Trying to stir trouble for Rush Limbaugh this morning over his "Magic Negro" parody about Barack Obama, "Today" relied on misleading comments from a left-wing outfit without bothering to mention its highly-partisan orientation. NewsBuster Noel Sheppard had given readers a heads-up about the story on Saturday.NBC's Michael Okwu narrated the segment, aired during the second half-hour of this morning's show. He began by harkening back to Don Imus's MSNBC career-ending comments about the Rutger's women's basketball team. Fretted Okwu: "which leads some to wonder: has Limbaugh been getting a free pass?" Okwu described the creator of the parody [Paul Shanklin] as a "white" political satirist.
View video here.
To whom did Okwu turn to support his theory that "some" wonder about Rush getting away with things? None other than Paul Waldman, senior fellow at Media Matters [MM], only too pleased to opine: "this is basically the radio equivalent of a blackface minstrel show. I mean going back to Amos 'n Andy and all of those kind of racist shows of the past." While Waldman's MM affiliation was noted, NBC failed to inform viewers that MM describes itself as a "progressive" organization whose target is "conservative misinformation." MM has received funding from the George Soros-backed Moveon.org and Soros comrade-in-leftist-arms Peter Lewis.
Later came a clip of Michael Harrison, publisher of "Talkers" magazine: "it's insulting, it's in bad taste, but it's legitimate political satire."Okwu: Limbaugh declined an interview but in his broadcasts suggests [emphasis added] the song is simply a parody, based on a newspaper column written about Obama by a journalist David Ehrenstein.
"Today" then played a clip of Ehrenstein: "The 'Magic Negro' is chiefly a term used in talking about films in which you would have black characters suddenly coming out of nowhere, and come to the rescue of white characters."
Cut to a clip of "The Legend of Bagger Vance," in which Will Smith emerges out of the darkness to do just that, helping a struggling white golfer recapture his game.
Then it was back to Waldman. Okwu let us know the MM man thinks "Limbaugh has no excuse." Said Waldman: "he's trying to get himself off the hook by saying, oh look, it's somebody else who did it, it's not really me.'"Lamented Okwu: "Media watchdogs [MM, again, presumably] say there's no hue and cry to stop Limbaugh, because he speaks to a niche audience who either expects this or is willing to let him slide, and his target in this case is a public figure, a presidential candidate, not a college women's basketball team. Funny, or bad taste? Legitimate political satire, or something darker?"
My take:
- Okwu and NBC mislead not just in hiding MM's partisan identity. Rush doesn't merely "suggest" that the parody is based on the Ehrenstein column: he flatly states it and it obviously is. "Today" did play a clip of Ehrenstein discussing his column, but viewers are left to infer that the "Magic Negro" is something Ehrenstein wrote about only in the context of movie characters. In fact, the entire column, which was entitled Obama the Magic Negro, was a discussion of how Barack Obama embodies the "Magic Negro." Wrote Ehrenstein:
"it's clear that Obama also is running for an equally important unelected office, in the province of the popular imagination — the 'Magic Negro.'"
- The parody also relies largely on the language of Obama's fellow Democratic and presidential candidate Joe Biden, who famously referred to Obama as "clean" and "articulate."
- For Waldman to suggest that the parody had anything to do with minstrel shows is not simply wrong, it's an obvious attempt to mislead. For "Today" to have failed to disclose that MM is an organization with a left-wing axe to grind is an outrageous example of bad, biased journalism.
- What was Okwu's point in identifying the creator of the parody, Paul Shanklin, as "white"? Would Okwu have given Shanklin a pass had he been black?
- As for Rush having a "niche" audience: An estimated 20 million weekly listeners. Due a good part of the credit for bringing about the 1994 Republican revolution which took the GOP back to power in the House for the first time in 40 years. Some "niche."
- "Today" is a bit late to the bash-Rush party over the parody. Olbermann tried it a month ago.
- What are the odds "Today" would have an MRC or NB guest on the show without labelling him "conservative"?
Aside: according to this Washington Post article, NBC News president Steve Capus fired Imus after meeting with a group of African-American NBC staffers. Capus said he was "influenced most of all by the anger in his own shop." Was Okwu a member of that staffers group? Was this morning's "Today" segment news reporting, or part of a continuing advocacy operation within NBC?
Contact Mark at mark@gunhill.net—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Isn't Media Matters also conn
May 21, 2007 - 09:26 ET by NoMoreClintonsIsn't Media Matters also connected to George Soros in some way? Funding perhaps?
MM
May 21, 2007 - 09:30 ET by Dave PierreSoros gives money to various organizations who, in turn, give money to MM.
'Media Matters Watch': Media Matters' Falsehoods Exposed
Thanks Dave
May 21, 2007 - 09:33 ET by NoMoreClintonsThanks Dave
Careful
May 21, 2007 - 09:37 ET by cvgbuckeyeOpen letter to NBC and the other selective, abolish free speech MSM:
BE VERY VERY CAREFUL HERE! You are about to "Awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve". You nudged him quite a bit with your Jerry Falwell vitriol.
BE CAREFUL!
Who is this sleeping giant? R
May 21, 2007 - 10:11 ET by balboaWho is this sleeping giant? Rush?
Name
May 21, 2007 - 13:25 ET by cvgbuckeye(RUSH)? You on a first name basis?
Never saw the movie? On boa
May 21, 2007 - 13:28 ET by m1xramNever saw the movie? On board the Japanese aircraft carrier, after Pearl Harbor has been bombed, the Admiral says the line. Was the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" or "Midway" I can't remember, they were both good. Wikipedia say it was "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
The U.S. is the sleeping giant.
m1xram
It was Tora Tora Tora I have
May 21, 2007 - 14:01 ET by James2306It was Tora Tora Tora I have a copy got it for christmas a few years ago
The hottest places in hell are oft reserved for those who in times of moral crisis remain neutral
Yes
May 21, 2007 - 14:07 ET by cvgbuckeyeYou are correct; balboa also knew but he was just being balboa.
According to witnesses aboard the Japanese carrier, the quote is accurate.
Hoo boy, this lie travels far
May 21, 2007 - 16:50 ET by ferrarimanf355Hoo boy, this lie travels far. It's been debunked already, thanks for playing!
Uzumaki/Ayanami '08. Because a ninja and an Eva pilot can govern the nation better that what we have now...
Link, please f-man
May 21, 2007 - 16:59 ET by RJLink, please
Hiding the political slant
May 21, 2007 - 09:39 ET by sarcasmoHiding the political slant and origin of MM is similar to (if it's ever been done, which I doubt...) hiding the political slant and origin of NB. And some of us are quite familiar with totally-baseless but hysterical accusations of racism these days....
JMR
Oh, boy. Oops! Sorry.
May 21, 2007 - 10:00 ET by UphillOh, boy. Oops! Sorry.
You weren't the clueless on
May 21, 2007 - 10:08 ET by sarcasmoYou weren't the clueless one, it was dimwit-boy, but he's busy now proving the left's not the only side that's good at hit and run "arguments" here -- at the same time as I prove I don't need to take any crap whatsoever from the likes of that full-of-crap boy.
JMR
SarcHe obviously doesn't know
May 21, 2007 - 10:12 ET by UphillSarc
He obviously doesn't know you and was just looking for a fight.
Agreed. It was definitely a
May 21, 2007 - 10:21 ET by sarcasmoAgreed. It was definitely a case of "big man behind the keyboard" syndrome, but annoying just the same until I accidentally-discovered how to get under his skin. I suspect he's sorry he tangled with me at this point, but not in the "apology" sense of the word. An apology for being full of crap would take being a man, instead of a boy...
JMR
Yes I am a big man and I do h
May 21, 2007 - 10:45 ET by ArchConservativeYes I am a big man and I do happen to have a keyboard. Thanks for noticing. And, no I am not sorry that I "tangled" with you at all. Trust me, I've tangled with worse (the VA anyone?) so it's not new to me. That is all and done as far as I am concerned but you keep nipping at my ankles. I don't mind sarc. But, I will not apologize for anything I have said or will say. What I wrote is what I wrote and what I believe is what I believe. Maybe just call me the Magic Negro instead of boy and we will be alright once again. (he said with tongue in cheek)
Nipping? I'm just tellin' i
May 21, 2007 - 10:49 ET by sarcasmoNipping? I'm just tellin' it like it is, boy. Keep it up, you're amusing, I'm glad you're not gone. But keep in mind, I'm not goin' away, and I will never respect you, boy, because you remain full of crap.
JMR
Wow, you just cannot let anyt
May 21, 2007 - 10:54 ET by ArchConservativeWow, you just cannot let anything drop. I loves ya anyways, dawg. No respect back at you. :)
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
- President George W Bush September 2001 speech to a joint session of Congress.
See how you handle it when
May 21, 2007 - 10:57 ET by sarcasmoSee how you handle it when some clueless full of crap boy calls you an unpatriotic racist and then claims to want respect...Correct me if I'm wrong, I suspect you'd handle it no-different than how I am, so deal with it. Boy.
JMR
Hey sarc, yes I would handle
May 21, 2007 - 11:01 ET by ArchConservativeHey sarc, yes I would handle it differently but that's me and that's you. Time to move it on down the line.
I agree with AC: you've bot
May 21, 2007 - 11:03 ET by Mark FinkelsteinI agree with AC: you've both taken your shots. Let's give it a rest.
I missed the whole thing!!
May 21, 2007 - 11:07 ET by MightyMouthI missed the whole thing!! Sounds like it was pretty juicy though, drat.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
A Little Late
May 21, 2007 - 09:41 ET by PawpawNSeems they are about 2 1/2 months late with story. Guess they want to stir the POT, sorry, wrong term, not politically correct! This news is so old! Why didn't they interview the writer of the article for the LA paper? Seems we have Spell Check for computers, but no FACT CHECK for news! Guess they didn't want to talk about RECORD DOW, just record gas prices; LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT, but lowest self esteem; etc., etc. ABC, CBS & NBC all had only Liberal guests, no conservatives-what does that tell ya! And did you see Hillary-didn't she look fab[just kidding]! She needs to see the Breck Girl's hair dresser, and her check implants have fallen, and what was that she was wearing! What kids are in class before 7 am in the morning! What a setup!
Problem for MSM
May 21, 2007 - 09:52 ET by iveseenitallProblem for the MSM is that they've become so transparent. The liberals have cried wolf too often. Millions see right through their adolescent reportage. This guy's report might get an "A" in a high-school classroom with a liberal teacher, but, due to its lack of research and selective references which make its intent obvious, I give it a "D-"for effort and an "F" for content. When will "journalists" begin to seek the truth again? Sadly, we all know the answer to that.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Rush will Smash the MSSM
May 21, 2007 - 10:02 ET by Six String SpiffBring it MSSM! Rush will have a field day with you pukes. Narcissistic fools...
Islam should have it's religious status revoked until it can prove it's not a hate group.
Typical liberal deflection.
May 21, 2007 - 10:03 ET by mattmTypical liberal deflection. Rush was pointing out the hypocrisy of the Left who continually get away with racism - i.e. "Hymietown", "F---ing Jew B---ard", "White Men Can't Jump"...(Imagine if a White Boy made a movie called "Black Men Can't Skate".... This was started because of a column in the NYT which basically ripped on Obama for not being black enough...It hits the nail on the head...which is what irks them....
LA Times
May 21, 2007 - 10:06 ET by PawpawNBelieve it was the LA Times.
Splitting hairs..
May 21, 2007 - 10:09 ET by Six String SpiffOh come now.. Is there REALLY a difference? I hope these bastards get nailed to the proverbial cross. It's time to decimate them with their own hypocrasy. Now, hopefully Rush of all people has the testicualr fortitude to bring 'em down. LAWYERS BABY! LAWYERS! Defamation
Islam should have it's religious status revoked until it can prove it's not a hate group.
left coast
May 21, 2007 - 13:41 ET by m1xramREALLY a difference?
Well, I've found things at the LAT that seemed more bizarre than the NYT. It's hard for a conservative to tell how far left is left, but remember the LAT is on the left coast.
On the other hand the NYT seems more pro-terrorist than the LAT. They're on the leading edge when it comes to leaking information to our enemies.
m1xram
Rush will sue them for this
May 21, 2007 - 10:22 ET by ApacheIPRush will sue them for this. They intentionally misrepresented the facts. And Rush provided all the transcripts and facts to them last week. That makes them guilty of libel. They knowingly portrayed Rush in a negative light by not reporting all of the facts.
This could be a very, very, very good thing. Nothing like a high profile lawsuit to awaken the few remaining skulls full of mush and illustrate precisely how the media intentionally and knowingly misrepresent the facts.
Go get them Rush. Take their butts to the cleaners. Show the public what type of people they really are.
Do it for the good of our country Rush.
ApacheIP
After watching the video ag
May 21, 2007 - 10:34 ET by ApacheIPAfter watching the video again, I am beginning to wonder if perhaps I should sue NBC. They not only knowingly misrepresent Rush, but they misrepresent his audience with that crack about "they expect this" from Rush. WTF?????
They are portraying Limbaugh listeners as racists listening to their racist leader.
Hey dimpsticks at NBC!! I do expect that from Rush. It was cutting edge political satire that requires knowledge of current events and half a brain to understand. That's probably why news reporters don't get it. They have neither knowledge of current events or half a brain.
And that is precisely what I expected from NBC reporters. So I guess my expectations were fulfilled all the way around.
I doubt I could win because I couldn't prove that they "knowingly" misrepresent Rush listeners. I will have to consult an attorney. But Rush could easily win, because he sent them all of the facts last week.
ApacheIP
APACHEIP Wait a minute....how
May 21, 2007 - 10:57 ET by JayTeeAPACHEIP Wait a minute....how can it be Political Satire, if the Quotes are verbatum from the LA TImes and the Congressman himself ?
You can call it a Music Satire, as he put their words to Music, but as for Political satire, I would consider that a Stretch....the LA times was NOT trying to be Satirical. Rush says the same thing they say, and he's a ? ? ? ? Democrat ?
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
That's probably why news repo
May 21, 2007 - 11:01 ET by NoMoreClintonsThat's probably why news reporters don't get it.
Many of these stories do not originate with the reporters. You have producers and executive producers who sit around and think of this stuff and then give the reporters their marching orders. It could even start as a suggestion from the "front office". Lower tier reporters (who often are recruited to air the piece - sometimes already written for them in whole or in part) can be fired or sent to the reporting equivalent of Siberia for not carrying out the wishes of these "higher" powers. In the news biz, hit jobs like these and other non-news types of stories (which is really what this is) are sometimes referred to as "think pieces". The "Today" show has plenty of room for this type of crap, unfortunately, due to its format.
I too had to watch it twice,
May 21, 2007 - 11:31 ET by FOXFANI too had to watch it twice, a NICHE AUDIENCE? Those pinheads at NBC apparently don't do any research. Over 20 million is not a niche audience. It was aimed at Sharpton you dimwits, not Osama Obama(as Chappaquiddick Ted calls him). The Today show has a niche audience. And you dopes want me to trust you for news?
If you read this Rush, coul
May 21, 2007 - 10:36 ET by ApacheIPIf you read this Rush, could you please consider suing NBC? Do it on behalf of your listeners. They not only insulted you, they insulted us as well.
Sincerely,
ApacheIP
apache...I Second that motion
May 21, 2007 - 10:43 ET by bigtimerapache...
I Second that motion!
(seems to me Rush warned them to be careful or some-such last week...)
I'll third that. Not only did
May 21, 2007 - 10:52 ET by ArchConservativeI'll third that. Not only did he warn them, he took about 30 minutes to once again lay out the whole story and specifically warned them. Oh well what do you expect from NBC anyhow.
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
- President George W Bush September 2001 speech to a joint session of Congress.
He alluded to it, but didn'
May 21, 2007 - 11:03 ET by ApacheIPHe alluded to it, but didn't actually say that he would. Like you, I suspect he will. That's the reason for my first post.
Do you know what is really funny? The Magic Negro parody isn't even about Obama!! It is a parody about all of the liberals who are attacking Obama.
But you would never know that from watching the NBC report. If you watch the report, you are left with the impression that Rush is "attacking" Obama and "pretending" that it is parody to shield himself from criticism. There is nothing in the report that even comes close to an accurate representation of the facts.
It is parody, and it isn't even about Obama!
They knowingly and intentionally misrepresented the facts and in doing so harmed the reputation of Rush Limbaugh. That is the classic definition of libel.
And they insulted Limbaugh listeners.
Hey, NBC! We are smarter than you because we get the joke! We realize that the parody isn't even about Obama. It is about Obama's liberal critics!!!!!
ApacheIP
Not only that but the screens
May 21, 2007 - 10:50 ET by ArchConservativeNot only that but the screenshot they had put up (or at least the one on the still-shot at NB) shows one of those ads for Imus. I tend to think they meant to do that.
Just cannot wait until noon when Rush does his version of "shock and awe" against NBC.
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
- President George W Bush September 2001 speech to a joint session of Congress.
Almost time!
May 21, 2007 - 10:52 ET by PawpawNT minus 7 minutes & some seconds to RUSH!
Hope he lays into NBC for thi
May 21, 2007 - 11:08 ET by NewsbusterbrownHope he lays into NBC for this.
today@nbc.com
May 21, 2007 - 10:38 ET by mattmtoday@nbc.com
Soros, Media Matters, NBC and
May 21, 2007 - 10:42 ET by bigtimerSoros, Media Matters, NBC and talking head leftists...
'Nuff said.
Btw...going to be interesting to listen to Rush today....ought to be very entertaining!
Is there a legal precedent
May 21, 2007 - 11:15 ET by lnthompIs there a legal precedent for "journalistic malpractice"?
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
No, there's this stupid Con
May 22, 2007 - 01:59 ET by sarcasmoNo, there's this stupid Constitutional Amendment that keeps getting in the way. Thank God.
JMR
Depends
May 22, 2007 - 02:08 ET by Mr. BishopRegardless of what sarcasmo says above, the answer to your question depends on what you mean, as well as what the intent of a hit piece is. If a newspaper intentionally prints something erroneous, and it can possibly defame the image of the person they write about, it's called libel. The First Amendment does not protect against libel or slander. Once again... the problem with many who support the First Amendment blanketly, forget that freedom of speech, does not equate to freedom from consequence.
"Stop global warming! Asphyxiate a liberal!" - Show us how far you're willing to go to stop "global warming"
Dude... lighten up..
Oh, I'm fine with actual li
May 22, 2007 - 02:17 ET by sarcasmoOh, I'm fine with actual libel and slander, they're old news, but what's being discussed is something new..."Malpractice." I am not a fan of new, poorly-defined "crimes," as many of you know. I think that any consequences for 'bad' speech should come from the free marketplace, not big government. When consequences come from big government -- as in the case of Howard Stern vs Oprah-porn we keep discussing here -- we invariably get situations which sarcasmo & Michelle Malkin both call a double standard. That's doing something morally wrong on a scale that dwarfs whatever moral wrong conservatives claim comes from Howard's mouth WITH MY TAX MONEY.
JMR
Understandable
May 22, 2007 - 10:56 ET by Mr. BishopI was merely replying into the area that was asked. I said that the journalistic malpractice area depends on what he meant by it. As for consequences coming from marketplace instead of government -- it will never happen. The reason it will never happen is because you cannot sue someone in the open market -- it can only be done through a court, hence -- government. It is only through government that things like libel and slander, be punished.
"Stop global warming! Asphyxiate a liberal!" - Show us how far you're willing to go to stop "global warming"
Dude... lighten up..
Disgusting.........anything t
May 21, 2007 - 11:25 ET by sembyDisgusting.........anything to bring down those they disagree with.
Limbaugh has more ditto's than all of them put together!
Disgusting.........anything t
May 21, 2007 - 11:25 ET by sembyTheir email address today@nbc.com
NBC
May 21, 2007 - 11:30 ET by pocomocoNBC News, as is their practice, dredges up old news to create a non-story. Evidently, there weren’t any stories on the wires about their two favorite subjects, the castigation of religion and the praise of homosexuality.
With their viewer-ship steady declining and Limbaugh’s steadily increasing, jealousy appears to be at work here through the use of the proverbial ‘hit piece’, which will do nothing because their preaching is only being heard by their liberal choir.
Isn't Rush's "niche&qu
May 21, 2007 - 11:38 ET by lnthompIsn't Rush's "niche" audience as large or larger that "Today's" audience?
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
Bigger than Today's audience
May 21, 2007 - 11:50 ET by Cool ArrowRush's audience is bigger than all of XM and Sirius combined. 22 million.
Isaiah 32:5-8
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD
Magic Obama
May 21, 2007 - 11:49 ET by Cool ArrowWe know it was the left allowing criticism of B. Hussein Obama's blackness; his lack of a right to share in the victimhood of hyphenated Americans.
We know also that liberals are concocting this sideshow knowing it does not help Obama nor does it hurt Rodham.
The libs are incorrect, however in believing they can force Rush to fire himself from his own show on his own network.
Our part in this, then, is to continue to enforce the context of the 'Magic Negro' song as a parody of the lib's own attempt to divide Blacks into the worthy and the unworthy.
Isaiah 32:5-8
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD
This whole bundle of nonsen
May 21, 2007 - 11:58 ET by Dave RThis whole bundle of nonsense over a three month old story is just the Nothing But Communist network doing its part for the fascist liberal cause (Hear that, WhichWing? I said f*a*s*c*i*s*t l*i*b*e*r*a*l) by pushing the idea on their uninformed, government-educated audience that we need to pass the "Fairness Doctrine."
Magic Negro
May 21, 2007 - 12:00 ET by merlin61I wrote to NBC reference the left trying to stifle all conservative views. Bet I never get a response.
I also asked them if this is a communist country yet.
Mark F,As to your aside you h
May 21, 2007 - 12:07 ET by bigtimerMark F,
As to your aside you have added on here, I was wondering the very same thing about Okwu after I posted...this inquiring mind would like to know if he was one of those who voted to have Imus fired too.
He is and always has been very leftist with his reports as far as I am concerned, I turn the segment if I know he is going to report on it most times, no matter the subject.
As an aside of my own, Paul Shanklin was purposely called a white man or whatever word the used for the man who did the parody...talk about reverse racism as far as I am concerned...they put quite a bit of emphasis on this.
Paul Shanklin has more talent in the tip of his finger than all of the leftists that put that story out this morning.
Thanks, bt. I also was str
May 21, 2007 - 12:14 ET by Mark FinkelsteinThanks, bt. I also was struck by Okwu's identification of Shanklin as "white." Think I'll edit that into the story.
Mark -- Rush has already star
May 21, 2007 - 14:54 ET by Jack BauerMark -- Rush has already started referring to "white impersonator, Paul Shanklin"
Jack..What caught my ear when
May 21, 2007 - 20:14 ET by bigtimerEvening Jack..
What caught my ear when listening to the report was the emphasis that Okwu put on white when saying the word....it was intentional in my opinion and not well meaning, it was reverse racism as far as I was concerned.
I didn't catch that, funny
May 22, 2007 - 08:19 ET by Mark FinkelsteinI didn't catch that, funny stuff. Meanwhile, I didn't realize that last night's '24' season-finale was going to be a 2-hour special, but luckily tuned in only 18 minutes into the first hour, so I didn't miss too many of your exploits ;-) Is there any chance your father miraculously survived the attack on the oil rig?
Black Royalty
May 21, 2007 - 12:39 ET by seejayDon't offend African Americans.
Don't challenge African Americans.
Don't recognize African American Crime.
Don't recognize African American Criminal Culture.
Ignore the net loss in tax-revenue in almost all African American "communities."
Ignore the unwed, unsupporting father syndrome rampant in African American men.
If the media can make you acknowledge that "pimp and ho" culture is a "culture" beneath real American culture, they win. "Look at the bigot!" They cry!
Enough already! Blacks got their feewings hurt! Boo Freakin' Hoo!
You hatemonger!
May 21, 2007 - 15:03 ET by Roger the ShrubberYou hatemonger!
Today show is such a joke..
May 21, 2007 - 14:50 ET by charlietexasToday show is such a joke......What happened on the View today???? I leave it up to you guys to keep me informed on these awful shows.
Thanks for all your hard work......exposing the "bad guys" in the media
RELAUNCHING: Air America v
May 21, 2007 - 16:36 ET by JDWRELAUNCHING: Air America v EIB
JDW
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
Since when does a person need
May 21, 2007 - 22:15 ET by mostlymoderateSince when does a person need a "free pass" from the libtards to practice free speech?
Yea, I saw this segment.
May 22, 2007 - 18:59 ET by GregEYea, I saw this segment. I knew I should have put duct tape around my head while it was in commerical before Today came back to show it. What a bunch of morons.
But if you tell them they're liberally biased, they deny it and will get defensive.....so....
They're liberally biased and that's the reason for their obvious flipping upside down of this parody.....or, for the sake of argument, let's say they're not at all biased.. which leaves only one conclusion...
They're complete morons, for having no clue what the parody was actually about, even though they had all the information telling them. That's about as moronic as anyone can be.
So either way, they show their colors. I personally think they're both liberally biased, AND morons, but that's just me. :-)
Greg..."Liberally biased
May 22, 2007 - 19:01 ET by Clear thinkerGreg...
"Liberally biased morons"
I like it!
Help a wounded soldier here...
http://newsbusters.org/node/12877