Bill Clinton, Martha Stewart tied to 'most racist news story of 2014,' #Pointergate

We don’t consider ourselves heroes, but we here at Twitchy will click links at Daily Kos so you don’t have to, and today we’re reading up on #Pointergate, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has declared “extremely racist” — not much of a stretch for the SPLC, but interesting nonetheless.

#pointergate is stranger than fiction and extremely racist http://t.co/V1SeauxZPs pic.twitter.com/F9IhvlNx9D

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 7, 2014

That looks like a cute photo of Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and Navell Gordon, a volunteer from Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, so what’s up? Shaun King at Daily Kos explains that local ABC news affiliate KSTP ran a news story Thursday night claiming that Hodges “dangerously flashed a gang sign with a known criminal.”

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/530814703640272896

A reporter also tweeted the same charge in a preview of the story.

Mayor Hodges flashes gang signs with 2x convicted felon. Police not happy. Details on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at ten.

— Jay Kolls (@JayKollsKSTP) November 7, 2014

Why would Mayor Hodges flash gang signs with 2x convicted felon? Find out why police are fuming in ten minutes on 5 at ten.

— Jay Kolls (@JayKollsKSTP) November 7, 2014

While there have been plenty of angry tweets directed at Kolls and KSTP, many are simply posting their own interpretations of #Pointergate.

@keithellison and me. shame on @KSTP #pointergate pic.twitter.com/FmOs9EPwlf

— Lisa Bender (@lisabendermpls) November 7, 2014

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Snoop Dogg flashes gang signs with a convicted felon. #pointergate pic.twitter.com/wQ1BBuCrAe

— Ken Paulman (@kenpaulman) November 7, 2014

My 7-month-old daughter flashes gang sign at @Twins game. #pointergate pic.twitter.com/WvmGueuYsv

— Daniel Sellers (@dsellers22) November 7, 2014

Me and my sis in a gang #pointergate pic.twitter.com/TXgDbJHV1f

— Alexandra Vagac (@Alley_Cat808) November 7, 2014

Thug Life #pointergate pic.twitter.com/1l0mXhjsHL

— ? TONY FLY ? (@TonyFly) November 8, 2014

So disappointed with Bill Clinton … again.

bill clinton keeping it gangsta, throwin up known stick up gang sign with convicted felon nelson mandela #pointergate pic.twitter.com/lzisMggbYZ

— dan kauppi (@danielkauppi) November 7, 2014

And for the win:

#pointergate pic.twitter.com/FtxH1OuA3W

— THE Newt Scamander (@noosch) November 8, 2014