Just how racist does Mark Williams have to be before CNN will refuse to invite him on its network?

[babylonsister]

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Why is CNN still allowing Mark Williams on its network?

July 18, 2010 2:27 pm ET by Terry Krepel


Just how racist does Mark Williams have to be before CNN will refuse to invite him on its network?

Williams has a long history of incendiary and racially charged remarks. CNN knows about this-- heck, Anderson Cooper called him out on it last September. But it has never stopped CNN from repeatedly inviting him on.

Williams wrote a July 15 blog post in which he not only attacked the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for the use of "colored people" in its name as racist -- an idea he also promoted in an appearance on the July 14 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, in a debate with Roland Martin -- he also portrayed blacks as lazy and NAACP leader Ben Jealous as supporting the repeal of civil-rights laws so that "massa" would again take care of blacks: "As Coloreds we must have somebody care for us otherwise we would be on our own, have to think for ourselves and make decisions!"

Williams' post was so incendiary that he was forced to remove it, and the tea party organizations in which he has been active are working to separate themselves from him and demoting his involvement with them.

You'd think that would be a sign that Williams is not someone who should be invited on CNN. You'd be wrong.

John King led his July 16 edition of John King USA with an interview of Williams to defend himself. Williams, of course, never really apologized for the post; rather, he seemed proud of it, touting how it was "successful" in "slap{ping} some sense into a lot of people." Nevertheless, King invited Williams on again if accompanied by Jealous to have a "civil conversation about what divides the two of you." Never mind that Williams has exhibited little evidence of being able to hold such a "civil conversation."

more and video at link~

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201007180010

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I think they've asked him not to wear his pointy hood when he's on the air.

But that seems to be about it.

[OHdem10]

2. It is only people on the Left who are not invited.The RW Media

is not going to keep people on the Right off.

[MadMaddie]

3. Earlier this week they had the black reporter Tamara interview

him and it took everything she had not to go off on his dumb ass.

[David__77]

4. I think him appearing is fine, so long as he is exposed.

Let him serve as national face of the "Tea Party" gang. Limited exposure in media outlets would be a good thing rather than none.

[MadMaddie]

5. I totally agree with you!

That's the key the exposure, the TeaParty has not been challanged.

[Major Hogwash]

6. Williams is the same guy that went after Cindy Sheehan in 2004.

When she went down to Crawford Texas to confront President Bush about the Iraq War.
Williams is the one that formed the anti-Sheehan "patriot army of volunteers".

He's a Republican operative, in the same vein as Lee Atwater.

Quote --

On the August 24 broadcast of Fox News' Fox News Live, radio talk show host and "'Voices of Soldiers' Truth Tour" participant Mark Williams continued the campaign of smears against anti-war protestor Cindy Sheehan, claiming that "Cindy Sheehan is on a mission to figuratively urinate on her son's grave and make his death stand for nothing." In an interview with Fox News host Jon Scott, Williams claimed, "Cindy Sheehan's not interested in the memory of her son. She's only interested in using her son as a prop to advance her own hatred for the American troops." He later added, "She's -- I'm sure she misses her son -- but he's far more valuable to her as a propaganda tool for she and her friends."

Link can be found here --
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200508240014

[babylonsister]

7. Great memory, thanks. nt

[Major Hogwash]

9. I can't take the credit, a friend told me about this scumbag Williams.

And knowing you the way I do, I couldn't help resisting helping you get this guy.

You're the best.
Or, one of the best, anyway.
Aw shucks, now I'm blushing.
You know what I mean.

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup:

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