Earlier today, MSNBC decided to invite tribal rights attorney Tara Houska to weigh in on the Covington Catholic kids vs. Nathan Phillips controversy:
Tara Houska, tribal rights attorney, on video from Indigenous Peoples March:
“I was there, and I witnessed something that was very aggressive and something that was very frightening.” pic.twitter.com/BW8wvZCAGs
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 21, 2019
Unfortunately, in their attempt to bolster their credibility on the media’s coverage of this mess, MSNBC only shot themselves in the foot. Because all Houska brought to the discussion was a super-sketchy account of what happened:
Tribal rights lawyer admits in interview she wasn't personally on-hand for confrontation between teens and Nathan Phillips (she walked away prior to that happening), repeats claims they "surrounded" him and chanted "built the wall" (no video of this)https://t.co/YUPiVynyu2 pic.twitter.com/XEKMzqHENd
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) January 21, 2019
More from the Washington Free Beacon:
Tribal rights lawyer Tara Houska was an organizer of the Indigenous People’s March and said she was there Friday with members of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I., Vt.) office to film a video about the plights facing indigenous women.
“I saw the elder that was there, Nathan Phillips, and the people around him, but I didn’t realize what would end up happening, which was them surrounding him, chanting ‘build the wall,’ and a youth standing directly in his face, in a very leering, aggressive manner,” she said.
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“You had walked away prior to that point happening,” MSNBC host Hallie Jackson said.
“I personally kind of felt unsafe,” Houska said, saying she felt the “energy in the air change” and had asked a man to escort her away.
Oh, she felt the energy in the air change? Well, in that case … she’s still full of crap.
The lies.
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) January 21, 2019
— Andrew S. (@ModerateOkie) January 21, 2019
— Guy Bennett (@guydbennett) January 21, 2019
They didn't surround him. They didn't chant "Build the wall." Is libel still a thing in America?
— … (@jtLOL) January 21, 2019
Slander, not libel. The tweets are libel.
— … (@jtLOL) January 21, 2019
Why is MSNBC still running with this narrative?
You would think MSNBC would be smart enough to delete this post by now!
— Cobra comander Jfs83 (@Jfs831) January 21, 2019
Some people retract a story when they’re caught in a lie. Some people, like Tara and @MSNBC here, double down.
— Fl̥̐̄ͅynn the Yog̴̡͌ḭ̶̀c̸̥̉ ̶̡̿F̴͖̄l̶̞͠y̶̺̓er (@brinywater) January 21, 2019
This seems like the media doubling-down when they should've retracted. Poor choice.
— Russian asset (@SteveMoney274) January 21, 2019
Never go full #Buzzfeed
— Nick Bell (@Nbell3) January 21, 2019
To be furthering a fasle narrative after the truth has come out is almost worse than buzzfeed. Especially when you are targeting children.
— moonRiver (@traditionalhip) January 21, 2019
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Update:
Holy cow, MSNBC is still running with this:
Tara Houska, tribal rights attorney, on video from Indigenous Peoples March:
“I was there, and I witnessed something that was very aggressive and something that was very frightening.”https://t.co/DsfTEagB8Y
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 21, 2019
Just keep digging, MSNBC.
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