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Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F--- the Media’
The Daily Beast ^ | April 30, 2015 | Marlow Stern

Posted on 05/01/2015 12:04:17 PM PDT by EveningStar

The screen icon discussed police brutality and the televised news media’s coverage of the Baltimore protests in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; blackkk; demagogicparty; elijahcummings; maryland; media; memebuilding; morganfreeman; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills
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1 posted on 05/01/2015 12:04:18 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Just a WAG, but I bet he doesn’t mean it in the same way we would.


2 posted on 05/01/2015 12:06:49 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: EveningStar

An ignorant, angry, affirmative action’d “actor” i.e., a token to draw in the black audience


3 posted on 05/01/2015 12:09:47 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (The First Amendment = Freedom of Religion = Religious Liberty = Applies to Everyone)
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To: EveningStar

And this is the black the MSM presents as the soul of dignity.


4 posted on 05/01/2015 12:10:29 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: EveningStar

I’m sure Morgan is upset that all this media coverage of rioting and
looting makes his race look bad.
However, can’t hide the truth.

I’m sure Morgan loves the media when he is promoting D-Grade movies
he is staring in.


5 posted on 05/01/2015 12:11:31 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: EveningStar

Ah....Morg? dumbass? YOU ARE the MEDIA.


6 posted on 05/01/2015 12:13:26 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: EveningStar

Too bad. I have always liked Morgan Freeman as an actor. But he’s on my “To Ignore” list now. See ya, Morg. Let your bruhs pay your salary.


7 posted on 05/01/2015 12:15:08 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: EveningStar

Total clickbait headline from Daily Beast, considering in the article the only time he says “F_ck the Media” is when he chuckles and tells the reporter to move onto another topic. He’s pretty evenhanded in his comments.


8 posted on 05/01/2015 12:16:00 PM PDT by alphadoggie
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To: alphadoggie

Use of the F words seems to be skyrocketing these days.


9 posted on 05/01/2015 12:22:19 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: EveningStar
I can't think anyone, except Sigourney Weaver, who has played movie parts completely opposite from their own selves. He could have learned something from one of the movies he was in:


10 posted on 05/01/2015 12:24:30 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: EveningStar

If you read the article, you will find out the headline is totally misleading which points directly to that statement. He says it (the article admits) chuckling, not angry or anything it seems. It’s all about context which the headline does a poor job of displaying. His statements are actually spot on concerning how the media goes after the sexiest aspects of a story and don’t try to actually get at the truth.


11 posted on 05/01/2015 12:26:11 PM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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I blame Freeman for playing US presidents or a political leader, that set the table for Obama, because people inferred Freeman’s noble character in those movies would be what they were getting with BO.


12 posted on 05/01/2015 12:37:46 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: tennmountainman

When a leftist calls out the media, it’s a ruse.


13 posted on 05/01/2015 12:43:11 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
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To: EveningStar
Who is Marilyn Mosby, the Baltimore state prosecutor with the rallying cry

'Our Time Is Now'?

"Mosby is known for her slogan "our time is now," a statement that she has used since her swearing in. During her speech, WBAL reported that she said in reference to the lack of trust between law enforcement and the community, "Our time to repair that trust, to come together collectively as a community, to start to break down the barriers to progress in our communities, is now."

Her statement has since been paraphrased by her and others, and was recently adopted by protestors since Gray's death. She now promotes on her official Twitter page #OurTimeIsNow."

14 posted on 05/01/2015 12:43:31 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: tennmountainman

Freeman is a big time Lib.


15 posted on 05/01/2015 12:44:01 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: alphadoggie; Old Teufel Hunden

Unfortunately, we see many misleading headlines these days. :(


16 posted on 05/01/2015 12:53:44 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Maybe he thinks the media is his step-granddaughter.


17 posted on 05/01/2015 1:04:39 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: EveningStar; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...

“Why do they call you Thug?”
“I guess it’s because I’m Irish.”

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


18 posted on 05/01/2015 1:05:26 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (No Whizz, No Peace!)
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To: EveningStar

Who cares what this Obama-sucker says? I haven’t seen one of his movies in years as I don’t want to put a single nickel in his socialist pocket.


19 posted on 05/01/2015 1:09:53 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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20 posted on 05/01/2015 1:11:28 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Victim" -- some people eagerly take on the label because of the many advantages that come with it.)
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