Sandmann Defies Cancel Culture

[_ajax18]

I'm sure this is disappointing to those of you who hoped to see this young smug "racist," expelled from school and his future career ruined. Screw you CNN and everyone else on this board that called for this young man to be kicked out of school and forever branded a "racist."

Nicholas Sandmann, the MAGA-hat-wearing high school student who was defamed by the mainstream media at the March for Life in 2019, put on his famous hat again at the RNC, praising President Donald Trump for opposing “cancel culture.”

Sandmann, who sued CNN and the Washington Post for smearing him as a racist, when in fact he was attacked by radical left-wing activists, told his own story, in full, to a national audience. (CNN and the Post settled the lawsuits earlier this year.)

He recalled:

Being from Kentucky, the birth place of Abraham Lincoln, my classmates and I visited the Lincoln Memorial. I found myself face-to-face with Nathan Phillips and other professional protestors looking to turn me into the latest poster child showing why Trump is bad. While the media portrayed me as the aggressor with a “relentless smirk” on my face, in reality the video confirms I was standing with my hands behind my back and an awkward smile on my face that hid two thoughts. One, don’t do anything that might further agitate the man banging a drum in my face and two, trying to follow a family friend’s advice never to do anything to embarrass your family, your school, or your community.

Before I knew what was happening, it was over. One of Mr. Phillips fellow agitators yelled out “We got him!”, “It’s all right here on video” and We won Grandpa”. What I thought was a strange encounter, quickly developed into a major news story complete with video footage.

My life changed forever in that one moment. The full war machine of the mainstream media revved up into attack mode. They did so without ever researching the full video of the incident; without ever investigating Mr. Philips’ motives; or without ever asking me for my side of the story. And do you know why? Because the truth wasn’t important. Advancing their anti-Christian, anti-Conservative, anti-Donald Trump narrative was all that mattered. And if advancing their narrative ruined the reputation and future of a teenager from Covington, Kentucky…so be it. That will teach him not to wear a MAGA hat!

Sandmann then explained that he had been a victim of “cancel culture” — and that President Trump had stood up for him:

I learned that what was happening to me had a name. It was called being cancelled. As in annulled. As in revoked. As in made void.

Cancelled is what’s happening to people around this country who refuse to be silenced by the far left. Many are being fired, humiliated or even threatened. Often, the media is a willing participant.

But I wouldn’t be cancelled. I fought back hard to expose the media for what they did to me and won a personal victory. While much more must be done, I look forward to the day that the media returns to providing balanced, responsible and accountable news coverage.

I know President Trump hopes for that too. I’m proud to say that throughout my media nightmare I have had President Trump’s unwavering support.

Sandmann concluded: “And together, I believe we must all embrace our 1st Amendment rights and not hide in fear of the media, or from the tech companies or the outrage mob either.”

He then donned his famous MAGA hat: “And one more thing … let’s Make America Great Again!”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020 ... l-culture/

[_Icarus]

CNN never called for him to be kicked out of school. Stop creating imaginary wars based on imaginary threats.

[_Some Schmo]

CNN never called for him to be kicked out of school. Stop creating imaginary wars based on imaginary threats.

But then he'd have nothing with which to frighten himself. He's too stupid to be afraid of Trump.

[_ajax18]

In a joint statement , the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School apologized and said they are investigating and will take "appropriate action, up to and including expulsion."

https://www.cbs58.com/news/students-who ... -expulsion

And screw the spineless administration at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School.

[_ajax18]

One of the most offensive comments was from Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who incorrectly tweeted “The boys were protesting a woman’s right to choose & yelled ‘it’s not rape if you enjoy it.' ” She later deleted the tweet.

Maggie Haberman of the New York Times observed that “there are dozens of students laughing and egging on the behavior. Will be interesting to see if anyone is actually expelled, as officials suggest is possible,” creating the false impression that the Catholic high school students were the aggressors.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/coving ... 00109.html

One can only imagine how this would have played out had Ihlan Omar and her ilk were in power.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

Does anyone know how much scratch Sandman ended up raking in?

Oh, and since I have your attention, Xanax. Why do you suppose Candace Owens wasn’t invited to speak at the RNC?

- Doc

[_ajax18]

Does anyone know how much scratch Sandman ended up raking in?

I doubt it was disclosed.

[_ajax18]

Does anyone know how much scratch Sandman ended up raking in?

How much do you think mainstream media deserved to pay for what they attempted to do to this boy? It's a shame we don't have the original thread that "Hawkeye," put out when the story broke.

Oh, and since I have your attention, Xanax. Why do you suppose Candace Owens wasn’t invited to speak at the RNC?

I don't know. I think she would have been great. Herschel Walker was wonderful. So was Maximo Alvarez and Melania.

[_Icarus]

How much do you think mainstream media deserved to pay for what they attempted to do to this boy? It's a shame we don't have the original thread that "Hawkeye," put out when the story broke.

They didn't do crap to this boy, they simply reported the facts. I'm only upset that CNN settled, because they would have won the court battle if they had the balls to do it.

[_subgenius]

They didn't do ____ to this boy, they simply reported the facts. I'm only upset that CNN settled, because they would have won the court battle if they had the balls to do it.

Fo sho, you are easily smarter on how court works than CNN lawyers.