@RichardGrenell Did he really say alleged?
— Noel Sheppard (@NoelSheppard) June 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/351140953853149186
Somewhere among all of the liberal indoctrination, journalism schools probably still teach aspiring reporters to use the word “alleged” until a suspect is tried and convicted. As far as we know, though, Alec Baldwin’s very public Twitter meltdown, in which he threatened a Daily Mail reporter, wasn’t a crime. The jury at GLAAD found Baldwin not guilty of a hate crime after he testified that “toxic little queen” doesn’t mean the same thing in his culture as it does in ours.
ABC World News’ David Muir apparently thought he’d err on the safe side, just in case the entire world misinterpreted Baldwin’s remarks as somehow being anti-gay.
https://twitter.com/LHayes67/status/351132510941487104
@RichardGrenell @davidmuir Similar to how media reported the IRS' "alleged" targeting of conservatives despite the IRS apologizing for same
— Diworsity (@Diworsity) June 30, 2013
@RichardGrenell @DavidMuir went to the Obama Administration school of obfuscation.
— Dazzling Mimi (@DublinMimi) June 30, 2013
@RichardGrenell @DavidMuir almost good as "reputed mob boss."
— Jaclyn Peterson (@Jaclyn_Peterson) June 30, 2013
@RichardGrenell Perhaps @DavidMuir believes "toxic queen" could be a compliment given the proper context, like threats of violence.
— Mike G (@goedharted) June 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/RyanBLeslie/status/351132811320766465
https://twitter.com/NPR_NOT_Neutral/status/351137154094751744
ABC could check Twitchy to clear it up. What a joke! MT @RichardGrenell: @EDinCali @BenSherwoodABC ABC says "alleged" slur. cc Alec Baldwin
— Cherie (@cheriebone) June 30, 2013
Good advice!
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