Posted on 11/28/2022 10:01:56 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Don Lemon has unwittingly let CNN's cat out of the bag. Guests aren't there to engage in an actual discussion. They're brought on to express a specific opinion. And if they try to stray from CNN's script, they will be shut down.
Lemon gave a perfect illustration of the phenomenon on Monday's CNN This Morning. The guest was Len Khodorkovsky, a former Trump administration official, who is Jewish. And in Lemon's mind, the clear purpose of Khodorkovsky's appearance was to have him criticize Trump for hosting a dinner with Nick Fuentes and Kanye West.
In fact, in a variety of ways, Khodorkovsky did just that. He began with: "Let's just call Nick Fuentes for who he is. He is an antisemite, he's repulsive, his views are disgusting. And no one of any substance should give him any forum"
But when he tried to expand the conversation to include antisemitism among elected Democrats including Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, AOC, and President Obama, Lemon shut him down.
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When the former Trump staffer started to raise the issue of Democrat antisemitism, Don Lemon virtually stamped his feet, covered his ears, and cried, No! No! No!
Ping Liberal Media Criticism List.
“anti-Semite” has become as shopworn an accusation as “racist”. Whenever either term is thrown about it should be totally ignored, because it’s just being used to stifle free speech.
"The reason you were invited on this program was to talk about Donald Trump, this weekend, meeting with known antisemites. And whether you condemn it as someone who worked for the administration and who is Jewish. That's what this story is about. That's what you're here to talk about."
As though we had any delusions about how the MSM works.
Wonder when the FEC will assess the DNC for "like-kind" donations from the media ...
Remember when the media covered up for obama posing and smiling with racist, Jew hating Louie Farakahn???
Is this even true? This makes is sound had a party in their honor.
Everyone on all sides are saying this Nick Fuentes guy (whoever he may be - probably not one in a million Americans know who he is) was not invited and just 'tagged along.'
It is true that once garden variety racists get established on a forum, it isn’t long before the hardcore Nazis show up.
Is this story going to go for a whole week? Even the gay club story died after two days when the shooter was found to be gay.
Lemon had brain surgery, I think he was a donner, poor other guy.
That interview made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
calling someone a Nazi should also be ignored.
Not only that, if I were the Trump backer in this scenario I simply remind the ignorant or the slander/cover-up artists that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka are BOTH of the Jewish Faith and that Jared was a key member of the Trump Administration. Trump an anti-Semite? I cannot stop laughing at these Bozos...
Don Lemon is the biggest racist on TV.
Robert Byrd.
That is all
I’ve actually been accused of “whataboutism” by leftists on threads the last few months. It’s their new ad-hom attack. In my case, I said that there is nothing wrong with whataboutism when it is on topic. It brings perspective to the original question.
And what I found comical about this one is that the democrats he’s bringing up are not “former office holders”. And it’s not about who they had dinner with. It’s about what they actually said themselves. Ater all Ye, et al are complex human beings. The label attached to them regarding Jews is not who they are. It’s an accusation and also, even if true, is only a part of their persona. It doesn’t mean that if you meet with them, the topic of discussion is how to kill jews. It may be to argue sports, or talk about any number of topics, even grandkids.
i.e. there is no there, there.
Honestly, Trump should run on this. That interview was ridiculous and represents the worst of the media.
He’s that most pitiable sort of ass who actually believes he’s smart.
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