Welcome, new twitter detractors. Here's a good read via @ron_fournier bit.ly/SS1L04
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gwen ifill (@pbsgwen) August 29, 2012PBS’s Gwen Ifill has had a busy day, not only defending David Chalian over his comment that the GOP is “happy to have a party while black people drown” but also calling the ex-Yahoo News bureau chief “God’s gift to political journalism.” Now Ifill has a reading assignment for her “new Twitter detractors.”
“Unbiased” journalist Ifill tweets a link to a National Journal article by editor Ron Fournier with the patently biased title, “Why (and How) Romney Is Playing the Race Card.” Fournier’s proof? A breakfast conversation with a Detroit firefighter and a contractor who helpfully translate Romney’s “code” — “the subtle language of distrust and prejudice that whites use to communicate deep-set fears.”
@pbsgwen Would you please send me a list of words I'm allowed to say?—
Walt Gilbert (@walt_gilbert) August 29, 2012
why doesn't @pbsgwen just get it over with and put Obama2012 in her bio already?—
Harold Stickeehands (@StickeeNotes) August 29, 2012
.@pbsgwen @ron_fournier A prominent liberal journalist jokes about black people drowning and that somehow makes Romney racist? #facepalm—
Jŏn G. (@ExJon) August 29, 2012
We believe this is what “real journalists” call a follow-up question, and it’s worth answering. Does this “good read” prove that Chalian was right about the GOP being happy about people drowning?
.@ExJon @Hmm…seems like pbsgwen is saying Chalian was right to assume RNC is racist. Is that it, Gwen?—
John Sexton (@verumserum) August 29, 2012
@pbsgwen You defend your friend who said Romney was "happy to party while black people drown." And ROMNEY is playing the race card?—
Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) August 30, 2012
@pbsgwen You're a good reason why NPR needs to be defunded.—
Renee (@ReachRenee) August 30, 2012
@pbsgwen Thanks. Had ignorantly mistaken you for a serious journalist, but this clears things up.—
Rob Johnson (@rob84642) August 30, 2012
Note: digging a deeper hole for yourself is not the kind of “shovel-ready job” anyone had in mind.
@pbsgwen @DavidChalian Stand with him in the unemployment line and save all of us taxpayers your salary. Unbelievable tweet from you.—
JAD (@writer1500CK) August 30, 2012
#IStandWithDavidOnTheUnemploymentLine @pbsgwen God must have re-Gifted that one. @Talkmaster @michellemalkin—
Tony Woodall (@TonyWCMB) August 30, 2012
@pbsgwen @davidchalian #IStandwithDavid his vile Bigotry is not a "mistake." go stand with dave in the unemployment line.—
Bill Naylor (@mightymojohand) August 30, 2012
