Thousands of Chinese-Americans rallied in Los Angeles Saturday,
calling on CNN to fire commentator Jack Cafferty.
Cafferty drew their ire for his April 9 comments in which he called
Chinese goods "junk" and the country's government "a bunch of goons
and thugs," the Los Angeles Times re****ted.
"We understand free speech," said Lake Wang, 39, of Thousand Oaks,
Calif., one of the protesters outside CNN's offices. "But what if
Cafferty said this about other racial groups? I think he would be
fired. I think he's jealous of China."
A CNN spokesman told the Times Cafferty was "offering his strongly
held opinion of the Chinese government, not the Chinese people."
"It should be noted that over many years, Jack Cafferty has expressed
critical comments on many governments, including the U.S. government
and its leaders," the spokesman said.
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