This afternoon, CNN anchor Don Lemon appeared on “The Situation Room” to discuss the grand jury’s decision not to indict a NYPD officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Lemon cautioned against making what happened into a race issue:
Transcript:
“Here’s what I want people to do, and I know it’s hard to do: Take the issue of race out of this and put Eric Garner of any ethnic persuasion on that ground. This is a case of excessive force.”
It didn’t take long for the venom to flow:
https://twitter.com/dhamigo/status/540271856897781760
@donlemon Why do you want to take race out of everything?
— Bourgeois Negus (@30SomethingB) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/jaswindsor/status/540273162609381376
Don Lemon said we need to take race out of this. Just now he said this. Why is my TV on CNN? I hate life.
— Thor: NIGnarok (@hosienation) December 3, 2014
This man…ugh. RT @hosienation Don Lemon said we need to take race out of this. Just now he said this. Why is my TV on CNN? I hate life.
— Fall of Icarus (@Tanhi_San) December 3, 2014
Did Don Lemon just tell me to take race out of this? I can't do that bruh.
— Baby Local (@kami_kazi) December 3, 2014
@donlemon: "Take race out of this…" NO SIR
— smokethagoat , COO ?? (@VIEsmoke) December 3, 2014
@hosienation @donlemon you are an imbecile! Take race out of it how when I see nothing but black men being murdered by cops?! Stfu!
— BlackPurple (@mrshueyb) December 3, 2014
@hosienation don lemon is apparently the house slave for big media. Is that too much?
— Lance J. Gosnell (@lancejgosnell) December 3, 2014
MT @hosienation: Don Lemon said we need to take race out of this. Why is my TV on CNN? I hate life.”/shut off that friggin idiot!
— Franco ? (@FrancoIKU) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/Creator413David/status/540271456610160641
@donlemon "We should take race out of this."
Sir, we should take you off of CNN.
You're a joke.
And I'll just take the laughter outta that— Jawn Legend ?? (@According2Joy) December 3, 2014
@rustymk2 Don Lemon is a White Supremacy puppet trying to convince the masses not to think about racism.
— a.m. (@missmelanated) December 3, 2014
@donlemon …did you say "take race out of this!?" You make it extremely hard to respect you, ignorance w/ a platform at it's worst!! GTFOH
— Ms. Natasha 4 Justice (@soulful_chica) December 3, 2014
Don Lemon is like "take the race issue out of this, it's about excessive force" WHY THE FUCK DO YOU THINK THEY USED EXCESSIVE FORCE DON?!?
— It’s Kremas Season!!!! (@sammysitstill) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/theBlackNewtype/status/540271392160108544
https://twitter.com/her2ndson/status/540271608553033728
Can we off Don Lemon with that tree ? Nigga talking about take race out of this .
— ✨Kema✨™ (@ImSleepThough) December 3, 2014
Dear Don Lemon, respectfully, shut the hell up.
I mean, take race out of this? Really? #EricGarner
— You're an oxymoron (@MJ_JustSayin) December 3, 2014
and Don Lemon….this nigga is the Conductor of the House Nigga train…
— Miiz InDEEpendent (@MsPManningJames) December 3, 2014
@donlemon Not even you can be that fucking stupid. #EricGarner Suppose the Blacks suing CNN should take race out of it too?
— Bucci (@bucci2028) December 3, 2014
Thats like me telling him to take the bitch out of himself “@kami_kazi: Did Don Lemon just tell me to take race out of this? I can't do tha"
— Ghetto Sarah Lee (@Choojimmy) December 3, 2014
Did Don 'Uncle Ruckus' Fuckshit Lemon just say that we need to take race out of it?
— ? skkrrtt cobain (@tirhakahlove) December 3, 2014
Fuck him up RT @hosienation: Don Lemon said we need to take race out of this. Just now he said this. Why is my TV on CNN? I hate life.
— Big Body Thotty (@WhatsCeph) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/___LDM/status/540271200795369472
@donlemon Really… How do you take race out of it when our black men are dying at the hands of the law…..
— Hanae (@HanaeMauldin) December 3, 2014
@donlemon @CNN is it not about race??? You are a joke!! Be real with yourself! DISGUSTING!
— B. Michaele (@BMic__) December 3, 2014
@donlemon I don’t want to "take ace out of it"…Not for a minute! It is the crux of this entire issue! Removing it is comforting for whom?
— chandler windham (@chandlerwindham) December 3, 2014
Don dumbass Lemon just said take race out if out, dude race is what is all over it. Why do you still have a job @cnn
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/SlickSince96/status/540271658314252288
https://twitter.com/Miami_Lewis06/status/540271884005568512
"@ZariaVonMars: "…take the issue of race out of this" ~ Don Lemon…. is he on something?" He's there fucking puppet since day 1
— SLIM BACK IN STYLE LIKE ITS 1997 (@DougSlim_) December 3, 2014
@DonLemon take race out of the Garner case!? …on behalf of most Black Americans please shut the fuck up.
— AC Slayter?? (@AC_Slayter) December 3, 2014
don lemon is a fucking coon, and will say anything to look good to rest of his @cnn peers #fuckcnn
— ✨ Melanin Book Babe ✨? (@nikkilajoy) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/InMyMental/status/540282305055825920
https://twitter.com/shaydechelle/status/540271714639163393
Don Lemon is a fuckin Uncle Tom
— Smalls (@smalls___) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/SwallowThatShit/status/540271242801344513
Don Lemon aka Tom from Boondocks bitch ass talking about take race out of this. Nigga stfu
— I can only be me (@iAve_WalkAlone) December 3, 2014
Don lemon. You make me sick. Why the fuck should we take color out. The fact is #EricGarner was black.@CNN
— Sherlan ?? (@SherlanPW) December 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/The_BKC/status/540271286468247553
Somebody please put a dick in his mouth so he can Stfuuu RT @yungmelanin_: "Take race out of the situation."
– Don LemonSHUT THE FUCK UP.
— Suzy Skrew (@Daddywarbuckkz) December 3, 2014
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