Liberal Actor Don Cheadle Slams NBC for Selective Editing of Zimmerman Tape
It's not every day that Obama donor Don Cheadle and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell agree on something.
As the Academy Award-nominated actor's Twitter feed shows, he has no use for liberal media outlets distorting the news through selective editing. Cheadle isn't buying NBC's lame excuses and half apologies for its edits of the Zimmerman 911 call, as the folks at Twitchy have noted, documenting Cheadle's tweets on the matter.
"It was 'an error made in the production process that we deeply regret.' Really? 'Error?' Anybody out there know anything about editing?" Cheadle tweeted yesterday. This was a "Dangerous subject matter to be f*cking with. Irresponsible, incendiary and completely counter to the furtherance of justice for either side," Cheadle complained.
For more, check out Twitchy's posts here and here.
Corrected from earlier (10:02 a.m. EDT, April 6): I mistakenly wrote that Cheadle had won an Academy Award. He was nominated for but did not win an Oscar for his role in Hotel Rwanda.
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I am looking forward to the civil suit
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 2:42pm.
I am looking forward to the civil suit that Zimmerman will file vs Comcast, General Electric, Disney, and Time Warner. I hope the trial is televised.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Nice to know
Submitted by mmilesll on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 3:27pm.
Nice to know there are still some liberals who admit that something another liberal does is wrong. Zimmerman's life is ruined and I certainly do hope he sues the crap out of the LSM, Al and Jesse. About time these a holes had to pay for their lying crap.
Cheadle is a great actor
Submitted by TSM on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 3:49pm.
Loved Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda. I may not always agree with his politics...but he is such a good actor.
TSM
Submitted by well99 on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 9:05pm.
He is that.I don't agree with his politics either.Still he was a stand up guy for calling the LSM out on the editing.
Don Cheadle
Submitted by fivestring_assassin on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 4:39pm.
appears to be a very straight up guy
Damn good actor also
Hopefully he called out
Submitted by balboa on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 4:54pm.
Hopefully he called out Spike, too.
balboa
Submitted by well99 on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 9:08pm.
That would be good.Oh noes!I agree with Bal.
Shame...My good liberal conscience demands a cessation
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 9:28pm.
of all further efforts at defending bal in the face of such treachery.
Jer
I'm still here for ya', Jer!
Submitted by balboa on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 9:43pm.
I'm still here for ya', Jer! Um, Alinsky! Stalin!
Don't forget Van 'freakin' Jones...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:04pm.
Truth To Power!
Jer
Jer
Submitted by well99 on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:41pm.
You two need help.Try www.omgthey'renuts.com .Just tell them welll99 sent you..
well99...
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:28am.
That website has already compiled voluminous dossiers on bal and me. Thanks just the same.
Jer
Jer, my liberal but ol'
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:33am.
Jer, my liberal but ol' buddy...........can you give me a coherent definition and explanation of 'TROOF TO POWER'??? I mean, whenever I hear that stupid phrase, it's uttered (uddered???) by some whacked out lib queebie twerp, purporting to be throwing down the gauntlet on somebody who has more 'power' than they do!!! I mean, I've heard John F**king Kerry use the damn phrase??? Who is above that nimrod, anyway???
As far as I'm concerned, 'TROOF TO POWER" has about as much 'gravitas' as 'hope and change', or 'yes we can', or 'change you can believe in'.................or any of those other totally dopey and irrelevant slogans that we always have to endure during an election year.
As I"ve said MANY times here on NB - 'common sense' has been under attack for years, and it will surely be outlawed if Boy Baraka continues. It's a 'brave new world' out there, and 'reality' has been totally re-defined!!!!
I've never understood the "Truth to Power" thing either, killa..
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:44am.
I just used it because I've heard a lot of Lefties say it. It apparently implies some real heavy shit.
Jer
Well,
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 2:30am.
Well, Jer,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I think you got it half right!! The 'shit' part..................... the 'heavy' part is lightweight!!!!!
Sometimes the Media jumps the shark
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 5:25pm.
They did with this whole issue. Fanning the flames of racism for ratings? As far as Sharpton and Jackson, they have become a joke in their own communities I think. They fan the flames for personal gain. Sad that that is the only way they can feel relevant.
It's all about
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 11:10am.
divide and conquer and the notion that the ends (want them or not), justify the means.
Cheadle Gets It!
Submitted by MommyMia on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 9:44pm.
Cheadle Gets It! I couldn't have said it better.
Finally, a liberal with integrity.
Submitted by johnsonl on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 9:54pm.
Good show, Mr. Cheadle!
Kudos to Cheadle...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:15pm.
But it baffles me how NBC thought they could get away with it. It defies logic and common sense that anyone either directly or indirectly involved with the editing and the dissemination of the tape could believe the complete audio wouldn't be released and widely publicized revealing the glaring contextual distortion. It would be nice to hear a detailed explanation.
Jer
Question for the lawyer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:20pm.
Can the FCC get involved in this incident? Can Zimmerman's lawyer sue?
cajun...short answer
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:08am.
FCC involvement: It can, if complaint is filed. Probably a long shot. See here. [Scroll down to Part III: Deliberate Distortion Complaint]
Can Zimmerman sue? Of course. See Shirley Sherrod. Defamation and false light claims.
Tough cases.
Jer
thanks Jer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:23pm.
I will take the time to read thru lawyer speak. But as far as "defamation" suit, Zimmerman has a bigger complaint than defamation or slander. He has been purposely denied the right to a "fair" trial and impartial jury. I dont think people like the race baiters and the lying media realize they are shooting themselves in the foot.
jer
Submitted by MightyMouth on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:21pm.
it is the typical BS that the NSM tries to get away with. You are suprised?
Nope. He's ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:33pm.
baffled. :o)
MD
Jer
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:30pm.
I don't believe they care about being exposed. They accomplished their goal of misleading their sheep - those who would rather believe a lie than the truth. They can count on the support of the Irreverend Brothers and the POS present in the white house.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
"But it baffles me how NBC
Submitted by T Walt on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:21pm.
"But it baffles me how NBC thought they could get away with it"
It is rare that MSM is challenged on their biased reporting. So when they get away with it on a nightly basis, they feel free to push the biased line as far as they can. And when everyone in the room is as liberal as the next guy there isn't anyone left to say, "Hey, maybe we should'nt do this".
If it wasn't...
Submitted by Outback Jon on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:48pm.
"But it baffles me how NBC thought they could get away with it."
If it wasn't for those meddling Big sites.
Don Cheadle
Submitted by maxvelos on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:36am.
Finally a far left person speaks the truth! The Libs will try to get him out of the game. Probably have a hard time getting a part. Too bad,a very good actor who took on the media and he will lose. Don,you don't understand. You NEVER go off the reservation! Sad ,but true. I feel Like I am living in Russia under Stalin,I've lost so many freedoms. It will only get worse under Obama! Wake up America,this guy is ruining this country and the last people he cares about is the middle class. Obama is all class,but it's all third!
I don't think Hell
Submitted by Okieflyover on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 1:10am.
Just froze over, but Lucifer may have had to put a coat on
Twisted Tributes to Trayvon
Submitted by berlet98 on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 2:30am.
Twisted Tributes to Trayvon
Hysterical black congresswomen haven’t been heard from in a few days after venting their rage at the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida but agitators such as Rev. Jesse Jackson, the New Black Panther Party, and Rev. Al Sharpton haven’t skipped a beat in their vitriolic abuse of George Zimmerman.
Jackson absurdly said Wednesday morning that, ”If a white kills a black we revolt, if a black kills a white it’s jail time, we kill each other it’s Miller time. It’s as if somebody has the right to kill us,” the NBPP reiterated its million dollar bounty on Zimmerman’s head, and Sharpton has been invited to the White House for Easter.
As the city of Sanford nervously awaits the ruling by the special prosecutor assigned to investigate the shooting, Angela Corey, it’s preparing for the worst.
After all the baseless, inflammatory rhetoric that has been spewed, Sanford officials are expecting social upheavals that could rival the aftermath of the Rodney King riots of twenty years ago.
Sanford’s emergency management team has met frequently with Attorney General Holder’s Department of Justice, extra police and fire department officers are on standby, and neighboring towns have been asked to be at the ready.
Considering the extremist and violent threats already made in the matter, Florida’s National Guard could be called out should the special prosecutor find that Zimmerman was justified in shooting Martin and that his jailing would be a miscarriage of justice.
Can’t we all just get along, at least until the investigation is complete and justice served?
Apparently not, based on recent events in Florida and elsewhere.
. To show their solidarity with Trayvon, dozens of students from North Miami Beach Senior High School followed a protest demonstration at the school a week ago by marching through the streets of North Miami and ransacking a Walgreens to the tune of $1100.
. Just east of Sanford, two black men, Julius Ricardo Bender and Yahaziel Isaac Israel, have been charged with attempted first-degree murder, . . . (Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=20824.)
He was nominated...
Submitted by uhohshortsonthe... on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 5:12am.
...but he hasn't yet won any Oscars.
D'oh! Made a correction.
Submitted by Ken Shepherd on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 10:20am.
D'oh! Made a correction.