Isn't Don Lemon the guy who wonders if black holes swallow up airplanes? What's his source for this hatchet job against Shaun King? The people who brought us James O'Keefe?! OK, I got a question -- have we solved all the world's problems? Is CNN is so tapped for important news they have to go dumpster diving with Breitbart?
In the old days the way they used to go after people was to talk about their sexuality (sorry, Bayard Rustin). Or they would go after their substance abuse (sorry, Billie Holliday). Or they would go after their adulterous affairs (sorry, Dr. King). Or they would paint them as "unAmerican" (sorry, Paul Robeson). Or they would go after their financial dealings (sorry, Adam Clayton Powell). Or they just get you fired (sorry, Ossie Davis). If they can't set you up (sorry, Marion Barry), then they will just make stuff up (sorry, Viola Liuzzo). When none of that works, they arrest you on trumped up charges (sorry, Sonia Sanchez) or just shoot your ass (sorry, Freddy Hampton). In spite of this, some people keep going. When they have nothing to pin on you, when you aren't afraid of them, when you refuse to give in, then they pretend "you are no longer relevant" (sorry, Dick Gregory).
We know this song. We've heard it for years. The fact is Shaun King has been making a real difference. The fact is he, like many of his peers, has been broadcasting a message to millions in ways that scare the crap out of the people who profit from keeping others in bondage. I'm not going to engage in character assassination, but confusing Don "black holes eat planes" Lemon with a journalist, THAT is as preposterous as confusing Howitzer Explosion Guy with Edward R. Murrow. No wonder Aaron Brown left CNN.
We got bigger fish to fry, and Shaun's got more important things to do than dance for these bozos. If CNN wants to go all Kardashian and look for the next distracting shiny object, fine. It won't help their ratings. To paraphrase Harry Truman, given a choice between fake tabloid sensationalism and real tabloid sensationalism, the public will choose TMZ over CNN every time.
Just in case anyone is confused -- here's a special message for Mr. Preposterous.....
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