fake news Washington Post fabricates racial conflict

[ifrtbttrflys]

When some warn of intentional efforts to racially create division, a better propaganda example cannot be found than this rag piece today:

Trump’s feud with John Lewis echoes a long, difficult relationship with African Americans
By Janell Ross and Vanessa Williams
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...d296534b31e_story.html?utm_term=.08aed7c9e1fd

A Congressman opines that he doesn't consider the President-elect legitimate; the President-elect responds in kind. That's it, that's the entire real story - until racists start their intentional fabrication. In this specific case, here are the two racist, fake news creators:

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.......Janell Ross

The Washington Post is fake news.

 

[phrodeau]

How dare they publish an account of Donald Trump's history of racial discrimination, bolstered by quotes from prominent citizens and examples from his own speeches and tweets? Have they no shame?

 

[domroger]

Truth always hurts .

 

[water505]

How dare they publish an account of Donald Trump's history of racial discrimination, bolstered by quotes from prominent citizens and examples from his own speeches and tweets? Have they no shame?

Prominent citizens like DL Hughley and professors? You just get dumber and dumber.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

It's a blog, i.e., opinion...


It's fake news...



:shrug:

 

[Not Normal]

How dare they publish an account of Donald Trump's history of racial discrimination, bolstered by quotes from prominent citizens and examples from his own speeches and tweets? Have they no shame?

rofl.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Prominent citizens like DL Hughley and professors?

Yes. Those are prominent citizens.

 

[Liar]

Remember when "fake news" meant fake news, and was not wingnut code for "opinion piece I don't like"?

Good times.

 

[phrodeau]

Prominent citizens like DL Hughley and professors? You just get dumber and dumber.

I've heard more truth from them than I've heard out of Trump's liehole.

 

[water505]

I've heard more truth from them than I've heard out of Trump's liehole.

What brilliant truth have you heard from Hughley? And who is "them?"

 

[Queertag45]

Truth always hurts .

Yep, and in true Trump/ repuglican manner, he attacks the messenger. That's okay, he has his little lap dogs lining up now.

 

[water505]

Remember when "fake news" meant fake news, and was not wingnut code for "opinion piece I don't like"?

Good times.

Was the Buzz Feed fiasco fake news or opinion? Even the NYT knew the difference.

 

[ifrtbttrflys]

This particular fake news Washington Post racist propaganda piece wasn't published as "opinion", nor are its "reporters" opinion/editorial writers; as The Post itself describes them:

Janell Ross covers race along with the social and political implications of the nation's rapidly changing demographics. Janell's Emerging America beat is part of the Washington Post's National Desk.

Vanessa Williams is a staff writer at The Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...d296534b31e_story.html?utm_term=.dbc6a5212591

John Lewis gave his political opinion about Donald Trump; Trump then tweeted his political opinion of John Lewis - neither gentlemen's opinion included an iota of racism.

Yet, race is what the two "reporters" decided to fabricate their entire propaganda piece about, behind the socialist identity politics shield of "African Americans". But these two "reporters" cannot speak for "African Americans" anymore than they cited blacks who voted for Trump in their racist hit piece on him, disingenuously opting to just cite voices who agree with their totally subjective own.

 

[KingOrfeo]

This particular fake news Washington Post racist propaganda piece wasn't published as "opinion", nor are its "reporters" opinion/editorial writers; as The Post itself describes them:



John Lewis gave his political opinion about Donald Trump; Trump then tweeted his political opinion of John Lewis - neither gentlemen's opinion included an iota of racism.

Yet, race is what the two "reporters" decided to fabricate their entire propaganda piece about, behind the socialist identity politics shield of "African Americans". But these two "reporters" cannot speak for "African Americans" anymore than they cited blacks who voted for Trump in their racist hit piece on him, disingenuously opting to just cite voices who agree with their totally subjective own.

Donald Trump came to power at least partly -- no, at least largely by appealing to white racism. Congressman John Lewis is a veteran of the Civil Rights movement. Any public conflict between them is going to have a significant racial aspect, and the WaPo is only practicing good honest journalism in addressing the issue in those terms.

 

[Conager]

Donald Trump came to power at least partly -- no, at least largely by appealing to white racism. Congressman John Lewis is a veteran of the Civil Rights movement. Any public conflict between them is going to have a significant racial aspect, and the WaPo is only practicing good honest journalism in addressing the issue in those terms.

You keep using that word honest, which I find to be particularly funny coming from a lawyer.

 

[phrodeau]

Donald Trump gives not a fig about optics. He sends tweets critical of Lewis two days before MLK day. He will probably spend MLK day holed up in his tower, because he didn't bother to line up an event to attend.

Remember, until Friday Donald Trump is only a private citizen with a single Representative in Congress, like the rest of us.

 

[OldJourno]

I've heard more truth from them than I've heard out of Trump's liehole.

Stunning. Last week phrodeau was concerned about honesty, now it's truth.
Who knew truth and honesty were important to Hillary supporters?

 

[phrodeau]

Stunning. Last week phrodeau was concerned about honesty, now it's truth.
Who knew truth and honesty were important to Hillary supporters?

Hillary has been in public life for thirty years, and Donald Trump surpassed her record of dishonesty in the first three months of his candidacy.

 

[Disgustipated]

Why are republicans always fooled by fake news?

 

[Ishmael]

It's a blog, i.e., opinion...


It's fake news...



:shrug:

Outside of his district, which keeps re-electing him (meaning he's a reflection of his voters), he's one of those fixtures in DC that, for some unknown reason, attracts car more attention than his meager intellect deserves.

For all intents and purposes he's an ineffectual, fringe, player and the only reason he's in the news today is based on his absurd statements re. Trump. If he truly feels that way the only thing a man of true conscience would do is resign his position, but he won't.

While Lewis fancies himself as a Cicero, he's a bit player, a pawn to be played. He has but one accomplishment in his life and he's been working it for all its worth since. Watching him on C-Span in committee and his questioning is painful to watch. He has no concern for the nation as a whole, only how any decision, great or small, foreign of domestic, plays into race.

A hundred years from now the wiki entry for hm will be;

"John Lewis was born in xxxx and dies in yyyy. He served in congress for zz years as a representative of the gg district of the state of GA. He is noted for the organization of the 1963 march on Washington, DC."

Like so many of the 60's civil rights leaders they are no longer looking for equality, they're looking for reparations. Some one to pay for sins never committed. "There shall be no corruption of the blood." It seems that these ignorant pieces of shit will stop at no effort to alter that missive.

On the cusp of MLK day it seems fitting to quote a TRUE civil rights leader, Fredrick Douglass;

" Everybody has asked the question, and they learned to ask it early of the abolitionists, “What shall we do with the Negro?” I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us! If the apples will not remain on the tree of their own strength, if they are wormeaten at the core, if they are early ripe and disposed to fall, let them fall! I am not for tying or fastening them on the tree in any way, except by nature’s plan, and if they will not stay there, let them fall. And if the Negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also. All I ask is, give him a chance to stand on his own legs! Let him alone! If you see him on his way to school, let him alone, don’t disturb him! If you see him going to the dinner-table at a hotel, let him go! If you see him going to the ballot-box, let him alone, don’t disturb him! [Applause.] If you see him going into a work-shop, just let him alone,—your interference is doing him a positive injury. Gen. Banks’ “preparation” is of a piece with this attempt to prop up the Negro. Let him fall if he cannot stand alone! If the Negro cannot live by the line of eternal justice, so beautifully pictured to you in the illustration used by Mr. Phillips, the fault will not be yours, it will be his who made the Negro, and established that line for his government. [Applause.] Let him live or die by that. If you will only untie his hands, and give him a chance, I think he will live. He will work as readily for himself as the white man."

Full speech

Ishmael

 

[water505]

Donald Trump came to power at least partly -- no, at least largely by appealing to white racism.

If that's true Barack Obama came to power at least partly -- no, at least largely by appealing to black racism.

 

[water505]

Donald Trump gives not a fig about optics. He sends tweets critical of Lewis two days before MLK day. He will probably spend MLK day holed up in his tower, because he didn't bother to line up an event to attend.

Fucking brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[water505]

Hillary has been in public life for thirty years, and Donald Trump surpassed her record of dishonesty in the first three months of his candidacy.

Jesus, what horseshit.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Outside of his district, which keeps re-electing him (meaning he's a reflection of his voters), he's one of those fixtures in DC that, for some unknown reason, attracts car more attention than his meager intellect deserves.

For all intents and purposes he's an ineffectual, fringe, player and the only reason he's in the news today is based on his absurd statements re. Trump. If he truly feels that way the only thing a man of true conscience would do is resign his position, but he won't.

While Lewis fancies himself as a Cicero, he's a bit player, a pawn to be played. He has but one accomplishment in his life and he's been working it for all its worth since. Watching him on C-Span in committee and his questioning is painful to watch. He has no concern for the nation as a whole, only how any decision, great or small, foreign of domestic, plays into race.

A hundred years from now the wiki entry for hm will be;

"John Lewis was born in xxxx and dies in yyyy. He served in congress for zz years as a representative of the gg district of the state of GA. He is noted for the organization of the 1963 march on Washington, DC."

Like so many of the 60's civil rights leaders they are no longer looking for equality, they're looking for reparations. Some one to pay for sins never committed. "There shall be no corruption of the blood." It seems that these ignorant pieces of shit will stop at no effort to alter that missive.

On the cusp of MLK day it seems fitting to quote a TRUE civil rights leader, Fredrick Douglass;

" Everybody has asked the question, and they learned to ask it early of the abolitionists, “What shall we do with the Negro?” I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us! If the apples will not remain on the tree of their own strength, if they are wormeaten at the core, if they are early ripe and disposed to fall, let them fall! I am not for tying or fastening them on the tree in any way, except by nature’s plan, and if they will not stay there, let them fall. And if the Negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also. All I ask is, give him a chance to stand on his own legs! Let him alone! If you see him on his way to school, let him alone, don’t disturb him! If you see him going to the dinner-table at a hotel, let him go! If you see him going to the ballot-box, let him alone, don’t disturb him! [Applause.] If you see him going into a work-shop, just let him alone,—your interference is doing him a positive injury. Gen. Banks’ “preparation” is of a piece with this attempt to prop up the Negro. Let him fall if he cannot stand alone! If the Negro cannot live by the line of eternal justice, so beautifully pictured to you in the illustration used by Mr. Phillips, the fault will not be yours, it will be his who made the Negro, and established that line for his government. [Applause.] Let him live or die by that. If you will only untie his hands, and give him a chance, I think he will live. He will work as readily for himself as the white man."

Full speech

Ishmael

I think KO needs to read the Victor Davis Hanson piece that I just linked to and maybe he might get over this insane belief that Trump was appealing to racist white America. The real racialists are people like KO and Lewis.

 

[Ishmael]

I think KO needs to read the Victor Davis Hanson piece that I just linked to and maybe he might get over this insane belief that Trump was appealing to racist white America. The real racialists are people like KO and Lewis.

Oh, he can read many articles. His ability to read has never been questioned, it's his comprehension of what he read that has always been in doubt.

Ishmael