Jussie Smollett wasn’t the only one found guilty

Flopping Aces ^ | 12-10-21 | DrJohn

[Starman417]

Yesterday Jussie Smollett was found guilty of faking a hate crime and lying to police but he was not alone in his guilt. Far from it. Although hardly the only one, I had this figured out quickly and posted it nearly three years ago.

What were the odds of two MAGA hat wearing Trump supporters would be outside a Chicago restaurant at 2 am with a wind chill of -40 waiting for Smollett? Despite my cynicism, I said nothing. I wanted to wait for the facts to get sorted out. Liberals, however, had no interest in the truth.

Last night I set about collecting the ridiculous things said about Smollett but soon realized that I had already posted most of them back then. Nonetheless, it's worth revisiting. Let's start from the top down

Biden

What happened today to @JussieSmollett must never be tolerated in this country. We must stand up and demand that we no longer give this hate safe harbor; that homophobia and racism have no place on our streets or in our hearts. We are with you, Jussie. https://t.co/o8ilPu68CM
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 30, 2019

Harris

.@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery. This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2019

Maxine Waters

Jussie is my friend - a very talented & beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I'm dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone!
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 30, 2019

Nice collection here- mostly pols

Incredible stuff pic.twitter.com/IczNfxlU46
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) December 10, 2021

Yamiche Alcindor, the activist masquerading as a "reporter" who recetly left NPR for NBC

Perhaps no tweet exemplifies media re: Smollett more than this from @Yamiche of PBS. She attributes the report to TMZ, but adds “We have to do better as a country. This is disgusting.” The media must take this misstep seriously and not dismiss it. Be humble, and get better. 8/ pic.twitter.com/oBasCwptfS
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) February 18, 2019

Disgusting? Yes, but not for reason she originally had

Good old CNN

And of course, little editorializing that is now the norm within many journalistic outlets looks awful in retrospect. Here, @BrookeBCNN closes an objective segment by noting “This is America in 2019.” 7/ https://t.co/f4OpYR3l9Q
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) February 18, 2019

The Washington Post

Another media error was in the instant analysis. Here, @washingtonpost tweets that Smollett “was assaulted.” But also, follows up with an opinion piece (but tweeted from their main account): “The Jussie Smollett attack highlights the hate black gay Americans face”. 5/ pic.twitter.com/xx4RgmMfeb
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) February 18, 2019

CNN, NBC

The headlines and chyrons of CNN, NBC News and CBS News from day 1 all clearly take, as fact, that an attack happened . The question raised was only if it was a hate crime. 2/ pic.twitter.com/qkOWBL57jb
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) February 18, 2019

See it all here

There is another epic thread here. Some of the guilty have deleted their tweets. This one was deleted but the archive remembers all and Rosie Memos saved it.

Don Lemon acted as defense counsel for Smollett

Jussie Smollett, on trial for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, testified Monday that he had correspondence with CNN's Don Lemon during the early parts of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) investigation into the incident.

Smollett, 39, testified that he received a text from Lemon, supposedly relaying information that the CPD didn’t believe Smollett's account of what happened, Fox News’ Matt Finn reported from the Windy City courthouse.

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts gave Smollett a tongue bath.

https://youtu.be/HjRQRXQkIhs

There was also much humor

[Liz]

The racist, homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett is far-right America’s endgame
GQ Magazine ^ | February 22, 2019 | BY JOSHUA RIVERA
FR Posted on 12/10/2021, 12:20:22 PM by conservative98

Editor’s Note, 2/22: In the original version of this piece, published January 29, before allegations that actor Jussie Smollett had perpetrated a hoax, GQ made two errors in editorial judgment. We failed to clearly present the post as an opinion piece.

And we regret applying unfounded political motivations to then-breaking news with the original headline: “The Racist, Homophobic Attack on Jussie Smollett Is Far-Right America’s Endgame.” We have altered the headline, but have otherwise left the original post unaltered. (Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com ...

[Liz]

[Steve_Seattle]

"What were the odds of two MAGA hat wearing Trump supporters would be outside a Chicago restaurant at 2 am with a wind chill of -40 waiting for Smollett?"

On top of all the other unlikely aspects to his claims, in those weather conditions, Smollett would have been heavily bundled-up and would have been virtually unrecognizable from a distance - even if people knew who he was, which most Trump supporters wouldn't. The whole story stunk from the beginning, but everypone on the left fell for it. And they think they are the smart ones.

[poconopundit]

I saw that interview for the first time. This Robin Roberts certainly MUST apologize for giving massive publicity to this Smollett con-artist.

The guy’s tears where crocodile tears! ABC / Disney, where’s your responsibility to the public?

I actually got through to the FCC at the phone number you left and made my complaint known. I got through right away and it sounded like the agent on the phone was typing a few notes.

She also asked I file a complaint at http://fcc.gov/complaints

Felt good to speak my mind.

[Liz]

Nice going.

[Liz]

Smollett also lied to cops few years ago.......stopped for DUI.....gave his brother’s name.