Ted Turner is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. The former Braves owner is no stranger to controversy. A look at some of his more colorful statements over the years:  In 2008, Turner,  warned that if global warming is not properly dealt with, most of mankind will be destroyed "and the rest of us will be cannibals." In 2001 he observed that Ash Wednesday adherents were "Jesus freaks." In the same interview, Turner called opponents of abortion "bozos." More recently the father of 5 suggested that all nations should take on a 1 child policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.