There are fortunes to be made if one knows how to swallow one’s principles and tap dances on demand to the tunes of the establishment. This is especially true if one happens to be a black pundit; the quickest way to gain a platform and to garner a wide audience is by becoming a step-n-fetch it water carrier of Democrats and the liberal order. Let me introduce you to the ultimate coon show that is Joy-Ann Reid; a Sojourner Truth in reverse, MSNBC’s black token is proof-positive that it pays well to be a lawn jockey of neoliberalism.
There is nothing redemptive about Joy-Ann; watching her show is an exercise in masochism that only leads to the lowering of IQ points and the erosion of common sense. For an hour a day, she preens on cable TV and assassinates truth and journalism alike as she literally parrots Democrat talking points and disparages anyone who dares to question the party of Jefferson, Jackson and Lyndon Baines Johnson. It’s an embarrassment really; I have not witnessed that level of subservience since I saw a documentary of the cult in Jonestown.
I admit, there was a time when I actually thought Joy-Ann was a fierce truth-teller. But that was more than a decade ago when I believed that Barack Obama was an agent of change and I broke my back to get the First Bank President elected. Incidentally, I had the misfortune of meeting Joy-Ann once during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC in 2012. I was there covering the convention as an independent journalist and was seated at the table next to hers. We exchanged phone numbers and I felt truly honored to have gotten to know her acquaintance....continued...
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