MSNBC's Chris Matthews to Black Pastor: 'I Hope You Evolve' ow.ly/1jKxbC
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NewsBusters (@newsbusters) May 14, 2012But it just so happens that the minister, Bishop Harry Jackson, is against gay marriage, which makes what Matthews said totally OK.
Fellow black minister, Reverend Delman Coates also appeared on the show. After Coates indicated he supported gay marriage, Jackson retorted, “Why not let the Muslims have polygamy and bigamy?”
This prompted Matthews to insultingly suggest: “I hope you evolve…I’m just teasing.”
Check out the link for the video.
See, the way it works is, it’s not racist to insult a black man if departs from the political road that’s been paved for him. It’s “teasing.” It’s pointing out his flaws. After all, he’s not toeing your line; he’s still got some evolving to do.
Don’t expect an apology from Matthews anytime soon. Don’t expect much of anything from him.
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Chris Matthews lecturing black folks about their "bigotry" towards same sex marriage. How dare they stray of the plantation of Groupthink?!?—
Wayne Schields (@ReverendRubicon) May 14, 2012
Chris Mathews loses brain cells every election cycle. RT @DLoesch: If "food stamps" was racist, this surely is: bit.ly/JP94Av—
Conspiracy Quean (@ConspiracyQuean) May 14, 2012
WOW! All about conformity. RT @newsbusters MSNBC's Chris Matthews to Black Pastor: 'I Hope You Evolve' ow.ly/1jKxbC #TCOT—
Seth (@dcseth) May 14, 2012
Hi @joanwalsh. Is it a racist dogwhistle when someone tells a black pastor "I hope you evolve"? ow.ly/1jKxbC @hardball_chris—
Darin Lloyd (@dblloyd74656) May 14, 2012
Imagine the unbridled outrage if Rush Limbaugh had said what Chris Matthews said. The #stoprush people would be losing their minds.—
Justin G. (@theGrudgeRetort) May 15, 2012
“@newsbusters: MSNBC's Chris Matthews to Black Pastor: 'I Hope You Evolve' ow.ly/1jKxbC” I hope Matthews evolves off the air—
Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) May 14, 2012
I wonder what it's like to get a pass on being a racist on your own TV show. Thoughts Chris Matthews?—
Cajun Conservative (@PolitiCajun) May 14, 2012
Maybe someone can tell Chris Matthews to "evolve" into a journalist.—
Dick Dadamo (@DickDadamo) May 14, 2012
Progs aren't even making it a challenge to point out their hypocrisies. Dan Savage is a bully, Chris Matthews a racist, Maher a misogynist.—
Tim Wells (@timpysan) May 15, 2012