MSNBC Host Touré Apologizes for ‘Ni**erization’ Comment: ‘I Could’ve Made My Point Without That Word’
- Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:48pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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MSNBC host Touré apologized Friday for his use of the n-word the day before, saying he could have made his point without it and that he “muddied the discussion.”
“On yesterday’s show in a discussion about the presidential race, I used a word to make a point. In retrospect, I muddied the discussion by using the n-word,“ he said at the beginning of ”The Cycle.“ ”I could’ve made my point without that word. I shouldn’t have used it, and for that I’m sorry.”
Touré is one of the show’s four co-hosts, including TheBlaze’s S.E. Cupp. On Thursday, he accused Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of “trying to use racial coding and access some really deep stereotypes about the angry black man”: President Barack Obama.
“I know it’s a heavy thing, I don’t say it lightly, but this is ‘ni–erization,’” he said.
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Comments (154)
hepbob
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:18pmOnly a racist views the world as racist. I think that explains his attack on Romney.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on August 19, 2012 at 7:34amHe’s the ******, no one else…
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:17pmBlacks call each other Ni*ger all the time and think its cool do do so.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:28pmWhites call blacks that all the time. So what if a black guy says it. It’s only offensive to blazers when the left uses it.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:47pmExrepublisheep,
Report Post »You said “Black guy.” They want to throw that word in a gutter too, and make it taboo. Then you will be the racist you seek.
Celeste.Christi
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:53pmExrepublisheep:
Report Post »You miss the point. Toure put that term in Mitt Romney’s mouth. I don’t care who uses the N word, but to accuse someone of using it when they haven’t is offensive, immoral, and irresponsible.
v15
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:01pmToure’s apology sounded extremely insecure and forced. He said he was remorseful, but he didn’t seem too torn up about any of his views. I believe in 1st amendment rights, but I feel like Toure overstepped those rights when he slandered Romney. What makes this worse to me is that the media are the ones that have the most complete unabridged version of the truth, yet they repeatedly ignore their job by taking things out of context and not valuing the freedoms associated with being an American. That fact that MSNBC didn’t fire him just shows me the lack of exercise of ethical unbiased journalism.
Report Post »Independent4233
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:45pmComment: ‘I Could’ve Made My Point Without That Word’
I don’t it.
You’re pretty dim witted.
The only reason you got a job with MSNBC is because you’re black and a radical left wing zealot.
Everybody else has to earn his job.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:21pmStill a horses ass,
Theyll put yo ass back in chains.
Report Post »SEEKER117
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:33pmNot true ! Not in my house.
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:43pmEX- Do you know what is next to word IDIOT in the dictionary?
Report Post »The definition, not a picture of you.
You are a IDIOT!
I think I will call you that all the time!
Walkabout
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:47pmExrepublisheep
Report Post »Whites call blacks that all the time. So what if a black guy says it. It’s only offensive to blazers when the left uses it.
***
I have not heard that word for a quarter of a century except in the news. Dream on.
BreeZee
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:09pm“trying to use racial coding and access some really deep stereotypes about the angry black man”: President Barack Obama.
so since Romney has said NOTHING racial the left has to make up crap using “codes” and “code words” so they can falsely scream RACIST! when time and again the left has shown to be the racists.
I am also getting tired of these people saying whats really on their mind then throwing an insincere apology out there to hide behind. Say what you mean then stand by it so we can see your true colors
Report Post »Spankster
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:20pmI don’t call anybody the N word,I also don’t call them African Americans,if it wasn‘t for TV or National Geographic they wouldn’t know a dam thing about Africa.And anybody can call me Racist anytime they want,I’ll sleep just as good tonight as I did last night.
Report Post »red1
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 1:32amWow, that really sounded sincere NOT
Report Post »Wyerd_001
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:14amEX-it’s getting pretty tiring being labeled a racist, based solely on the color of my skin….furthermore i was 18 years old before i heard someone actually say that word, and he was black, and had the nerve to say i was racist based solely on the fact that i was from Arizona.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 4:44amToure` must be short for Tourette‘s
Report Post »Stupid2
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 1:19pmWhat on earth leads this guy to think that white persons use the N word all the time? It has been a long time since I heard a white person call an Afro-american by the N-word.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:12pmWell, bless his pointed little head.
Report Post »Toure, you pandering fool.
Listen_then_think
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:12pmSo Turde got angry for no reason, degenerated into name calling and lying, and stuck his head in his butt. Typical liberal obama pimp. But it is always the right who does that? Bill maher, bob beckel, soledad obrien, chris matthew, odonnell, sharpton,jackson, mazine waters, obama, NBB, Jerimiah wright, joe biden, Andre carlson, etc etc etc. Pretty much always the douche bag left.
Report Post »Belwraith
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 1:10pmRemember….it’s part of the plan:
Report Post »http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2012/05/11/report-house-dems-trained-on-how-to-use-race-against-the-gop/
CS_GUY
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:09pmWe forgive you………understand its hard for us also.
We can only take so much hatred and anger. We can only be called “honkie”, *******, or any other racially motivated slur, so many times…..
On second thought, we want to forgive you but you show no real remorse…….so, hope you get canned.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:30pmSaltine??
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:08pmThat’s all liberals see.
Report Post »Obama has done such a terrible job as president that they cannot find ONE accomplishment,so may as well pull all the race cards available.
rangerrebew
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:07pmIs this clown related to Joe Biden? I agree with mapache, he’s sorry only that it backfired on him, not on Romney.
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:14pmI read somewhere that someone from the Romney campaign was meeting with someone from one from MSNBC about this incident. I imagine the apology may have something to do with that.
Report Post »BuzzardSays
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:07pmReally…I get to comment first. I swear that democrats make me apoplectic. Which is good as my inner spirit really desires to get a cane and whoop the pants off of these filthy dogs. It is my contention that a really good word “niggardly” has been irrevocably bastardized by the left to mean “If’n you disagree with BHObama you are a racist biggot”. These democrats are cultist followers of the BHO branch of theJim Jones Davidians Movement. They have drunk the kool-aid, and are stinking up the air, they just have NOT gasped their final whoop of air and passed into oblivion.
Cults are famous for re-defining words and no amount of putting a dictionary in front of their faces will prevent them from spouting from their emotional core of intestinal liberality. It is the only thing they know to do when their fearless leader has proved to be such a corrupt, inept, phoney-baloney blowhard of a man. The BHO fool is unworthy of their worship but they will never reaxamine their stance as being untenable. I have a word for such as they…PUTZ.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:06pmToure is didn’t coin that word…Obozo and Gubbernutt’s coined that phrase….in Enconium and Toure‘s world Obama and the New Black Panthers aren’t rascist.. They are just communist and want to play winners and losers. Sharpton, Jackson, Obama, Holder, Watters, Toure, Enconim didn’t call for reparations..
Report Post »You didn’t build that word..
666Sucks
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:05pmWell then,,,,,thanks for not being so niggardly with your apology!
Moron!
Report Post »GetA2J
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:05pmQuote: “I know it’s a heavy thing, I don’t say it lightly, but this is ‘ni–erization,’” he said …unless I fget in trouble for it…. then I guess I’ll have to apologize. LAME!
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:04pmHe knew exactly what he was doing. He can slide on this because he is black. He accomplished what he wanted along with Biden’s comment about chains. They want to further stirr up the division of the races. Their plan is to make a statement that has a SHOCK value to keep things chaotic and throw people off of what has not been accomplished by the current administration. The important issues are put on hold , everyone is talking about the he said she said BS that has little importance. Like the facts about the last shooter that the main stream media seems to be ignoring. They are hoping and counting on a white nut case like McVey( that by the way they still claim to be from the right.) to pop up which will allow them to enforce gun control, and racial violence. Like that Michele Williams lame appology yesterday. We see them for who they are, we get it now. We have exposed the far left medias lack of reporting fairly. Suddenly CNN is attempting to be fair and balanced. on occassion. They are playing games and Have no intentions of being fair or responsible. Like Williams appology, I do not buy it.
Report Post »FEMALL
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:03pmAnother minion of the gutterization of America.
Report Post »oriondma05
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:02pmHmmm.. I think some MSNBC execs said either say you’re sorry or join CurrentTV with the other misfit toys.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:08pmCan you get less than Ozero viewers?
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:02pmI don’t care if this space case apologizes or not; I don’t watch him, I don’t care what he says or does and I really think S.E. should bail on that joke of a network.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:00pmThis dope has more comments on his stupid story than he has viewers….keep it up Marxist/Nazi POS!
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:58pmDisgusting racist – a typical obama supporter.
Report Post »Grawpy
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:57pmTypical leftist POS.
Report Post »who_is_john_galt_in_RI
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:57pmtoure, say what you mean and mean what you say. don’t kow tow now, if you meant it yesterday it’s ok. in my opinion toure, you are a race baiter, you have a mental disability called liberalism, hope that you find peace in your life.
Report Post »Stelex
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:30pmSay what you mean, mean what you say and don’t say it mean. These tools alway’s say what they mean. Then they say it meanly, they the explain what the actually meant. Then they do it again. Progressivism is cancer truly destroying our country. Liberal Progs and Repub Progs. Progresivism is the enemy.
Report Post »RayOne
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:54pmBut, you said it and did not get fired. The station broadcast it and did not get fined. It looks like a publicity stunt.
Report Post »patspeak
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:54pmThat makes everything better, huh? Liberals can never, ever, have a sincere apology!
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:53pmWho?
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:53pmNobody just watched that apology. Wait a few more hours and boom, somebody just heard that. I think I’ll go vote for Obozo now. Toure’s apology will pick up Ozero new Obozo votes.
Report Post »Mapache
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:52pmHe is not sorry he used it, he is sorry he was called out on it. “Muddled the conversation” my a$$.
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:49pmhe was just channeling Rush Limbaugh is all.
Report Post »Nasado
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:57pmI’m sorry but were you suppose to make absolutly no sense?
Report Post »pissantno.10
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:57pmya and got al sharpton instead
Report Post »Grawpy
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:59pmThis guy sounds angry – that would make him more like Biden or Reid.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:06pmJust like Toupee, your comment is clear as mud. Rushbo is the man.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:06pmNo, he was talking liberish ……. just like you
Report Post »BuzzardSays
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:16pmSome said you are a PUTZ. And a horses arse. But I said no that is only a picture of a horses arse. BIG DIF!
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:13pmThe New Black Panther Party – Barrack Hussein Obama – Eric Holder – Jessie Jackson – Maxine Watters – and to a small extent Toure will decide if your Racist. If your White and Right your racist and if your White and Left your not racist. Never Forget that it goes like this. CNN, MSNBC, and then Current TV..=the road to Obscurity
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:44pmHe He, that funny!
His name is stupid!
Report Post »SEEKER117
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:15pmThis new Black Panther is no comparison as the the party I knew as a young man during 1960′s. We still have freedom of speech. I come from a home that you are not judged by your color or religion,by your action I think the word racist by today’s standard is more political. Being prejudices is no longer word. Racism is extreme prejudices and you control that group or person. We should not be judge people by race,color or religion or sexual orientation.The only way going to know someone is good communication . I love talking to that disagree with me.
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