Don Lemon: 'Objectively,' Virginia Shooter Was 'Racist'

August 27th, 2015 5:02 PM
Don Lemon spotlighted the racist motivations of Vester Flanagan, the fired journalist who murdered two of his former associates, during a Thursday commentary on Tom Joyner's syndicated radio show. Lemon zeroed in on how the "discussion about Flanagan has mainly centered on mental health....The other, lesser discussion has been whether he was racist." The CNN anchor bluntly contended that "if one…

CNN Anchor Don Lemon: 'Redskin' Is the New 'N-Word

June 20th, 2014 7:39 AM
The debate over whether the National Football League team in the District of Columbia should change its name from the Washington Redskins to something “less offensive” was the subject when CNN Newsroom weekend anchor Don Lemon was a guest during The Tom Joyner Radio Show on Thursday. Lemon started his commentary by talking about “bad words, words that you shouldn't say,” comparing the “N-…

In Easter Message, MSNBC's Sharpton Lauds Crucifixion, Resurrection of

April 18th, 2014 12:36 PM
Al Sharpton entered truly ludicrous territory during an appearance Wednesday on Tom Joyner’s radio show. While talking about the meaning of Easter, the Baptist minister and MSNBC host dragged President Obama into the mix: "As I looked at President Obama at our convention last Friday, where all he took he’s been able to rise politically again, I’m not comparing him to Jesus, but I am saying…

WaPo Finds Blacks Demanding Racial (Racist?) Unity Behind Obama

October 18th, 2011 8:45 AM
The front page of The Washington Post carried a story Tuesday on black liberals demanding all blacks stand with President Obama -- just because he's black. Krissah Thompson's story carried some noteworthy "get in line" quotes from the forget-the-black-unemployment-numbers crowd, but the closest thing to a moderate or conservative in the article is a man suggesting Obama is not God. On the…