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MSNBC's Jansing Spins Spike Lee Tweet That Put Elderly Couple In Jeopardy As 'Twitter Error'
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Posted on 03/29/2012 7:39:45 AM PDT by chessplayer

A few days ago, left-wing director Spike Lee, who has 248,000+ followers on Twitter, retweeted an item bearing what was supposed to be the address of George Zimmerman, the man who claims to have shot Miami teen Trayvon Martin in self defense a month ago in Sanford, Florida. But the address was incorrect and the occupants of the residence are an elderly couple who bear no relation to Zimmerman. As a result of Lee's retweet, they've received hate mail and, fearing for their safety, have fled their home.

Yet when it came her turn to report the development today, MSNBC's Chris Jansing did her level best to spin the news in such a way as to absolve Lee -- who directed some of the network's Lean Forward promo spots -- of any culpability for putting the couple in jeopardy.


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As far as I know, as of this morning Lee still hasn't removed the couples address.
1 posted on 03/29/2012 7:39:50 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: chessplayer

MSNBC or Pravda...can’t tell the difference.


2 posted on 03/29/2012 7:42:54 AM PDT by radioone
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To: chessplayer

Spike accidentally endangered an innocent couple when he meant to endanger a man who should be presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise. Either way, his action was phenomenally unacceptable, as was the reaction of the lunatics (no surprise there) who follow him on twitter.


3 posted on 03/29/2012 7:45:39 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Can we afford as much government as welfare-addicted voters demand?)
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To: chessplayer

You could not pay me enough to monitor MSNBC all day.


4 posted on 03/29/2012 7:45:51 AM PDT by expat1000
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“MSNBC or Pravda...can’t tell the difference.”

Well by God, I can!
One of them is a propaganda arm of leftest regime and will tell any lie to support the regime.

The other one is a newspaper in Russia.

5 posted on 03/29/2012 7:47:34 AM PDT by Tupelo ( 2012 TEA PARTYER but no longer a Republican)
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To: chessplayer
Another "Like, oh my God...amazing" type?


6 posted on 03/29/2012 7:51:49 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: chessplayer

The failure to remove the address was not an “error” - it was, and is, egregious bullying and persecution.

Of someone who doesn’t even have a connection with George Zimmerman, except sharing the same last name.

Probably, all honkies look the same to Spike Lee. Totally stereotypical behavior.


7 posted on 03/29/2012 7:57:07 AM PDT by alloysteel (College "education" may be the worst mischief to be inflicted upon the next generation.)
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Has anyone charged Spike Lee with "inciting a riot" ??

8 posted on 03/29/2012 7:57:25 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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yet the left want to pass laws putting people in jail for “cyber bullying” which basically consists of saying mean things to gay kids or minorities online. However this is just an error...a big oopsie?
lol


9 posted on 03/29/2012 7:59:18 AM PDT by snarkytart (http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2619224%2C1)
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It should be noted that Spike apologised. Keep in mind, however, that he only apologised after the victims sought legal council. He also ONLY apologised for the incorrect address, not the tweeting of the address.


10 posted on 03/29/2012 8:01:37 AM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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You could not pay me enough to monitor MSNBC all day.


Maybe, but it’s good to know what the enemy is saying.


11 posted on 03/29/2012 8:01:37 AM PDT by chessplayer
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If the people were inconvenienced in any way, they have a very good case against Lee.


12 posted on 03/29/2012 8:05:05 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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Under the heading What’s good for the goose....., been wondering if Media Matters can bring pressure to bear on Rush’s advertisers, just why would it be so bad to simply list the NBC advertisers and their most popular products. That sort of information may be useful to some people.


13 posted on 03/29/2012 8:09:12 AM PDT by allendale
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Spike Lee is a goof ball. If a white guy had done that, the President would have already condemned him.


14 posted on 03/29/2012 8:10:14 AM PDT by baiamonte
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MSNBC's Jansing Spins Spike Lee Tweet That Put Elderly Couple In Jeopardy As 'Twitter Error'

More like a TWIT error!!!

15 posted on 03/29/2012 8:24:04 AM PDT by catman67
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To: chessplayer

Has there ever been a more justifiable basis for a lawsuit against that race-hustling spike lee?


16 posted on 03/29/2012 8:31:34 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: alloysteel

The family at the address Lee published does not share Zimmerman’s name. The woman was formally married to a man named Zimmerman, and has a son with that last name. The son hasn’t lived in their home for a lot of years.


17 posted on 03/29/2012 8:33:28 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek (He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty Psalm 91:)
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Twitter error is not an applicable defence because, it could have been deleted at any point, you have to read what you wrote then press a button to submit it....this was no error, it was a deliberate incitement for harm to provide an address and imply that harm should come to the person living there.


18 posted on 03/29/2012 9:05:18 AM PDT by sunmars
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Howsoever that may be, Spike Lee was just putting on another “Do the Right Thing” or “Mo’ Better Blues”.

Xenophobic, anti-Semitic, just mired over there in some fever swamp.


19 posted on 03/29/2012 9:26:36 AM PDT by alloysteel (College "education" may be the worst mischief to be inflicted upon the next generation.)
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To: umgud

Even if Spike HAD given the correct address for Zimmerman, it’s still inciting a riot in my estimation. This is far worse than the little “crosshairs” put around congressional districts as the possibility of violence is very real. Especially when you have the New Black Panther’s putting out “arrest warrants” for Zimmerman.


20 posted on 03/29/2012 10:01:41 AM PDT by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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