the scene of the accident. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/106768p-96571c.html Criticism Cafferty has been criticized heavily for on-air remarks, which some accused were racist and sometimes hostile. In November 2003, he mocked the Japanese language by mimicking the speech through a series of "ching" and "chong" noises. His comments on Arabs and Muslims have since become the main focus of criticism. On September 23 2004, while discussing terrorist demands to release two female scientists from Iraqi prison, Cafferty emphatically stated Given the way these mutants treat women in their societies, the women are probably better off in U.S. custody. He later added, They treat women like furniture in those countries. If I was a woman, I think Id rather be in an American jail cell than I would be living with one of those-whatever they are over there. On November 17 2004, Cafferty made the following comment while discussing video footage of a United States Marine murdering an un-armed and wounded Iraqi insurgent: The Arab world is where innocent people are kidnapped, blindfolded, tied up, tortured and beheaded, and then videotape of all of this is released to the world as though theyre somehow proud of their barbarism. Somehow, I wouldnt be too concerned about the sensitivity of the Arab world. They dont seem to have very much. He added: Its going to come down to them or us. Cafferty, Jack
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