Big Three Nets Ignore Rep. Carson's Lynching Smear of Tea Party
Representative Andre Carson's inflammatory attack on the Tea Party has yet to have receive any attention from the Big Three networks. As reported by Politico on Wednesday, Rep. Carson accused Tea Party-friendly members of Congress of wanting to bring back Jim Crow and went so far to accuse his colleagues of wanting to bring back lynching: "Some of them...would love to see you and me...hanging on a tree."
Jake Sherman's report for Politico noted that the "explosive comments, caught on tape, were uploaded on the Internet Tuesday, and Carson's office stood by the remarks." The Blaze, a website run by Glenn Beck, uploaded a video compilation onto YouTube on Tuesday morning which included the Indiana Democrat's smear of the Tea Party. Carson attacked the Tea Party immediately after complimenting Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Emanuel Cleaver at a CBC town hall in Miami on August 22:
[Video compilation embedded below the jump]
REP. ANDRE CARSON, (D), INDIANA: Under Chairman Emanuel Cleaver's leadership, we have seen change in Congress...the Tea Party is stopping that change. And this is beyond symbolic change. This is the effort that we're seeing of Jim Crow. Some of these folks in Congress right now would love to see us as second-class citizens. (audience members reply, "Yes!") Some of them in Congress right now of this Tea Party would love to see you and me...hanging on a tree. (audience members reply, "Yes!") Some of them right now in Congress are comfortable with where we were 50 and 60 years ago.
None of the Big Three networks evening programs on Tuesday- ABC's World News, CBS Evening News, or NBC Nightly News- covered Rep. Carson's snipe at the Tea Party. The following morning, none of their morning show covered it either.
By contrast, these networks were quick to go after Rep. Joe Wilson after his infamous "you lie!" outburst at President Obama on September 9, 2009. Within 24 hours, then-CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric highlighted the "congressman last night calling a President an outright liar to his face" and stated that this was "just the latest indication of how ugly the debate over reforming health care has gotten." On NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams trumpeted "the outburst heard 'round the world," as correspondent Kelly O'Donnell played up the "stunning outburst" and the "fit of anger" displayed by Rep. Wilson. ABC World News's tease of their story on the Republican's outburst used an almost identical line: "the shout heard 'round the world."
One wonders how long it will take ABC, CBS, or NBC to cover Rep. Carson's smear, if at all.
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So less government =
Submitted by tcm14 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:07pm.
So less government = lynchings. This guy has paranoid delusions. Actually it's worse than that, he is trying to incite paranoid delusions in others.
Yes ...
Submitted by Bodini on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:20pm.
for Race-baiting Marxist Democrats who rob us, spread our wealth, and keep their peeps eating from the government feed trough ... less government = FINANCIAL lynching. The best way for the PIGs to avoid the lynching is to get a job and quit relying us producers to reward their stupidity and slothfulness! Drug test them and eliminate 75% of the PIGs from the dole!
He's a race baiter like Al
Submitted by marpel on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:13pm.
He's a race baiter like Al Sharpton...oh, he'll be Sharpton's guest sooner than later.
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
He'll be a guest probably
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:18pm.
He'll be a guest probably sooner so he and the Rev. Al Not-So-Sharptoon can use the words "lynch," "lynching," and variants thereof many times in their allotted time together.
Absolutely right, Beukeboom!!
Submitted by marpel on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:29pm.
Absolutely right, Beukeboom!! Al Sharpton sets the black community back 50 years each time he opens his mouth. I have an African American friend, and he tells me all the time that Al Sharpton doesn't represent him or his family. He can't stand him. I'm sure he's not alone.
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
Network "news"
Submitted by HockeyKid on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:15pm.
is nothing but laughable Democrat propaganda.
Rep. Carson, I would bet my next month's lunch money that, if you got right into their heads, you'd find more Democrats in Congress that would like to see you hanging from a tree than Tea Partiers of similar mind. Yours is the party of Robert "KKK" Byrd and Albert J. Gore, Sr., who voted against every civil rights measure that went before the Senate. Yours is the party of Affirmative Action, lifetime welfare, and the soft bigotry of low expectations. Yours is the party that promotes handouts to keep African Americans voting in line and beholden to the party, instead of getting the hell out of the way and letting every American learn, earn, and succeed to their potential. Your views, your theories, and your rhetoric are pathetic.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Hockey Kid,
Submitted by tincan53 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:51pm.
You are absolutely spot on with your analysis of Carson, except you left one very important point about his views and theories. His one of the most RACIST Congressman in the House.
Very True young man
Submitted by BGinTN on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:10pm.
I have been through local race riots in 65 & 66.
Was on alert to come home as a commander of a APC if needed for the one 1969
So folks I have been there.
I said it then and I say it now.
Racism and playing the race card is nothing more than the outward sign of inward ignorance.
Ignorance and desperation.
Submitted by BoilerFan on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:53pm.
Playing the race card is not only a sign of "ignorance," it's a sign of desperation. The liberal agenda put forth by Obama, Reid & Pelosi has failed miserably, millions of Americans are hurting and are frustrated with their "leaders" in Washington, D.C., and those on the left--black and white alike--are desperate to point the finger of blame for THEIR failures at anyone other than the person they see in the mirror every morning.
Has anyone ever heard of this person?
Submitted by StarAZ on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:16pm.
Obviously deep thinking is not his forte.
And thinking isn't his forté
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:19pm.
And thinking isn't his forté either.
Sorry--this made me laff
Submitted by StarAZ on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:56pm.
Remember the line from Seinfeld...Elaine says to Jerry...Underneath the surface there is just more surface.
And his IQ....
Submitted by bigdaddy on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:38pm.
...is forty...
I hate to say it
Submitted by Dave81 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:17pm.
but can we finally just call this slander what it is? It's racism, it just happens to be coming from the other side.
Spot on ...
Submitted by Bodini on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:26pm.
It always comes from the other side. Daddy always said a DOG always smells his own sh*t first. The biggest race pimps on the planet are the Revs Jesse and Al and the Marxist Dems in the CDC!
Heh heh gerrymandering is now controlled by Republicans.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:25pm.
The Taxed Enough Already party, is going to send you K00KS out of there...'Bout time for you all to get a real job.
You Didn't Build That.
Carson's district is safe, but I hope he spends
Submitted by Lipton on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:42pm.
all of his days in Congress mis-understanding the tea party, because an uninformed enemy is the best kind.
If you don't believe me, ask the MSM.
What did you expect
Submitted by John21 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:36pm.
He is a liberal democrat. He got elected by being a racist. He has played the race card on anyone that doesn't agree with his rants during his entire career. He still hopes that the race card will work one more time.
He is a chump, the equivilet of a MSNBC talking head, he repeats whatever the DNC talking points may be without thought of intelligence. Just another propaganda artist that sees his future in flames.
DEMOCRATS ENFORCEMENT ARM=KKK
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:37pm.
it was demo crates in the South that hung Blacks
using the KKK to do the dirty work.
Carson has one more card up his sleeve to play.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:38pm.
It has to do with him being a "convert" to... take a guess.
the 'religion of peace'??? A
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:43pm.
the 'religion of peace'??? A moooooooooooooooooslem??? Nah.........couldn't be!!! And a 'black' one too, which gives him even MORE alibi's to be a professional victim and a race-baiter.
Obvious Racism.
Submitted by Bumr50 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:39pm.
I guess "black" politicians simply aren't important enough to the big three networks to warrant news coverage.
the left are the racists
Submitted by ohio granny on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:51pm.
The real racists are the Congressional Black Caucus. They hate white people just because of the color of their skin. They would hang white people from trees if they thought they would get away with it. They really really HATE white people.
So why does the MSM not call them racist? We know why. The MSM is just another arm of the racist democrat party.
CBC
Submitted by Agnostic on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:00pm.
I would like to here from one of the newest members of the CBC on this subject and on Rep Carsons work in the CBC - Col. West?
Ahhh...the good ol' days when
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:22pm.
Ahhh...the good ol' days when CBC mainly meant the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Allen West
Submitted by BoilerFan on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:02pm.
I hope Congressman West tells the CBC, during their next gathering, to take their extremist, race-baiting organization and "shove it where the sun don't shine." He's too good for this backward-looking organization. It's a group that sees anyone who doesn't share their pseudo-socialistic agenda as the modern day equivalent of George Wallace (a Democrat, BTW) standing in the school doorway or Bull Connor (another Democrat) ordering his goons to beat back non-violent black protestors with nightsticks and water hoses. These clowns have no sense of proportion.
Are These Bad Comments?
Submitted by mtdavs on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:00pm.
Yes, these comments are HORRIBLE!! Only trouble is, the closer we get to the elections, I'm afraid these types of comments are only going to get worse and more of them. The left has nothing to argue regarding so-called "accomplishments". So, this is all they can do. Smear and blast their opponents as best they cay. As I stated, I'm afraid we "ain't" seen, nor heard, notin' yet.
It's GUARANTEED it's going to
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:24pm.
It's GUARANTEED it's going to get much, much worse the closer we get to November, 2012 especially if Obama's approval ratings continue to decline.
You know it, Boom.
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:23pm.
Already, I am hearing a lot of noise coming from a few friends that know some of the local La Raza chapters here in Texas. They plan on hitting the streets with a full blown strategy against the Tea Party and conservatives in general. Even more virulent than what we are hearing, I will bet the rhetoric will be within a millimeter of what I would commit patients to psychiatric evaluation for under different circumstances.
This is just unbelievable. I know I have ranted here before, and I apologize for doing it again, but I need to get this out: Democrats have been taking the Latino vote for granted for years. Now that they see serious opposition from organizations that uncover and point out their appalling behavior, they are going after everybody who disagrees with them. Goddam it! I am a native-born citizen as is my wife and all of my children. We are all educated and working within licensed professions. We are contributing citizens just trying to do the right thing, and now we have heard consistently from the Democrat party that we are "out of the mainstream" and therefore have no right to say what we believe. We pay our taxes, we vote consistently and we fulfill our civic obligations by participating in juries and serving our clients/patients in practice of our professions. We volunteer through multiple organizations and we do so to make this a better world and then we are told we don't follow their party line so we are marginalized by the Democrats. My father and mother, and my parents-in-law were fantastic people and dedicated Republicans who believed in free enterprise, personal liberty and personal responsibility but they were ostracized by their own communities for daring to have their own opinions. My wife, my children and I are all life-long Republicans because they not only made us feel welcome, but they want to hear our voices and they care about what we have to say. The Democrats do not give a damn about those who they purport to serve. The dirtiest campaigns in Texas history have all been from Democrats, and you need to look only at Ann Richards and her bitterness over not being re-elected. She acted like some clueless, ancient royalty because she felt she was entitled to re-election. Voters saw right through her (when Ann wasn't guzzling down from a bottle of gin) and she was tossed out on her ear. I will not allow Latino conservatives to be held hostage by the stereotypes perpetuated by the Democrats any longer. My family's voices WILL be heard and will be heard STRONGLY in this next election. Perry may not be perfect, but right now he is doing one damn fine job in Texas keeping us afloat through this storm.
Thank you for allowing me to rant yet again.
As far as rants go, Doc Sam---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 12:41am.
I'd rate yours an A++.
Top notch !
MD
rant on drsam*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 1:35am.
You not only speak in our voice but you do it so well. Please feel free to rant on!
Along with the New Black
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 10:36am.
Along with the New Black Panthers, I believe La Raza has the highest probability of organized violence.
Kudos, Doctor Sam!!!
Submitted by BoilerFan on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:48pm.
Excellent post, Doctor Sam! I appreciate your concerns about being seen as engaging in a lengthy "rant" from some online participants. However, from one who has often been accused of "ranting" in various online forums, I have to say that I enjoyed your brevity-challenged post.
Many kudos, from a Hoosier to a Texan!
The pity is that if MSM would
Submitted by Kenyon Schraeder on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:24pm.
The pity is that if MSM would simply start calling out politicians and celebrities who launch vile and heated rhetoric and who play the race card as a last resort, things may {wishful thinking?} actually improve to where MSM could showcase legitimate dialogue and dissent among the players, letting the chips fall where they may.
Instead, they sit on their hands and whistle nervously, obviously terrified that if they stand up for decency and decorum instead of political affiliation, they'll be ostracized or worse, picketed by Al Sharpton and his gang of thugs.
So, as a Nation, we can only look forward to more baseless accusations and inflammatory rhetoric.
Ah yes, the CBC...
Submitted by Rackie on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:30pm.
the stupid wing of democrat party.
Carson stands by his remarks
Submitted by kata on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:43pm.
CNN covered this in a blog entry today
Allen West considers leaving the CBC - from a clip on Fox News today you can find at Politico.
Just like Oprah Winfrey, Al
Submitted by marpel on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:55pm.
Just like Oprah Winfrey, Al Sharpton is a fat racist.
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
CBC sucks
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:03pm.
The CBC and those who help propel their message sucks. They give black people a bad name.
-Jon
The racist comments from this idiot...
Submitted by Jarhead68 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:39pm.
...came right from the bowels of the DNC talking points joint committee on propaganda. Notice the emphasis on JOINT. They must be high on something to come up with this sort of hate speech.
Everyone I know saw it, and
Submitted by jkwtrading on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:39pm.
Everyone I know saw it, and they didn't like it. the blacks are digging a deep hole in their desire for our taxes to pay for them.
what else do you expect from
Submitted by sometimesright on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 4:18pm.
what else do you expect from any lover of the Congressional Black Caucus, a governing body exclusive to people of color ONLY. your political views can be spot on to theirs but if your skin color isn't dark then NO MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU!! they're granted special status and privileges. you can say anything you want without repercussions from the liberal elite.
they're not fooling anybody. bunch of racists and hacks who deserve termination NOT re-election. i bet alot of people in Indiana are ashamed to call this man a representative right now.
MSNBC Anchor Moderated Event
Submitted by SaintGeorgeGentile on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 4:20pm.
And CBS was there covering it.
http://realmreynolds.com/2011/08/31/media-neglects-to-report-rep-carsons...
liberalsarefunny
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 6:50pm.
Actually, I would like to see this idiot hanging from a tree.....
Carson is a liar
Submitted by TXTRUTH on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:54pm.
Carson is a liar. He has accused elected representatives of wanting to hang blacks. If true, NAME THEM. I heard the tape of your speech. NAME THEM. If he cannot name them, with proof, he should be censored and labeled as a LIAR. Prove me wrong sir!
Too bad he can't be sued for
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 10:37am.
Too bad he can't be sued for defamation.
Or can he?