Posted on 11/18/2017 11:20:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Remember Pastor Mark Burns? He’s the black Trump-supporting pastor who tweeted out a cartoon of Hillary Clinton in blackface. Following that firestorm, he memorably walked out of a CNN interview last September after he was confronted over exaggerating and lying on his bio.
Well, he’s back, as he’s been tasked with appearing on TV to defend Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore in the wake of the teen sex abuse scandal. And as you’d imagine, his appearances have been off the rails.
This morning, he showed up on MSNBC’s AM Joy and really got into it with host Joy Reid. Appearing as part of a panel to discuss the latest allegations against Moore — the ex-judge is now being accused by at least eight women — Burns noted that morality” wasn’t the only quality that makes a good leader,” seemingly giving Moore a pass regarding the allegations.
“Hold on just a second. One moment, hold on, hold on,” Reid exclaimed. “I’m going to let you back in. You’re not a lawyer, you’re not a judge. You’re not here to judge whether or not in a court of law Roy Moore would be found guilty after nine women accused him of sexually molesting children.”
She continued, “We have you on because you’re a pastor. What your job is, in theory, is to provide a moral framework for the people who go to your church and listen to you. How can you say that in your moral framework, you’re not here to adjudicate the case, but you’re saying that morality is not the only important thing. Aren’t you a moral leader? Like isn’t that what you’re supposed to be advocating for, for moral leadership?”
According to Burns, his job as a pastor if an accuser came to him to be counseled is “to first discover what do we need to do to start the healing process within that individual.”
“Roy Moore isn’t asking for redemption or healing,” Reid snapped back. “He’s denying he did it.”
After Burns responded that right now we need to ask ourselves if the women are more credible than a person who has been in public service for many years, an incredulous Reid asked him if he was saying he didn’t find the accusers credible.
“I do find the fact that Roy Moore has served faithfully for over 40 years publicly in public office and these women had plenty of opportunity, plenty of opportunities, Joy, to come out and it is suspicious,” he said. “I think the great people of Alabama are realizing that, which is why the majority of Alabamians are still going to vote for Roy Moore, even the governor, even the women that stepped up and said we’re still supporting Roy Moore, because their understanding, it is extremely suspicious that this is all coming out after he’s become the candidate.”
Reid turned to Republican strategist Sarah Rumpf to respond to Burns saying that Moore should be believed because the women accusing Moore aren’t well-known or famous, causing Burns to object to the way Reid was framing his position. Reid and Rumpf informed him that he had his chance and it was now Rumpf’s turn to talk.
“The idea that we’re going to discredit these women because they don’t have the prominence of Roy Moore,” Rumpf stated. “That is how Roy Moore and Harvey Weinstein and Bill O’Reilly and all the rest of these predators have been getting away with it for so long because they were in a position of power and the women were afraid of social and professional and cultural consequences.”
“That’s not what I said,” Burns objected.
Watch the whole heated exchange above, via MSNBC.
HANNITY BLEW IT BIG TIME!!
However, I will say Judge Roy Moore should have told Hannity - he had to admit dating a teen girl on multiple occasions!
Judge Moore then should have told Hannity, even with the age disparity, how much he enjoyed dating the teen girl and how beautiful she was, and stated how much he fell in love with her even before he took her on dates, and he had not been able to get over her! Then offered to disclose to Hannity and the world the girls name!
However, Roy Moore should then have requested a PRESS CONFERENCE to admit his guilt with a teen girl!
AND then named his daughter Heather Moore!
I am sure Joy Reid would highly approve of this workshop for young people. In case you haven’t seen the post, go here.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3606129/posts
“Watch the whole heated exchange above, via MSNBC.”
No thanks. I wouldn’t waste the electricity, or the wear and tear on my smart phone.
That is why we call them the stupid party. And only one accusation was underage. Not all 8. Stupid is as stupid does.
Now there are 8???!!
I was only aware of 5.
Liberal critics are quick to march out the Fascist vitriol against Christians because they do not have a clue what Christ taught. Look who Christ chose to be his original disciples, those who he entrusted to establish Christendom. They were far from faultless, blameless individuals, yet he chose them because he knew they would faithfully represent him and bring forth his message to the world. Liberals are hypocrites who will defend the most outrageous, extreme, liberal transgressions to the bitter end, but rush to judgment to condemn much lessor behavior by their adversaries.
Conspirator wrote:
Besides the fact that this is all made up lies and forgery as far as we can tell.
Despite that fact that it has been uncovered that two of his accusers are working for the Perversion Party and that their accusations are false and politically motivated. The drivebys and the nevers media are not reporting this but are mentioning one accuser is a “Republican” .
Here is background on 4 accusers. One works for the perverts that one knows the one who claimed she was 14. But was actually 17 at the time ? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3603606/posts
Latest charge : Grad book signature a forgery; http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3604591/posts
someone named Roy or Ray signed it Moore’s last name was added to it. His legal secretary at the time he was a Circuit Court Judge declared it a forgery because her initials; DA, appear with his signature in that year book. Because she would do so to verify his signature only on his court rulings.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3605761/posts
It doesn’t matter. To Reid, Moore is male, conservative and white. That is all that is required for a guilty judgement.
Gosh - I guess Joy considers herself a paragon of moral virtue -— the lies they have to tell themselves to keep from committing suicide....
One reply I can think of just from looking a the title is: As a reporter isn’t it your duty to seek the truth rather than pick a side?
and let’s not leave out the other panelist, Sarah Rumpf - die hard never trumper who worked on Evan McMullin’s so-called campaign..
“Sarah Rumpf, a former Breitbart contributing writer who’s joined Evan McMullin’s presidential campaign this year out of disgust for Trump.”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/1/13407844/republican-civil-war-trump-loses
the ugliness is in her, thats why she can define it as she’s chosen.
Had to do a search. Never heard of her until the past few weeks. Apparently, she’s MSNBC’s latest “black woman” talking head.
She culturally appropriates white woman hair by straightening hers.
In addition, Gloria Allred needs to be disbarred over this.
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