What the actual fuck is this whitewashing?

[melman]

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[berni_mccoy]

1. CNN Trying to divide the Democrats

[Salviati]

4. Agreed.

Don't fall for it.

[live love laugh]

71. CNN is Republican Owned Media (too)

Too many “trust” CNN way more than is deserved.

The only reason CNN can be so “candid” is Republicans also have another 98 percent of dishonest media outlets constantly spewing disinformation to millions.

[struggle4progress]

2. The short take-home lesson: for a better government, elect more women!

[Hoyt]

30. +10000.

[intheflow]

73. I can get behind this. n/t

[Turin_C3PO]

3. They all deserve credit.

We need our progressives and our moderates both in this fight against fascism.

[elleng]

6. Yes they do, but they DO not deserve to be ignored OR used falsley.

[Turin_C3PO]

8. True!

[malaise]

5. They can't help themselves

Sickening indeed

[fleabiscuit]

7. CNN did differentiate by including that they won in Trump won districts.

Not my term, but “the Squad” were in pretty solid districts for them.

[melman]

9. There's more to it than that

Watch the video. There is some serious 'shade' thrown at the Squad.


“None of us is going to get in a Twitter war with anyone else,” Slotkin said flatly. “If we have a concern with someone, we’re going to go right up and talk to them about it and we’re not going to add unhelpful rhetoric to an already bad tone coming out of Washington.”

Have they been frustrated that “the squad” and Twitter wars they’re involved in get attention?
“I don’t care who has the headlines,” Spanberger responded. “I care about the legislation that we prioritize and I don’t think any of us want to be the loudest voice in the room. I just want to be one of the most effective.”

https://bossip.com/1793433/cnn-whitewashes-impeachment-leaders/

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[sheshe2]

10. Bossip?

Bossip is an online gossip and entertainment magazine with a focus on African American celebrities. The site is owned by Moguldom Media Group. Bossip is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Interviews[edit]
Bossip has interviewed celebrities such as Kanye West, Janet Jackson, Sanaa Lathan, Russell Simmons and Damon Dash. Another exclusive interview Bossip had done is with Kim Kardashian, talking about her life, career, relationships and the infamous sex tape with R&B singer and younger brother of Brandy, Ray J.[1]
Awards[edit]

In October, 2006, Bossip published its first annual Style Awards with Diddy getting the title as best dressed African-American celebrity and Serena Williams as worst dressed.[2]

Two months later in December, Bossip published a new "award" for most annoying celebrity of 2006 with R&B/Pop singer and actress Beyoncé Knowles as 1st position, Actor Taye Diggs at 10th position and rapper Kanye West with an honorable mention.[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossip

Bossip is a gossip rag.

[melman]

11. Your point?

[sheshe2]

28. My point.

Bossip is a gossip and entertainment site. Our current crisis is not gossip or entertainment. At least not to me.

I saw the CNN interview with the five. These woman were expressing their views and their work ethic. These women are working just as hard as the ones you name/ they named themselves, the Squad. I saw no such thing as "Whitewashing" as Twitter seems to be pushing. I see hard working women doing their jobs.

The article is nothing more than a way to divide these women into isolated quadrants. Then twitter drags in Auntie Maxine to give them some credibility. Do NOT ever use Auntie Maxine as a tool. Not ever.

Black and White. Fact is they are all women.

[asiliveandbreathe]

31. Messed with the wrong person..yes they did..good on ya' sheshe2

[sheshe2]

36. Lol!

Use her and she will be in your face Reclaiming Her Time.

asiliveandbreathe

[mcar]

37. Women are leading the way

Shame on those who try to divide us.

[sheshe2]

42. We are one woman.

[sheshe2]

68. OMG!

Bossip hates Beyoncé too!

Who hates Beyoncé?

[George II]

12. The point they're trying to make is very clear. Did you see their interview or read this on CNN?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/politics/badass-women-impeachment-democrats-oped/index.html

[melman]

13. Yes I did

Perhaps you noticed it's linked in the OP...3 times.

[George II]

16. Yes I did notice that. So which did you do - read the article or watch the interview?

[sheshe2]

34. Good question George.

The interview was fantastic.

We don't need a party of 100% moderate or Progressive. We are a diverse nation in our political beliefs and we are a country of many colors.

Bossip is just trying to stir up shit, just like the twitter feed. Whitewashing my ass.

[alittlelark]

14. OMG - I had not noticed that in all the news ,,,

[ffr]

15. Can we bring this up later, AFTER the threat to the free world is gone?

When civility is restored, then we can argue about who said what between ourselves. But now is probably not the best of times for this.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. that's dangerous ...

[ffr]

19. If I wasn't clear, I'm asking politely. Please do not burn down the democratic party right now

The only thing stopping a madman from killing people is our current elected democratic officials, all of them. We need

ALL
OF
THEM.


Please? Another time. Weeks. Thank you.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

20. I understand your intent.

I do NOT believe CNN should get a pass on this. Truth should not be postponed while digging for truth.

[melman]

22. Then maybe these five shouldn't be doing CNN profiles and WP 0P-EDs

about how they're "badasses" and other members are "adding unhelpful rhetoric to an already bad tone coming out of Washington." etc


Just a thought. Also, do you think these things happen without approval from higher up? I personally don't.

[George II]

24. So which "higher up" are you trying to bash here? Jeffries, Hoyer, or Pelosi?

[BlueMississippi]

58. What is the key word there? nt

[sheshe2]

67. So.

melman
22. Then maybe these five shouldn't be doing CNN profiles and WP 0P-EDs

about how they're "badasses" and other members are "adding unhelpful rhetoric to an already bad tone coming out of Washington." etc

So what you are saying here loud and clear is that only women that you agree with should have a voice and the ones you don't should sit down and shut up.

Frankly? I for one wish to hear from all of them. May not agree with them all, yet their voices should be heard.

[coti]

27. That won't happen. nt

[stopdiggin]

51. so there's your answer. NO!!

we insist on our right to rip the sh*t out of each other .. and the party. "we have met the enemy ..."

[Skittles]

29. NO

revisions of history need to be corrected IMMEDIATELY

Maxine was onto Trump from Day One and has worked HARD trying to get that message across

it is a TRAVESTY seeing her overlooked

[ffr]

32. Red Herring fallacy. I didn't say that, YOU said that (revisions of history).

I'm asking politely. Please do not scuttle our democratic caucus right now. Can you not see what is happening tonight? FFS!!

I will be happy to entertain, as I'm sure most of us will be, any and all concerns in a couple of weeks when our lives (Civil War) doesn't bear fruit. The stakes TONIGHT are too high.

I beg of you, please. Put it on the backburner for now.

[Skittles]

41. LOLOL

*NO*

[intheflow]

72. What is this civility you speak of?

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This country has NEVER been civil to people of color. Even when Obama was president, elected members of Congress publicly called him a liar, a Muslim, and said he should go back to Kenya. They called Michelle an ape and worse. Civility in our governmental process has been a white fantasy.

Meanwhile, I don't want a Democratic party that can't take criticism from within. Obama ran on Hope and Change. How about we listen to people of color and validate their observations on the process for a change.

[melman]

17. Dan Rather

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[regnaD kciN]

33. Trump calls them "savages," CNN just pretends they don't exist...

[Iggo]

21. In this case, it's ignoring the people who were right all along...

...and celebrating the people who were wrong until this week.

It's happened before, it's happening now, and it'll happen again.

But I agree with the poster upstairs that we should fight about it after the current emergency.

[coti]

26. Indeed, we'll revisit it- just don't let the cowards rewrite history in the meantime

Because they're already trying.

[Iggo]

48. Oh yeah, fuck CNN for this. But I'm not going to fight Democrats over it right now.

[Stinky The Clown]

23. Oh good lord.

Bossip.

This matters how, exactly?

[melman]

35. Don't like Bossip?

Okay. How about Aimee Allison?

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[sheshe2]

43. Why the hell are you trying to pit one DEMOCRATIC WOMAN against the other?

Why?!

Their beliefs are alike. They do them differently. In the end they want the same damn thing, trump out of office.

[melman]

45. I'm not doing that

And I'm not taking your bait. So sorry.

[sheshe2]

47. You use the word bait alot.

I asked a question on a discussion board. Sorry you are unable to answer the simple question...and yes you are. White vs Black.

United Nations

A song for UN Women.

[coti]

25. Yyyuuup.

Hey, it wasn't cowardice, it was just being afraid of what was going to happen...

[ismnotwasm]

38. A near perfect example of racial injustice

That is not so easily fixed with economics.

[melman]

39. Wow it takes a mighty stretch to find a Bernie bash angle in this

But you still managed to do it. Well done.

[ismnotwasm]

40. Wait, WHAT?

How in the world does that bash Bernie Sanders? Wow.

[sheshe2]

54. hmmmm

[Iggo]

50. I think it's a riff on when the media talked about "economic anxiety" instead of racism...

...after the 2016 election, CNN included.

[catrose]

44. Wow, racism in real time!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

46. Some folks need a trip out behind the proverbial woodshed.

People have nothing better to complain about than who yelled first and the loudest about impeachment while the GOP trudges on dismantling decades of progress that benefits the American public and a pResident that's not worthy to be dog catcher.

See:
If you have any last wishes, act on them now. I have decided to end mankind. (credit to DetlefK)
Link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181265473

Did I miss a crucial point somewhere in that Trasher post?....... .......

[ecstatic]

49. This happens all the time and I'm sick of it!

The media only cares about what "middle america" trumpuglicans think.

[George II]

55. No, they think about what "middle America" thinks, regardless of "trumpuglicans". Remember....

...the dust up between Cortez and Tammy Duckworth regarding Midwestern political ideology last year? Who turned out to be correct?

Remember the campaigning by so-called Democratic "progressives" in the Midwest last year? Who wound up on top? It was moderates like Lacy Clay, Sharice Davids, Gretchen Witmer, et. al.

"Middle America" politics is completely different from East or West Coast politics (and I'm a native New Yorker) Which states lost the election for us in 2016? Not Washington, Oregon, California, New England, New York, New Jersey, etc. It was Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana.

[OldRed2450]

52. I love both the squad and the bad asses.

They both bring great qualities to the party. Don't fall for division.

[George II]

53. Bazinga!

[sheshe2]

56. Rememeber Romper Room?

Bend and stretch reach for the sky. Stand on tippy toes. My oh my.

[George II]

59. "There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars!!!!"

[sheshe2]

63. That show...and her outfit!

I was on stage for Rex Trailer. Boomtown!

It was a birthday party...

[treestar]

69. +1

No one was "erased." The point was that more moderate people are coming around to impeachment. Geez some people just want to be victims. It is not lacking "courage" not to support impeachment right away when they were from reddish districts. Making it about race when it was about the nature of the district is just trying to be a victim. And these are Democrats, not even Republicans, or deplorables.

The one thought the rhetoric from AOC was "unhelpful." That's supposed to be racist, you see, just disagreeing with AOC. Or not even that, just saying her methods aren't persuasive to the majority.

[BlueMississippi]

57. Gossip ... is the key word. nt

WaPo is pitting some Democrats against other Democrats. We should not encourage it.

[George II]

60. Or bossip.

[sheshe2]

66. Gossip.

It is the key word.

My gosh! Did ya hear what five women said about those four women? OMG.

Ummm.

[BlueTsunami2018]

61. This is what we're worried about?

How does any of this help?

[SlogginThroughIt]

62. It must be hard to be pissed off about other democrats all the time.

There were others that tipped the scales. Ones like Angie Craig in MN who took over a district from Jason Lewis who couldn't come out in favor of impeachment right away but because we have to hold numbers to keep the house and knowing that there are a lot of moderate constituents in her district she had to wait. There are a lot of those folks that in the end yes... did tip the scale.

[sheshe2]

64. Thank you.

Stay strong MN.

[lunasun]

65. Same as it ever was

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[intheflow]

70. I posted about this yesterday morning.

The backlash was more civil than a lot of what I've seen on DU over the years, but white fragility was in full display.