Posted on 04/16/2010 6:02:04 AM PDT by Rufus2007
Are the mainstream media playing fast and loose with their coverage of the tea parties and what the tea party activists believe? Andrew Breitbart says they are, and points to accusations of racism.
Breitbart spoke at one of the tea party events held near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on April 15. He said his involvement in the movement began when he realized how the media would react to the Tea Party movement and detailed an incident in which Contessa Brewer's MSNBC cropped out the face of a black man in footage of a tea party event to make the movement appear to lack diversity.
"I think that we're going to have a problem if we want to start talking about founding fathers, the founding documents, what the origins of our country because the mainstream media is not going to like what you have to say, and so I volunteered myself," Breitbart said. "And on day one, I had to contend with the fact that you guys were called ‘teabaggers.' And I had to deal with the fact an unfortunately named sister, by the name of Contessa Brewer on MSNBC, before you even spoke, told you what your grievances were to the country and our dissent his patriotic presidency. This person took a photo and cut off the head of a black man, and asked is the tea party nation - are the people who are protesting Barack Obama racist? The person was black."
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another Thomas Paine
That was GREAT!
The whitest network in broadcasting is accusing another group of racism?
The MSM is trash.
Great American patriot!
Andrew is very powerful - he would do much much better if he would have some notes. He does not need a speech writer but it would help him to get his message out if he use a plan in his speeches.
Yea, he started off slow but when you have facts on your side, it heats up quickly. I only wish he would have spoken about Gov. Jindal’s aide who had her leg broken by anti-Palin thugs the other day.
Might be that he’s waiting for more info on that though.
Who was the preacher at the end? I wanna go to Lousiiana just to go to his church sometime
DC Chapter ping.
Bar none, Breitbart’s speech was the highlight of the evening.
I had a couple liberal stripes when I got out of college and the Thomas hearing was my tipping point, too.
Thanks for the ping.
It was getting late and after so many speakers it was a great change and a necessary one to feel you had really, through him, expressed STRONG feelings!
The crowd was animated and vocal in their response.
What a great event! Music, humor, and passion were all on the stage in great abundance.
Just thinking about it again...
Was the Brit a close second?
Just thinking about it again...
Was the Brit a close second?
Wonder if he’s a FReeper...
Does he ever post here?
Thanks for the ping. Andrew can get it on. Nothing worse tha a reformed liberal. Oh yeah, he’s right about Juatice Thomas.
Yes, Lord Mockton was a close second.
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