Capehart removes the picture of "Not Bernie" from his twitter page, replaces it with lawn sign

[Electric Monk]

(cross-posted from the Bernie Group)

https://twitter.com/CapehartJ/status/698190063016906752

[joshcryer]

1. ROFL. He's going to be apologizing hard today / tomorrow.

He needs to just say he was 100% wrong and accept the ire, rather than sugar coat.

[AtomicKitten]

22. I agree. Like pulling a Band-Aid off quickly.

[joshcryer]

23. I think that's why he did the pic switch.

Yeah, that is not a picture of Sanders... after all. Heh.

I never even recall hearing about this guy before this so if he comes out and gives a sincere apology about being biased and crap and not thinking critically then he can come out ahead in my eyes.

We'll see what happens.

But he definitely stepped in it.

[AtomicKitten]

31. oh yeah, it's gonna take some work cleaning up

[tomm2thumbs]

86. loved the reply someone posted researching his unbiased reporting

[Bluenorthwest]

62. Less than a year since Capehart was forced by public outrage to apologize for his Ferguson piece

"‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ was built on a lie"
"They have also forced me to deal with two uncomfortable truths: Brown never surrendered with his hands up, and Wilson was justified in shooting Brown.......
What DOJ found made me ill. Wilson knew about the theft of the cigarillos from the convenience store and had a description of the suspects. Brown fought with the officer and tried to take his gun. And the popular hands-up storyline, which isn’t corroborated by ballistic and DNA evidence and multiple witness statements, was perpetuated by Witness 101. In fact, just about everything said to the media by Witness 101, whom we all know as Dorian Johnson, the friend with Brown that day, was not supported by the evidence and other witness statements."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/16/lesson-learned-from-the-shooting-of-michael-brown/

I'm surprised he's seen as having any credibility at all. DUers who promoted such opinions were not well received at all but Jonathan continues his Twitter based, researched after the fact so called 'journalism'.

[joshcryer]

64. I consider Capehart clickbait journalism, nothing more, nothing less.

But thanks for the reminder of that, to be frank, I hadn't recalled hearing of him until now.

[Bluenorthwest]

71. He's clickbait backbiting, not even clickbait journalism. He did not even pick up the phone to ask

Danny Lyon, a famous man, about the photograph Danny took before Capehart was even born. That's not journalism that is gossip based fiction.

I'm surprised that DU, which was so strongly supportive of the people of Ferguson, are willing to defend this self promotional hack. Some of his defenders on DU utterly destroyed DUers who took Capehart's position on the shooting of Michael Brown. But they love Capehart because today he's useful to them, which says plenty.

[joshcryer]

75. You think clickbait goes beyond opinionative supposition?

Bless you.

I didn't know Capehart was pro-Brown murder nor that DUers disliked him then but supported him now.

I'm sure you could provide specific links to those allegations. If you are "afraid" of a jury hiding them, feel free to PM, and I will openly respond with said links. I have never failed to provide links to DUers own words, and, as yet, I have never gotten a hide for it. So show the fucking links, because I find this allegation egregious and would happily add those people to my ignore. No, I would want to put those people on ignore.

Put up or PM and I will. I mean it. It's simple.

Note: if you don't actually PM me these links I will consider you full of it.

[mythology]

72. If that's the standard, there are an awful lot of DUers who never bothered to admit

they were wrong about the Michael Brown shooting, or that they jumped to conclusions that weren't supported by the evidence.

Capeheart admitted he was wrong. That's more than a lot of people did.

[Bluenorthwest]

73. Fact is the standard for 'journalist doing journalism' is much higher than for random idiots on the

internet. At least it should be. Further, DUers who took those positions were castigated and not forgiven. Capehart back tracked only after days of paining himself as the victim. If nothing else his credibility should be highly doubted when compared to that of Danny Lyon who has over 50 years of excellence and sound reporting, 50 years of brave and righteous words and actions.

Odd that you think people who get paid to 'report' should be just as free to be full of shit and lies as anyone posting on DU. I do not agree at all.

[Snotcicles]

81. Are we seeing a claim for "backlash victim", in the making? nt

[valerief]

76. I don't expect an apology. "It's confusing as to who to believe" will be the extent

of his apology. He's a Hillaryite.

[concreteblue]

2. Hmmmm...

Any apologies yet?

[Avalux]

3. Oh my goodness. n/t

[Kalidurga]

4. That looks like he just endorsed Bernie.

[RobertEarl]

5. Did he feel the Bern?

[Avalux]

9. Well....maybe not.

The sign is covered in snow. Capehart would never endorse Bernie.

[HooptieWagon]

28. No he wouldn't. His partner is big Clinton supporter.

[jeff47]

77. More than a supporter. He works for her campaign. (nt)

[HooptieWagon]

80. Yep. Campaign and M$M coordinating together in propaganda.

Sunlight is a great disinfectant. They are being exposed.

[840high]

6. Read the comments - loved them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. This is one weird start to a retraction

[JimDandy]

59. It's kinda cute actually. Instead of "not Bernie" he's admitting with the sign that "it's Bernie".

[CoffeeCat]

8. Is Capehart coping with his horrendous journalism skills by

snorting cocaine off of a Bernie sign?

[JonLeibowitz]

37. He may come up with more insightful pieces if he is high. As it is, his column is garbage.

[jillan]

10. Thanks for posting this out here!

[Electric Monk]

15. You're welcome. I hope Skinner sees it tomorrow. nt

[jillan]

17. You are a mind reader! I was just looking for his thread to add this there.

[cui bono]

40. Is he in on the swiftboating?

Color me surprised.

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[Electric Monk]

46. Skinner started a thread yesterday. I think that's part of the reason it's been such a big deal here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1214262

[arcane1]

47. He was concerned about posts being hidden for promoting the fraud.

Just Asking Questions and all that.

[cui bono]

51. I'm sure he was concerned about that.

Too bad he's not so concerned with obvious socks and admitted trolls.

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[R. Daneel Olivaw]

56. Heh heh heh.

Too funny.

[PonyUp]

79. Gotta pay the bills? nt

[cui bono]

11. It's still got the headline "this is not Bernie Sanders" so it seems he's trying to be coy.

Saying in a roundabout way that Bernie is not presidential. And also making it seem, to those not in the know, that he always had that picture there.

This is very odd indeed.

Any self-respecting objective journalist would make a retraction and apology.

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[Electric Monk]

12. Coy is a good word for it. I agree that this seems like a non-apology apology.

[cui bono]

13. Yeah, especially if you look at his last two tweets...

"Not so cut and dry."



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[JonLeibowitz]

38. Aren't you supposed to do the research before the reporting?

Maybe he is confused about how his job is supposed to work because of how twitter sorts the timeline.

[Iggy Knorr]

14. He's an biased, trolling asshole who should be fired

"Spent the day doing my job. Reporting. Getting the facts. Thinking before writing. New Bernie photo piece coming soon. Not so cut and dry."

[Luminous Animal]

19. He should have done his job and gotten the facts before blabbing all over the MSM and

embarrassing himself on the internet.

He won't be fired. He is useful.

[HooptieWagon]

32. He had a deadline, Clinton's needed the script today, to coordinated with Lewis and Brock.

[arcane1]

49. Exactly. Not to mention defense against the recent endorsements and the Erica Garner ad.

We are witnessing marching orders in action.

[Luminous Animal]

16. He's not feeling the Bern

but he had his ass handed to him. He humiliated himself. But he will have a long a prosperous career as a shill to whomever wields power.

[jillan]

18. I beg to differ. He is feeling the Bern - Now!

He thought he could get away with it.

[Luminous Animal]

20. I see it differently. He is digging in.

[jillan]

21. Let him. He's been exposed. I don't think this is going away.

[Luminous Animal]

25. i don't either. It is now 9 hours since he interviewed the photographer.

And *crickets*.

[jillan]

27. I get the feeling he is not sleeping too soundly tonite.

It takes a big man to admit to the public he f-ed up.

[joshcryer]

33. In the meantime you have to wonder how many page views...

...he got the Washington Post.

[cui bono]

42. I don't know... he doesn't get very many likes or retweets. n/t

[R B Garr]

43. You are keeping track of the HOURS since he

interviewed someone?! Scary.

[Luminous Animal]

54. Um. The time stamp is on his twitter feed and I can do math.

[jeff47]

78. What! This vile wizardry you are using is terrifying!!!

[joshcryer]

24. Maybe he'll one day get to run a site owned by a billionaire.

Even potentially get hard hitting pieces.

Clickbait checkbook journalism has to start somewhere!

[Luminous Animal]

26. Who runs a site owned by a billionaire?

[enigmatic]

29. Washington Post?

I'm sure he's being "paid" handsomely.

[joshcryer]

30. Pierre Omidyar's site.

Here's the staff list: https://theintercept.com/staff/

Check off the founding editors.

[Luminous Animal]

34. Who runs it?

[joshcryer]

36. The co-founders and editor in chief?

[JonLeibowitz]

41. What's wrong with the intercept? I feel I am not understanding this conversation.

[joshcryer]

45. Not much.

The discussion was about checkbook / clickbait journalism.

[m-lekktor]

65. the opinion pieces don't promote a "pro billionare" stance despite the ownership.

you don't like it because it's critical of the Obama administration and rightly so. it's one of the best investigative resources out there, political party partisans will never like it.

[joshcryer]

70. Yes, they actually do.

Identity politics, in their very nature, do. Clinton is trying to channel it to great benefit.

If I bothered, or maybe wanted to get some decent money, I'd spend 16 hours a day rebutting each and every rhetorically bankrupt Intercept article. But 1) I don't care about being profit and 2) I really really don't care.

Oh, and 3) because The Intercept is backed by a literal oligarch, a fucking billionaire, a simple blogger is not going to have much sway against its rhetoric.

[Luminous Animal]

53. I'm going with editor in chief. That is the journalistic standard. You have a problem with

the editor in chief?

[joshcryer]

55. I have a problem with checkbook journalism.

But not those who seek it out, it's super profitable. Easy money, too.

[asuhornets]

35. He was probably being harrassed. By who I wonder? n/t

[R B Garr]

39. Yeah, it looks like he's saying CHILL.

It also looks like his harassers didn't watch him on Chris Matthews last night.

[cui bono]

44. Probably some hornets from Arizona.

.

[asuhornets]

48. Actually that's hornets from Alabama..eom

[cui bono]

50. Oops. lol. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

52. So many people called him a "hack" that he's going to be another Armstrong Williams.

[azurnoir]

57. It's asswagging his lie pure and simple - cooling the bern -

it says he knew what what was doing when he did it , getting the lie out in WaPo was the mission and he did it- a despareate attempt by Team Weathervain to hold on to it's remaining demographic

[femmedem]

60. I think it's a reference to cooling the Bern.

Not an endorsement.

[Donkees]

61. Feel the Bern!

[Bluenorthwest]

63. I hope Jon does not do everything backwards like he reports first and researches second....

In some cases the order of actions makes a vital difference, examples include pulling down one's drawers prior to defecation as opposed to the other way around. Condoms go on before the sex, not after, this is key to proper efficacy.
It is not always possible to simply and safely reverse the established protocols.

So it really is best to ask the person who shot the photo about that photo before you go on TV with your 'opinion' about that photo taken when you were not yet born, characterizing and mocking a Presidential candidate in the Democratic Party who is supported by millions of Americans.


Capehart shits on democracy for his own advancement, to give himself something to fuss over on Twitter. That is the long and the short of it.

[eShirl]

66. Capeheart on twitter: "........writing......"

Jonathan Capehart ?@CapehartJ 3m3 minutes ago

Where the word of a proud photographer conflicts with the pride of an ex-wife and friends.
0 retweets 0 likes

Jonathan Capehart ?@CapehartJ 25m25 minutes ago

Where the doubt of a campaign strategist slams up against a university archive.
0 retweets 0 likes

Jonathan Capehart ?@CapehartJ 29m29 minutes ago

This is a story where memory and historical certitude clash.
2 retweets 1 like

Jonathan Capehart ?@CapehartJ 1h1 hour ago

........writing......
1 retweet 14 likes

[Ino]

68. "Where the youthful Civil-Rights activism of Bernie Sanders and Bruce Rappaport collide."

He calls this writing? proud photographer? pride of an ex-wife? WTF?

It seems he's not going to say he was wrong. It's a difference of opinion. No one can trust their own damn eyes.

I can't get over the look of absolute GLEE on his face when he "broke" this story on Hardball.

[eShirl]

69. I'm disappointed but not too surprised.

meh

[polly7]

67. For those who don't use Twitter, here are just a few screenshots of the hundreds of

tweets of which 90% seem completely against what he did.

[Bluenorthwest]

74. Photos by Danny Lyon

http://www.mocp.org/detail.php?t=objects&type=browse&f=maker&s=Lyon%2C+Danny&record=81

[Petrushka]

83. K & R

[tomm2thumbs]

84. "Where Lazy Reporting and Hidden Agendas Collide...."

Where the youthful Civil-Rights activism of Bernie Sanders and Bruce Rappaport collide.
Jonathan Capehart

Where the word of a proud photographer conflicts with the pride of an ex-wife and friends.
Jonathan Capehart

Where the doubt of a campaign strategist slams up against a university archive.
Jonathan Capehart

[Babel_17]

85. Whoa. K&R