Here's the kicker though. MSNBC picked up the story and added a little something to it.... the race card. In the video below you will see the news anchor raise "questions about whether this has a racial overtones" (no I did not make a mistake in my quote, she made a mistake in her grammar).
She speaks of "a man of color in the presidency and white people showing up with guns strapped to their waists." That is a very interesting statement, because the guy that MSNBC shows in the news clip is black! See the video below:
You wouldn't know it from the MSNBC clip, because they only show a cropped view of the man carrying the rifle, and you cannot see his face or his hands. The second video, however, shows that he is most definitely black. There's really no debating it. This begs the question, is the mainstream media really that biased or are they so stupid that they cannot even get a simple fact, such as a person's race, correct? If I were a betting man (and I had better be 'cause I'm headed to Vegas next week!) then I would put my money on the production team at MSNBC purposely cropping the video so that we cannot see the man, only his gun. It's a fine attempt at fooling everyone, but they got caught in the lie.
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For those of you who might comment on this with the fact that the man with the gun had a staged interview with a libertarian reporter at the rally, just save it. I am aware of it, and it's completely irrelevant to the point I am making.
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For those of you who might comment on this with the fact that the man with the gun had a staged interview with a libertarian reporter at the rally, just save it. I am aware of it, and it's completely irrelevant to the point I am making.
4 comments:
Media Bias, for sure, if not more. Perhaps this should be forwarded to the advertisers at MSNBC. This is a blatant tactic to promote racial division and incite violence. I was shocked to see how far they would go. Anybody that advertises with them will be the ones I will boycot. I can't stand to watch them so I guess I will google for their sponsors. Thanks for putting this up.
I would love to post your blog on my facebook page! My undergrad was in Radio TV Film and it sickens me the bias I see. We were instructed to never ever allow a personal opinion come out on air. Now it seems that every newscast has their own bias. We need the youth of America to become CRITICAL THINKERS because now you can not trust the news like you once may have. I'm glad my friend Chrissy told me about your blog. Keep up the good work.
I still can't get over the games that people play! Stupid mind games! It is beyond me how some of these journalists can sleep at night. BTW, that youtube video was hilarous!
In ages past, these types of tricks were more successful. Today, with the Web and with cameras everywhere, I'm more amused than alarmed by these types of attempts to shape the facts to fit an agenda. Why? Because it is almost certain that these scammers will be quickly exposed and when they get caught with their pants down, it is likely that some of the sleep-walkers who've believed in them will awaken.
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