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2014/01/01 09:16:21
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
Brett LoGiurato wrote:MSNBC Host Apologizes To Romney Family After Mocking Mitt Romney's Black Grandchild
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry offered an apology to the Romney family on Tuesday after a panel on her show mocked the fact that one of Mitt Romney's grandchildren is black.
On Sunday's "Melissa Harris-Perry" show, Harris-Perry led a panel in discussing the "Photos of the Year," which included a Romney family Christmas photo. In the photo, Romney is seen holding his adopted grandchild, Kieran, who is black.
During the segment, guest panelist Pia Glenn sang, "One of these things is not like the others! One of these things just isn't the same," a reference to Kieran. "And that little baby, front and center, would be the one."
For her part, Harris-Perry imagined Kieran Romney and North West, the daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, marrying in the future.
When The Right Scoop first took note of the panel's comments Monday, it caused an uproar.
Early Tuesday morning, Harris-Perry tweeted an apology. She noted that she comes from a mixed-race family, and that she felt "familiarity" with the photograph.
Along with the usual "conservative" outlets voicing their outrage, CNN decided to attempt to gain viewers by taking a stand.
Lemon slams MSNBC for Romney photo joke CNN host Don Lemon on Monday slammed his MSNBC competitors during a heated debate about the network poking fun at Mitt Romney's black grandson.
Lemon took aim at MSNBC after Melissa Harris-Perry's panel, while showing a Romney family photo with the black grandson, joked that "one of these things is not like the other," and that the photo represented the diversity of the Republican Party.
"It's a bunch of people on the left who all agree with each other, and there's no diversity of opinion," Lemon said of MSNBC. "And they're saying mean, smug things about people who may disagree with them."
Lemon suggested there would be more outrage if a white Fox News panel made similar jokes about the black grandson.
Analyst Marc Lamont Hill said that was a false equivalent, but Republican Ana Navarro agreed with Lemon and said, by now, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson would already be protesting.
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2014/01/01 09:23:47
Subject: Re:MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
The title is misleading. This isn't a case of liberal racism, it's a case of being a which is independent of party or ideological affiliation.
There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices.
2014/01/01 09:34:22
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
Except that Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel are die-hard liberals and MSNBC has had a number of... unfortunate "hater" moments on their network of late. And let's not forget that this segment of the show was about Mitt Romney's adopted grandchild's skin color.
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2014/01/01 12:24:27
Subject: Re:MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
It is a bit strange all the boys are in blue and the girls are in pink except for the woman at the back... does that mean she isn't sure what gender to identify as?
SilverMK2 wrote: It is a bit strange all the boys are in blue and the girls are in pink except for the woman at the back... does that mean she isn't sure what gender to identify as?
Oh! Maybe that's what the panelists where referring to.
Silly us.
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2014/01/01 15:59:35
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
Kilkrazy wrote: Perhaps they don't consider the matter is worthy of comment.
It seems to have been a fairly innocent though awkwardly worded comment by a mixed race woman from a large Mormon mostly white family.
It is difficult to see the incident as an exposure of racism on the same level as white supremacists threatening to assassinate a black president.
The person involved already has apologised for any offence caused.
And should be fired as would be demanded by the left if it was a right wing commentator who had made the comments.
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2014/01/01 17:51:00
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
Truly it is reassuring that there is nothing we can't congeal down to 'liberal vs conservative'. Certainly such a simplistic, binary mode of thinking couldn't possibly harm discourse on any given subject.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2014/01/01 17:56:07
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
How did I miss this? Been back reading all this...
It's funny that despite their beliefs that they are "elevated and enlightened"... most media leftists are exactly like most other people... fairly crude and obvious in their thought, and frequently (or accidently) "offensive" when they're not watching their words carefully.
Wouldn't you chaulk this up somewhat close to what Todd Atkin did*? *(okay... it's not quite to par but close).
Heh... just read a Politico tweet that MSNBC is not a professional news operation... it's "Animal House for lefties."
I'm gunna steal that.
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2014/01/01 18:24:50
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
"The face of liberal racism in the USA". 3 hours into the first day of the year and we already have the most overwrought trollish headline I suspect we'll see for months, which is most impressive. Can't lie, I laughed.
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2014/01/01 21:33:22
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
If you really think that an offhand joke by a television host on an opinion talk show represents the dark underbelly of institutionalized racism in the liberal party in this county, then I need to invest in fainting couches.
It's akin to arguing Megyn Kelly spoke for all conservatives in america when she made those white Santa\Jesus comments.
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2014/01/02 00:56:34
Subject: MSNBC and the Face of Liberal Racism in the USA
which is independent of party or ideological affiliation.
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