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You Choose! Winning & Losing Stories
Farrah's other donations
In addition to the Farrah Fawcett swimsuit, several other items were donated: the first Farrah Fawcett doll, her personal Charlie's Angels script book and some photos. The swimsuit will be part of an American pop culture exhibit which also included Dorothy's ruby red slippers and the original Muppet team.
"Purple Drank" Doctor
A doctor in South Georgia pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing codeine syrup. According to the Florida-Times Union, that codeine syrup is used as a key ingredient in the illegal recreational drink called "purple drank". It is made with a mixture of lemon-lime soda or fruit-flavored candy. The 71-year-old doctor William Morris Williams faces up to 2 years in prison and a $200,000 fine.
Wife on Terror List
An ex-immigration officer in Britian was fired after he added his wife... to the terrorist watch-list. She apparently went to visit family in Pakistan - then wasn't allowed back into Britain – and wasn't told WHY. By the way… it took three years for this to come to light.
On Twitter
In viewing the unrest in Egypt I saw a sign which read, "Yes, We Can, Too!" Think Egyptians are thirsting for that living water? Think they want a President Obama just like ours? Big time yes. Dictator Mubarek can take away the internet and other things, but he can't take away their faith and desire for true freedom and democracy. Truth crushed to earth shall rise again. I'd say 30 years was long enough. History is truly repeating itself. It's time to "Let my people go!!!!"
Victoria Ryan-Bailey
St Louis, Mo.
If Mobarok has nothing to hide than why the foreign journalists are under attack? Foreign journalists are facing what Egyptians have faced for 30 years. Welcome to Mobarok regime.
Purple Drank sounds fun ...
wife on Terror List
D. None of the above.
Lets hear bout that purple drank.
Wife on Terror List
Purple Drank
Wife on Terror List
PURPLE DRANK PLEASE
This is a good story for all parents! A new drug you probably never thought you had to hide!!
Wife on the terror list
What??
Purple Drank" Doctor
"Purple Drank"
Purple Drank
Purple Drank
Wife on Terror list! Who does that?!
I vote for the Purple Drank Doctor lol
Farah's other donations!
Purple Drank Doctor
Purple Drank!!!
Purple Drank
purple drank doctor
Wfie on terror list thats the story I want to hear about
"Purple Drank" Doctor
Let's hear about Purple Drank!
Purple Drank!
Wife on Terror List
wife on terror list.
purple draaaank
i love purple drraaaank
gimme dat gimme dat purple draank
Wife on Terror List
Wife on terror list
wife on terror list. – please
Wife in Terror List...
Wife on Terror list
purple drank doctor
Not that it's for future reference or anything, but I'd love too see how that guy got his wife on the terror watch list.
wife on terror list
Farrah's other donations
Purple Drank story please.
Purple Drank!
I definitely want to hear about this "Purple Drank" thing ...
Purple drank
Wife on terror list pleaaaase.
Purple Drank, sounds... funny
Wife On Terror List.
purple drank
"Purple Drank"
wife on terror list..
Wife on Terror list
purple drank, purple draaaaank!
I would like to see the story about the wife being added to the terrorist list.
Wife on Terror List! Wife on Terror List! Wife on Terror List!
Wife on Terror List
Farrah's Other Donations
Farrah's other donations
Farrah!
The other stories are downers. Farrah is far more interesting and uplifting!
"Purple Drank" Doctor.
"purple drank" doctor
Mubarak is a dectator and criminal to those who know what he's been doing for z past 30 yrs.
America just couldn't swallow z fact that our tax dollars have been used to kidnap, torture, kill inocent ppl and abuse powers in exchange for our interests.
The most free and democratic ppl on this planet use their money to take away the very same freedom and democracy that they enjoy from other ppl, the real question here is, do the tax payers know what exactly their gov is doing with their money, in the name of AID??
"Purple Drank" Doctor
purple drank
Wife on Terror List
I'm interested to see about the husband putting his wife on the terrorist list.....
Purple Drank Doctor: Because we are what we want.
wife on terror list.....
Purple drank – child safety first!
Wife on Terror List
Farrah's other donations!!!
purple drank
I'm voting for the purple drank story...What is that all about???
Purple drank please!
Farrah's other donations gets my vote.
Love your show here in Canada...Thanks
Put on the wife on terror list that sounds crazy and funny...haha i cant stop laughing haha
Lemme get dat PURPLE DRANK
i'd like to hear about this "purple drank" mess.
I would like to see *Wife put on terror list!
Wife on Terror List
Purple Drank, ya give me that purple stuff!
Purple Drank
Could perhaps be the next Four Loco....
"Purple Drank" Doctor
more on "Purple Drank" Doctor
Let's hear something good. Between the weather and Egypt we haven't heard any good news.
Wife on Terror List
wife on terror list*****
Wife On Terror List
the doctor story!
Purple Drank.
want to hear about swimsuit
Wife on Terror List
Wife on terror list
Purple drank
Farrah's other donations
Wife on Terror list
I vite for NONE of this trivia.
You could only give a weather analyst 45 seconds because you are making room for this junk????
We ahve weather news here and in Australia plus, of course Egypt. Start acting like a REAL news network!!!
Purple drank.....sounds interesting
Wife on terror list....................... inspirational for hen pecked husbands
Wife on Terror List! What!?
purple drank! jamarcus russell is my hero!
Definitely "Wife on Terror List"
wife on terror list
"Purple Drank" Doctor
Wife on Terror List
Purple drank
"Purple Drank" Doctor
We all know what viewers want to see Ali, let's have some happy news, now... give me some purple DRANK for $500!
Wife on Terror List
Purple Drank
purple drink?
PURPLE DRANK...absolutely ridiculous that a physician would aid in this blatant abuse of a medicine...
"purple drank" doctor
Wife on Terror List!
Links don't work on "you choose" segment about to air. I choose the
"purple drank" story. 14:51 submitted, EST.
wife on terror list......................................
Alli,
Want to hear more on Egyptian crises and other autocratic countries in the Middle East. These other 3 stories are gobbledegook.
Purp N Drank
Purple Drank.....what does this even mean??
Farrahs donations story
I would like to see "Wife on terror list"
i wont to see the wife on terrorist list or the donations
Hey Ali,
I'd like to hear more about the "Purple Drank"
Wife on terror list – can't wait to hear how that happened!!
I want to hear more about Ferrah's Donations. She was such an amazing woman, and her death and good works were very overshadowed by the tragic death of Michael Jackson on the same day, and I would love to see more coverage of Ferrah. She was a truly amazing woman.
What, is this a no news day? Who really cares about the three items on your list?
Sorry, I turned off your program.
Klaus
wife on terror list
Purple drank is the second best thing that has happened to college students... after Redbull!!
When you can't sleep, a healthy dose of grape soda and melatonin will induce sleep... I recommend it!
I would like to hear the report about that purple drank, yes the lean sir.
Purple Drank
vote for Farah Fawcett's swimsuit
the drank that is purple is dangerous stuff
Wife on terror list
wife/terror list
The man who put his wife on the terrorist list
Do the doctor bit
purple drank
purple drink
purple dank
Purple Drank
I want to hear none of the three stories up for vote. They all sound dumb, uninteresting, and irrelevant.
You never hear about a Wife on Terror List. That sounds really ironic. Call it prejudice....but you never hear about women terrorist. I would love to hear this
I really hate the "You Choose" segment . . . I want to hear all the stories!!!!! Yesterday's topless protesters and lion stories weren't even particularly new. Not sure about the opium babies, but would like to know about this!!!
Purple drank
I am interested in how a man put his wife on the "terrorist list."
Purple drank !! its a need to know if it involves a Doctor !!!
Wife on terror list please
purple drank please
do you guys really think these are news on a day like this? A Bathing suit-really?
Cover the news.... The middle East not fillers!
Purple Drank
"purple drank" i feel that this would be an interesting topic. Over the last few years there been a huge increase in the consumption of this drink which has been made famous and glorified by rappers.
Purple Drank" Doctor
Really curious about why husband would put his wife on the terror list. The terror list is a serious thing and not like a bunch of guys complaining about their wives to each other.
Pour that purple stuff in my cup "Purple Drank"
"Purple Drank" Doctor
Purple Drank....obviously talking about promethazine cough syrup. I hope CNN understands how many people in their backyard of Atlanta abuse this every day. All you need is some syrup...aka sizzurp, some sprite, a jolly rancher, and lil wayne's infamous Styrofoam cup!
Truthfully, "You Choose" has to be one of the stupidest things I have EVER heard a news network do. What a week attempt at a gimmick. In the time you spend announcing the three potential stories you could just tell us the story – but you already know that. What an insult to the intelligence of your viewers.
Wife on Terror List
I would like to see the wife on terror list
Purple Drank Doctor story is my vote! This is a serious problem and I have been personally affected by it!!
"Purple Drank" Doctor
Wife on Terror List story please.
And is this how we are supposed to vote – by posting a comment?
Why can't we just click on the story to vote?
Purple drank if you don't tell me about it ill google it.
This was my first time to vote and I am not sure what I voted for, LOL, Crazy, Right?
Thank you
Cheryl
"Purple Drank" Doctor
"Purple Drank" Doctor
The husband did what? Put his wife on a terror watch list? I hope he was terrorized with immediate arrest!
Wife on terror watch list
Wife terror list.
I need a good laugh at home in Toronto, so I can take my mind off the mindless violence in Egypt.
Have a great day and great job Ali.
Mr. Velshi-
You are a highly skilled and experienced broadcaster. The middle east is undergoing tectonic change but you ask whether your audience wants to see Farrah's other donations, "Purple Drank" Doctor, and Wife on Terror List?
Have you no shame? Please ask someone in Atlanta to punch up CNN International where the more serious news seems to live.
texas muddy oil, sippin codine
"Purple Drank" Doctor
wife on terror list
Wife on Terror List
"Purple Drank" Doctor
Wife on terror list. Sounds interesting than all.
"Purple Drank" Doctor
I would like to know why the government and the legal system is not working on stopping the banks like Chase etc: and Judges from foreclosing on homes where they do not have the note, deed, or paperwork to legally do so, help us the middle class and elderly instead of the rich and other countries.
I want to hear more about the man who put his wife on the terrorist list.
"Purple Drank" Doctor
I would like to hear about the man putting his wife on the terroist list. Anger Management maybe needed. Tell me more...
That was the worst purple drank story....i could have done better than that.
Was that seriously the report??
Come on Ali 😛
I have been watching primarily CNN news since the turmoil in Egypt erupted, but occasionally checking what's on FOX news. Their coverage of this issue is almost non-existent, and what they do have is not very accurate. Keep it up, CNN!
YOU MET 2:50 PM WISH I HAD YOUR JOB
Hello Ali
Ilove your show and like your talent
can you please add me to your friends list on youe facebook account . I was woundering if there is any job opening that you are aware of for an Arabic translator/ interpreter
I would like to see this story because out of the three topics it is the least discussed.
I am not sure whether I am voting or commenting or both. It is not clear on my i-pad.
Thank you,
V
Ali Velshi,
RE: The three "topics" on your list; trash TV at its worst. I thought CNN was a news network, not a forum for mindless stupidities.
But I forget that CNN also gave us Geraldo Rivera and Glenn Beck.
Here is a topic that merits genuine journalism: Spend an hour (elapsed time, not advertisement time) discussing the Council of Europe's report indicating that Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci's administration has been accused of running a human body spare parts racket. Thaci & Friends "Drenica Group" has also been accused of white slaving and control over Europe's main narcotics smuggling routes.
Maybe it's time for you to move on to Fox where your style of pop journalism will be appreciated.
wife on terrorist list
Please stick to the most major topic: "The Egyptian Crises"..!! This event is affecting American lives NOW. I want the protestors protected and safe, I’d like to see the people in control. And, I’d like to be constantly updated from the White House press room.
I bought pastrami meat 3 days ago at Albertson’s for $3.49 P/LB it's now $3.99 P/LB, and I think this is because of the events in Cairo... Does this make since?
I don't care about "normal" weather changes that happen annually in the U.S.A. or "planned parenthood" issues, or local crime. Please get back to EYGPT...!
Thank you
Gordon,
Pasadena, CA
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Mr. Velshi-
You are a highly skilled and experienced broadcaster. The middle east is undergoing tectonic change but you ask whether your audience wants to see Farrah's other donations, "Purple Drank" Doctor, and Wife on Terror List?
Have you no shame? Please ask someone in Atlantather to punch up CNN International where the more serious news seems to live."
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CNN and Ali Velshi are reporters. Reporting on a horrible tragedŷ that has no new developments other then mindless violence is a waste of time, especially when Egypt isn't the Center of the universe. To report something other then the mindless violence in the last 30 seconds of the show is refreshing and perfectly fine, and wish more news anchors would do it.
Once again great Job Ali with real reporting unlike the status quo.
I need to know that all the nation who have place to go they are getting help from there own country. my question is what about the refuge who live in Egypt we did not get help from united nation.
Please stop doing the use choose the news segment! It is obnoxious to hear every 10 minutes about how to choose the news. In the time wasted telling us about voting, all three stories could have been told.
Mr. Velshi,
You have brought (through your prog.director/s) a Hindu individual; a certain Ghosh to speak about an Islamic country (Egypt) and give his opinions. Next, you will be asked to interview an Eskimo about Spain and perhaps a Jew to opine about Iraq and most probably a Mexican to speak about the Iranian (Indo-European/Aryan) nation.
Are there not enough intellectuals and educated Egyptians to give their opinions.
Wife on Terror list!
I can honestly say that most of my X girlfriends belong on the terror watch list. I may even put my parents on it.
Lotto Code Cracked
Let's go with some lighthearted news to distract us temporarily from the horrible footage from around the world and the mounds of snow that blankets the U.S. I personally would love to hear about the guy who cracked the lotto code.
Grievous to say, I believe EGYPT has a very valid reason to want AMERICAN JOURNALISTS out; because they are becoming more and more unreliable reporting the WHOLE TRUTH of any issue out to the world, without a hint of a certain perception being put in place for potentiality of a desired outcome! They've been watching the teardown, perpetual shading of the truth, negative propaganda, and poison spewing that's been waged against our OWN governmental administration! INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS?? Mainly AMERICANS!
Yea Mrs Clinton. Well spoken. It has become evident that Mubarak is a true dictator and must be removed by force if necessary. I believe he is trying to create a "Golden Parachute" for his exit at the expense of all who wish to remove him from power. I support the Egyptian people in their quest for a true democatic form of government and much better economic conditions.
Sincerely,
Richard Shields
Sugar Hill, GA USA
The reason I said "he must be removed from force if necessary" is because he has shutdown all forms of communications that could affect his public opion and ability to control the country. It is very obvious by his lack of public appearence that he has non defense to the current outcry of the people.
Mandatory tips foreign-language diners
You know, I have years of experience with the Japanese, I lived there for 20 years, and before that, I worked in the food service industries. Traditionally, the Japanese do not tip, so they are probably one of the bigger reasons that they are trying to do this. I object to any form of mandatory tipping, it should be up to the discression of the client as to who and how much to tip. Tip litterally stands for "To Insure Promptness". It is a reward for good service, not a mandatory part of an employees wage. I tip when appropriate, but if I get lousy service, I leave two cents, just enough for them to know I didn't forget, but so little that they understand I did not forget.
The "Choose the News" segment is a total waste of time and resources. In the time CNN spends talking about "Choose the News" over and over again, all the stories could have been run multiple times. When I tune in I don't want to hear what the news could be... just tell me the news and get on with more comprehensive coverage instead of all the fluff.