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CNN’s Idée Fixe

Posted on | July 11, 2023 | 3 Comments

Every hour this morning, CNN has featured this story:

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on Monday doubled down on his comments on White nationalism, saying it was an “opinion” that White nationalists are racist.
During an interview on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” Tuberville repeatedly defended his previous comments. When Collins stated the definition of a White nationalist is someone who believes that the White race is superior to other races, Tuberville said, “Well, that’s some people’s opinion.”
When asked what his opinion was, Tuberville said, “My opinion of a White nationalist, if someone wants to call them White nationalist, to me is an American.”
Speaking on an individual level, Tuberville added, “If people think a White nationalist is a racist, I agree with that.”
Tuberville previously faced backlash regarding comments made originally in an interview with a local Alabama radio station when he was asked if he believes White nationalists should be allowed in the military and responded, “I call them Americans.”
In May, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had called on the Alabama senator to denounce White nationalism as “un-American,” and stop his hold on military nominations, CNN previously reported.
Tuberville told CNN Monday night that when lawmakers are in the minority party in the Senate, “the only power we have is to put a hold on something.”
Asked by Collins whether he knows better than seven former defense secretaries who penned a letter in May arguing the hold was “harming military readiness and risks damaging US national security,” Tuberville said: “They were nominated, they weren’t elected. I was elected to represent the people of Alabama in this country.”

Why is CNN smearing Tuberville this way? Because after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year, the Biden administration decided that the Pentagon should help pregnant women in the military get abortions. In response to that policy, Tuberville since February has put a “hold” on military promotions (the Senate must approve all promotions of officers, under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution). The Biden administration refuses to yield, and therefore what CNN calls Tuberville’s “blockade” has continued. In service of their mission as Democratic Party propaganda operatives, therefore, CNN is trying to hang the “white nationalist” tag on Tuberville. Did I mention that CNN’s ratings are lower than Paw Patrol? And they still can’t figure out why.



 

Category: CNN, Military, Senate

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3 Responses to “CNN’s Idée Fixe”

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