This is causing quite a stir. Russian anchorette, Tatiana Limanova, on Russia's REN Channel, on live TV, appeared to raise her middle finger while reading a story about President Obama. See the video here.
Limanova is an experienced, award winning journalist. Having worked as an anchor in live TV, let me tell you what I think really may have happened. You will notice on the video that her speech stumbled a bit at the beginning of the story. Obviously she was not reading a teleprompter. It is difficult for a live anchor to know when the video begins to run. (We would tap the news desk to alert the reader.) She probably thought that she was "off camera" when she made her salute to the crew.
That's what I think.....or she really has a low opinion of Obama.Reports indicate that she has been suspended.
Limanova is an experienced, award winning journalist. Having worked as an anchor in live TV, let me tell you what I think really may have happened. You will notice on the video that her speech stumbled a bit at the beginning of the story. Obviously she was not reading a teleprompter. It is difficult for a live anchor to know when the video begins to run. (We would tap the news desk to alert the reader.) She probably thought that she was "off camera" when she made her salute to the crew.
That's what I think.....or she really has a low opinion of Obama.Reports indicate that she has been suspended.
