Former Secret Service Agent, author and congressional candidate Dan Bongino was on Anderson Cooper 360 tonight discussing race and law enforcement with Charles Blow. It led to a rather bizarre Twitter exchange about “litmus tests” for racist tendencies. It wasn’t the first time Twitchy has covered Bongino getting attacked over race. The last time ended with the attacker deleting her Twitter account.
This one was pretty weird.
@dbongino when was the last time you had someone of another ethnicity over to your house for dinner. That & who you married are litmus tests
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/542129518883119105
@DishCentral @dbongino did she seriously ask that question before doing a basic Google search? SMH
— Daniel Todd (@Usmclm) December 9, 2014
@Usmclm @dbongino I Googled. The little girl in the background photo looks like him & could be bi racial. Google, which is not perfect …
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
@dbongino you know what they say about people who can't READ. My litmus tests are based on with whom you dine & love when evaluating..,
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
@dbongino … racist tendencies. If you are married to a black woman you are probably not racist.
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
Dan’s wife Paula is a hispanic immigrant from Colombia.
https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/542131881664581632
She could have found any number of Dan’s speeches online to see what he’s about. It’s pretty telling that her search was for pictures so she could judge by skin color.
@Uo1Conservative @dbongino …indicates that Bomgino is Italian (although I've got black friends who look a lot like him).
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
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@DishCentral Please just stop. Delete the tweets. They're not getting any better. You're putting your foot further into your mouth.
— Joe Rock (@rockstar2577) December 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/Uo1Conservative/status/542133021088825344
@DishCentral to clarify, are you saying you assumed @dbongino was racist unless he proved otherwise? Seems like a miserable way to live.
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) December 9, 2014
@AmeliaHammy @dbongino written like someone who's never had to worry about being judged based on skin tone
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
@DishCentral So that’s a yes. @dbongino
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) December 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/542135030206971904
@dbongino Mine, too, and I doubt that’s a first for either of us. @DishCentral
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) December 9, 2014
@AmeliaHammy did you read my tweet in which I first mentioned "litmus tests"?
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
@DishCentral yes, I read your timeline to make sure I hadn’t missed context. @dbongino
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) December 9, 2014
@AmeliaHammy @dbongino and yet you missed my point. Perhaps my fault. Let me try again. If people spent more time over meals with people…
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
@AmeliaHammy @dbongino …who don't look like them a lot of racial misunderstanding & tension would dissipate. That said my hunch is …
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
Maybe if people didn’t try to apply silly litmus tests to people to decide whether they’re racists …
Obviously sharing meals and social time can dissipate tension. Requiring it as proof of one’s not being racist is something entirely different.
@AmeliaHammy @dbongino …that an ENORMOUS percentage of those drawn to police work, should not be allowed into the academy.
— Dish Central by C.J. (@DishCentral) December 9, 2014
Many of us have the same hunch about journalists. This isn’t changing that either.
@DishCentral So assume everyone is racist and make them prove otherwise? I’ll stick with innocent until proven guilty. @dbongino
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) December 9, 2014
Amen.
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