Impartial journalism is much harder to find among today's budget choked newsrooms filled with activism, but it is possible. There have to be competent editors filtering submitted reporting to cleanse it of bias. Multiple sets of eyes are able to flush out even subtle bias and inadequate clarity. JOURNALISTS: Resolve now that whatever the verdict, you journalists will limit the subjective adjectives you use to report it. When a verdict comes in, it is not your role to call it shocking, stunning, vindicating, just or unjust. Report it. Stick to the facts.— Al Tompkins (@atompkins) April 20, 2021 There are at least three sides to every story. A complete report includes as much of these verified dimensions as can be
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Justice delivered: Minnesota cop who choked George Floyd to death convicted on all counts
NEW: Derek Chauvin has been found GUILTY on all three counts. Live coverage continues on @840WHAS & https://t.co/PsGI0GRrPj. https://t.co/6h5VdKA8rq— News Radio 840 WHAS (@840WHAS) April 20, 2021 Van Jones is 100% Van Jones on what a not guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial would mean: "If a police officer can do this, what can't they do to us? What can't they do to our children? So that is what's at stake here." pic.twitter.com/M1VOlkI3by— The Recount (@therecount) April 20, 2021 Van Jones on Derek Chauvin being handcuffed and led out of court: "That is what justice looks like." pic.twitter.com/A8MkQrjuH2— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
Dear God, our judge, heal our brokenness
God, our judge, we plead our case with you. Lay your Divine hand upon the outcome of this (Derek Chauvin) case and also on our compatriots' anger, thoughts of revenge, and the insatiable need to disrupt and destroy. Stay any inclinations toward violence and remind us that vengeful behavior is no more justified than the acts of those who precipitated this grief and harm and ignited our cities. As you inevitably judge our response to the incidents of unrest that plague our land, forgive our iniquities and heal our brokenness. Redeem the soul of our country. Today's opening prayer in Congress delivered by Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben (ret) covers every facet of America's dilemmas with right and wrong, race equity,
Forward Ever, Backwards Never is Rev. Al Sharpton’s flight plan
Headed to Minneapolis to stand with the Floyd family as closing arguments are set to be made today. pic.twitter.com/kkS9KtHzq1— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) April 19, 2021 Reverend Al Sharpton ain't flying coach. America is good! Capitalism is good! Grievance exploitation is good! God is good! Flying in coach is not so good! Can I get an Amen!!! Leading prayer w/ the Floyd family, Attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Attorney Chris Stewart, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Ilhan Omar, & more during a trial break after a morning of hearing closing arguments. #DerekChauvinTrial #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/oi2tpQWv3r— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) April 19, 2021 The blue uniforms and the blue jeans must both be subject to the law! Amen! Forward ever, backwards
Delusional mayor and rah-rah squad declare downtown Louisville safe, sane people perplexed
VISIT DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE: WE PROBABLY WON'T SHOOT YOU! Is this our city's next tourism slogan? Image makers are furiously weaving their woke principles to the city's desperation for downtown activity. The pandemic started the freefall but unhinged protesters set Louisville on a course to become Kentucky's biggest ghost town. The idiotic "driver hits Louisville protester" headline (on the video below) should actually read: "Woke thugs attack driver as one moron protester is deservedly run over" Welcome to Louisville. We used to be fun! After that driver wisely drove away from her terrorizers, one chased her to the next red light and pointed a gun at her before she sped away. Louisville is a friendly town! Did you notice the other car parked to intentionally block traffic at
Brett Favre blasts woke sports: “I want to watch a game, not what’s going on outside of the game, and I think the general fan feels the same way.”
Brett Favre is asking to get sacked by the hyper-sensitive left "woke" crowd that encourages political grandstanding in every public sphere. Favre dares to disagree with twitter bullies who refuse to tolerate opposing opinions, saying "I think both sides, for the most part, want to see it just remain about the sport, not about politics." Both sides? Not the liberal side! They're WOKE! Cue the outrage machine (even before listening to his comments in full context)! The 20 year pro football veteran and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Favre refuses to accept woke sports and feels most fans agree with him. Favre to interviewer Andrew Klavan: “Something’s got to unite us. And the games or sport in the poast has been some kind of
There’s only one GOAT – and it’s Larry Bird
Larry Bird is the greatest American sports star ever. Come at me. Read his story. His mom couldn't properly care for him during his early life. His dad killed himself. He immersed himself in basketball to make the miserable noise of his home life go away. Larry and his mom got to a better place later in life. As for basketball...you know the rest. Since the editing tool on this web editor clipped Larry's head in the top photo, here is the entirety of my most treasured celebrity interaction. At the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, I was departing a brunch and jumped on an escalator. I could feel that someone was right behind me. I turned to see Larry Bird towering
Will drivers have to pay-per-mile for using roads? Sen. Mitch McConnell on infrastructure, the booming Biden economy, MLB shiftiness, the Manchin trump card, more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined me on WHAS Radio for a wide ranging conversation about the Biden Administration's stimulus packages, infrastructure proposals, COVID vaccine access, moving the MLB all-star game over woke politics, and the senate seesaw of having moderate Democrat Joe Manchin voting often with Republicans. .@terrymeiners says @LeaderMcConnell might consider himself still majority leader given how much @Sen_JoeManchin sides with the #GOP. McConnell says he appreciates Machin’s open-mindedness, saying @JoeBiden is leading an “audacious” left-wing administration. #KYSen #Biden — Philmonger (@phillipmbailey) April 6, 2021 Only once did the Senate Minority Leader cut me off while blurting "LET ME FINISH!" That's a new over/under record! Wide ranging interview with @LeaderMcConnell on whether @JoeBiden has ghosted him, if McConnell is still majority leader b/c
Papa John is still trying to prove that he was framed into saying the N-word on a training call, lawsuit evidence and documents are released
Deposed Papa John's founder John Schnatter has presented evidence that public relations firm Laundry Service intentionally triggered his ouster after Schnatter used the N-word during a training call. Here is the lawsuit detailing Schnatter's claims of breach of contract and malicious conduct by Laundry Service (aka Wasserman Media Group, LLC). Schnatter contends that he was made to think that he was on a business strategy call and that Laundry Service associates turned it into a race-focused call, coerced Schnatter's comments on race, and then continued recording themselves discussing how to use Schnatter's comments against him. From Schnatter's lawsuit vs. Laundry Service: "34. Unbeknownst to Mr. Schnatter, Laundry Service recorded the call. However, Laundry Service continued recording after Mr. Schnatter hung up, and captured internal
MEDIA MALPRACTICE: The show is 60 Minutes but the narrative driven editing is built for 16 seconds
This is wild. Watch Ron DeSantis’s full answer on Publix, Walgreen’s and CVS vaccine distribution and look at the edited cut 60 Minutes used: pic.twitter.com/FqTRgOZS9Z — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 5, 2021 This mashup of what 60 Minutes aired compared to the full context of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' reply clearly illuminates why so many Americans distrust media. The reporter is pushing a pay-for-play conspiracy involving the Republican governor but his timeline of which companies were given COVID vaccine options dismantles CBS reporter Sharyn Alfonsi's narrative. But she edited it to tell the story from her "objective" perch. Even some prominent Democrats slammed the 60 Minutes story. CBS said it edited the governor's comments down to the poignant words that answered the reporter's question. Hmm. The