CNN’s Jeanne Moos Falls For The Charms Of @TommyXTopher Heart Attack Tweets

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by Colby Hall | 7:42 pm, September 9th, 2010

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Have you heard the story about Mediaite’s own Tommy Christopher taking time out from the major heart attack he was suffering to tweet out updates to his followers? Well, it happened, and thankfully, our own White House correspondent is now ensconced in a South Jersey hospital while he awaits bypass surgery. That doesn’t mean that national news outlets don’t still want to cover this story. Take, for example, CNN’s Jeanne Moos, who filed the following report on Tommy (who she interviewed remotely via Skype.) Move over Koran Burning, looks like there’s another media spectacle brewing!

In Moos’ inimitable “this is how we live now” fashion, Tommy was featured on CNN festooned in the standard hospital gown one wears while awaiting surgery, tastefully shot from the front only. On a much more serious note, tomorrow morning Tommy heads into double-bypass surgery, which should take roughly four hours. His well-being will continue to be in all of our thoughts and prayers.

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http://SailRabbits.com Magister

You’ve got to give Jeanne credit for plugging the website.
It could help Tommy at negotiation time.

Good luck in surgery, dude. I’ll be looking for your success tweet.
Now, where did I put my Marlboro Lights?
Patrick Henry

Get well soon, Tommy!
Michael_T

Jay Leno’s sense of humor is certainly lacking (and strange) at times.

I can’t think of a time I have ever watched his monologue and come away thinking, “Gee he was really funny tonight.”

What a loser … seldom funny and a weak interviewer to boot.

Kudos to Tommy Christopher for pointing out that Leno was classless with his ill-timed comments.
sarainitaly

I can’t believe Tommy is two years younger than me….

I have to go for a walk.
Cecelia

Michael_T said:
Jay Leno’s sense of humor is certainly lacking (and strange) at times.

I can’t think of a time I have ever watched his monologue and come away thinking, “Gee he was really funny tonight.”

What a loser … seldom funny and a weak interviewer to boot.

Kudos to Tommy Christopher for pointing out that Leno was classless with his ill-timed comments.

Timing…smiming, Leno captured exactly the irony of tweeting that you are going to have an emergency “cardiac cat”…

Are we sure that Tommy hasn’t opted for local anesthesia so he can tweet through his bypass?
John in Philadelphia

Tommy, if by South Jersey you mean “across the river from Philadelphia,” I will hunt you down and make you laugh so hard you’ll burst your stiches. Make sure you ask them about the “Zipper Club” (no, not that zipper). Get well soon!! (We finally upgraded our browser at work which allows me now on this site–you better get back to writing soon!)
John
TFitz

Tommys surgery went well and he’ll be coming home tomorrow, so say reliable sources.