I guess Mr. McGuirk would have rather Ms. Carroll had taken one of the costumes offered by her captors. There was the Scarlet O’Hara, the Wonderwoman and the Carmen Miranda. Had she come out of her ordeal wearing one of those, do we really think Mr. McGuirk would have been more sympathetic. I usualy switch off the Imus show when the executive producer is on camera. His face seems to betray a deep anger which is a might unpleasant so early in the morning.
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Imus In The Morning, 3/30/06
IMUS: We’re back here on the “Imus in the Morning” program on the radio all over the country and on MSNBC. Well, the official position, of course, of the program, is thank god correspondent Jill Carroll from the Christian Science Monitor has been released.
MCCORD: You bet, since now maybe now she can resume her work for the Iraqi people for whom she has, you know — this has been a person who strived for their, represented their plight for a long, long time.
IMUS: Well, good for her.
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.
MCCORD: Just because she always appears in traditional Arab garb and wearing a burka.
MCGUIRK: Yeah, what’s with the head gear? Take it off. Let’s see.
IMUS: No, no. This is not –
MCCORD: That’s why the Arab world called for her to be released, because, you know, she defended Iraqis. She was against the war in Iraq and, I wouldn’t be surprised if —
IMUS: Well, so are we. So am I!
MCCORD: Exactly. She cooked with them, lived with them.
IMUS: This is not helping.
MCGUIRK: She may be carrying Habib’s baby at this point.
[laughter]
IMUS: Shut up! I’m begging you to shut up. Both of you. I’m going to murder both of you.
MCCORD: Just because she slept with them doesn’t mean she slept in the manner he’s talking about.
MCGUIRK: Something stinks.
IMUS: You are an SOB Steve McCord. Stop it! I am begging you both. Stop it! Stop it now! Stop it! This is outrageous.
You may read the entire transcript here.
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This is how Mr. carroll appeared after her release.
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Obviously, she turned down the opportunity to appear like this.
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