# Democractic leaders appear on stage with Louis Farrakhan. MSM silent. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 4, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719 "2018-09-04T01:11:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/1 "2018-09-04T01:11:17Z")
President Bill Clinton and Black Democratic Leaders Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson share stage with avowed racist and Anti Semite Louis Farrakhan. And the Main Stream Media is silent. What if President Trump had appeared on stage with racist and white Supremacist David Duke? The photo would be the lead story for the MSM media around the world calling for President Trump’s removal from office. MSM hypocrisy at it best! > **[Networks crop Farrakhan from Clinton/Jackson/Sharpton image at Aretha’s funeral](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/2/networks-crop-farrakhan-clintonjacksonsharpton-ima/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork)** > > It was an image that caused quite a stir Friday afternoon. There on the stage presiding over Aretha Franklin’s epic funeral extravaganza was former President Bill Clinton alongside former presidential candidates Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. And... ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/2 "2018-09-04T01:13:54Z")
You should mention they were at Aretha Franklin’s funeral. They didn’t choose for Farrakhan to be there. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/3 "2018-09-04T01:51:31Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You should mention they were at Aretha Franklin’s funeral. They didn’t choose for Farrakhan to be there. And none of the three are or will be running for any elected position nor likely to be appointed to any paid national government post in the remainder of their lives. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/4 "2018-09-04T01:59:24Z")
And Trumps already has that whole fraud, agent of a foreign power, campaign finance irregularities going on, not to mention the CTers, so … ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/5 "2018-09-04T02:13:01Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > What if President Trump had appeared on stage with racist and white Supremacist David Duke? What’s your opinion of the family of a genuine American hero not wanting Trump anywhere near his funeral? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/6 "2018-09-04T02:32:37Z")
Wow, three former Presidents were in the same building as two assholes (I count Sharpton as being as bad as Farrakhan). Somebody should do … something … ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/7 "2018-09-04T02:38:44Z")
I don’t know who mangosteen is. I guess I know a little more about you. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/8 "2018-09-04T02:50:44Z")
If you wish to rant about Farrakhan or who he shares a stage with or the media go do so in the Pit. Do not start any other threads like this in MPSIMS. Moved to The Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/9 "2018-09-04T02:59:54Z")
How close to Farrakhan do you have to get in order to catch Farrakhan cooties? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/10 "2018-09-04T03:03:10Z")
OK, so Louis Farrakhan attended Aretha Franklin’s funeral and was given a seat on the stage. Thanks for letting us know. Now, what, precisely does the OP believe is to be done with that information? > [@Mangosteen](#): > > What if President Trump had appeared on stage with racist and white Supremacist David Duke? At Aretha Franklin’s funeral? That seems more than a bit unlikely. In any event, I imagine the pro-Trump media, such as the outfit you linked to, would have either ignored it or buried it at the bottom of the page and told us it didn’t mean nothin’. > [@](#): > > The photo would be the lead story for the MSM media around the world calling for President Trump’s removal from office. MSM hypocrisy at it best! Oh, bullshit. You don’t get to claim hypocricy on a hypothetical future event. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/11 "2018-09-04T03:08:35Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > What’s your opinion of \*\*the family of \*\*a genuine American hero not wanting Trump anywhere near his funeral? Sorry to quibble, but I’m pretty sure it was Senator McCain himself who asked the current president to not attend, and two former presidents to give eulogies. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/12 "2018-09-04T03:37:22Z")
**Mango** : Fuck the Washington Times, fuck Louis Farrakhan, and fuck you. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/13 "2018-09-04T03:45:40Z")
Farrakan’s photo was in at least some of the lamestream media such as [here](https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/aretha-franklin/2018/08/31/aretha-franklin-funeral-black-church-music/1164698002/) I didn’t have to look hard. Farrakan isn’t overly newsworthy these days. He’s 85, had heart attacks and other health issues, AFAIK he’s not even active in the Nation of Islam any longer beyond being a figurehead (I could be wrong but can’t be bothered to look this up). Glad the OP is outraged though on the behalf of all of us. I’m sure he shares the same sentiments about racism when Trump opens is Big Mac hole ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/14 "2018-09-04T03:48:48Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Farrakan’s photo was in at least some of the lamestream media such as [here](https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/aretha-franklin/2018/08/31/aretha-franklin-funeral-black-church-music/1164698002/) > > I didn’t have to look hard. Farrakan isn’t overly newsworthy these days. He’s 85, had heart attacks and other health issues, AFAIK he’s not even active in the Nation of Islam any longer beyond being a figurehead (I could be wrong but can’t be bothered to look this up). > > Glad the OP is outraged though on the behalf of all of us. I’m sure he shares the same sentiments about racism when Trump opens is Big Mac hole He still has a program that broadcasts online, and also on public access in my area. Since you mentioned he’s 85, from what little I’ve seen of it, they are probably old programs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/15 "2018-09-04T05:13:08Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Wow, three former Presidents were in the same building as two assholes (I count Sharpton as being as bad as Farrakhan). Somebody should do … something … My bad. So many funerals this week. There was only one former President at Aretha Franklin’s funeral, where Farrakhan was also present. It was John McCain’s funeral where there were three former Presidents and presumably no Louis Farrakhan. That said, my point still stands. You’re not endorsing somebody by being in the same building with them. No matter how much Fox News and the OP want to make an issue out of this. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/16 "2018-09-04T05:16:48Z")
> [@andros](#): > > **Mango** : Fuck the Washington Times, fuck Louis Farrakhan, and fuck you. You might want to throw Fox News in the pile too. They’re currently running the story with the headline _“Bill Clinton blasted for sharing stage with ‘Black Hitler’ Louis Farrakhan at Aretha Franklin’s funeral”_ ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/17 "2018-09-04T05:21:51Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > …You’re not endorsing somebody by being in the same building with them. … McCain obviously felt otherwise. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/18 "2018-09-04T07:28:38Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > OK, so Louis Farrakhan attended Aretha Franklin’s funeral and was given a seat on the stage. Thanks for letting us know. Now, what, precisely does the OP believe is to be done with that information? From this, he wants us to conclude that any criticism or insinuation that Donald Trump is racist is insincere partisan bullshit meant solely to smear a political opponent. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/19 "2018-09-04T08:19:14Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > From this, he wants us to conclude that any criticism or insinuation that Donald Trump is racist is insincere partisan bullshit meant solely to smear a political opponent. Which means OP has destroyed a valid point (“Louis Farrakhan is a hateful fuckhead everyone should distance themselves from simply on moral grounds.”) by tying it to that stupid political stance. Frankly, I could hardly come up with a better way to _boost_ Louis Farrakhan’s popularity. Which is part of why FOX News does it, since they know he’s a great big stick they can use to beat Democrats with. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719/20 "2018-09-04T11:02:24Z")
If Trump appeared onstage with Duke, it would probably be at Steve Bannon’s funeral; and I think everyone would nod their heads and say, “Yeah, that makes sense. It isn’t even the most racist thing Trump has done.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democractic-leaders-appear-on-stage-with-louis-farrakhan-msm-silent/820719.md?page=2)