Here’s the worst case of media dishonesty I’ve seen in a long time, and that’s saying a lot. MSNBC films a man who showed up to a health care protest with a rifle strapped to his back and then uses that as evidence for a narrative about racial hate groups who will inevitably try to kill the president. They begin this way:
Yes, there are Second Amendment rights for sure but also there are questions about whether this has racial overtones. I mean, here you have a man of color in the presidency and white people showing up with guns strapped to their waists or to their legs.
This is complete crap in the first place. But, in fact, the man they showed with the rifle was black! (This YouTube video makes the man’s race clear.) Knowing that wouldn’t support their narrative, MSNBC filmed him in a very unnatural way (from the back and from the torso down) that avoided showing any skin.
POSTSCRIPT: I do wish that people would observe a little message discipline. Strap on your weapon for a gun-rights rally, but leave it behind (or carry concealed) for a health care rally. Otherwise you’re playing into the hands of these liars.
UPDATE: Weakest spin ever: “Contessa was speaking generally and not about that specific person with the automatic weapon.”
Internet Scofflaw 