As you know by now, Joe Biden stepped in a gigantic pile of doo-doo the other day when he said that any black person who doesn’t vote for him “ain’t black.”
Needless to say, an endless stream of people on both sides of the aisle were horrified.
In case you live under a rock and haven’t seen the clip here it is below:
https://twitter.com/EddieZipperer/status/1263814598987317248
The incident went viral almost instantly.
Biden was trending on Twitter for most of the day and the comment was all anyone could talk about.
However, it took CNN over 8 hours to even mention it, and when they did it was just another fluff piece that omitted countless pertinent facts.
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Professor Turley was one of the first and strongest voices to call out CNN’s shameless “reporting” in a series of tweets which I have gathered for you below:
“CNN’s John King just began a question on how “some are trying to make a big deal over” Biden’s “you’re not black” comment. CNN then played the clip ending with “I extended the Voting Rights Act 25 years. I have a record that is second to none.” However, the quote was edited…”
CNN's John King just began a question on how "some are trying to make a big deal over" Biden's "you're not black" comment. CNN then played the clip ending with “I extended the Voting Rights Act 25 years. I have a record that is second to none." However, the quote was edited…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 24, 2020
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“…to exclude the next line: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I’ve run. Come on, take a look at my record.” That is a false statement that the NAACP has publicly rebutted. https://jonathanturley.org/2020/05/23/technically-black-atlantic-columnist-supports-bidens-statement-that-black-trump-supporters-are-not-really-black/… It never endorsed Biden or anyone else…”
…to exclude the next line: "The NAACP has endorsed me every time I’ve run. Come on, take a look at my record.” That is a false statement that the NAACP has publicly rebutted. https://t.co/dHkZ4nPJUj It never endorsed Biden or anyone else…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 24, 2020
“…thus, on such false statements, CNN is not making a “big deal about it.” It is simply editing it out. Not a big deal. That is not one of the “facts first” stories. This is the type of media indulgence that I wrote about yesterday…”
CNN's John King just began a question on how "some are trying to make a big deal over" Biden's "you're not black" comment. CNN then played the clip ending with “I extended the Voting Rights Act 25 years. I have a record that is second to none." However, the quote was edited…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 24, 2020
“After his work on the atomic bomb, scientist Robert Oppenheimer observed that “the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.” If commentators have known sin, it is in the abandonment of facts for a true faith. Facts first.”
After his work on the atomic bomb, scientist Robert Oppenheimer observed that "the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose." If commentators have known sin, it is in the abandonment of facts for a true faith. Facts first. https://t.co/vp5HtMmKeY
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 24, 2020
“CNN just replayed the same edited clip in another interview, preceded by a derisive comment about those “trying to make hay about this.” In a story where Biden is proclaiming his support among black voters, CNN omitted the line where he falsely claims multiple NAACP endorsements.”
CNN just replayed the same edited clip in another interview, preceded by a derisive comment about those "trying to make hay about this." In a story where Biden is proclaiming his support among black voters, CNN omitted the line where he falsely claims multiple NAACP endorsements.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 24, 2020
What CNN is doing is called “election interference.”
In all honesty, and I am not even joking, CNN should be forced to register as a pro-Biden SuperPAC.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on May 24, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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