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brooklynite

(94,571 posts)
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:11 PM Aug 2017

Uproar Over Omarosa Manigault-Newman at Black Journalists Convention

Source: New York Times

NEW ORLEANS — The appearance of Omarosa Manigault-Newman, a White House aide, caused an uproar at a National Association of Black Journalists convention on Friday after she refused to answer some questions about President Trump’s recent remarks encouraging the police to be rougher while arresting criminal suspects.

Ms. Manigault-Newman, whose role in the Trump administration as an advocate on issues concerning African-Americans was also scrutinized, appeared at the annual gathering for a panel that was called “Black and Blue: Raising Our Sons, Protecting Our Communities.” It was moderated by a longtime journalist, Ed Gordon, a host at Bounce TV.

The event began cordially, but within minutes, it devolved into a shouting match between Ms. Manigault-Newman and Mr. Gordon. She interrupted him, accusing him several times of attacking her as Mr. Gordon pressed for answers about her role in the Trump administration and changes to criminal justice policies under Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

In one of the tensest exchanges, Ms. Manigault-Newman said, “Shame on you,” to Mr. Gordon. He replied, in part, “So here’s what you’re not gonna do,” before explaining that he would not let her “railroad” the event.

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Uproar Over Omarosa Manigault-Newman at Black Journalists Convention (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2017 OP
GOOD!!! That (a word that I can't call her here on DU, in spite of the fact that The_REAL_Ecumenist Aug 2017 #1
Right. Good on the journalists. Aunt Tomasinas not welcome. brush Aug 2017 #2
Yes, just another reality star whose 10 minutes should have been up long ago. Marie Marie Aug 2017 #3
About the nicest thing I can call her is an opportunist Warpy Aug 2017 #4
Good God she is classless. nt DRoseDARs Aug 2017 #5
She is, what my mom called, (God rest her soul), willfully ignorant... The_REAL_Ecumenist Aug 2017 #6
Who the hell.... dawn frenzy adams Aug 2017 #7
They basically had to BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #11
What did she expect ? nocalflea Aug 2017 #8
IMO, Omarosa expected the uproar and welcomed it. no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #9
Fuck her HAB911 Aug 2017 #10
Low-life trash. dalton99a Aug 2017 #12

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(721 posts)
1. GOOD!!! That (a word that I can't call her here on DU, in spite of the fact that
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:20 PM
Aug 2017

she's evil and dumb as hell&quot , needs her hair blown back. She acts as if her ass is plated in platinum. She's acting as the proverbial "house ******" my greatgrandparents told me about from their memories & what they'd been told older relatives from their experiences during slavery. DUMB ASS!!She won't be happy until the bastard she worships turns his demented, racist hatred on her... TOKEN, beyond belief.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
3. Yes, just another reality star whose 10 minutes should have been up long ago.
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:26 PM
Aug 2017

But she was HIS reality star and that is her only qualification for anything. She kissed his lard ass.

Warpy

(111,261 posts)
4. About the nicest thing I can call her is an opportunist
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 12:32 AM
Aug 2017

in the worst sense of the word. I'm glad people are knocking her down a peg or two.

Now if someone would only extend the favor to the rest of that gang in the White House, especially their lunatic boss.

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(721 posts)
6. She is, what my mom called, (God rest her soul), willfully ignorant...
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 02:04 AM
Aug 2017

NO HOME TRAINING. She is NOT cute and the nonsense she spouts will come around and bite her in her nonsensical ass. She is worse, i my opinion, than Quisling. WE were dragged here as beasts of burden, AGAINST our will and for her sorry ass to proudly kiss his rubbery pasty ass, ( he looks like a boiled egg on legs), is beyond disgusting. EWWWW!

I also notice a trend in the latest group of black "republicans". They have NO shame and seemingly drop to their knees for the praise of completely yicky treasonous types. She doesn't know her relatively recent history, ie, the jewish capos who basically sold their fellow jews into the death trains in a HOPELESS & in some ways, Karmically horrific, attempt to save their own asses.... and we all know how that ended, don't we?

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)
11. They basically had to
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 08:11 AM
Aug 2017

in order to establish that they made an attempt to "reach out to" Drumpf's "outreach" point person, but also to "out" her as a phony and a fraud.

no_hypocrisy

(46,104 posts)
9. IMO, Omarosa expected the uproar and welcomed it.
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:45 AM
Aug 2017

When you're a publicity whore, anything that keeps your name alive in the media is a good thing.

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