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Cracker is so benign its like saying cracker n cheese or vanilla and chocolate as little segregated kids will react. A georgia state lawmaker said he would not have an issue if president donald trump used the n word in the past and argued that holding a president accountable for. There would seem to be a contingent who feel that martins use of cracker was the equivalent of a white persons using the nword. If redskins is just like the n word, why can i say redskins on the air without being dumped out into a commercial. But for some reason, the republican leadership of john boehner and mitch mcconnell still think they are the majority. Begin videotape don lemon, cnn anchorcorrespondent voiceover. Top synonyms for cracker other words for cracker are biscuit, cookie and hardtack. Jason spencers decision was confirmed by cbs news early wednesday. Bill cassidy, a louisiana republican whose state has been hit hard by the pandemic, has introduced a bill with sen. Cnn anchor brooke baldwin cries after guest used racial.

Please click the report button below if the video on this page is not working properly. Burned by coronavirus briefings, trump sulks from a. A civil rights attorney, local democratic party official and former san francisco city supervisor is in hot water after repeatedly using the n word during a public meeting last month. Its day three day of george zimmermans second degree murder trial. A georgia state lawmaker who yells the nword and exposes his rear end in the latest episode of sacha baron cohens new satirical tv show, who is america. He indicated as much during a discussion of former trump staffer omarosa manigaultnewmans claim that shes heard a tape of the president using the n word to disparage blacks on the set of his old reality show the apprentice cnn host victor blackwell asked him if whether or not the tape really exists would matter to him, and he replied. Cnn anchor brooke baldwin broke down in tears after a cnn contributor uttered the racist slur nigger live on the air during her segment. No way in hell would bill oriely have let him get away with that. A cnn guest used the n word on live television tuesday afternoon, prompting a rebuke from an emotional anchor who cut the interview short. Bette midler under fire, rushes to praise controversial. With the n word, a special hosted by don lemon, cnn dedicated a good chunk of mondaynight programming to the word n ger. Republican national committee chairman mike duncan battling to keep his job as head of the party was the first prominent member. Rangels recent rant against tea party crackers was just. Cnn is seriously wondering whether cracker is worse than.

But the former congressman, who told cnn last week that trump is a disaster for the party and the country, is not exactly at the top of the list for viable gop candidates to primary the. Cnn decided to have a debate monday july1 over the n word and cracker slurs, and attempted to have a serious discussion over which term was more offensive. Found out if i said redskins or cracker or redneck bible thumper, i could stay on. If charlie rangel can say cracker, then paula deen should be able to say the n word by matt wilstein aug 5th, 20, 12. If trump used the n word, republican state senator says it doesnt matter the senator joins a growing list of politicians skirting the presidents history of racism. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates cnn.

Airing earlier this evening, the debate included a variety of panelists. Cnn, in a race to take fox news title as the most embarrassing news network in the land. Washington cnn in the heat of the political debate over the debt ceiling last week, rep. Cnn anchor cuts interview short after guest drops the nword. The question of whether the n word and cracker carry the same offensive weight has been a hot topic of conversation following the george zimmerman trial in which it was revealed that trayvon martin used both words to describe the defendant. Racist republican politician goes on cnn to excuse trumps. As of this writing on wednesday, cnn has not written a single story about lisanti saying the n word.

It makes it different from any other offensive slur. In a recent segment on cnn a panel debates on whether the use of the n word is more offensive than the use of the word cracker. Found out if i say redskins or cracker or redneck bible thumper, i could stay on. About paula deen, why is no one talking about the 3 12 hour video that was played in court about paula deen using the n word dont you think there is a lot more to this story then her just using the n word 20 to 30 years ago, i find it ironic that food network is the first one to pull the plug with paula deen, the food network was the film. To be sure, he cautions, cracker is not on par with the n word, but it is nonetheless a sharp racial insult that resonates with white southerners even if white northerners dont get it. Democrats were elected to the majority in both the house and the senate and then a democrat was elected president. Its ridiculous some grown adults feel like they have to say n word in the context of a discussion involving the use of the word nigger. Cnn debating whats more insensitive cracker the n word swear to god. I heard some hillbilly on fox news refer to former.

If trump used the nword, republican state senator says. Doug lamborn rco may have crossed the line when he said that being associated with president obama would be similar to touching a tar baby. If you cant actually say the 1 wrd, its probably the winner. Cnn s don lemon and a panel discuss the fallout from dr. The testimony and response brought about both media and public debate about the use of the word cracker. Joining us now is pamela brown, cnn white house correspondent, who is in france covering this. House democrats say there wont be another coronavirus. Jason spencer, georgia lawmaker who yelled nword and. But what is it about that word that makes it so that when im sitting here you can only say n word. I will make sure to say a word for your son in a prayer. Most of saltsmans republican rivals slam obama parody cnn. Michael williams said trump should get a free pass since the racial slur might have taken place before he took office. With the george zimmerman trial underway and paula deens scandal, many opinions about racism have been spoken from the walls of cnn, and other major media outlets. Baldwin, center, invited gop political consultant paris dennard, left, and cnn contributor charles kaiser, right, to discuss donald trumps senior counselor stephen k.

In a discussion about racism in the republican party, panelist angela rye thanks former oneterm rep. Which word did they feel was so hurtful, vile, and offensive that they didnt even put it in the title of a segment specifically about that word. These stories are not about the nword and cracker the atlantic. Cnn was the first network to provide 24hour news coverage. A cnn panel led by don lemon ultimately concluded that the word the network could not spell. Cnn turns blind eye to democrat mary ann lisanti, who used. Casey cagle in a runoff tuesday for the republican nomination to. They had to walk out when the court saw pictures of their sons lifeless body, it was particularly hard on martins father. Euphemizing cracker as the cword indexes cracker as a racist slur, and by extension discursively constructs the phenomenon of reverse racism. Imagine the walltowall coverage cnn would give this story if a republican or a trump. Im unclear, are you trying to say you didnt know not to drop the n bomb on the radio. Cnn had a remarkable discussion panel this weekend, thanks to the presence of george zimmerman and paula deen in the news, in which.

Why i cant say the nword theres a difference between simply saying a word that some find obscene and saying one thats been used by an entire culture to dehumanize another. If dems can say cracker, gop should be able to say nword. San francisco democrat under fire for repeated use of n. Don lemon and sunny hostin argue about nword duration.

Cnn is seriously wondering whether cracker is worse than the n. Cnn republican party reaction remains divided over the decision of a candidate for party chairman to distribute a cd that featured the parody tune barack the magic negro, with the majority of chip saltsmans political rivals criticizing the move. A white republican lawmaker in georgia said on saturday that if donald trump was, in fact, caught on tape using the nword in the past, he would be fine with it. The n word is obviously worse than cracker and here is a test to prove it. I guess you could call me a racist against myself, but i dont give a shit. Race has been a big topic of national discussion in the last few weeks, from paula deen getting fired for saying the n word to rachel jeantel saying the phrase creepyass cracker. Republican radio host kicked off air for using racist slurs in discussion about offensive words.

Lemon himself famously held up a sign with the n word on cnn in january 2015 to make a point about the emotions raised by. Thats why, almost a full week later, the network is still weighing the testimony of martins friend rachel jeantel, who said the florida teenager. Joseph balboni, police commission chairman of wolfeboro, confirmed to cnn that he received a resignation email from robert copeland. Jaws drop as white georgia lawmaker says hes fine with. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial slur used against white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. A m i the only one on this plant who has heard of uncle kracker. A cnn report referenced the regional nature of the term, noting both that some in florida use the term in a nonderogatory, colloquial sense and that it is sometimes regarded as a sharp racial insult that resonates with white. Republican radio host joe walsh kicked off air for using. In a recent interview, the evercontroversial donald trump pictured cited a doublestandard between democrats and republicans when it came to the use of racial slurs, after u. Zimmerman trial issues with race don lemon nword racists.

With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. Cnn is an american cable news network, founded in 1980 owned by warnermedia. If redskins is just like the n word why can i say redskins onair without being dumped out. View the latest news and breaking news today for u. Like i said, i am not a fan of president clinton but am appalled at anyone calling him a cracker. Cracker isnt the n word or even the image that saying the n word creates in a persons mind. For example, cnn anchor don lemon hosted a segment tonight on the use of the n word, which of course represents a horrible racial epithet for black people, and cracker, which represents white people. This classic saturday night live sketch ran unbleeped in 1975. In this paper, i analyze the discursive construction of this socalled reverse racism, focusing on the euphemization of cracker as the cword.