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Apr 19, 2008 7:28 pm US/Pacific
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Thousands Protest CNN Commentator's Remarks
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.
Thousands of protesters stood outside CNN's Hollywood studios Saturday to protest comments made by one of its commentators that have angered Chinese Americans.
Protesters showed up on Sunset Boulevard, just west of Vine Street, at about 9 a.m. "They did not have any city permit but they had some megaphones," LAPD Sgt. David Torres said. About 20 officers were sent to help with crowd and traffic control, Torres said.
CNN commentator Jack Cafferty angered the Chinese government, and many of its citizens, on April 9 when he said Americans "continue to import their junk with lead paint on them and the poison pet food."
"I think they're basically the same group of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years," Cafferty added.
Cafferty later apologized to anyone who didn't realize that he was referring to the Beijing government, not the people of China.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)