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NBC Launches Liberal Site For 'The' African-American Perspective On News
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 08/09/2009 5:16:21 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

"There is not a Black America and a White America and a Latino America and an Asian America -- there's the United States of America." -- Barack Obama, 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address.

"theGrio.com. The African-American perspective on news. Our lives, our world, our stories. theGrio.com. Part of NBC News." -- promo for new NBC News website, August 9, 2009.

So much for Barack Obama's promise of a post-racial America. NBC News apparently believes that African-Americans can be pigeonholed. In NBC's view, there exists "the" African-American perspective on news. So announced the NBC promo, aired during today's Meet The Press, for a new website, theGrio.com.

View video here.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: africanamericans; barackobama; nbc; nbcnews; thegrio
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1 posted on 08/09/2009 5:16:21 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

I thought we were post-racial ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 08/09/2009 5:17:04 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

What is the “grio” for...just a misspelling??


3 posted on 08/09/2009 5:19:28 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Obamacare: Abort the unborn, kill the old, save money, give money to Dems and their thug supporters.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Does that mean that MSNBC is for whitey only?


4 posted on 08/09/2009 5:20:01 PM PDT by thecabal (Destroy Progressivism)
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To: greyfoxx39

maybe there’s a knee in front of it? ;^)


5 posted on 08/09/2009 5:21:44 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Thrasymachus: justice is whatever is in the interest of the stronger party in a given state)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I wonder if it will be aired on BET?


6 posted on 08/09/2009 5:21:47 PM PDT by RatsDawg
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To: Loud Mime
No spell check, I guess.

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7 posted on 08/09/2009 5:22:52 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Obamacare: Abort the unborn, kill the old, save money, give money to Dems and their thug supporters.)
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To: thecabal

MSNBC is for deranged whitey only.


8 posted on 08/09/2009 5:23:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin (What is so offensive about liberty that it must be "reformed" out of existence?)
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To: thecabal

You could have fooled me — I thought they didn’t like whites unless they were very liberal.

I am getting sick and tired of this crap. I hope NBC goes down the tubes.


9 posted on 08/09/2009 5:23:10 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I believe a barf alert is appropriate for this thread.


10 posted on 08/09/2009 5:23:43 PM PDT by musicbymuzak
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To: musicbymuzak

“I believe a barf alert is appropriate for this thread.”

I did put “liberal” in the headline ;-)


11 posted on 08/09/2009 5:26:46 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

hmmm..lemme guess: if you get invited to their show and have an opposing view, they’ll call you racist?


12 posted on 08/09/2009 5:28:33 PM PDT by max americana
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To: governsleastgovernsbest; freekitty; Free ThinkerNY; justiceseeker93; 2ndDivisionVet; TXRed; ...

How about a news site for patriotic Americans that want to be free of Big Brother and lies perpetrated by the media and politicians?


13 posted on 08/09/2009 5:31:44 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Brandonmark

You might want to pass on this on to the radio station — they would have a field day with this.

If I was black, I would be furious at NBC for pulling this. I think it is condenscending to blacks. I am beginning to think that no matter the race, conservatives think differently. We view people as people and liberals want to put them in little pigeonholes per group to bring out when they need them for something.


14 posted on 08/09/2009 5:32:09 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

“How about a news site for patriotic Americans that want to be free of Big Brother and lies perpetrated by the media and politicians?”

You’re on it.


15 posted on 08/09/2009 5:33:35 PM PDT by ProfoundMan (RightyPics.com)
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To: PhiKapMom
"I am getting sick and tired of this crap. I hope NBC goes down the tubes."

Me too.

On the bright side, try imagine what an all black news site would look like. A bunch of racists all talking ebonic jibberish at once while bobbing their heads side to side- following the finger they are shaking, while standing with the other hand on their hip in the typical hoodrat pose. Nobody will watch that for long, except for a laugh.

16 posted on 08/09/2009 5:35:37 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I surfed over there to see an article about 9 out of 10 attacks on blacks are by blacks.

I guess they just haven't had time to post that information yet.

Can't wait to read Sharpie Sharpton's article about race baiting with Tawany Brawlry. Still waiting Al....

17 posted on 08/09/2009 5:36:04 PM PDT by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: Nathan Zachary

That is true! I have a hunch Conservative Blacks are going to start ripping NBC. During the campaign the person that was the most anti-Obama was a black conservative I met from Tulsa. He made the rest of us look weak but he said he had seen ZERO’s type before and they were no good!


19 posted on 08/09/2009 5:39:06 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Every city of any size in the south has a black newspaper. This is the national version for Television.


20 posted on 08/09/2009 5:45:23 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Obama--POtuS.)
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