Chuck Todd blames Obama for US race problems by claiming Eric Holder is same as Jeff Sessions

[William the Drunkard]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by muriel_volestrangler (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Raw Story

Sarah K. Burris
21 Sep 2017 at 18:57 ET

In a discussion about race relations in the United States, MSNBC’s Chuck Todd tried to claim that former President Barack Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder is exactly the same as President Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Alfonso Aguilar of Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles began the panel by saying that Trump missed the opportunity to bring the country together around race, but then accused Obama of missing the same opportunity.

“I would agree with the president that you have people on both sides of the left and the right trying to use racial confrontation to mobilize their base,” Aguilar said, repeating Trump’s criticized “both sides” argument. “I don’t think clearly that Donald Trump did a good job in easing the tension, after the Charlottesville event, but I don’t think President Obama did either.”

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“I go back to something Eric Holder said, ‘We’ve never had this conversation. We talked about having this race conversation. We’d never actually have it,'” Todd said citing Holder.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/chuck-todd-blames-obama-for-us-race-problems-by-claiming-eric-holder-is-same-as-jeff-sessions/

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There's a video of the whole exchange at the link.

[PJMcK]

1. Todd can't help being an ass

It's in his DNA.

[mdbl]

2. Hmmm why was it I don't listen to or watch chuck tool?

Oh ya, now I remember, again, and again, and again.

[LittleGirl]

10. +2

my spouse and I can't stand him. ugh

[elfin]

3. I never ever ever watch him. Even if he just shows up as a panelist, I switch. EOM

[Paladin]

4. Chuckie "Both Sides Do It" Todd strikes again.

It's probably just a matter of time before he starts wailing about Hillary's emails again (with Andrea Mitchell singing harmony).

[JHB]

5. "Good Chuckie! A nice "both sides" puppy treat in your next paycheck!"

"And an extra scoop of Purina Pundit Chow for dinner."

[Jopin Klobe]

6. Hey! ... Mullet-Face! ...

... nose-hair scissors a little too long? ...

... get all up in your itty-bitty "brain" did they? ...

[Maven]

7. Todd is a perfect example of a mediocre white man who has failed up at his job

And gets way more credit for depth and insight than he deserves.

Incidentally, this goes hand-in-hand with both-sides-ism because the both-sides-ist must be someone who has nothing personally at stake in any political debate and therefore no “biases” that would prevent him from treating both sides equally. The both-sides-ist is also intellectually lazy or shallow enough to assume that all viewpoints have equal merit.

See also: Williams, Brian.

[JDC]

8. F Chuck Todd. In a big way.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Chuckie is and always has been a

Republican mouth piece. Notice that lately,each time something goes side ways for the Republican Party,Chuckie will state something negative against the Democrats. Pretty obvious he gets his marching orders from Andy Lack and he loves the on air Talent to stir the pot without any evidence.

[mdbl]

11. Agreed!

BTW, I truly miss Paul Wellstone. Wasn't it strange how liberals in the government were dying in small plane crashes at that time?

[iluvtennis]

12. Totally DISAGREE.There are no similarities between Holder and Sessions, except law degree

[oberliner]

13. Another BS Raw Story click bait headline

At no point in the discussion does Chuck Todd "blame Obama for US race problems" - that is just a lie.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Yeah, I was wondering about that. Doesn't sound like Todd. Glad I responded that I'd want to hear

the whole discussion before judging.

[OKNancy]

25. Personally I think rawstory should be listed as an unreliable LBN source

or for GD too actually. Half the time their stories are crap, the rest, they just reprint what a legitimate news operation has already published.

[Honeycombe8]

14. I'd want to see the whole interview before judging. Context & complete statements...

make a huge difference in discussions like this.

Todd is usually fair minded and clear. It's unclear to me what he meant by comparing Holder to Sessions, if that's what he did.

[Stallion]

16. I listened to it earlier today-and also didn't draw the Same Conclusion as OP

part of the context was that white people don't understand the fear of being pulled over on the side of the road by a police officer for no reason and liberals may not understand the perspective that police officers face every day in doing their job

[Honeycombe8]

18. Thanks. Yeah...when something sounds off or too odd, I like to go to the source. nt

[GaryCnf]

17. Saw that

It was pretty f'n disgusting.

[Judi Lynn]

19. Someone please bring Mr. Todd's ride around:

It's time he found a job appropriate for his skills.

Comparing Eric Holder to Jeff Sessions is simply unintelligent. Silly! He needs to go. NOW. Ka-Boom.

[roscoeroscoe]

20. Ginger please

______ while black is all you can say about Holder. A good man

[ffr]

21. This should not be LBN. It should be ignored on DU.

It gives drama credit to CT, who must be desperate for ratings and will say anything to stir up controversy.

[RhodeIslandOne]

23. It should be ignored

Raw Story is fabricating something that did not happen.

[RhodeIslandOne]

22. This is a flat out fabrication and I don't like Chuck Toad

I saw that segment. Todd simply brought up something Holder once said. He never claimed he was doing the same thing as Sessions. Nor did he blame Obama for race issues.

Raw Story needs to go as a source. Half the time it's just repeating a link found elsewhere and the rest of the time it's click bait bullshit like this and using the same tactics as Drudge and Brietfart. NOW THAT is a comparison.

The sad thing is that 80 percent of this thread will now be just trashing Chuck Todd with a bunch of dittos and Yup! Yup He did that! without ever watching the segment for themselves and shitting their own credibility down the drain.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

24. Pure BS from Raw story.

[get the red out]

26. False equivalency

EXACTLY how the media did their part in getting us into this living hell. Todd has always been especially egregious in this.

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. Locking - the hosts feel this is opinion, rather than news

It's a commentary on what a talking head said on cable news, and is not a news event itself. Please repost in GD. Thanks.