Independent thinking not allowed
MSNBC on Thursday went on the offensive against Republican and Tea Party favorite Rand Paul. In a single day, the cable network devoted 37 minutes over eight segments to implying that the Senate candidate might be a racist.
Each piece featured a clip of Paul’s appearance on Wednesday’s Rachel Maddow program in which the MSNBC host suggested the libertarian candidate would tolerate bigotry because he opposes government regulation.
Throughout the day, MSNBC touted liberal guest after liberal guest to excoriate the politician. The lineup included Jesse Jackson, Democratic Congressman James Clyburn, liberal professors Boyce Watkins and Michael Eric Dyson and Democratic strategist Karen Finney.
There were no conservative guests on to defend Mr. Paul, who, while talking to Maddow, questioned the effectiveness of parts of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
During the 3pm hour, Mr. Watkins smeared, “I’m a fellow Kentuckian, just like Rand Paul. And I’m familiar with that brand of very subtle racism.” Dyson berated, “Well, I think that [Paul] is a very disturbing figure…I think the reality is this does expose an undergirding, underlying, you know, racist vitriol.”
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