China freaked with CNN - again

The Chinese are up in arms again over an alleged smear by CNN.
Not for the first time, Beijing feels the western media is being harsh and agressive with China.
You might recall reading here about the popular Chinese website 'anti-CNN.com' which slates the American news network (and several other media outlets) for what China sees as anti-Beijing bias. I had been aware of the site for a while but a student showed it to me over the weekend, confirming that it had won a large and dedicated following.
This time, the cause of their ire is CNN presenter Jack Cafferty (pictured) who said: "The Chinese are basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they have been in the past 50 years."
He went on to slag off Chinese goods (or "junk", to use Cafferty's woyds), leading the China Daily newspaper to run an editorial blasting him as an amateur and claiming he is sickened by China's growing power.
The paper implied Cafferty - who is known for his opinionated and provocative style - was racist and that CNN is out of step with US ideals of respect for diversity.
The backlash in the Chinese blogosphere is well and truly on.
Although Cafferty himself has been a critic of the war, some Chinese are hitting back by suggesting that if it's "goons and thugs" you're looking for, the current White House is as good a place to start as any.
That's a tricky point to argue against!