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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:55 AM Mar 2015

Ben Stein: NYT Snubbed 'Civil Rights Leader' George W. Bush In Selma Photo

Actor and former Republican speechwriter Ben Stein said during an appearance Monday on Fox News that he thought the New York Times had snubbed former President George W. Bush, whom he described as a "civil rights leader," by leaving him out of a front-page photo showing a commemorative march in Selma, Alabama.

“I think it was clear liberal bias," Stein said, after "Outnumbered" co-host Harris Faulkner asserted the paper had "cropped" Bush out of the front-page image. "Why else cut him out? I mean, he was a great guy. He was a civil rights leader, an impressive guy in that whole area. Why cut him out except for pure bias?”

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The great civil rights leader of our time George W. Bush.

He helped these people find new homes:





He helped these people realize they don't have to take time out of their busy lives to vote:



He helped these guys see the world:




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Ben Stein: NYT Snubbed 'Civil Rights Leader' George W. Bush In Selma Photo (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 OP
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In their eyes he was a leader in the greatest civil rights fight of our time..... daleanime Mar 2015 #2
If you ask white people today Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #3

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daleanime

(17,796 posts)
2. In their eyes he was a leader in the greatest civil rights fight of our time.....
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:14 AM
Mar 2015

to remove the shameful chains that restricted the will of the wealthy...






Oh yeah, just in case

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
3. If you ask white people today
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 10:46 AM
Mar 2015

the majority believe that they're the real victims of racism.

So Ben Stein is viewing it through that lens.

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