CNN host: 'The biggest terror threat in this country is white men'
Is Donny aware that we have these things called crime statistics? Has he ever been to Chicago?
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CNN host Don Lemon is under fire after a disturbing, on-air rant in which he declared that “white men” are the biggest terror threat to the United States, noted that "there is no white-guy ban" and wondered aloud, "what do we do about that?"
“Cuomo Prime Time” host Chris Cuomo and Lemon were discussing the recent shooting of two black men in Kentucky that is being investigated as a hate crime when his Monday guest and colleague took the conversation off the rails.
“I keep trying to point out to people not to demonize any one group or any one ethnicity, but we keep thinking that the biggest terror threat is something else," Lemon said. "Some people who are marching towards the border like it’s imminent. And the last time they did this, a couple of hundred people came and they, you know, most of them didn’t get into the country. Most of them got tuckered out before they even made it to the border,” Lemon told his CNN colleague. “So we have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the right, and we have to start doing something about them.”
Lemon then pondered solutions as Cuomo -- a privileged white male whose father was a Democratic Governor of New York -- looked on.
“There is no travel ban on them,” Lemon said. “There is no ban on… you know, they had the Muslim ban. There is no ‘white guy ban.’ So what do we do about that?”
Cuomo responded by telling Lemon he was “making the right point.”
Although critics quickly denounced the bizarre diatribe, CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Fox News contributor Deroy Murdock said the racism coming from the left and mainstream media has become “breathtaking,” pointing to Lemon’s comment as the latest example.
“Lemon’s latest spurt of acid is a most unusual plea for national unity. ‘We have to stop demonizing people,’ and then, just two words later, a blast of divisiveness worthy of a machete,” Murdock said. “Painting with a roller rather than a mere broad brush, Lemon slams millions of his fellow Americans. He does not say they are wrong, mistaken, or misinformed. Rather, that are a ‘terror threat.’"
Murdock continued: "Even worse, Lemon advises, ‘We have to start doing something about them.’ I shudder at the thought of what Lemon has in mind.”
Lemon has already been widely condemned for different rhetoric on Monday’s episode of “CNN Tonight." Lemon injected race into a discussion of topics including the anti-Semitic, Trump-hating gunman who killed 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue last week and the Trump supporter suspected of sending mail bombs to Democrats.
“The right-wing group killed a woman in Charlottesville. This guy is a right-winger who killed the people in the synagogue. The right-winger sent bombs to CNN and to Democrats. I don’t see Democrats killing people,” Lemon said also said on Monday.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who survived a 2017 assassination attempt by a Bernie Sanders supporter while practicing for a baseball game with fellow GOP lawmakers – made it clear on Twitter that he heard the comment and responded with a simple emoji of eyes watching and his spokesperson offered a statement condemning the remark.
“Steve Scalise was nearly assassinated by a leftist who came to a baseball field with the specific intention of murdering several Republican members of Congress. While that reality may be inconvenient for the narrative Don Lemon is trying to push, the fact remains that Democrats do in fact have an issue with political violence that cannot be ignored or swept under the rug,” Lauren Fine, a spokeswoman for Scalise, told Fox News.
Lemon’s comments about white men being a terror threat went largely unnoticed until Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra circulated the video via Twitter on Tuesday night – promoting critics to slam the CNN host.
Saavedra’s tweet resulted in thousands of comments slamming Lemon as everything from “racist” to Unbelievable.”
Fox News Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume responded, “I could hardly believe he actually said that, but the video shows he certainly did. Remarkable.” Donald Trump Jr. tweeted the video captioned, ‘Imagine the outrage if you changed ‘white men’ with any other demographic?”
Monday was labeled as a “new low” for CNN by conservative strategist Chris Barron and that was before Saavedra unearthed Lemon’s comment. The same day, anchor Jake Tapper didn’t push back when far-left GQ Magazine columnist Julia Ioffe declared that Trump “has radicalized so many more people than ISIS.”
Ioffe eventually apologized and was allowed to go back on CNN later in the evening, where she made another batch of controversial remarks.During a conversation about anti-Semitism and racism on "CNN Tonight," Ioffe declared that Trump supporters condone heated rhetoric turning into hate.
“You can’t overestimate the power of the bully pulpit of a president. The things he says, and the things he doesn’t say and the ways in which he says them. The way in which he condemns racist, when you can see it’s so half-hearted. It’s like a kid being forced to do something,” Ioffe said. “It’s not just the freaks… it’s also, kind of, the silent majority of Trump supporters that think this is OK, that continue to support this president despite what he said.”
Ioffe then essentially said Trump supporters overlook hateful rhetoric in exchange for tax cuts as Lemon told her she “hit the nail on the head.”
CNN’s “Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter” newsletter – considered required reading by elite members of the mainstream media – did not mention Lemon’s controversial comments.
“The American Left, of which ‘objective journalist’ Lemon clearly is a leader, is good at only one thing -- psychological projection. Rather than contend with their own flaws, they accuse others of bearing them. Lemon and his ilk accuse President Trump of being racist and divisive, which serves as incredibly thin cover for their own racist, divisive rhetoric. The only good news here is that the American people increasingly see past the Left's psychological self-delusion and recognize these people as what they are… increasingly violent bigots,” Murdock said.
crockett
10-31-2018 11:14 AM
OP gets outraged at a CNN host speaking his opinion but didnt blink a eye about Trump calling Hispanics rapists, murders, drug dealers..
Little consistency with your fake outrage please... Hard to take you serious when you are so inconsistent with what outrages you..
beerptrol
10-31-2018 11:17 AM
alt right snowflake triggered. Go post your filth on GAB
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by crockett
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OP gets outraged at a CNN host speaking his opinion but didnt blink a eye about Trump calling Hispanics rapists, murders, drug dealers..
Little consistency with your fake outrage please... Hard to take you serious when you are so inconsistent with what outrages you..
80% Of Central American Women, Girls Are Raped Crossing Into The U.S. {Source - HuffPost}
Most heroin in U.S. now comes across Mexican border, Rob Portman says {Source Politifact.com}
And do I seem outraged? I'm not. Far from it actually. I think it's comical considering I know all the facts and statistics.
dyna mo
10-31-2018 11:31 AM
I read on the patriotnewpaper that Don Lemon has small pox.
CaptainHowdy
10-31-2018 11:40 AM
The white race is already killing itself, just be patient . . .
Robbie
10-31-2018 11:50 AM
Don Lemon...I used to respect him.
But he has left journalism and is now just an advocate for the Democrat Party. He is also incredibly racist.
And as Trump said about him...He's the dumbest man on television.
I wonder if he is still looking for that Malaysian airplane that he claimed on the air might have been swallowed up by a "black hole". lol
beerptrol
10-31-2018 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Robbie
(Post 22359148)
Don Lemon...I used to respect him.
But he has left journalism and is now just an advocate for the Democrat Party. He is also incredibly racist.
And as Trump said about him...He's the dumbest man on television.
I wonder if he is still looking for that Malaysian airplane that he claimed on the air might have been swallowed up by a "black hole". lol
lol that's funny how you can use the word journalism and watch Fox News
So does that mean that he's dating a terrorist ?? :1orglaugh
astronaut x
10-31-2018 12:32 PM
Lemon couldn't have said a more honest statement.
When it comes to domestic terrorists, white men are the problem. He is doing nothing but pointing to the hypocrisy of the racists rally cry. Lemon is not a racist. If you think he is... then you are probably the racist, and something should be done about you.
Rochard
10-31-2018 12:35 PM
If you think about it, he's right. How many African Americans have been the shooter in a mass shooting event? How many Muslims? Hispanics? It's always well armed white men. Always.
beerptrol
10-31-2018 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochard
(Post 22359176)
If you think about it, he's right. How many African Americans have been the shooter in a mass shooting event? How many Muslims? Hispanics? It's always well armed white men. Always.
If you think about it, he's right. How many African Americans have been the shooter in a mass shooting event? How many Muslims? Hispanics? It's always well armed white men. Always.
using richard's logic trump was right to declare that mexicans are rapists.
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by astronaut x
(Post 22359173)
Lemon couldn't have said a more honest statement.
When it comes to domestic terrorists, white men are the problem. He is doing nothing but pointing to the hypocrisy of the racists rally cry. Lemon is not a racist. If you think he is... then you are probably the racist, and something should be done about you.
OK. So if I say hispanics and blacks commit 85%-97% of the rape, robberies, shootings and murders in NYC {source} would you say I couldn't have said a more honest statement?
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
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using richard's logic trump was right to declare that mexicans are rapists.
Well rochard is always wrong. Statistically speaking blacks are overrepresented in mass shootings.
And of course muslims are wayyyyyyy overrepresented in terrorist attacks. They are like 2% of the population yet are responsible for almost half of all terrorist acts carried out.
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
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I read on the patriotnewpaper that Don Lemon has small pox.
holy shit that one went right over my head until I read it a second time and realized who runs the "patriotnewpaper" :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh
dyna mo
10-31-2018 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by OneHungLo
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holy shit that one went right over my head until I read it a second time and realized who runs the "patriotnewpaper" :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh
I was wondering if anyone was gonna catch that! Nice work.
OK. So if I say hispanics and blacks commit 85%-97% of the rape, robberies, shootings and murders in NYC {source} would you say I couldn't have said a more honest statement?
If that is true... then it's true.
crockett
10-31-2018 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Robbie
(Post 22359148)
Don Lemon...I used to respect him.
But he has left journalism and is now just an advocate for the Democrat Party. He is also incredibly racist.
And as Trump said about him...He's the dumbest man on television.
I wonder if he is still looking for that Malaysian airplane that he claimed on the air might have been swallowed up by a "black hole". lol
Look everyone Robbie is fake outraged because a black guy on CNN said something.. Amazing he never got outraged about the MAGAbomber or the white supremacists or Trump or anything.. just the black guys, Hillary and CNN...
Rochard
10-31-2018 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Robbie
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He is also incredibly racist.
I don't like him myself but... You are calling him a racist based on how he pointed out a fact - It's only white men that are involved in mass shootings.
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochard
(Post 22359220)
I don't like him myself but... You are calling him a racist based on how he pointed out a fact - It's only white men that are involved in mass shootings.
But it's not true rochard. Blacks are overrepresented when it comes to mass shootings.
Matt-ADX
10-31-2018 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by astronaut x
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If that is true... then it's true.
I thought his source did that? Did you read it?
crockett
10-31-2018 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by OneHungLo
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But it's not true rochard. Blacks are overrepresented when it comes to mass shootings.
So wait... you just called that guy a racist because he said white people were committing these crimes.. then you do the exact same thing singling out black people..
Why are you so racist?
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by crockett
(Post 22359226)
So wait... you just called that guy a racist because he said white people were committing these crimes.. then you do the exact same thing singling out black people..
Why are you so racist?
No I called him out because it's bullshit. If he said white people are more likely to drive drunk I'd say yeah that's right. White people are not a danger to society, having less white people is an actual danger to society.
Bladewire
10-31-2018 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochard
(Post 22359220)
I don't like him myself but... You are calling him a racist based on how he pointed out a fact - It's only white men that are involved in mass shootings.
That depends on what you define as a "mass shooting"
There have been 153 mass shootings in America so far this year.
Of those 153 mass shootings, 2 out of 3 were black men.
"None of the 153 cases recorded by that data source had yet ended in the conviction of anyone, two-thirds of the cases in which a suspect was identified involved black men, and when the definition of a mass shooting was slightly expanded, the list of incidents included five in which investigators were in no doubt that a woman was responsible."
dyna mo
10-31-2018 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochard
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I don't like him myself but... You are calling him a racist based on how he pointed out a fact - It's only white men that are involved in mass shootings.
why can't you ever fact check yourself? I mean really.
Mother Jones is the generally accepted go to for facts on this and as per them:
"Mother Jones, which defines a public mass shooting as an incident in which the motive appeared to be indiscriminate killing and a lone gunman took the lives of at least three people. Under this definition, Mother Jones found that non-Hispanic white men have been responsible for 54 percent of mass shootings since August 1982."
Moreover, white males represent ~65% of the population. In other words, the percentage of mass shootings by white men is lower than their share of the male population.
Worse, casting a wide net about making this not just about race, but about whites specifically, isn't going to solve the issue. banning guns is the only way to solve our gun problem. wake up.
astronaut x
10-31-2018 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by OneHungLo
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No I called him out because it's bullshit. If he said white people are more likely to drive drunk I'd say yeah that's right. White people are not a danger to society, having less white people is an actual danger to society.
You are a fucking racist.
OneHungLo
10-31-2018 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by astronaut x
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You are a fucking racist.
hahhaha there he is :thumbsup :1orglaugh Those pesky facts are racist.
dyna mo
10-31-2018 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by astronaut x
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You are a fucking racist.
don't start a thread on him, I want the front page for your thread you did on me.
TheSquealer
10-31-2018 01:33 PM
If we could just figure out a way to get all those nasty white people in Detroit and Chicago to stop gunning down 1000s of black people, mostly young males and innocent kids, every year.
Member when Kanye wanted to talk about it with the President and he was called by the Left, an Uncle Tom and "house negro" and accused by Don Lemon of putting on a "Minstrel Show" for the President?
OP gets outraged at a CNN host speaking his opinion but didnt blink a eye about Trump calling Hispanics rapists, murders, drug dealers..
Some of them are. Facts. Get some. :2 cents:
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Originally Posted by Rochard
(Post 22359176)
If you think about it, he's right. How many African Americans have been the shooter in a mass shooting event? How many Muslims? Hispanics? It's always well armed white men. Always.
Orlando night club. San Bernadino. Virginia Tech. Fort Hood. Washington Navy Yard shootings... Were these people "white men" Rochard? No. Are they all Democrats? YES.
People here making false statements... stunning :2 cents:
iceboi
10-31-2018 01:41 PM
“We can’t demonize one group or ethnicity”
Literally 3 seconds later:
“The biggest threat to America is White men”
What we need to do is stop giving his words worth, stop talking about it, don't let his disgusting behavior trend.
astronaut x
10-31-2018 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt-ADX
(Post 22359225)
I thought his source did that? Did you read it?
He has posted it numerous times. I have pointed out that social class factors have more to with crime. The color of your skin has nothing to do with it.
I am tired of arguing about it. You want to be dumb, then so be it.
huey
10-31-2018 01:48 PM
Don't fear the white man
Acepimp
10-31-2018 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by astronaut x
(Post 22359173)
Lemon couldn't have said a more honest statement.
^^ So you're lying scum AND a complete moron. :thumbsup
iceboi
10-31-2018 01:49 PM
Blacks, which is 13% of the population, commits 52% of homicides. Black people sounds more like a threat to society.
It goes without saying that not all blacks are guilty of this but the fact is that the black community has a highest percentage of criminals than any other race.
Btw, I'm black so this is not racist, it's just that I accept the facts.
