they all look alike... right???
Posted on 12/30/2019 6:26:52 PM PST by conservative98
CBS News on Monday apologized for confusing one congressman for another during their evening broadcast.
The network showed a photo of late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died in October at 68, when referring to Georgia Democrat John Lewis.
The image of the longtime lawmaker was placed next to a quote from the civil rights icon about his recently revealed battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.
“While I am clear-eyed about the prognosis… I have a fighting chance,” the quote from Lewis said.
The network’s embarrassing error drew scorn on social media.
“Can’t believe CBS News is showing a picture of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings w/ Congressman John Lewis’ name as they talk about Rep. Lewis’ recent announcement. Get it right!” wrote @StephonFerguson.
Added WSB-TV photographer Brandon Bryant: “People! Representative #JohnLewis Lewis and the late Representative #ElijahCummings are TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!”
“I just seen a MAJOR network have the wrong picture of John Lewis on air! That was inexcusable not to research who is who. #DiversityInTheNewsroom,” Bryant tweeted.
“I know you all think Negroes like alike @CBSNews @NorahODonnell but this is Rep. Elijah Cummings…,” tweeted @coachjimeljones.
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I can see why someone might mix the two up.
The professional press (hah!) ought nought to.
If it were Fox or a conservative news outlet it would be blamed on racism.
I couldn’t pic them out of a line up.
Is anyone surprised? Without the NYT or WaPo to feed them,none of the big three alphabet networks could produce a news program of any kind.
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they all look alike... right???
Watch the name confusion happen AGAIN at John’s funeral.
People will be doing their best trying not to be seem quietly giggling at a most solemn event.
Commie BS Network—some pigs are more equal than others...
“Watch the name confusion happen AGAIN at John’s funeral.
People will be doing their best trying not to be seem quietly giggling at a most solemn event.”
The flash cards are being printed right now. Any journalist who does less than 99/100 will not have any air time for three days.
CBS: “They all look alike.”
I’m gonna be fair on this, I think that Lewis has become thinner with age, and then, he is ill. Even five years ago, they looked very different. Now, not so much. It’s a very embarrassing but probably honest mistake.
That is definitely a GIF of Elijah Lewis as a young boy :)
When Elijah Cummings died, Essence Magazine included a picture of John Lewis in a commemorative tweet.
-PJ
Two peas in a pod. Left wing millionaire race hustlers way past their Congressional shelf life and only leaving office feet first. Add John Conyers to the list.
Anyone notice how fast Elijah Cummings dropped off the radar following his death, with no notice as to proximate cause?
Expect the same for this “civil rights icon”.
Having lost friends to pancreatic cancer, I will at least say that once it’s detected, it’s already too late.
But “Conscience of the Congress”!!? Oh, spew!
Yeah, I thought that stuff went out with first run All in the Family episodes. Guess not.
CBS is gonna give white liberal racist hypocrite journalists a bad name. Or maybe a worse name.
I think it is the bald head the baggy eyes that leads to the confusion. They looked less alike when they were younger without the baggy eyes
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