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MSNBC graphic baselessly linked Van Jones to ACORN

September 16, 2009 9:36 am ET

From the September 16 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:

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    • Author by Victor Colorado (September 16, 2009 9:44 am ET)
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      Van Morrison would be as applicable in that graphic.

      All of Morning Joe was a complete mess today. Media Matters could fill a whole page with misinformative clips from them. Terrible.
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      • Author by Jim Rockford (September 16, 2009 9:52 am ET)
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        You mean like, for example, the repeated idiotic ininuations by Joe (and that simplistic Maria Bararoma, and others) that Carter said that anyone who criticizes Obama is a racist? Joe is so schizoid. One day he acts like he's trying to be a reasonable repub and the next he engages in extreme right wing distortion that would even make Carl Rove blush.
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        • Author by dr. matt (September 16, 2009 9:54 am ET)
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          Holy Joe (R) will always fall back to what he, as a reich-winger, knows best.....play the victim and fake outrage.
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        • Author by Victor Colorado (September 16, 2009 10:16 am ET)
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          Absolutely. The lowest of low points for me was when Bararoma pointed out that the vitriol and hate thrown at Obama is not racist because George W. Bush was also called monkey.
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          • Author by magnolialover (September 16, 2009 10:22 am ET)
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            Can we call this the year of false equivalencies? I think we should declare it thusly.
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            • Author by PurpleState (September 16, 2009 10:39 am ET)
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              I suggest we keep it simple:

              [http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/56/s_f42eeeea38714910ad6ef7dedd9a0b31.jpg]
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              • Author by foghornleghorn (September 16, 2009 11:08 am ET)
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                What do Van Jones and ACORN have in common?

                Survey says.....

                Their blackness. ACORN is a mostly black-run organization helping mostly black people and Van Jones just happens to be black.

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          • Author by dr. matt (September 16, 2009 10:37 am ET)
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            Yes, because white people have long been equated with racial 'monkey' slurs.
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        • Author by Dmacalypse (September 16, 2009 10:41 am ET)
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          Not to mention that Maria had to somehow throw in the negative(of course) conotation about health care in the " debate" of war. Some would say that it was relative when talking about cost and how to pay for all of this, I say it's two very different things. On one hand we're throwing billions of dollars a month into an bottomless well of war with no clear and concise stratagy and /or end-game, because if you ask ten diffrent people what winning in Iraq/Afg means, you'll get ten different responses, building democracy, take down of Al Quada, etc... Some of the same ideologues or in this case corporate "whores", don't seem to have a problem or distinct concern with that. However, with regards to a better more "user-friendly" health care system for their fellow citizens there's an uproar about deficits and cost which are legit concerns but this didn't begin on Jan 20 in the year 2009. And in reference to Pres. Carter, he responce was and I quote, "fanning the flames of class warfare". Very telling......
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        • Author by shaggles (September 16, 2009 11:35 am ET)
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          Is that what they're saying? That figures. I heard a bit about that on the Today show this morning and Matt Lauer was acting like he'd never heard of the idea that any of the Obama hatered might be racially motivated. What President Carter said was very even handed, factual and obvious to anyone who's been paying attention but I knew it would stir up a bunch of crap.
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          • Author by aace99 (September 16, 2009 1:12 pm ET)
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            Carter is a snile old fool that needs to go away and not further embarrass himself
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        • Author by teabaggers ♥ [wing]NUTS (September 17, 2009 12:19 am ET)
             
          You mean like, for example, the repeated idiotic ininuations by Joe (and that simplistic Maria Bararoma, and others) that Carter said that anyone who criticizes Obama is a racist?


          lol... yeah, good point, jim. i noticed that too, and it was bugging me, but i am pretty fond of joe as i watch him every morning, so it doesnt bother me as much. but clearly, he just overreacts strangely over too many things. he was absolutely incensed that carter made such a claim, which is partly true when you see all the nutjobs at the tea bagging parties.
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      • Author by raine315 (September 16, 2009 9:54 am ET)
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        I expect Mikka to be clueless because well she is. BUT Joe he was so full of ***t today
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        • Author by goesto11 (September 16, 2009 10:16 am ET)
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          Like when Joe said the current opposition to Obama can't possibly be race-based, because there was a lot of animosity toward the Clintons back when Joe was in Congress.

          Great logic: Since the Clintons were also hated, the can't possibly be racially motivated.

          Why doesn't he just say, "We Republicans hate ALL Democrats, not just the black ones."
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    • Author by NiceguyEddie (September 16, 2009 9:50 am ET)
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      Is he Black? A Democrat? ACORN!!!!

      COME ON PEOPLE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE SO CLEAR?! WHY ISN'T THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA ALL OVER THISH... WAF FLAFF GARBLE GARP!

      (wipes foam from mouth)

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      God, I'm getting sick of these fools!
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      • Author by raine315 (September 16, 2009 9:58 am ET)
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        If you have brown skin and live in a community that means you are ACORN
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        • Author by dr. matt (September 16, 2009 10:04 am ET)
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          If you post on a progressive blog....you are ACORN.
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          • Author by NiceguyEddie (September 16, 2009 10:10 am ET)
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            Oh NO!!! That means... I'm ACORN!!! And there are SQUIRRELS in my COMMUNITY!!!

            Oh the hummanity! (Oh the insanity!) [Oh the... Hannity?]

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            My Progressive Blog
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    • Author by dr. matt (September 16, 2009 9:53 am ET)
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      Giving this non-story any credence would be like believing a Borat "interview".
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (September 16, 2009 9:57 am ET)
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      Beck is going to run with this.
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    • Author by New Frontier (September 16, 2009 10:10 am ET)
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      Love how Mike Allen says "Joe told me we need to take a closer look at the [ACORN] media coverage." Then--at that exact moment--the erroneous Van Jones-ACORN graphic appears.

      You don't have to mock these guys. They do it themselves.
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    • Author by SLRTX (September 16, 2009 10:21 am ET)
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      The brother of my cousin's wife's nanny's barber's mechanic said he heard that Bigfoot and space aliens were behind Van Jones' and Acorn's plans to convert this country to communism.

      This is the real news!

      Why won't the media cover these stories?

      Thank god the reputable news services like Politico and Fox are reporting on the the truth!

      The left-wing media is hiding the truth!
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      • Author by foghornleghorn (September 16, 2009 11:11 am ET)
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        You should have got it on video. Because if it's shown on Fox News, the nutjobs will believe it even if it's an obvious punk-job.
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    • Author by manofmystique (September 16, 2009 11:45 am ET)
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      Proud America harbors the greatest liars in the world


      There once was a time folks lied to hide the truth, today in America, politicians has taken lying to a hold new level. Lying has become a national pastime.
      Here is a prime example:

      The 2008 presidential election featured a black man with a great chance to win the presidency.
      From the moment they feared Obama, the black man, could win the election Republicans shamelessly abandoned all logic and strategy and resorted to what they know best; LYING.
      The campaign of lies began by labeling the black front-runner an “Elitist”, “Socialist”, and “Marxist” just to name a few.
      As time went on the lies has gotten bigger and bolder.
      During the race and after Obama won the presidency Republicans, in particular, broaden the lie that Obama did not have an American birth certificate. They lied knowing a black man would not do something no white man has done before, and that is become president of the United States without proof of citizenship.
      They pushed this lie with provable evidence to the contrary, in fact, a copy of Obama’s birth certificate was put up on his website for all to see, not only that, but the hospital in Hawaii where Obama was born made an announcement of his birth in the local Newspaper.
      It did not matter to these pathological liars.
      When confronted with the truth many Republicans ignored the facts saying “I never saw the ORIGNIAL birth certificate”. In other words they wanted to keep the lie alive.
      Republicans and the conservative media prove to be the greatest liars of them all. They oppose everything Obama does with misinformation, which is a creative way of lying.
      Most people caught in a lie will be more careful the next time they speak, not these unremorseful liars. They simply put it on the back-burner and start a new lie.
      This is what they did throughout the campaign and they have not paid a real price yet, as a result lying in the open has become contagious and out of control.
      In their effort to derail the Healthcare Bill Republicans and some in the Health-Insurance industry hired liars to disrupt Democrats’ town hall forums.
      We know this because a circulated memo detailing the mission, the list of meetings sites and objectives was revealed to the media.
      Even when some of those who put out the memo confessed to mischief Republicans continue to lie and say the mobs were organic.
      Republican wants Obama to fail and they are out to defeat his Healthcare Bill believing it will be his ‘waterloo’ In order to achieve this objective Republicans have elevated their lies into the stratosphere. “There is a provision in the Bill for a death panel” former Gov. of Alaska Sarah Palin said.
      This outrageous assertion (lie) is echoed by prominent members of the Republican Party even though they know for a fact this is not true. They no longer care how they are perceived nor are they held accountable for the lies they tell.
      It is clear; when it comes to a lie no one does it better (a badge of honor perhaps?).
      They will lie about anything. They will lie for no reason and they will lie for the sake of lying, thereby earning America dubious distinction of having The GREATEST LIARS IN THE WORLD!!!.

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    • Author by smarshall1432997 (September 16, 2009 12:07 pm ET)
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      FoxNews Channel and Republicans should be "very" careful in what they ask for, LOL. These videos were taken in 2005, and "NOT" shown until now in 2009, hmmm.

      Let's look into why the Local Authorities where these videos were obtained did "NOT" investigate when these people handed the videos over to them, and the officials at the Bush Administration's DOJ just to see what really went on then. Hmmm, our money is on something is fishy, and uh oh. LOL
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      • Author by magnolialover (September 16, 2009 12:41 pm ET)
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        Indeed, why, if these videos were taken in 2005, did they not come out until now? Hmm....

        There is something rotten in Denmark.
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (September 16, 2009 3:06 pm ET)
         
      Van Jones and ACORN have no connection except African-American afiliation. Period! Two years ago nobody knew who ACORN and Van Jones were. Now they are pictures that the RIGHT use for their dart boards! SHAME!
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    • Author by teabaggers ♥ [wing]NUTS (September 17, 2009 12:16 am ET)
         
      i dont think the graphic was necessarily linking acorn and van jones, but it definitely created the impression that they are linked. i saw it this morning and didnt think much of it... just asserting that the reporting on acorn and van jones hasnt been much in the MSM.
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    • Author by Bad News (September 17, 2009 1:12 am ET)
         
      Not good MSNBC


      Mr. News
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    • Author by jeffmagic (September 18, 2009 10:54 am ET)
         
      The graphic is not showing a direct relationship between Van Jones and ACORN. Both are examples of left wing radicals working hand in hand with so-called main stream democrats. Both had massive scandals that were ignored by the main stream media. This is their only connection, and the graphic does not suggest otherwise.
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