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MSNBC's Joy Reid Says "I Genuinely Do Not Believe I Wrote Those Hateful Things"
Hollywood Reporter ^ | 4/28/2018 | Jeremy Barr

Posted on 04/28/2018 8:24:22 AM PDT by simpson96

On Saturday morning, five days after Joy Reid was accused of authoring a series of homophobic blog posts that were unearthed by a Twitter user, the MSNBC host apologized for the controversy but said that she still doesn't think she wrote the posts in question.

"Here's what I know: I genuinely do not believe I wrote those hateful things," she said on AM Joy. (snip)

On Monday, when Mediaite asked Reid about the blog posts, she said "an unknown, external party accessed and manipulated material from my now-defunct blog." On Wednesday night, her lawyer confirmed the FBI was investigating "potential criminal activities surrounding several online accounts" belonging to Reid.

But, on Saturday, Reid admitted that the posts don't appear to have been the result of hacking or tampering.

"When a friend found them in December and sent them to me, I was stunned," she said "Frankly, I couldn't imagine where they'd come from or whose voice this was. The reality is they have not been able to prove it."

To further get across the message, Reid convened a panel of gay rights advocates to discuss the controversy.

While she didn't take credit for the blog posts, she admitted that she's written and tweeted hurtful, anti-gay things in the past, and pledged to do better. "I looked back on some of the ways I've talked casually about sexual gender and orientation and I wonder who that even was," she said.

Reid continued: "I'm heartbroken that I didn't do better back then. The reality is I have to own the things I've written and tweeted and said."

Now that Reid has admitted that she doesn't appear to have been hacked, it's unclear what will happen to the FBI investigation into the matter.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


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Typical leftist thinking: The truth is whatever you believe it is.
1 posted on 04/28/2018 8:24:22 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

You just keep telling yourself that, Joy.


2 posted on 04/28/2018 8:25:20 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: simpson96

Well, if she doesn’t believe it, she gets a pass, right?


3 posted on 04/28/2018 8:26:28 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: simpson96

Typical leftist thinking: The truth is whatever you believe it is.


At the time you believe it.

Above all else, they are never guilty of anything.


4 posted on 04/28/2018 8:26:35 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: simpson96

Well, here’s the thing, Joy... you say mean things all the time. You just think it’s okay if the target is someone you still hate.


5 posted on 04/28/2018 8:29:16 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: simpson96

Geez, lady. Just own-up, apologize, take your lumps and move on. Stop acting like an idiot teenager


6 posted on 04/28/2018 8:29:26 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: simpson96

Didn’t Carlos Danger do this as well? Get the FBI to investigate a “hack”?


7 posted on 04/28/2018 8:30:47 AM PDT by cardinal4 ("Sat stonefaced while the building burned..")
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To: simpson96

One of N ignorant progressive sl*ts.
Where N is a very large number.


8 posted on 04/28/2018 8:33:33 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Da Coyote

I see what you did there. No bad.

Hope you are doing well.

5.56mm


9 posted on 04/28/2018 8:37:46 AM PDT by M Kehoe (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)
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To: simpson96
Here ‘reality’ is the fantasy world of Hollywood elites who will turn on whatever deviant sexual episode that's playing on the political stage in any given hour..then twist and turn til it settles and all is forgiven...

Joy Reids 'fantasy world" dancing in her head!


10 posted on 04/28/2018 8:38:39 AM PDT by caww
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To: simpson96
Dear Joy,

Lesson 1- The Gay trumps the Black

Lesson 2- The Muzzie trumps the Gay

You're bottom rung of the Leftist totem pole (a little native american lingo there).

11 posted on 04/28/2018 8:39:00 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: simpson96

There’s always the substance abuse rehab angle, as a last resort.


12 posted on 04/28/2018 8:39:17 AM PDT by robel
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To: simpson96
Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes!
13 posted on 04/28/2018 8:39:23 AM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped)
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To: M Kehoe

Not bad, dam it.

I hate this spell check, keyboard and I have fat fingers.

It’s rough I tell ya.

5.56mm


14 posted on 04/28/2018 8:40:38 AM PDT by M Kehoe (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)
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To: simpson96

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-xWhG4UU_Y

Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows


15 posted on 04/28/2018 8:41:11 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: simpson96

Is it possible to believe or not believe something, and your belief to NOT be genuine?

The addition of unnecessary words like this is one sign I notice that suggests the person is lying.


16 posted on 04/28/2018 8:44:27 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: simpson96

I don’t identify as a homophobic bigot so I’m not one


17 posted on 04/28/2018 8:45:50 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: rbg81

Seems like it’s time for a trip to rehab, always a convenient excuse for bad behavior that draws sympathy instead of condemnation.


18 posted on 04/28/2018 8:46:03 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: simpson96

Is this a first?

A simultaneous lefitst self denunciation / exculpation.

As Spock would say — fascinating.


19 posted on 04/28/2018 8:49:27 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: simpson96
Time to roll out the Dindu nuffins....


20 posted on 04/28/2018 8:51:34 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Vox populi, vox dei)
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