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Morning Joe Backs Down on Promise to Ask Rahm Emanuel about Smollett
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 02/25/2019 7:21:29 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Journalistic malpractice or just fear? Teasing the upcoming segment with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel on today's Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski said:

"Still ahead, Chicago police blasted Empire actor Jussie Smollett last week, accusing him of staging a hate crime because he was unhappy with his salary. We'll get Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's reaction to the alleged incident, next on Morning Joe."

[snip]

(Emmanuel was never asked a question about Smollett)

The question arises: What happened during the commercial break between Mika's tease and the interview itself? Did Emanuel, in his tough-guy persona, perhaps inform the hosts that he would accept no questions about Smollett?

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; clickbait; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; illinois; joescarborough; jussiesmollett; marksjealousofjoe; mediawingofthednc; mikabrzezinski; morningjoe; msnbc; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; rahmemanuel; rahmemmanuel; smearmachine; smollett
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1 posted on 02/25/2019 7:21:29 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: miss marmelstein; patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; ...

Why did Morning Joe back down on its promise to question Rahm Emanuel about Smollett? The incident happened in Chicago, the city of which Emanuel is mayor!

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 02/25/2019 7:22:58 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReep mail me to be added to my Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

https://www.empireboobookitty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Jussie-Smollett-Memes-2.jpg


3 posted on 02/25/2019 7:27:25 AM PST by GOPJ (The Jussie Smollett Media Hoax is a hate crime against Trump Supporters - - John Nolte)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I am already so tired of the messaging from the left that the Smollett fraud is really damaging because it detracts from all the real hate crimes out there.

I contend that real hate crimes are far and few between and that the vast majority of them are hoaxes.

I just have more faith in Americans and give them more credit than these true haters do, I guess.


4 posted on 02/25/2019 7:27:39 AM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I tune in and out in the AM to hear what the enemy is up to, the hate is enormous.

I think like myself it was a hook to get us to watch the segment.
I saw he was coming up so I stayed to watch, nothing.
Wondered WTF


5 posted on 02/25/2019 7:27:40 AM PST by Bell Bouy II
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To: Bell Bouy II

My guess is that Rahm went Mr. Tough Guy and told them in no uncertain terms he wouldn’t answer any questions.

If they used Smollett as a hook to get viewers, but knew they weren’t going to ask any questions about him, that was journalistic fraud.


6 posted on 02/25/2019 7:30:26 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReep mail me to be added to my Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: Bell Bouy II

By the way, glad to get your confirmation that there was nothing about Smollett. I was worried that somehow I had missed something, which would make my blog item look very bad!


7 posted on 02/25/2019 7:31:18 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReep mail me to be added to my Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

During the commercial break, Rahm Emmanuel to Morning Joe that he would ask the host about the untimely death of his Congressional intern, Lori Klausutis.


8 posted on 02/25/2019 7:32:28 AM PST by Always A Marine ("When you strike at a king, you must kill him" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Rahm and Jussie are distant relatives, maybe?

Smollett/Smolovitz


9 posted on 02/25/2019 7:33:04 AM PST by maggief
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Did Emanuel, in his tough-guy persona, perhaps inform the hosts that he would accept no questions about Smollett?

Rahm Emanuel is NOT one of Joe's 'staff sycophants' - - nodding like a bobblehead to anything Joe or Mika says... Nope, If they dared to ask them he'd leave and send them a dead fish a few days later.

10 posted on 02/25/2019 7:33:06 AM PST by GOPJ (The Jussie Smollett Media Hoax is a hate crime against Trump Supporters - - John Nolte)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Why did Morning Joe back down on its promise to question Rahm Emanuel about Smollett?

Because Morning Juan is a ChickenMitt...

11 posted on 02/25/2019 7:35:38 AM PST by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Why even bother asking one sociopath about another sociopath?....................


12 posted on 02/25/2019 7:46:32 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: maggief

Smollett’s father WAS Jewish...................


13 posted on 02/25/2019 7:47:06 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Why did Morning Joe back down on its promise to question Rahm Emanuel about Smollett? 

Because there is an open mayoral election going on and they don't want to risk an outsider candidate getting any leverage to possibly win?

-PJ

14 posted on 02/25/2019 7:51:16 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Because he’s a pussy.


15 posted on 02/25/2019 8:48:52 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Why did Morning Joe back down on its promise to question Rahm Emanuel about Smollett?
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Because they are cowardly propagandists.


16 posted on 02/25/2019 9:08:12 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Mika took the “family jewels”.


17 posted on 02/25/2019 9:11:50 AM PST by windsorknot
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Joe Scarborough is and has always been a low-life POS!
18 posted on 02/25/2019 9:20:53 AM PST by blam
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To: Red Badger

Related??

http://ethnicelebs.com/rahm-emanuel

Rahm’s maternal grandfather was Chaim/Herman Smulevitz (the son of Morris Smulevitz and Goldie/Goldy Shrotzky). Chaim was born in Russia. Morris was the son of Nosson Smolovitz and Puah.

http://ethnicelebs.com/jussie-smollett

Jussie’s paternal grandfather was Peter Smollett (the son of David Smolovitz/Smollett and Dawley/Dawlly Levy). Peter was born in New York. David was a Romanian Jewish emigrant, born in Iasi, Iasi County, the son of Jacob Smolovitz/Smollett and Rebecca. Dawley was born in New York, to Polish Jewish parents, Charles D. Levy and Esty/Betsy Cohen.


19 posted on 02/25/2019 9:52:25 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Maybe distaff cousins......................


20 posted on 02/25/2019 9:56:12 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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