Josh Marshall on CNN's attempt to appease racists

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Powerful Journalism

Josh Marshall | September 17, 2009

New CNN article. Obama as Loin Cloth Wearing Witch Doctor: Racism or powerful satire about the Public Option.

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1. um...that would be racism, josh eom

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. CNN in their pretend stupidity are giving Faux a run for their money. nt

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10. "pretend stupidity" - that is an excellent phrase, and it characterized the Faux Outrage Tactics of

Republicans pretty damn well too.

[Patsy Stone]

11. Hey, El Seed.

Don't be down; you're good at this, we love you...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. "I hate the humans! They really get my goat! I'm not so fond of goats, either… " nt

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12. cnn doesn't have to pretend very

much. What, Rick Sanchez telling like it is sometimes and who else they got?

[Joe Bacon]

3. Lou Dobbs must be calling the shots!

Nice of CNN to dump more gasoline on the racist fires that the Fox News WHores started!

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4. It's CNN's JOB to protect the white, corporate power structure. Why is this a surprise?

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9. & ironically, CNN is known among the networks for its high degree of racial diversity.

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[EmilyAnne]

5. "Posters portraying President Obama as a witch doctor may be racist BUT they reflect anger."

The first line of his article is such bull shit.
Yes, they are racist.
Yes, the Tea Party organizers admit it.

But its OK......because these people are ANGRY!

Brilliant.

"Well, yeah, I'll admit that lynching black people was racist, BUT the people were just so angry!"

Since when was racism NOT about anger?

Since when was racism a reflection of happiness?

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6. Not sure why CNN should be criticized, when DUers aren't any different.

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7. Racism.

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8. "Tea Party organizers stressed that those who carry the signs are a few 'bad apples.'"

Tea Party organizers stressed that those who carry the signs are a few "bad apples."

"That {witch doctor} image is not representative at all of what this movement is about," said Joe Wierzbicki, a coordinator of the Tea Party Express, a three-week series of protests across the country.

But your attitude toward ACORN, Tea Partiers, indicates that a "few bad apples" are indicative of the entire organization. I'll be expecting your immediate vacation of the national spotlight, thank you.