Posted on 11/25/2014 2:55:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Last night, St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch laid blame on the “24-hour news cycle” for impeding justice in the grand jury case surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown. Now, a member of the 24-hour news cycle has turned around and blamed “bloggers” for causing an outsized amount of “commotion” in Ferguson.
Following a press conference from Michael Brown’s family lawyers that was briefly disrupted by some disturbance in the crowd of reporters and supporters, Lemon attempted to explain what happened and the effect that similar instances have had on the situation in Ferguson.
“OK, here’s the thing that people at home should understand,” Lemon began. “So there is this outrage that everyone thinks is out there. Most of that outrage is coming from the Internet and social media.”
The host went on to explain that “the people who are actual protesters” are mostly “peaceful.” He said, “They have a beef and they are being peaceful about it. And they aren’t the people who are out there causing the commotion every day.” Instead, he pointed to “bloggers and people who are trying to make a name for themselves, people who want you to follow them on Twitter, or follow their blog, or follow them on live stream” as the ones causing problems.
“These were bloggers and as many people are calling them, ‘outside agitators,’” Lemon said, referring to the people who disrupted the press conference. “That’s where the commotion is coming from.” So while it may look to outsiders that “everyone here is pissed off and angry or what have you,” he said, “It’s the people who are online who are taking things out of context. Those are the people who are really creating the stir.”
Lemon’s comments echoed those of Al Sharpton, who addressed the “bloggers” in attendance during his remarks at the press conference. “When y’all run the picture: ‘Disruption at the conference!’” Sharpton said, predicting the inevitable headlines, “it was one of y’all bloggers that caused the disruption.”
Watch video below, via CNN:
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Dude is anencephalic. If it was all about survival of the fittest, he would have died of starvation in front of his refrigerator years ago.
This is the bunch that said “the gentle giant” was stationary, had his hands up, was saying “don’t shoot” and was shot in the back. All of which were lies.
He was also headed for MIT on a full academic scholarship if I recall.
Lemon feels the rioters hang out on free republic.
It seems Lemon has never heard the term “enemedia.” He is one!
The vast majority of the rioters have trouble reading a Jack in The Box fast food menu so I don't think they even know what a blog is, much less log on and follow internet blog sites
No, Don, most of it is coming from people just like you. And nobody is more like you than you.
The black KKK has arrived.
Speaking of racists, where’s the black pampers who agitated this riot? My guess is that they’re in their mommy’s basement, hiding.
Exactly. And the only people they would give air-time to were people who advanced these lies.
Homosexuals can’t really think straight (pardon the pun....)
True. Ol’ Don is no stranger to the business end of a giggle pin, that’s for sure.
Because blacks in Ferguson read FR.
The left is looking for a pound of flesh. (or more like 200 pounds)
So we the agitators for not going along with thier lies about the unarmed child, the gentle giant who was just about to turn his life around are the cause of this violence?
Why doesn’t he just bite it?
Yep. Saw those bloggers out there throwing rocks and settin fires.
A FB post from Fern Queen:
Fern Queen
What is the big stink in Ferguson all about? A cop shot Mike Brown, “an unarmed teenager on his way to college.” What bullshit. He was a 260 pound, gangsta sign throwing punk, a legal adult, high as a kite who had just robbed an innocent store owner and then assaulted a cop. On his social media, he was known as “Big Mike Jr” and wrote rap lyrics about raping women, killing cops and getting high. Yeah, a real winner. Is this what you idiot race baiters are going to hitch your wagon to? Go to hell. We are sick of your thug culture that victimizes all of us, black and white. Ask the black business owners in Ferguson whose property was looted. Ask Natalie DuBose who’s hard work was for naught because some of your “justice seeking” thugs destroyed her cake shop. Go. To. Hell. No more excuses.
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