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Not a fan of Don Lemon or CNN but this is a big nothing burger.. so he text Smollett and let him know what he probably already knew, his story was not believable. No doubt Lemon wanted it to be true or at least believable but we all know Lemon is a race baiter, thats not news and not really a crime either...
I’m also not a Don Lemon fan but I disagree that it’s not significant that he texted Smollett. He either had sources in the Chicago PD, or CNN staff did, to let him know that there were doubts about his story. He was passing on information to a source, and he himself, it appears, did not want to doubt Smollett himself. Had too much invested in the narrative.
And, with this in mind, did CNN broadcast these doubts from the PD, or did they continue with the race-baiting? We all know the answer to that.
I agree, it wasn’t a crime in the typical sense but it was a breach of ethics. When you weep for the death of journalism as a profession, Don Lemon, and his sidekick Cuomo, will be included in the list of those responsible, and that is a moral crime. The typical death by a thousand cuts.
Not a fan of Don Lemon or CNN but this is a big nothing burger.. so he text Smollett and let him know what he probably already knew, his story was not believable. No doubt Lemon wanted it to be true or at least believable but we all know Lemon is a race baiter, thats not news and not really a crime either...
Agree....voicing an opinion is not the same as digging into the backgrounds of victims. Plenty of reasons to dislike Lemon, this isn't one of them.
Uhm..... huge difference between telling someone you don’t think the cops don’t believe you and trying use investigative resources to find out the identity or private information about accusers for a relative. I, the ordinary citizen, could have told Smollett cops didn’t believe him but I could not have given Cuomo information about accusers trying to hide their identity. You do understand there is a rather substantial distinction between speculation and confidential information, right?
Exactly! Anyone with a smidgeon of common sense could tell the cops didn’t believe him, because his story was unbelievable. I can see the difference between Don Lemon saying that versus giving up information on anonymous accusers. Then again, it is CNN and they are not above doxing people they disagree with. In fact, it’s my suspicion they knew all along that Chris was helping his brother and they were fine with it until the texts and emails were leaked.
There was a time when after the news broadcast there followed an opinion or short editorial and was anounced as such.
Now the opinion is blended in as the news.
Hold on, hold on!! Are you tellin me that Don Lemon has an agenda and isn't an objective journalist?
OMG, now who can I listen to to tell me what to do and think???
Too funny and too true.
Don Lemon is not a journalist he is a talking head boob. He was one of the ones that so wanted the hoax to be true. He is one of the jerks that are actively trying to open the old wounds of racism, rub salt in them and divide our nation.
We have enough problems without the media piling on and hyping fake news stories.
I do not think it is a big deal that Lemon warned Jussie about the Police because most people that can still add 2 and 2 together and get 4 thought the attack was bogus.
A warning from Lemon????? He had to ask because no one else told him he was full of it????????? LOL
I'd like to think 99% of the people knew it was a lie and warned Smollett also.
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