Today on MSNBC, during a discussion about rancher Cliven Bundy’s ignorant and offensive comments about African-Americans, host Alex Wagner took a “one brush fits all” approach and showed a Venn diagram that supposedly outlines the makeup of the right side of the political sphere:
MSNBC actually discussed this very serious Venn diagram on conservatives pic.twitter.com/GVX1tHAOqU
— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) April 24, 2014
Well that pretty much settles things, MSNBC-style.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/459424904417648640
MSNBC sourced the graphic to an article at The Wire. The article quotes Bundy’s comments about race, and then makes those views representative of much of the right side of the aisle. And we thought it was bad to generalize.
https://twitter.com/KunkelW/status/459427934051516417
Love the "source" credit. RT @FreeBeacon: MSNBC actually discussed this very serious Venn diagram on conservatives pic.twitter.com/o3a4XLj7R5
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 24, 2014
@lachlan @TheRealBepo @FreeBeacon Guys, it's sourced from @TheWire . It's scientifically theorized proven sciency or something
— Chibi William Henry Harrison? (@TobytheBeagle1) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/pdugas2000/status/459428338231418884
Here’s a brief video featuring the Venn diagram from Wagner’s show:
The “real journalists” at MSNBC strike again.
Sick, Dangerous Propaganda. “@FreeBeacon: MSNBC actually discussed this very serious Venn diagram on conservatives pic.twitter.com/bF1kzVIfNW”
— Slovydal (@Slovydal) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/cmorganMO/status/459427656992190464
Jernalisum RT @FreeBeacon MSNBC actually discussed this very serious Venn diagram on conservatives pic.twitter.com/uGs5vTW0Ll
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) April 24, 2014
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Porn for the useful idiots. RT @FreeBeacon: MSNBC actually discussed this very serious Venn diagram on conservatives pic.twitter.com/8o60lA16tI
— The Bald Truth (@thebaldtruth) April 24, 2014
Others weighed in with different versions. Is this what MSNBC was really trying to say?
https://twitter.com/LizWFB/status/459427494806839296
Wagner wouldn’t have any objection to also showing these Venn diagrams of the Left and MSNBC, would she?
Very scientific Venn diagram on progressives pic.twitter.com/8Me69p6XRX
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) April 24, 2014
Check it out, I can make Venn diagrams just like MSNBC. This one represents LIBRULS pic.twitter.com/nn3MdejpgR
— CJ Ciaramella (@cjciaramella) April 24, 2014
MSNBC Venn Diagram pic.twitter.com/0zfu3I2Xly
— Neil Stevens (@presjpolk) April 24, 2014
@presjpolk @kerpen You forgot 'Race baiters'.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) April 24, 2014
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