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Nets Don't Disclose Bill Clinton Confronted African-American
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 02/18/2008 6:13:36 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

If a supremely prominent Republican who was John McCain's chief surrogate had gotten into an angry confrontation at a campaign event, do you think the broadcast networks would have promptly let us know his interlocutor was African-American?

I do. But none of the broadcast network's morning news shows, at least during this morning's crucial first half-hour, disclosed the African-American identity of the man with whom Bill Clinton got into just such an argument yesterday in Ohio.

Not a word of any incident whatsoever at GMA or the Early Show, at least during the first half-hour. Today did mention that Clinton "showed his temper . . . after an Obama supporter tried to disrupt his speech in Canton," but nothing about the man's identity.

View video here.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: africanamericans; billclinton; heckler; mediabias; msm; oh2008
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To: MrB

“Abortion is THE issue”—absolutely. Bottom line is the value of life, and don’t forget God’s view of shedding innocent blood—He didn’t forgive Israel for sacrificing their babies to a false God and He is not going to forgive any other nation that legalizes the practice. Hence—enter the tribulation.


21 posted on 02/18/2008 7:08:46 AM PST by huldah1776 ( Worthy is the Lamb)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Nets Don't Disclose Bill Clinton Confronted African-American

He was an African-American lunatic. In a more civilized era, Clinton would have punched him in the nose and we would have applauded him for it.

22 posted on 02/18/2008 7:10:04 AM PST by montag813
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To: theDentist
“As long as he’s losing his temper.... I’m happy.”

Old man Clinton, should learn to relax, what with his triple heart by-passes...

23 posted on 02/18/2008 7:13:16 AM PST by thinking
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To: huldah1776

This country sacrifices its babies to the false god of self indulgence and hedonism.


24 posted on 02/18/2008 7:17:07 AM PST by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: montag813

My point is the double standard. Would you agree that if McCain’s main surrogate had done the same thing the nets would have been all over the man’s African-American identity?


25 posted on 02/18/2008 7:21:10 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: MrB
Abortion is THE issue - some God v Devil stuff here, bigtime.

I think there are two driving issues in liberalism: One is abortion, the other homosexuality. They are both tied to the real issue "Who gets to declare what is good and what is evil".

Liberals definitely believe in moral relativism, it is their highest value, hence their undying support for diversity and tolerance. Those taking the narrow road are detested by them.

26 posted on 02/18/2008 7:32:30 AM PST by fatez ("If you're going through Hell, keep going." Winston Churchill)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I’m in Glens Falls/Lake George.


27 posted on 02/18/2008 7:34:57 AM PST by andyandval
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To: fatez

The real underlying value is indiscrimateNESS.

Read/Watch Evan Sayet’s “Regurgitating the Apple, How Modern Liberals “Think””:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c

Text is also available at the Heritage Foundation website.


28 posted on 02/18/2008 7:39:39 AM PST by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: MrB

Read my tagline....


29 posted on 02/18/2008 7:40:14 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Thanks for the info. When I read the story, I assumed it had been a white Obama supporter. It never occurred to me the guy could have been black.


30 posted on 02/18/2008 7:50:46 AM PST by mass55th
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Excellent report.


31 posted on 02/18/2008 7:56:28 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Slick helping Hillary again bump!

Slick knows that it isn't just Hillary the Democrat base is denouncing, it is denouncing him as well!!

The bully just can't stand that and he is constantly berating those who are just too ignorant to comprehend and understand Hillary's message.

32 posted on 02/18/2008 8:00:37 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: mass55th

Me too: I had heard about the incident last night, but was shocked this morning to see the fellow was black.


33 posted on 02/18/2008 8:03:37 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: Lancey Howard

Thanks, Lancey. As someone wrote somewhere else, if this had been a Republican confronting an African-American the networks would be playing it on a continuous loop!


34 posted on 02/18/2008 8:04:46 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: lmc12

Those are different incidences— but the same outta control Bubba.


35 posted on 02/18/2008 8:12:12 AM PST by rod1 (uestion)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This makes me wonder if Clinton has decided to employ the old “Sister Souljah” strategy in order to paint Obama as “the candidate of blacks” thereby pointing whites to Hillary. Quite a gambit.

The point is, Clinton may WANT the nets to play this up but since the MSM wants Obama, they aren’t playing along.


36 posted on 02/18/2008 8:14:19 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If the American media was unbiased, we would not be a divided nation.


37 posted on 02/18/2008 8:27:31 AM PST by Danz Family
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

When I glanced at the headline I thought this was a story about Bill Walton and the New Jersey Nets. lol!


38 posted on 02/18/2008 8:27:32 AM PST by The Citizen Soldier (A Viet Nam Vet who will NEVER vote for McCain.)
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To: thinking
Old man Clinton, should learn to relax, what with his triple heart by-passes...

Well, of course. I don't want him getting ill, just leaving the national stage in disgrace. Aside from that, if Hillary tearing up for others "picking on her" can help her win primaries,, can you imagine votes for her if Bill passed on?

39 posted on 02/18/2008 8:27:48 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Oh, WELL done! I read about this guy, but it was not reported that it was a black man Impeached Bubba went after!!! Well done!


40 posted on 02/18/2008 9:45:13 AM PST by Constitution1st (Never, never, never quit - Winston Churchill)
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