I’m not sure if anyone else was listening to the Today programme this morning but there was a remarkably cheap little attack on GOP Presidential potential candidate, Herman Cain around 7.23am. For some reason it’s not referenced in the running order so I cannot link it for you but it consisted of a short introduction to Mr Cain who was quickly described as “facing sexual harassment charges” (Were he a Democrat I assume these would be seen as a sign of his humanity if not greatness – see under Clinton) before they played a 1991 ad of him singing an Ad for his Pizza company. Cain must unhinge the BBC hive mindset – here is a man who speaks of himself plainly as a black American, who has proven his commercial astuteness, and who speaks to unashamedly conservative values. It seems that not all black Presidential candidates are equal through the BBC prism and the patronising tripe served up this morning may yet come back to haunt them should Herman Cain #occupy the White House
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Odd how the BBC ignored Herman Cain for as long as they did, only reluctantly acknowledging him when the polls forced them to so do and then as soon as a ‘scandal’ breaks they are most interested.
And yet Today avoided saying which party he belonged to – using almost tortuous language to avoid it. He was an embarrassment ‘to HIS party’ we were told. So the BBC audience was invited to laugh at Cain without being told which party – I presume it is part of the build up to a major front on attack.
The party was mentioned – Naughtie began the item with a reference to the Republican primaries.
It was so predictable. As I posted yesterday, the BBC has mostly ignored Cain. But as soon as unsubstantiated accusations about his character are made – the BBC splashes them as main item on the World News page of its website.
This morning’s cheap, throwaway item on Today was a snide attempt at a hatchet job. Slur him with reference to the allegations, then try to ridicule him by playing an ancient clip of him singing.
So predictable. So cheap. So snide. So gutless.
Perhaps it’s time to use their own weapons against them. Accuse them of racism.
The Anthony Weiner (D) Twitter photo scandal was first reported by Big Government on May 28. The first BBC online news reports did not appear until June 7. 10 days later.
The Herman Cain (R) harassment claims appeared on Politico on Sunday night (US) October 30. The BBC had the story on its website by 11 o’clock (GMT) the following morning, October 31. Half a day later.
Furthermore the fact that Politico’s story was extremely thin on detail didn’t worry the BBC.
The John Edwards (D) love-child story broke on July 22, 2008. The BBC’s first online report was on August 9. 18 days later.
The first allegations about John Edwards were even earlier, I think.
But yes, by July it became clear that there WAS a mistress and there WAS a baby.
Whereas in this case there are just rumours – and even Politico altered their headline from “sexual harassment” to “inappropriate behaviour” – whatever that means.
This is a crystal-clear case of the BBC having double standards in its treatment of US politicians. They have basically ignored Cain even though he had been a top story for weeks now in the Republican race – but the instant they get a chance to traduce him, they plaster the allegations across their website.
We could also refer to the long delay before the BBC reported on Obama’s 20-year links with the Rev. Wright – even though millions of people had seen the stuff on US TV and on YouTube, and Obama stated in one of his ghosted autobiographies that Wright was very important to him. Plus the cover-up of Obama’s very close links with the terrorist Ayers in Chicago. By that time Obama was not just a runner – he was the Democratic candidate for President. But still the BBC covered for him.
Correct about John Edwards. The Leftoid media colluded in keeping the lid on that scandal for months. The LA Times silenced their own bloggers about it, and the omerta spread through the Journolist, which was then in full swing. A couple of Beeboids were connected to Journolistas, even if they weren’t actually part of the club.
Ooh Ooh Ooh! Pick me!
This has GOT to be racism innit…absolutely institutionalised and all the worse for the BBC being in total denial.
It`s coz Herman in proper black inne?..not like the hybrid pleasant shades of Tiger, Beyonce, Rio and…but of course…Barak too!
This accounts for the terrible treatment doled out to Frank Bruno, the crawling over Jackson as opposed to James .
Anyone got Lee Jaspers phone number?…in the meantime, Cain is more than able to get the Beeb into warm water at least.
All the above are mere perceptions of course…as a good BBC stiffer, I see no shades of colour at all…only the BBCs Dulux Wall chart enabled me to suggest all this!
Oh the irony – how on earth would the BBC and Dems be able to deal with a Republican candidate blacker than their sainted Obama? This must be causing them endless torture – I love it.
I caught this nasty Beeboid propaganda gem, and wish I hadn’t. The sneering contempt of Naughtie and Humphreys made me want to vomit. Imagine – the guy was trying to sell products! Pizzas! How low class! How plebian! How… errr…. Republican.
Time the fucking privileged, overpaid, sinister BBC had to work for a living. Like Herman Cain has had to do his whole life.
Imagine – the guy was trying to sell products! Pizzas! How low class! How plebian! How… errr…. Republican.
Quite so – in the early 90s he should have been palling around with former members of the Weather Underground and attending the church of an America-hating anti-white conspiracy theorist.
magic,
Beeboids would never eat anything as cheap as a pizza. Pizzas are for plebs.
They are a Chicago/New York variant on Italian cooking…and are SO not welcome.
The Beeboids obsess on their Food shows…and only the Yanks and the little people like us would ever eat pizza…like one long pastie that no-one rolled up!
Polly, Jim, John, Mandy and Tone…it`s either authentic Tuscan or it`s not.
Imagine they struggle to find virgin olive oil though…that notion is SO last Century.
Completely agree. I caught this item and it simply reinforced how much I abhor the sneering assumed superiority of Humphreys and Naughtie. When was the BBC directive issued that said it is fine for presenters to pick sides in US politics?
Exactly, magiclantern1.
Twenty bloody years ago the guy does something funny, ironic and self-deprecating as part of his job and the BBC thinks that this is somehow significant!
It beggars belief.
Can Obama sing? Just asking.
deegee – that’s clearly racist.
Black and White Minstrels? (I don’t recall they had any mixed-race Minstrels, but he could have fitted either part with a little pancake)
I hope Herman Cain gets to nhear about how the BBC have treated him. Cos he could give Mardell a real mouthful if he becomes the candidate. I’d love to see that.
Funny isn’t it. A black nominated to the US Supreme Court by a Republican president is subject to unproveable allegations of sexual misconduct: a black Republican possible nominee for the presidency is subject to allegations of sexual misconduct in the 1990s of which he has, apparently, been cleared. The Democrats http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20113883-503544.html (and their running dogs over here) still cannot forgive Clarence Thomas for being appointed. Allegations of inappropriate political behaviour by Mrs Thomas were commented on in the Guardian a year ago http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/afua-hirsch-law-blog/2010/nov/22/clarence-thomas-judiciary . Coveniently the Guardian columnist conflates Mrs Thomas’s activites for the Tea Party with Justice Thomas’s unfitness for office. Nice!
Of course, this all fits into the BBC narrative that only “renegade” blacks are not on the left here or there (or, indeed, anywhere).
It’s the lefty thing and they do it with their beloved working-class too. That is; they believe that they are such champions of the “black community” that all black people should be beholden to them. If any step out of line and use their own brain then they are so ungrateful and need to be despised by all “right-on” people because they are now beyond the pale.
To me it’s a very traditional form of racism combined with paternalism. The left seem to think that black people aren’t allowed to hold any opinion not given to them by the left themselves. I think it is very much of the old colonial mentality and am no longer shocked by seeing it.
Cain is everything the BBC hate :-
1. He is a real “black”, both his parents being black. Obama is only half-black.
2. He comes from a real black working class family. Obama’s white mother was a posh academic.
3. Cain has a BSc. in Maths and an MSc in Computer Science. Obama has a law degree. ( admittedly better than the usual arty-farty crap favoured by Beeboids ).
4. Cain has run a successful business. Obama has only run successful scams.
5. Cain is a Republican. Obama is a Democrat. Therefore, Cain is a right-wing Uncle Tom , Obama is not.
Life must be wonderful , if you are a Beeboid. Everything is so simple when you are brain dead !
Personally I am fascinated at how Democrats seem to automatically revert to sexual accusations against uppity black men, remember Clarence Thomas? A deliberate pandering to the stereotype of the sexually aggressive ‘Black Buck’?
The way they glom onto isolated and questionable accusations in these cases as opposed to the way they ignored or explained away Clinton’s history of serial abuse, and even rape, shows just how unprincipled they are. Not to mention stupid; haven’t they grasped that they just CANNOT play this card anymore after the Clinton follies?
‘…remember Clarence Thomas?’
Uh huh. I was watching the confirmation hearings on C-Span the other day. The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman during those hearings was one Senator Joe Biden. I wonder whatever happened to him.
But they can play this card, Margo.
The unique way in which they are funded means they can do what they want.
Radio 5 were at it as well. Dame Nicola Campbell was in full sneering flow about Cain
Forget about charges of racism. The people saying Cain is finished now are the same people who told you that Bill Clinton’s actual groping and affairs should be ignored as private matters, nothing to do with his job as President. Lying under oath was nothing to worry about, as it was only “lying about sex”.
The BBC is filled with hypocrites.
Mardell finally admits what I’ve been saying all along: he parrots the opinon of his Beltway buddies.
For now this confirms the Beltway impression that he’s a lightweight, albeit one with a terrific singing voice.
I thought this was your opinion, Mark? You told the BBC CoJ as much, and have said it in your own reports as if it’s your own opinion.
And of course, since it’s about US politics, Mardell gets it wrong AGAIN:
Of course the real winner is Mitt Romney. Every moment the media spends tearing down a rival is as good as unpaid advertising.
Wrong. Romney is “a” winner, yes, but not the “real” one. The “real winner” is, of course, The Obamessiah, as Cain is most likely the only one who can defeat Him, due to the race card. If you all could see the hysterics of the Leftoid US media on this – particularly CNN and MSNBC and the Leftoid blogs – you’d know it for sure.
Mardell’s opening line: “This ain’t over yet.”
Translation: “We’re not going to let this drop.”
Fast and Furious? Look over there – Herman Cain!
Solyndra? Look over there – Herman Cain!
Beacon Power? Look over there – Herman Cain!
EnerDel? Look over there – Herman Cain!
Tonopah Solar? Look over there – Herman Cain!
I doubt if Romney is the winner – Mardell seems to assume that the mud will stick. On the contrary, a lot of Cain’s supporters have come out even more strongly in his favour, there has been a flood of new contributions to his campaign since the story broke – and a lot of people surmise that it could well be a Repub opponent that put Politico up to the smear story. If that view takes hold, there could be a strong flashback against possible suspects – and Romney;s campaign is obviously in the frame.
Net Net – I would not be at all surprised if Cain bounces right back from this. A lot of decent Americans – not necessarily Republicnas – will not take kindly to drive-by smears of a man who appears engaging and straighforward.
Mardell is too damn dumb, to steeped in the Beltway groupthink to even contemplate that. How is he going to look is Cain does not in fact slip, and Romney does not gain ? Besides – any slippage of votes from Cain would go to Perry or Gingrich, not Romney.
It’s a big call but I genuinely cannot remember a more appalling piece of broadcasting than this.
The sheer sneering arrogance of Humphreys and Naughtie was on full show.
Disgusting, vile people.
On the plus side, in so far as it now appears to be SOP for liberals to cast any uppity black dude as a crazed sex fiend, at least we won’t have to put up with them yammering about how To Kill A Mockingbird is a great book anymore. Hey, if Tom Robinson had spoken out in favour of tax cuts, liberals would claim him getting shot was poetic justice.
See? He’s not even been elected yet, and Herman Cain is already making life better for our kids.
Did the beeoids really use the phrase “facing sexual harassment charges” ? That implies he has been charged with offences and is self-evidently actionable.
This is Clarence Thomas, all over again.
The phrase used was “accusations of sexual harassment against two women…which he strongly denies”. “Facing charges” wasn’t a phrase used on the programme.
Oh well, that’s alright then.
Looking at the script with a legal forensic eye I am sure you are right. In the fog of listening to radio while multitasking, the two statements are for practical purposes, interchangeable.