CNN Smears Political Right, Labels Wisconsin Shooter's Racist Neo-Nazi Band as 'Far Right'

NewsBusters.org ^ | August 6, 2012 | Matt Hadro

[Kaslin]

CNN associated a white supremacist neo-Nazi band with the political right-wing as it labeled the punk rock band of Wisconsin shooter Wade Michael Page as "far right."

CNN had reported Page's band named "End Apathy" as "white supremacist," "neo-Nazi," and as a "hate group." Yet it also repeatedly labeled it "far right" on Sunday and Monday. [Video below the break. Audio here.]

CNN Smears Political Right, Labels Wisconsin Shooter's Racist neo-Nazi Band as 'Far Right'

A Sunday CNN.com piece reported "neighbors say" that Page "played in a far-right punk band." A couple of paragraphs down the label popped up again.

On Monday morning during the 11 a.m. hour, anchor Kate Bolduan stated that Page played for "this far-right punk band called 'End Apathy'." She used the label "far-right punk band" twice more to describe "End Apathy."

On Monday afternoon during the 1 p.m. hour, the CNN headline read "Suspect Linked to Far-Right Band."

And later during the 3 p.m. hour, anchor Alina Cho showed pictures of Page performing in "what's being described as a far-right band called 'End Apathy'."
However, CNN also classified the band as a "hate group" and "neo-Nazi." For instance, correspondent Drew Griffin emphasized the band's white supremacist message. Page, he said, "was very much involved in white supremacy, in white supremacy rock bands, and in white supremacy festivals where these rock bands converge around the country."

A CNN headline during the 11 a.m. hour read "Sikh Temple Gunman's Ties to Hate Group: Was member of neo-Nazi punk band, 'End Apathy'."

[1035rep]

Do people still watch that channel? If it’s not on FOX it didn’t happen!

[Gene Eric]

NAZI: National Socialists Worker’s Party. Seems Leftwing to me.

[cripplecreek]

Sorry kids but the neonazis are all running in the same circles as code pink these days.

[DoughtyOne]

And yet the shooter at Fort Hood is described as a lone gunman, and we are told not to jump to conclusions even though he had terrorist contacts.

As far as I know, this guy was a lone shooter too. Now of course, it’s reasoned to jump to every sordid conclusion you can make up.

For the record, I am very sad to see what this gunman did at the Sikh Temple. There was no call for it. It was a shameful, evil thing to do, to innocent people.

CNN, your desperation is showing.

Another DNCp moment...

[x1stcav]

The old left-wing sh!t doesn’t work as well anymore.

[cripplecreek]

David Duke, Why Cindy Sheehan is right.

www.davidduke.com/?p=350

[DoughtyOne]

BTW: Don’t think CNN did this in a vacuum. The coordination when it comes to the White House, the DNC, the Leftist talking heads, and the DNCp, means that there’s a very good chance this was directed from the President himself.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Neo Nazi’s are Socialists..The Socialist Party of America already endorsed Obama..gee let’s put two and two together shall we

[tsowellfan]

I would conclude that the far left anti religious groups who support Obama were involved or at the very least helped encourage this anti-religious nut.

He probably figured his actions would not be covered by the liberal media.

[Chgogal]

Well, Socialism is right of Communism but not “far right”. The poor CNN anchor is just ignorant or may be just stupid. That's all. Probably why no one watches the poor dears.

[tsowellfan]

Is David Duke still a democrat?

I want to post this on Twitter with the title:

Democrat David Duke: Why Cindy Sheehan is right

(if he’s a dem)

[Kaslin]

I don’t doubt it one bit

[cripplecreek]

I suspect he’s probably a democrat. Nobody else is going to claim him. Wiki claims he’s a republican.

[Rodm]

Dear CNN, The Nazi demonic guy is Far-Below and he is only a few rungs lower than you scum-balls.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Doesn’t Nazism mean National Socialism? Somebody might want to tell that to Scooter down at the Walking Dead Network, CNN.

[nhwingut]

The FOX News blonde news reader, during a break from Greta, just described the guy as a right wing extremist. So it’s not only CNN.

[tsowellfan]

Yeah, he may have been a republican at one time most likely because he wanted to run against another democrat. I googled him and his endorsements are almost all democrats. The last I knew he was a democrat. Just didn’t know if maybe he went independent.

[Just mythoughts]

Hey commie libs at CNN I never heard of this punk band. They are so far from the ‘right’ they are right at your back side.

My sympathies to the families and friends of those taken down in this senseless slaughter.

[dalebert]

the Nazis are leftist democrats ...they hate republicans