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NBC Launches Liberal Site For 'The' African-American Perspective On News
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 08/09/2009 5:16:21 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

"There is not a Black America and a White America and a Latino America and an Asian America -- there's the United States of America." -- Barack Obama, 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address.

"theGrio.com. The African-American perspective on news. Our lives, our world, our stories. theGrio.com. Part of NBC News." -- promo for new NBC News website, August 9, 2009.

So much for Barack Obama's promise of a post-racial America. NBC News apparently believes that African-Americans can be pigeonholed. In NBC's view, there exists "the" African-American perspective on news. So announced the NBC promo, aired during today's Meet The Press, for a new website, theGrio.com.

View video here.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: africanamericans; barackobama; nbc; nbcnews; thegrio
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Looks like NBC is not happy being in the toilet, their gonna try the septic tank


21 posted on 08/09/2009 5:49:24 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (Reagan dead is doing more for America than zero alive)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

And those African Americans better stay on the left wing reservation, or they might get beaten up.


22 posted on 08/09/2009 5:58:32 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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To: popdonnelly

Don’t you mean “plantation”?


23 posted on 08/09/2009 6:01:38 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater ("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
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To: ProfoundMan

Yes, absolutely, I know that. I’m talking about TV.


24 posted on 08/09/2009 6:06:08 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
This is a racist outrage. I practice living by the Martin Luther King standard, to judge people by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. It is just beyond belief that truthful news is different depending upon what race you are. (Or in the case of the first mulatto president, the race you decide that you are)
25 posted on 08/09/2009 6:18:55 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Monty Python had these NBC News idiots pegged years ago:

Good evening. Here is the news for Parrots:

No parrots were involved in an accident on the M-1 today when a Lorry carrying High-octane fuel was in collison with a bollard. That's a BOLLARD and NOT a PARROT. A spokesman for parrots said he was glad no parrots were involved. The Minister of Technology today met the three Russian leaders to discuss a 4 million pound airliner deal....None of them entered the cage, or swung on the little wooden trapeze or ate any of the nice millet seed. Yum, Yum.

26 posted on 08/09/2009 6:39:45 PM PDT by Zeppo (Save the cheerleader, save the world...)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Talk about racism. Let’s just keep dividing the country.


27 posted on 08/09/2009 6:44:50 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Silly me. I suppose that one was obvious. :)


28 posted on 08/09/2009 6:54:24 PM PDT by musicbymuzak
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To: freekitty

We are already divided by Right and Left.


29 posted on 08/09/2009 6:55:55 PM PDT by brwnsuga (Proud, BLACK, Beautiful, Conservative!!!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
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30 posted on 08/09/2009 7:06:02 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: ExTexasRedhead; Jim Robinson
How about a news site for patriotic Americans that want to be free of Big Brother and lies perpetrated by the media and politicians?

That already exists. It is called Free Republic. ;)

31 posted on 08/09/2009 7:07:47 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The Nothing But Commies network once again shows us their agenda and says, “To hell with those who disagree.”

They’ve got their agenda, we have ours - We don’t even tune into their damned network anymore.


32 posted on 08/09/2009 7:09:23 PM PDT by demkicker
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To: Loud Mime

Most people these days probably don’t know what “NBC” stands for anyway - for all they know “kNeeGrio” Broadcasting Company would make sense.


33 posted on 08/09/2009 7:15:51 PM PDT by GnuHere
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This SNL skit immediately came to mind.

34 posted on 08/09/2009 7:23:04 PM PDT by vamoose
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To: ExTexasRedhead; Jim Thompson; Jim Robinson

Should we call it FR? :)


35 posted on 08/09/2009 7:54:30 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: Nathan Zachary

They must want to give BET some competition—(smirk)


36 posted on 08/09/2009 8:01:18 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

NBC will have a special jihad channel firdt..


37 posted on 08/09/2009 8:49:54 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Rebelbase
Every city of any size in the south has a black newspaper. This is the national version for Television.

Thas right. BET, or Black Education Channel, is for learnin'. They need something for edutainment.

So I wonder if the white entertainment channel will be called www.thegringodotcom?

38 posted on 08/09/2009 9:00:51 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: GnuHere

I’m glad somebody got my silly joke.


39 posted on 08/10/2009 11:34:32 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Thrasymachus: justice is whatever is in the interest of the stronger party in a given state)
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