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    JumpinJeremy55
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 12:22 AM ET #101

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    Quote Originally Posted by StumpTownStu:

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    This story has it all...famous gay black man beaten by MAGA supporters in Chi-town. This was raw meat for the media. And it was total bullshit. Everyone got played by this dude & now he skates??? This story has a better plot than anything Empire has ever produced.
    Not everyone. There are many, including people on this site, who smelled bullshyt from the start.
    I was referring to the media getting played. I don't recall anyone calling BS in the media.  I'm sure you will continue to give all the details in this case.

    hannity.. tucker.. laura.. just to name a few.. maybe u shouldve tuned in cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    Quote Originally Posted by StumpTownStu:

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    This story has it all...famous gay black man beaten by MAGA supporters in Chi-town. This was raw meat for the media. And it was total bullshit. Everyone got played by this dude & now he skates??? This story has a better plot than anything Empire has ever produced.
    Not everyone. There are many, including people on this site, who smelled bullshyt from the start.
    I was referring to the media getting played. I don't recall anyone calling BS in the media.  I'm sure you will continue to give all the details in this case.

    hannity.. tucker.. laura.. just to name a few.. maybe u shouldve tuned in cool

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 11:56 AM ET #102

    Quote Originally Posted by JumpinJeremy55:

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    Quote Originally Posted by StumpTownStu:

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    This story has it all...famous gay black man beaten by MAGA supporters in Chi-town. This was raw meat for the media. And it was total bullshit. Everyone got played by this dude & now he skates??? This story has a better plot than anything Empire has ever produced.
    Not everyone. There are many, including people on this site, who smelled bullshyt from the start.
    I was referring to the media getting played. I don't recall anyone calling BS in the media.  I'm sure you will continue to give all the details in this case.
    hannity.. tucker.. laura.. just to name a few.. maybe u shouldve tuned in

    If I want to laugh I'll watch Shameless on Showtime. In fact, Shameless is what Fox news is to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JumpinJeremy55:

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    Quote Originally Posted by StumpTownStu:

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:

    This story has it all...famous gay black man beaten by MAGA supporters in Chi-town. This was raw meat for the media. And it was total bullshit. Everyone got played by this dude & now he skates??? This story has a better plot than anything Empire has ever produced.
    Not everyone. There are many, including people on this site, who smelled bullshyt from the start.
    I was referring to the media getting played. I don't recall anyone calling BS in the media.  I'm sure you will continue to give all the details in this case.
    hannity.. tucker.. laura.. just to name a few.. maybe u shouldve tuned in

    If I want to laugh I'll watch Shameless on Showtime. In fact, Shameless is what Fox news is to me.

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 1:01 PM ET #103

    The link below will have the Joker imitation video by 1 of the Nigerian brothers in whiteface! You can not possibly make this stuff up! Approximately 2 minutes of great entertainment!

    https://www.infowars.com/smollett-lawyer-alleged-nigerian-attackers-could-have-worn-whiteface/




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    The link below will have the Joker imitation video by 1 of the Nigerian brothers in whiteface! You can not possibly make this stuff up! Approximately 2 minutes of great entertainment!

    https://www.infowars.com/smollett-lawyer-alleged-nigerian-attackers-could-have-worn-whiteface/




     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 1:14 PM ET #104

      ol'Abimbola sure had be fooled ....he looked like a white man to me ...no wonder Jussie was fooled..
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      ol'Abimbola sure had be fooled ....he looked like a white man to me ...no wonder Jussie was fooled..
     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 1:44 PM ET #105

    If, it comes out that Smollett did create this hate crime himself ,,maybe he was inspired by  Andrew McClinton, of Leland, Miss. McClinton, a member of a black church in Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to burning the church, which was also spray painted with the slogan “Vote Trump,” a week before the 2016 presidential election.

    https://wreg.com/2019/03/29/mississippi-man-pleads-guilty-in-vote-trump-church-arson/
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    If, it comes out that Smollett did create this hate crime himself ,,maybe he was inspired by  Andrew McClinton, of Leland, Miss. McClinton, a member of a black church in Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to burning the church, which was also spray painted with the slogan “Vote Trump,” a week before the 2016 presidential election.

    https://wreg.com/2019/03/29/mississippi-man-pleads-guilty-in-vote-trump-church-arson/
     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 2:04 PM ET #106

    Amazing slim how the Left perpetrates crimes against themselves in order to make conservatives look bad. What will be the next great hoax from the unhinged Left? Crazy people!

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    Amazing slim how the Left perpetrates crimes against themselves in order to make conservatives look bad. What will be the next great hoax from the unhinged Left? Crazy people!

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 2:20 PM ET #107

    Quote Originally Posted by sundance:

    Amazing slim how the Left perpetrates crimes against themselves in order to make conservatives look bad. What will be the next great hoax from the unhinged Left? Crazy people!


    It might be this one sundance ..today Mayor Rahm Emanuel called Chicago a "Trump-free zone" and blamed the president for creating a "toxic" and "hate-filled" environment that allowed Smollett to think he could get away with faking a hate crime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sundance:

    Amazing slim how the Left perpetrates crimes against themselves in order to make conservatives look bad. What will be the next great hoax from the unhinged Left? Crazy people!


    It might be this one sundance ..today Mayor Rahm Emanuel called Chicago a "Trump-free zone" and blamed the president for creating a "toxic" and "hate-filled" environment that allowed Smollett to think he could get away with faking a hate crime.
     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 2:25 PM ET #108

    Lol! Classic!
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    Lol! Classic!
     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 2:35 PM ET #109

    Quote Originally Posted by sundance:

    The link below will have the Joker imitation video by 1 of the Nigerian brothers in whiteface! You can not possibly make this stuff up! Approximately 2 minutes of great entertainment!https://www.infowars.com/smollett-lawyer-alleged-nigerian-attackers-could-have-worn-whiteface/

    Already saw it. When Slim posted the quote of his lawyer, I went looking for video of it because I knew she'd sound dumb as shyt. In my search, I also found footage of his "whiteface". Even worst than I expected. Or better from a humor standpoint. And if you listen to the full quote, she actually tries to throw the cops under the bus again. Like they weren't doing their job because they didn't consider the "whiteface" video. She's too dense or just plain dumb to see that it makes Smollett look worse. You can't make this stuff up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sundance:

    The link below will have the Joker imitation video by 1 of the Nigerian brothers in whiteface! You can not possibly make this stuff up! Approximately 2 minutes of great entertainment!https://www.infowars.com/smollett-lawyer-alleged-nigerian-attackers-could-have-worn-whiteface/

    Already saw it. When Slim posted the quote of his lawyer, I went looking for video of it because I knew she'd sound dumb as shyt. In my search, I also found footage of his "whiteface". Even worst than I expected. Or better from a humor standpoint. And if you listen to the full quote, she actually tries to throw the cops under the bus again. Like they weren't doing their job because they didn't consider the "whiteface" video. She's too dense or just plain dumb to see that it makes Smollett look worse. You can't make this stuff up.

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 2:41 PM ET #110

    I see,, the image Jussie Smollet's projects doesn't look bad to some in his community ..

     Smollett has been nominated for a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP ) Image Award happening this Saturday in Hollywood.........
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    I see,, the image Jussie Smollet's projects doesn't look bad to some in his community ..

     Smollett has been nominated for a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP ) Image Award happening this Saturday in Hollywood.........
     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 4:15 PM ET #111

    Quote Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim:

    I see,, the image Jussie Smollet's projects doesn't look bad to some in his community .. Smollett has been nominated for a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP ) Image Award happening this Saturday in Hollywood.........

    The nominations were before this whole scandal broke and there's been question if he even has the nerve to show up. He's definitely not some highly celebrated figure in the black community but with all of this said, I am not refuting your statement. I'm sure there are some in the community that don't look down on him and I think most are just indifferent. It just bears noting that nominations are decided much in advance. Nothing would make me prouder than if they revoked his nomination but I don't see it happening. He needs to be a sacrificial lamb. Someone the community collectively seperates itself from as if to say, "We are as deeply troubled by this as anyone else and we don't support it. That would go a long way in helping both race relations and relations between the community and police.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim:

    I see,, the image Jussie Smollet's projects doesn't look bad to some in his community .. Smollett has been nominated for a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP ) Image Award happening this Saturday in Hollywood.........

    The nominations were before this whole scandal broke and there's been question if he even has the nerve to show up. He's definitely not some highly celebrated figure in the black community but with all of this said, I am not refuting your statement. I'm sure there are some in the community that don't look down on him and I think most are just indifferent. It just bears noting that nominations are decided much in advance. Nothing would make me prouder than if they revoked his nomination but I don't see it happening. He needs to be a sacrificial lamb. Someone the community collectively seperates itself from as if to say, "We are as deeply troubled by this as anyone else and we don't support it. That would go a long way in helping both race relations and relations between the community and police.

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 4:29 PM ET #112

    That's the problem though, we haven't had strong leadership in the black community since the late 60's-early 70's. We've had chronic self-promoters like Jesse and Al. Or this new crop of instagram activist. No concrete leadership and community organization. This was fine in the early 2000's which was a time of relative racial harmony. We didn't need strong race specific leadership. Just strong leadership as a country. Now things are different and it's not the "hip" thing to say "We're Americans first. And we're all brothers and sisters. Countrymen. And we need to focus on what brings us together, not whaf tears us apart. We need to focus on our future, not are past. We need to work together and not point fingers. That's leadership. Not going to a rally or wearing a T-Shirt. I'm sorry but I have white people in my life that mean the world to me and i'm not trading them in so that we can plunge race relations back into the 19th century.

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    That's the problem though, we haven't had strong leadership in the black community since the late 60's-early 70's. We've had chronic self-promoters like Jesse and Al. Or this new crop of instagram activist. No concrete leadership and community organization. This was fine in the early 2000's which was a time of relative racial harmony. We didn't need strong race specific leadership. Just strong leadership as a country. Now things are different and it's not the "hip" thing to say "We're Americans first. And we're all brothers and sisters. Countrymen. And we need to focus on what brings us together, not whaf tears us apart. We need to focus on our future, not are past. We need to work together and not point fingers. That's leadership. Not going to a rally or wearing a T-Shirt. I'm sorry but I have white people in my life that mean the world to me and i'm not trading them in so that we can plunge race relations back into the 19th century.

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 5:38 PM ET #113

    I understand Image Award nominations came before Smollett was charged with the 16 counts..  nevertheless they still had time to withdraw his name,,, at least till things settle down a bit..and I can see there is a split in the community, as to whether or not his name should be in nomination...over a week ago,some leadership groups like..  Project 21 have called  to Smollett dropped  from the list of nominees for the Award and on the other side ..Compton homeboy Anthony Anderson who will be the Image Awards host ... hopes that Smollett will win an award at the upcoming awards ceremony for his performances on Empire.

    It is something like Pete Rose.. he is the all-time hits leader in Major League baseball, but they will not entered him into the Hall of Fame because he gambled on the game ..Of course it should be noted Pete admitted to his act whereas Jussie hasn't ..so till that fuzzy dark cloud is lifted over Smollett..I feel that it's not wise to honor him at this point in time..and it would be a bad reflection on those that do..
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    I understand Image Award nominations came before Smollett was charged with the 16 counts..  nevertheless they still had time to withdraw his name,,, at least till things settle down a bit..and I can see there is a split in the community, as to whether or not his name should be in nomination...over a week ago,some leadership groups like..  Project 21 have called  to Smollett dropped  from the list of nominees for the Award and on the other side ..Compton homeboy Anthony Anderson who will be the Image Awards host ... hopes that Smollett will win an award at the upcoming awards ceremony for his performances on Empire.

    It is something like Pete Rose.. he is the all-time hits leader in Major League baseball, but they will not entered him into the Hall of Fame because he gambled on the game ..Of course it should be noted Pete admitted to his act whereas Jussie hasn't ..so till that fuzzy dark cloud is lifted over Smollett..I feel that it's not wise to honor him at this point in time..and it would be a bad reflection on those that do..
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim:

    I understand Image Award nominations came before Smollett was charged with the 16 counts..  nevertheless they still had time to withdraw his name,,, at least till things settle down a bit..and I can see there is a split in the community, as to whether or not his name should be in nomination...over a week ago,some leadership groups like..  Project 21 have called  to Smollett dropped  from the list of nominees for the Award and on the other side ..Compton homeboy Anthony Anderson who will be the Image Awards host ... hopes that Smollett will win an award at the upcoming awards ceremony for his performances on Empire. It is something like Pete Rose.. he is the all-time hits leader in Major League baseball, but they will not entered him into the Hall of Fame because he gambled on the game ..Of course it should be noted Pete admitted to his act whereas Jussie hasn't ..so till that fuzzy dark cloud is lifted over Smollett..I feel that it's not wise to honor him at this point in time..and it would be a bad reflection on those that do..

    I wouldn't dare compare Jussica to Pete Rose. His crimes are far more severe and his over all impact on his industry is far less extensive. Pete was one of the best to ever do it. Smollett is a flash in the pan. Pete humbled himself. Smollett is doubling-down on playing the victim. He would make a perfect sacrificial lamb. He's not even endearing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim:

    I understand Image Award nominations came before Smollett was charged with the 16 counts..  nevertheless they still had time to withdraw his name,,, at least till things settle down a bit..and I can see there is a split in the community, as to whether or not his name should be in nomination...over a week ago,some leadership groups like..  Project 21 have called  to Smollett dropped  from the list of nominees for the Award and on the other side ..Compton homeboy Anthony Anderson who will be the Image Awards host ... hopes that Smollett will win an award at the upcoming awards ceremony for his performances on Empire. It is something like Pete Rose.. he is the all-time hits leader in Major League baseball, but they will not entered him into the Hall of Fame because he gambled on the game ..Of course it should be noted Pete admitted to his act whereas Jussie hasn't ..so till that fuzzy dark cloud is lifted over Smollett..I feel that it's not wise to honor him at this point in time..and it would be a bad reflection on those that do..

    I wouldn't dare compare Jussica to Pete Rose. His crimes are far more severe and his over all impact on his industry is far less extensive. Pete was one of the best to ever do it. Smollett is a flash in the pan. Pete humbled himself. Smollett is doubling-down on playing the victim. He would make a perfect sacrificial lamb. He's not even endearing.

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 7:46 PM ET #115

    After further review slim. I did not realize Rahm actually said 'A Trump fee zone' and thatTrump created a toxic environment Wow! Crazy talk from Rahm. 

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    After further review slim. I did not realize Rahm actually said 'A Trump fee zone' and thatTrump created a toxic environment Wow! Crazy talk from Rahm. 

     
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    Posted: Mar. 29, 2019 - 10:05 PM ET #116

    Quote Originally Posted by sundance:

    After further review slim. I did not realize Rahm actually said 'A Trump fee zone' and thatTrump created a toxic environment Wow! Crazy talk from Rahm. 


    That's hilarious ..Rahm is saying the only reason Jussie Smollett thought he could get away with this hoax about a hate crime is because of the environment President Trump created..

    So ,not only is Emanuel accusing Smollett of committing a crime that he has not been convicted of..but he's blaming President Trump for Smolletts actions ... it was all President Trump fault ..

    It's a real three ring circus there in Chicago,,now Jesse Jackson then launched into a multi-paragraph criticism of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Police Department’s handling of the “police murder” of Laquan McDonald,” the “539 homicides in Chicago, more than 80 % of the killings unsolved,” police misconduct lawsuits, and the city’s high unemployment rate..

    ..and The top prosecutor in Chicago Kim Foxx did not formally recuse herself from the Jussie Smollett investigation, her office said Thursday.     While the Chicago police union demands a federal investigation into Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case.. alleging that the Stat attorney for Crook County interfered in the police investigation...
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    Quote Originally Posted by sundance:

    After further review slim. I did not realize Rahm actually said 'A Trump fee zone' and thatTrump created a toxic environment Wow! Crazy talk from Rahm. 


    That's hilarious ..Rahm is saying the only reason Jussie Smollett thought he could get away with this hoax about a hate crime is because of the environment President Trump created..

    So ,not only is Emanuel accusing Smollett of committing a crime that he has not been convicted of..but he's blaming President Trump for Smolletts actions ... it was all President Trump fault ..

    It's a real three ring circus there in Chicago,,now Jesse Jackson then launched into a multi-paragraph criticism of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Police Department’s handling of the “police murder” of Laquan McDonald,” the “539 homicides in Chicago, more than 80 % of the killings unsolved,” police misconduct lawsuits, and the city’s high unemployment rate..

    ..and The top prosecutor in Chicago Kim Foxx did not formally recuse herself from the Jussie Smollett investigation, her office said Thursday.     While the Chicago police union demands a federal investigation into Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case.. alleging that the Stat attorney for Crook County interfered in the police investigation...
     
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    Posted: Mar. 30, 2019 - 12:47 AM ET #117

    Add one more group (IPBA) to the skirmish and it really has nothing to do with what Smollett did or did not do..it is about accountability and the fact that justice demands resolution..

    The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association do not condoned the handling of the Jussie Smollett case.The manner in which this case was dismissed was abnormal and unfamiliar to those who practice law in criminal courthouses across the State.

    Even more problematic, the State’s Attorney and her representatives have fundamentally misled the public on the law and circumstances surrounding the dismissal.

    The IPBA say's the public has the right to know the truth, and they are  set out to do that because the State’s Attorney has failed in her most fundamental ethical obligations to the public...
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    Add one more group (IPBA) to the skirmish and it really has nothing to do with what Smollett did or did not do..it is about accountability and the fact that justice demands resolution..

    The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association do not condoned the handling of the Jussie Smollett case.The manner in which this case was dismissed was abnormal and unfamiliar to those who practice law in criminal courthouses across the State.

    Even more problematic, the State’s Attorney and her representatives have fundamentally misled the public on the law and circumstances surrounding the dismissal.

    The IPBA say's the public has the right to know the truth, and they are  set out to do that because the State’s Attorney has failed in her most fundamental ethical obligations to the public...
     
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    Posted: Mar. 30, 2019 - 7:47 PM ET #118

    Jussie Smollett skipped the NAACP Image Awards Dinner on Friday night  and lost to fellow nominee Jesse Williams of Grey’s Anatomy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category in the non-televised portion of the awards on Friday, according to ABC News.

    On the bright side ,, the two Nigerian brothers implicated in the alleged crime say their fitness business is booming off the back of the bizarre saga.
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    Jussie Smollett skipped the NAACP Image Awards Dinner on Friday night  and lost to fellow nominee Jesse Williams of Grey’s Anatomy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category in the non-televised portion of the awards on Friday, according to ABC News.

    On the bright side ,, the two Nigerian brothers implicated in the alleged crime say their fitness business is booming off the back of the bizarre saga.
     
     
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    Posted: Mar. 30, 2019 - 8:38 PM ET #119

    https://www.city-journal.org/jussie-smollet-indictment-dismissal

    This is a good read.

     

     

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    https://www.city-journal.org/jussie-smollet-indictment-dismissal

    This is a good read.

     

     

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