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Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC Panel Mocks Mitt Romney’s Black Grandson
Mediaite ^ | 12/30/2013 | by Tommy Christopher

Posted on 12/30/2013 12:39:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind

On Sunday’s Melissa Harris-Perry show, the eponymous host led a panel of entertainers in a rundown of the “photos of the year,” which somehow included a Romney family picture that “a lot of people had emotions about,” according to MHP. The setup seemed to leave room for unlimited comic potential, but the panel immediately honed in on the race of Kieran Romney, adopted grandson of former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is black. The baby, not Mitt.

“Everybody loves a baby picture,” Harris-Perry said, “and this was one that really, a lot of people had emotions about this baby picture this year. This is the Romney family. And, of course, there on Governor Romney’s knee is his adopted grandson, who is an African-American, adopted African-American child, Kieran Romney.”

As Harris-Perry made the introduction, panelist Pia Glenn sang “One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just isn’t the same,” a tune whose original lyrics read “one of these things doesn’t belong.”

“And that little baby, front and center, would be the one,” she added.

“And isn’t he the most gorgeous?” Harris-Perry said. “My goal is that in 2040, the biggest thing of the year will be the wedding between Kieran Romney and North West. Can you imagine Mitt Romney and Kanye West as in-laws?”

Comedian Dean Obeidallah chimed in by reducing the baby to a token. “I think this picture is great,” he said. “It really sums up the diversity of the Republican party, the RNC. At the convention, they find the one black person.”

Whatever you think of the quality of the jokes, using a baby to make a political punchline is a tough sale, with a high bar for comedy and commentary. The joke can’t simply be that the baby is black, and the Romneys are white. Conservative Caleb Howe at The Right Scoop zeroed in on the problem with this narrow premise:

It’s funny because Romney is white and his grandson isn’t, which is obviouslyhilarious. Because as everyone knows, the races should not mix.

Another possible premise would have been to wonder how many children have to be put up for adoption because of Republican policies, or just from being fired by Mitt Romney. Maybe they could have thanked the Romneys for not naming him “Trapp.” Anything would be better than this.

Selecting this picture at all was a stretch, since there doesn’t seem to have been much controversy caused by it at all. There was actually some criticism, though, of the name that Ben Romney and his wife Andelynne Romney chose for the baby. Kieran is the Gaelic word for “black.”

But even that ripe-for-commentary fact should not be pegged to a family photograph. It plays like a stretch of an excuse to point and laugh at a black baby who was adopted by America’s whitest family. That’s not a joke, that’s his family now.

Here’s the clip, from MHP:


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: melissaharrisperry; memebuilding; msnbc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; racist; romney
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1 posted on 12/30/2013 12:39:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

MITT ROMNEY TWEET


2 posted on 12/30/2013 12:42:53 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Where’s her tampon earrings? Dumb bitch.


3 posted on 12/30/2013 12:46:53 PM PST by harwood (Ann Coulter: Future SCOTUS nominee!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Melissa Harris Perry is the most vile piece of garbage on the planet. If I ever saw her in person I would punch her in the face..too bad her mother didn’t abort her, since Melissa loves abortion so much, her mother should have done the “Noble” thing and aborted her disgusting self..Hey Melissa, I dont remember this kind of “Outrage” when Sandra Bullock adopted a black baby..she wasn’t accused of having a “Token” son..and remember, Sandra was married to a man who had said racist things about black people, then Sandra goes and adopts a black child, I dont remember the left putting that connection together..and how about Madonna, or Angelina Jolie, oh I forgot, they are all LIBERAL, therefore they dont get accused of having “token” children..my mistake


4 posted on 12/30/2013 12:47:15 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SeekAndFind
The Liberals, devoid of faith and a sense of reverence, regularly display their mean-spiritedness.

They are vile and even their humor is oblivious to what has throughout time been thought of as decency, propriety, kindness.

5 posted on 12/30/2013 12:47:41 PM PST by RoosterRedux (The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -- Socrates)
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To: SeekAndFind
Melissa, aren't you aware that children belong to the community?
6 posted on 12/30/2013 12:49:09 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the greediest, most corrupt, incompetent and murderous force on earth.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Kids belong to the community unless they are black kids doncha know.

Dumb bitch. (and that is one of the nicer things I can say about her)


7 posted on 12/30/2013 12:52:29 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: RoosterRedux

Liberals - God’s warning as to what hell is like.


8 posted on 12/30/2013 12:53:34 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC Panel Mocks Mitt Romney’s Black Grandson..."

...... We need to shout out from the mountain tops what the MSNBC panel and Melissa Harris-Perry have become ..... We need to demand that they apologize for their blatant RACIST and prejudistic statements and point of view!

...... Yup ... that's how it's done ..... give them a taste of their own medicine and see how they like it!!!

9 posted on 12/30/2013 12:53:56 PM PST by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Thus says a MONGRAL BITCH!


10 posted on 12/30/2013 12:54:28 PM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well at least we know there won’t be any protest from this leftist if any mockery of Malia or Sasha occurs. Apparently making sport of the small children of politicians if fair game for this racist provocateur.


11 posted on 12/30/2013 12:54:58 PM PST by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: RoosterRedux
And this one is a serious hater of mixed race families. Except of course for ONE.
12 posted on 12/30/2013 12:55:57 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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“It’s funny because Romney is white and his grandson isn’t, which is obviouslyhilarious. Because as everyone knows, the races should not mix.”

Mmmm—I don’t see a lot of black folk rushing to adopt black unwanted chilldren. Particularly those with hyphenated last names.


13 posted on 12/30/2013 12:59:31 PM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: SeekAndFind

What would you expect from a vile, uncouth animal?


14 posted on 12/30/2013 12:59:43 PM PST by mulligan
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RE: My goal is that in 2040, the biggest thing of the year will be the wedding between Kieran Romney and North West.

Somehow North Romney doesn’t sound quite rap rhythmic....


15 posted on 12/30/2013 1:00:28 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

There is NO bottom to which the Marxist/Democrats will not sink. None whatsoever!!


16 posted on 12/30/2013 1:02:36 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: freeangel

In Melissa’s sick mind, black children need to be aborted, the more the better..they believe in genocide


17 posted on 12/30/2013 1:02:39 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SeekAndFind

These are hateful people the GOPe want to like them and are afraid of offending!


18 posted on 12/30/2013 1:03:34 PM PST by RginTN
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She considers herself to be a “black” woman, right?
According to most studies, black women are the demographic that most despises “mixed race families”.


19 posted on 12/30/2013 1:05:33 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: SeekAndFind

2040 North Romney sounds like a street address.


20 posted on 12/30/2013 1:09:20 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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