Posted on 02/03/2016 12:13:24 PM PST by robowombat
‘I Don’t Know if He Was There to Kill Me’: MSNBC Host Pens Harrowing Column About Iowa Incident Feb. 2, 2016 11:55pm Oliver Darcy
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry published a harrowing column Tuesday detailing an eerie incident that unfolded at a hotel lobby in Iowa the previous night.
“I don’t know if he was there to kill me,†the column began.
Harris-Perry said she was “sitting in a hotel lobby in downtown Des Moines†and “didn’t notice until he was standing right next to me, much closer than is ordinary or comfortable.â€
“When he started he speaking it was like he was picking up in the middle of sentence, finishing a conversation we had begun earlier, but I couldn’t remember ever meeting him,†she wrote.
Image source: Facebook Image source: Facebook The MSNBC host recounted a short conversation the two had before he asked how she got “credentialed†on the network.
“I am not sure if it is how he spat the word credentialed, or if it is how he took another half step toward me, or if it is how he didn’t respond to my question, but the hairs on my arm stood on end. I ignored it,†she wrote. “Told myself everything was ok.â€
Moments later, Harris-Perry said the man asked, “But why you? Why would they pick you?â€
Now I know something is wrong. Now his voice is angry. Now a few other people have stopped talking and started staring. Now he is so close I can feel his breath. Before I can answer his unanswerable question of why they picked me, he begins to tell me why he has picked me.
“I just want you to know why I am doing this.â€
Oh – there is a this. He is going to do a this. To me. And he is going to tell me why.
Harris-Perry said she froze momentarily before jumping up. The MSNBC host, who also serves as a professor, said one of her friends “jumps too†and “throws herself between he and I.â€
“Together we raise our voices and make a fuss. He turns. He runs out. He jumps in a car. He drives off,†she recounted. “We try to explain to hotel security what has happened and how I receive hate mail and even death threats, how I have had people show up at my workplace, how this might be serious. They listen politely, but this is the Iowa caucus, and I am not a candidate, so they go back to their evening. And we go back to ours.â€
Harris-perry said she didn’t know “what kind of harm he was prepared to do.†She guessed that it could have varied from a “barrage of hateful words†to “something worse.â€
“I don’t know if he was there to kill me,†she wrote. “I know they were there to save me.â€
This is the girl who wears tampons as earrings.
Why don’t I believe this?
All day long she thinks of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Melissa Harris-Perry is a racist with the brain power of a squeegee.
No doubt it was because you’re black, Melissa. And female. Yeah, that was it. Zzzzzzzzzzz....
You woud think this stupid cow would use proper grammar being a talking head and "serving" as a professor. Bet the yarn is made up.
What a drama queen. Guy sounds like just another nutburger.
Was this person a white guy??
This is the ungrammatical state of American journalism today.
“throws herself between he and I”
The mark of a psuedo-intellectual is the fear of using “him and me” when it is called for as it is deemed more pedestrian than the high-toned, albeit incorrect, use of “he and I” as the object rather than the subject of an action.
You have deprecated the value and honor of squeegees everywhere. Violence is the only resort.
What’s the frequency Melissa?
Yes, of course he wanted to kill you, dear.
You are so bright a star in America, and so forceful a voice for justice, naturally every one of your perceived enemies wants you dead, and are slowly working towards that goal.
Now have some hot cocoa and try to get some sleep.
Drama Quen. It always has to be about her.
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry published a harrowing column Tuesday detailing an eerie incident that unfolded at a hotel lobby in Iowa the previous night."I don't know if he was there to kill me," the column began.
Harris-Perry said she was "sitting in a hotel lobby in downtown Des Moines" and "didn't notice until he was standing right next to me, much closer than is ordinary or comfortable."
"When he started he speaking it was like he was picking up in the middle of sentence, finishing a conversation we had begun earlier, but I couldn't remember ever meeting him," she wrote.
The MSNBC host recounted a short conversation the two had before he asked how she got "credentialed" on the network.
"I am not sure if it is how he spat the word credentialed, or if it is how he took another half step toward me, or if it is how he didn't respond to my question, but the hairs on my arm stood on end. I ignored it," she wrote. "Told myself everything was ok."
Moments later, Harris-Perry said the man asked, "But why you? Why would they pick you?"
Now I know something is wrong. Now his voice is angry. Now a few other people have stopped talking and started staring. Now he is so close I can feel his breath. Before I can answer his unanswerable question of why they picked me, he begins to tell me why he has picked me.
"I just want you to know why I am doing this."
Oh - there is a this. He is going to do a this. To me. And he is going to tell me why.
Harris-Perry said she froze momentarily before jumping up. The MSNBC host, who also serves as a professor, said one of her friends "jumps too" and "throws herself between he and I."
"Together we raise our voices and make a fuss. He turns. He runs out. He jumps in a car. He drives off," she recounted. "We try to explain to hotel security what has happened and how I receive hate mail and even death threats, how I have had people show up at my workplace, how this might be serious. They listen politely, but this is the Iowa caucus, and I am not a candidate, so they go back to their evening. And we go back to ours."
Harris-perry said she didn't know "what kind of harm he was prepared to do." She guessed that it could have varied from a "barrage of hateful words" to "something worse."
"I don't know if he was there to kill me," she wrote. "I know they were there to save me."
I believe her. Political controversy brings out deranged and angry people. Its part of the wildlife of that ecology.
We certainly saw enough of the mad (in both senses) when I was a Republican volunteer in San Francisco in the 90’s. Yelled at (sometimes it was just gibbering rage) and spat on was normal.
Good grief.
We live in an increasingly dangerous world as foretold 2000 years ago (2 Tim 3:1).
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