Bashir Exploits Another Death: Blasts Herman Cain During Eulogy For Civil Rights Leader
- Posted on October 7, 2011 at 8:49pm by
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Because Thursday evening’s haranguing of GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain by MSNBC‘s Lawrence O’Donnell wasn’t bad enough, the network’s other acerbic anchor, Martin Bashir, hopped on the conservative-bashwagon…again.
Bashir followed suit from his “Clear the Air” segment broadcast the day earlier, in which he tactlessly used the death of Apple visionary Steve Jobs to attack Sarah Palin. Likewise, Bashir did precisely the same thing on Friday — this time eulogizing civil rights leader Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth by launching into an assault on Cain.
The MSNBC host drew from a portion in Cain’s book, “This is Herman Cain: My Journey to the White House,” in which the presidential contender states that during the Civil Rights Movement, “I just kept going to school, doing what I was supposed to do, and stayed out of trouble.” Bashir, of course, used this statement to suggest that Cain didn’t do his part, as an African American, to fight the racism of the time. He then asked his audience to “compare that [Cain's statement] with the life of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, who passed away this week at the age of 89.”
Until Wednesday, Mr. Shuttlesworth was the last surviving member of the big three. He’s seen here sitting between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Reverend Ralph David Abernathy. They were the three founders at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the 1950s. Mr. Shuttlesworth was a godly and devout man of faith who trained for the Baptist ministry, but also braved beatings, bombings, and fire hosings in order to advance the cause of equality.
Mr. Shuttlesworth once said from the pulpit, “I’m answerable to God for he is the judge.” But as I read Herman Cain’s book, it’s hard not to conclude that he finds himself answerable only to those Republicans who will soon start electing their nominee for the White House, and as such, he probably feels obliged to reassure them that he’s no angry black man fighting for the rights of minorities. He wants to be known as one who stayed out of trouble. But he would be wise to remember that without the likes of the late Fred Shuttlesworth, Herman Cain wouldn’t even be able to vote let alone get the chance to run for the presidency.
What makes him think Cain doesn’t remember or respect the sacrifices and triumphs of his forebears? And it begs the question: Does a Pakistani British-born news anchor really have the right to presume to know what may or may not be going through the heart and mind of an African American who lived through the Civil Rights Era?
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Comments (182)
Tim Law
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:23pmI have liked Mr Cain from the first time I heard him speak. He‘ll have my vote and I’ll try and convince everyone I know too vote for him also. ? – How does a conservative know when he’s backing a winner? A -When the progressive‘s pull out all stop’s while trying to destroy him! Vote Cain 2012
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:22pmBashir is throwing red meat to the base of the left. It is going to limit MSNBC‘s ability to grow beyond its’ current viewers.
If audience shrinks enough Bashir might end up like Olberman. So keep it Bashir. Follow the orders given to you by your puppet masters on the left. :)
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:48pmTime to start digging up Bashir’s past for public display… I bet it’s ripe with feces. Does anyone know anything about his past?
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 10:32pmEver since Obama was elected every demon in hell seems to have been unleached.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 10:33pmHe’s three for three this week for idiotic comments. He’s on a roll.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 10:49pmThis IDIOT Bashir had to reach all the way up his own butt whole to get this stupid analogy. Man, when you got nothing else you just make up anything that might stick, don’tcha idiot Bashir??? You are pathetic little liar on a loser station that only have the same losers just like you are because nobody else wants the likes you on a legitimate station. It burns me to have to keep dealing with your stupidity.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 11:09pmBashier, you’re no Mister, you’re a blathering jerk. The nerve of you to say Cain “Answers to the Republicans, not to God.” First, how would you know? You know nothing about OUR GOD and if you believe in anything it’s paganism, certainly not our God.
Wow! It’s either a slow news day or you have been paid by Soros to run down anyone who might whip your little stable boy. Obama is running this Country into a Maxist Communist state and you can find nothing chitty to say about that? You have no imagination, you just make up anything that pizzes off loyal Americans. You’re a pig Bashir. a pig a pig a pig, go home wherever that is, we’re tired of your type journalism which is the same as toilet paper; oops, forgot you use your finger to wipe so you can use your other hand to eat. Filthy little man.
Report Post »Delete the Elite
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 11:26pm@oneshiner
Slow your roll cowboy, that kind of talk could get you on the “top secret kill list”.
Report Post »ltb
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 11:33pmLiberals are such buffoons. Actually, they’re like caricatures of buffoons.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 11:44pmBashir is a racist.
Report Post »hillbillyinny
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 12:45am@ dealer@678
Not only have all the demons and evil spirts been loosed, but although Obama is the The Antichrist, he sure possesses the spirit of Antichrist! Put on the whole armor of God!
Report Post »Middle Finger
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 3:39amDidn’t Bashir start the downward slide of Michael Jackson with a trick interview?
Report Post »HKS
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 6:05amObviously a racist.
Report Post »rogueronin
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 6:07amI love these hypocritical liberals defining what the black demographic needs to act like. Stereotyping and racism at it’s finest. I was raised to not see color and I don’t until someone reminds me that somehow the pigment in their skin makes them not accountable for their own choices. Then somehow I am now a racist because I don’t agree with that individuals lack of accountability. If there was entitlement with accountability I might be labeled a liberal on a lot of issues, but all I hear and see is absolute kill this country socialism, tyranny, elitism, and I am pissed off.
Report Post »Listening to Herman Cain I see integrity, vision, leadership, and accountability. He blew O’Donnell out of the water. Herman scored a lot of points with me and has my vote so far.
boats48
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 6:32amThe-Monk
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:48pm
Time to start digging up Bashir’s past for public display
Bashir was born in Wandsworth, South London to parents of Pakistani origin and grew up in Wandsworth. He was educated at the state comprehensive Wandsworth School for Boys and King Alfred’s College of Higher Education, Winchester (since 2004 the University of Winchester), studying English and History from 1982–1985, and at King’s College London. He is fluent in English, Urdu and Hindi. Although he was born to a Muslim family, he has identified himself as a “committed Christian.”[2]
Report Post »Does that help? Again, it’s a Pakistani transplant criticizing an American political figure. Go home!!!
b.mclane
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 9:30amBashir is a back stabbing hack. He did a royal hit piece on Michael Jackson and those lies he told started the 2003 kid trial. MJ had Bashir filmed as he filmed MJ. Its on Youtube. The truth is in the MJ tapes. Bashir turned 180% in the report for TV. He is a liar and with good reason NBC is running out his contract at 3pm on the little seen MSNBC. The more desperate Bashir becomes the more hate filled his rants will reflect. BTW: for lying Bashir has been reward with an inoperable brain tumor.
Report Post »SLEUTH
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 1:37pmthere must be someone out there that can expose any dirty laundry these liberals have. they like to dish it, lets see if they can take it. who with the ability to do this will be our champion?
Report Post »BrandyWilson
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 9:04pmThis NO-NECK quasi-Brit…thinks he can speak on what black in America went through…Herman Cain DRANK from segregated water fountains…He didn’t let that SCAR HIM FOR LIFE…He used it to rise above…No-Neck .Bashir ain’t did jack…he needs to no speak of what he damn sure don’t know about!
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 10:23amBashir’s idiocy is just astounding. No wait … Olberman was even more astoundingly idiotic.
I have concluded that liberalism as practiced today is a disease, a disease that inhibits rational thought.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 7:29pmNo big surprise here. The Democrats are just doing what they did when a Democratic senator died with his family in a small plane crash. They used the funeral as a platform for campaign speeches. And Fred Phelps and company do the same thing every time they protest at a soldier’s funeral.
Such class! Such respect for the dead!!! I’m in awe.
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:22pm~^~v~~^~~v~^~
Uh oh what will you lefties do now!? So desperate you try to throw attacks and racist charges at anyone you can even when it makes absolutely no sense. Cain is a threat to you and all the lies that you have been spewing so now its attack him at every chance in the hopes you may sway the people with your lies and propaganda! Martin you dont like it here thats pretty clear. I think I speak for most Americans when I say, you should leave. I mean why would you want to be in this horrible, mean, capitalistic racist nation?!
I like Cain Im not 100% there but I love the threat he poses to the left in dispelling their TEA party, conservative Americans are racists. Bashir and the rest of the WH propaganda machine better look out if Cain or any repub wins. I think they will be getting a nasty dose of their own medicine if by an act of God Emperor Obama loses. If it was me I would invoke a msm blackout and grant interviews etc to the new media like The Blaze, Brietbart, CNS, NewBusters etc etc. TAPGW http://tinyurl.com/yhglscs
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 10:33amI like Cain for his honesty, integrity and clarity. I don’t even think about the color of his skin; I think about the color of his soul. Quite frankly, I believe he is more intelligent than Obama. He’s not as smooth talking, but his words make sense whereas Barry the liar cannot help but avoid truth. What does that say about a man’s soul?
What ever happened to the words of a democratic president: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”? Kennedy wasn’t talking to the “rich” when he said that. He was talking to all of us. I honestly believe if he were alive today, he would be a Republican.
They say Clinton was the first “black” president, and he was white. They say Obama was the first “black” president, but he’s 50% white. How about we have the first real “black” president.
Cain-Palin 2012
I am one of the 53%
Report Post »raspberrytea
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:19pmRush said today……. Mr. Cain is marching now. Thank you Herman.
Report Post »Hold your head high. We are behind you all the way.
babylonvi
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:18pmSend this commie Brit. back across the pond where he belongs.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:31pmAll the attention has gone from Palin and Perry to Cain, HMMM !!
Gotta Luv these BOMSNBC and LSM Bozos !! Desperation ???
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 11:11am“They” are simply going after anyone who looks like a winner. They leave the others alone who will follow their agenda if they should win. That tells me they are scared to death of Herman Cain. The more they give him lying trouble the more convinced I am that Cain is the right man for the job.
I get up in arms when the marxist news people try every dirty trick in the book to denigrate our Conservatives. To see all the dirt in the WH that’s been buried and comes back to life with a stink, is
Report Post »a reminder what we’re facing if B.O. gets re-elected. If that happens, we’ll know real sorrow in this Country. Revelations are more correct each day. Satan has been set loose on this Nation. Have we ever had a time when our leaders have been such blatant liars and had communist ideals to promote and destroy this Nation as we’ve known it? Herman Cain is my man, Christian values & intelligent.
edubble21
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:17pmSo, Martin Bashir is all of a sudden an expert on the Civil Rights movement in America?
Can we please stop with the Bashir, O;Donnell, Matthews, Maddow, Olbermann, and Schultz posts? We know these guys are dirt bags, and right now, their only claim to any type of publicity are the views they get from the re-posts they receive on The Blaze, and other conservative news sites.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 11:42pmHe knows nothing about Civil Rights and nothing about our Country. But his stable mates are all in the same stall with their made up stories & lies & I keep wondering, who’s paying them to to tear up our Conservative party and our Tea Party and anyone who loves our Country and the Constitution and freedom? We have a wonderful slate of people running, but I love Herman Cain.
Bashirs stable mates seem to all like to slam anyone with a good message, any Christian beliefs and the sane idea that we can once again make America Great! Something those jerks know nothing about.
Report Post »Until I’ve seen Bashir on the Blaze with stupid comments, I only knew of the time he denigrated poor little Michael Jackson, acting like his friend and then cut him into pieces with his liable story.
Blaze, I can’t stand this Martin Bashir guy, please keep his stupidity off this site.
JimCDew
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 3:45amThese posts of the lefty media serve as advance indicators of who poses the greatest threat to Obama’s remaining in office. Keep them coming Blaze.
Something to note, no matter who is leading in the Repulican primary race the lefty press is terrified. Why? Because Obama‘s policies are what will lose in the general election so it doesn’t matter who is ahead at any given time, Obama will be evicted from the peoples White House.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 10:40amI think it’s fair reporting to see what the enemy is saying and doing. Yes they are disgusting and we can all see they are illogical and irrelevant to thinking people. Problem is, we have a large population of un-thinking people. This kind of stuff is dangerous.
Unless the real audience to Bashir and friends is a negligible fraction of voters, we need to take notice.
You may forget, many people use MSN messenger as a communication tool. Sadly their format has changed to do constant advertising for lib stories on MSNBC. This exposes this crapola to a lot of people. I am always amazed when I speak to people in my workplace, how misinformed they are. Make no mistake, we are in a war of information.
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:16pmWho are you Mr. Bashir to criticise Mr. Cain because he wasn’t marching in the Civil Rights Marches. Not every Black American marched in the movement. You liberials are so desperate to create an issue on a man whom you fear, yes I said fear. Mr. Cain can easily beat your Communist President Obama, and that scares you Liberals, Socialist, and Communist to death!!!!
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 10:00pmYes they are scared. They came so close to realizing the fundamental transformation of America, but alas they have awoken a sleeping giant. We are the good and decent majority in America. We tolerated their deviant and destructive lifestyle for long enough. As long as they kept their hideous beliefs to themselves and within their own four walls we were willing to leave them alone. Somehow they misinterpreted our toleration for weakness and a willingness to just surrender. Not on your lives losers. Game on, let’s rock, let’s Roll! We will not let you ruin all that America stands for. Know your place you little non-productive parasites. We are more intelligent, more determined and far more numerous than you worthless turds. We are also much better shots than you are and are armed to the teeth.. Let’s PLAY!
Report Post »Billie195
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 12:46am@ookspay
Yes!
Report Post »Everything you said!
xoke
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:15pmWow…I haven’t seen the left this desperate in a while…this is how you know Cain is our guy. Remember 08, they loved the “maverick” John McCain?
If the left hates them, I like them.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:15pmYou are known by your enemies. Herman’s rising up in the world.
I wonder if the memo comes straight from Soros to the slugs like Bashir or does it get filtered through the White House and whatever puppet hack is running MSNBC.
Report Post »be heard
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:14pmAre all the msnbc reporters really this racist that they feel African Americans should risk their chance for higher educations to protest. Should he have stayed uneducated and protest instead of support the movement and get his education and become one of the most famous African American CEOs ever. You must be the kind of African American msnbc wants… uneducated and protesting. Why can’t they love all people. Stop the hate msnbc.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:14pm“he’s no angry black man fighting for the rights of minorities”
Report Post »Disappointing huh Bashir? Doesn’t fit your racist profile of a real black man?
He’s a Red White and Blue American fighting for the rights of the Citizens.
Dumb dick!
HumbleMan
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 4:20pmAmen
Report Post »thekuligs
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:13pmSuddenly Cain threatens them, and rightly so. Rock on Mr. Cain!
Report Post »Steve
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:19pmI gauge any candidate that best represents the ideas of anti-Obamaism as the one most attacked and misrepresented by MSNBC and the other left wing media outlets.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:09pmHey Bashir, drop dead.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:36pmThis Rag-Head Brit. is Despicable !! Go Home..
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:09pmYou know you are over the target when the shooting starts!
Report Post »How DARE you leave the plantation Mr. Cain…..
Liberal massa gonna make you Pay!
SCARY
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:08pmAll I know is that I went to the bookstore today to buy his book and it was sold out!Keep on Mr.Cain!
Report Post »bobbie22
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:07pmthe scary part is that there are people that watch and believe all this cr*p
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 1:12amNot many, and those who do are already going to vote the marxist ticket anyway
Report Post »thinkingoutloud
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:05pmThis guy and MSNBC is sure afraid of Herman Cain, I think we may have founds our candidate!
Report Post »ThankBabyJesus
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:03pmSomebody clear the air please. Too much elitism in the air.
Report Post »mensaman62
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:03pmHerman is scary to the left…he is being attacked!
CAIN 2012
Report Post »00gabooga
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:01pmHey Bashir, I read somewhere that if you blow yourself up you’ll get 72 virgins in heaven as a reward! So do us all – er I mean – DO YOURSELF a favor and git to it!
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:01pmOne of these days we are going to read that Bashir ran into a church with Dynamite up his butt yelling Alla Akbar.
Report Post »Delete the Elite
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 11:29pmPretty racist man.
Report Post »Charles
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 8:39amBahir is a racist fool. No surprise to see him first on board going after Cain. The degenerate liberal news media will mount countless and vicious racially charged attacks against Cain in the next 13 months.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:01pmBashir is an A$$!
TEA!
Report Post »uvgtafrnd2
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 8:57pmWhat a TWIT!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 8:53pmHerman Cain has no Fear! He ain’t scared.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:39pmAnd HE WILL BECOME President of the United States just after twelve o’clock noon on January 20, 2013.
Report Post »angry nerd
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 8:52pmLol, I have nothing to say except
Report Post »who are these guys..anyone know or care?