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heaven05

(18,124 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:32 PM Jul 2015

something in TPM(Talking Points Memo)

about Jon Stewart being one of the tone police toward a black writer who disagreed with him on one of his skits on Herman Cain in 2011. Interesting and If true and I see no reason it isn't...Oh, smelling salts please...the heroes that are falling.... I don't like Herman Cain either, but ....some things are off base and not funny.

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something in TPM(Talking Points Memo) (Original Post) heaven05 Jul 2015 OP

I assume it is true, but I also assume the reason Stewart "flew off the handle", was because the still_one Jul 2015 #1

the link of the show in 2011 heaven05 Jul 2015 #2

Thanks, I will look too still_one Jul 2015 #3

It didn't happen on camera it happened back stage azurnoir Jul 2015 #4

Link to the possible show it the "I'm Herman Cain and I don't like to read" episode azurnoir Jul 2015 #5

Thanks for the links. It is a lousy impression, but I don't see it as racist. However, I do have a still_one Jul 2015 #6

still_one

(92,488 posts)

1. I assume it is true, but I also assume the reason Stewart "flew off the handle", was because the

Reply to heaven05 (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:41 PM

Jul 2015

implication was that his impersonation of Herman Cain was racist. Without knowing exactly what transpired, and I haven't seen the video, I personally cannot assume that it was or wasn't racist.

Did anyone see the video?

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

2. the link of the show in 2011

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:54 PM

Jul 2015

has to be somewhere. I''m going to search for it when I have time. Others feel free to see if TPM article is true. I just put it out here because, if true, thin skin abounds more and more in regard to POC and others involved in discussions in which race is the subject....it seems.