The Hemingway Report

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Harvard makes convicted spy Chelsea Manning a 'fellow,' igniting firestorm

The liberal mindset:

~~~What action can we take to make us look more stupid than we know we already are?~~~

In a perpetual continuum of trying to top their last stupid action (destroying our history) they hit their mark with this latest stunt.

Weiner was in the running but was too busy sexting to answer the call.

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Update:

Harvard rescinds Chelsea Manning's visiting fellowship after CIA chief protests

Former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell on Thursday announced his resignation as a senior fellow at Harvard after the university named U.S. Army soldier-turned-convicted felon Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow.

Manning will take on the role at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, the school said on its website.

“She speaks on the social, technological and economic ramifications of Artificial Intelligence,” the Harvard announcement said. “As a trans woman, she advocates for queer and transgender rights as @xychelsea on Twitter.”

Morell, a former CIA deputy director who twice served as acting director, announced his resignation from Harvard's Belfer Center was a result of Manning's appointment, saying he couldn't be part of an organization "that honors convicted felon and leaker of classified information."

"Senior leaders in our military have stated publicly that the leaks by Ms. Manning put the lives of U.S. soldiers at risk," Morell said. "I have an obligation in my conscience -- and I believe to the country -- to stand against any efforts to justify leaks of sensitive national security information."

Many people were flabbergasted the university gave Manning the title, calling it “unbelievable” that a person convicted of espionage could be considered a “fellow.”

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“Of all the veterans who honorably served...Harvard hires Chelsea Manning who was convicted of espionage. Unbelievable,” retired gunnery sergeant Jessie Jane Duff wrote on Twitter.

“I'm loyal to Harvard, but I think I'll forego IOP events this fall. (I'd feel the same way if Chelsea Manning were still Bradley Manning.)” pundit Bill Kristol said. Manning replied: “Awesome ! can you ask @seanspicer to do the same? #WeGotThis.”

“#Bizarre; @Harvard names #ChelseaManning as #VisitingFellow on #LGBT.. He's more qualified to speak on #Treachery,” tweeted David Higgins, who identifies himself as having been in the U.S. Army.

“Seriously @Harvard?? Enabling a traitor to our country? You need to check your stupidity,” another user wrote on Twitter.

“How to become a Harvard Visiting Fellow: Leak 700,000 classified documents & get convicted of 6 espionage charges,” user J Michael Waller tweeted.

“And Harvard just named him a visiting fellow along with Chelsea Manning. Good examples for students on how to slime your way to the top,” another person wrote.

“Chelsea Manning Was Convicted of Leaking Classified Info — So Naturally, Harvard Sent Her a Job Offer,” a tweet read.

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Manning, who was known as Bradley Manning before transitioning, was released from prison in May after serving seven years for leaking classified government materials to WikiLeaks. She was convicted in 2013 of espionage, theft, and computer fraud, earning her a 35 year prison sentence -- until former President Barack Obama commuted the sentence.

CHELSEA MANNING FREED FROM KANSAS MILITARY PRISON

Manning's release from jail was widely criticized by members of Congress, who considered Manning's leaks of the nation's most sensitive secrets a danger to America's safety. House Speaker Paul Ryan called the move "just outrageous."

The convicted felon did not directly address the new job on her social media accounts, except in her response to Kristol.

ESPN's double standard shows when hosts speak out

This is how it works. If you’re a liberal black bitch you can call the president a “white supremacist” on your Twitter account. On the other hand, if you’re a conservative and express your views (on Facebook) against cross gender bathrooms you get fired like Kurt Schilling.

PS:

Imagine the blowback had an ESPN commentator called Obama a "Black Muslim".

By Brian Flood Published September 13, 2017

Fox News

ESPN‘s handling of its latest controversy offers fresh evidence that the network will punish employees for expressing conservative views while liberal staffers are given a pass – regardless of how it impacts the company’s bottom line.

The company offered a mild reprimand of anchor Jemele Hill after she called President Trump a "white supremacist" in a tweet. But conservatives at the network have been punished or even fired for speaking their minds, and another personality recently got put on time out for simply musing that ESPN's obvious political bent is turning off viewers.

“Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists,” Hill, the face of ESPN’s “SC6,” a relatively new version of SportsCenter with an urban feel, tweeted. Hill is an outspoken liberal who currently has a pair of photographs with Barack and Michelle Obama pinned atop her twitter feed.

“Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.”- ESPN anchor Jemele Hill in tweet

The network issued a statement saying she'd been given a talking to, but there appears to be no meaningful disciplinary action to date.

“The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the President do not represent the position of ESPN. We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her action were inappropriate,” the network said in a statement.

Other incidents have been handled much differently at ESPN. Citing “sources,” Fox Sports' "Outkick the Coverage’s" Clay Travis reported on Tuesday that longtime ESPN anchor Linda Cohn was told by directly by the network’s president John Skipper not to show up to work after she suggested that the network has become too political. Travis noted that Cohn, who has hosted ESPN’s flagship SportsCenter over 5,000 times, was also told to stay home and think about what she said.

Sources: After Linda Cohn spoke out on politics @ESPN she was told by prez John Skipper not to come to work & to think about what she said.— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) 8:29 PM - Sep 12, 2017

The rhetoric that Skipper reportedly wanted Cohn to ponder was simply a radio interview that occurred back in April when she appeared on 77 WABC’s “Bernie and Sid” radio show. The 25-year ESPN veteran was asked if politics played a part in recent struggles at the network, including mass layoffs and a drop in subscribers.

“That is definitely a percentage of it,” Cohn told the radio hosts. “I don’t know how big a percentage, but if anyone wants to ignore that fact, they’re blind.”

Both ESPN and Cohn declined to comment when contacted by Fox News.

Why would politics turn away subscribers from a sports network? Well, in recent memory, ESPN has awarded its prestigious Arthur Ashe Award for Courage to Caitlyn Jenner for coming out as transgender, spent countless hours of airtime praising now-former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the National Anthem and even removed an Asian-American broadcaster named Robert Lee from an assignment because of fear that his name is similar to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Meanwhile, outspoken conservative former MLB star Curt Schilling was fired from the network for expressing political views on social media.

“ESPN is an inclusive company. Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated,” the network said in a 2016 statement.

Schilling did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry was let go during the widespread layoffs earlier this year and has since become an outspoken conservative on social media. However, she claims that she was reprimanded by ESPN executives for favoring right-leaning tweets while she worked there.

For those saying "that's not a true statement." Yes, it is. I worked there and was reprimanded for conservative-leaning tweets I favorited.— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) 5:08 PM - Sep 12, 2017

In the pre-Trump era, ESPN took similar matters more seriously. Back in 2008, Hill was suspended for writing on ESPN.com, “Rooting for the Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim.” In less than a decade, the network has pivoted from suspending Hill for comparing Celtics fans to Nazis to allowing the same reporter to call the President of the United States a white supremacist.

Former ESPN personality Jason Whitlock, now a host on Fox Sports, believes the majority of sports fans lean to the right. He has a theory for why the Connecticut-based sports network has turned to the left.

“I think that ESPN has chosen a lane politically… there are rumors that [Disney chairman and CEO] Bob Iger wants to run for president,” Whitlock said Wednesday on “Fox & Friends.”

On Tuesday’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Travis quoted NBA legend Michael Jordan who once said, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.” However, the folks at Disney clearly don’t mind if right-leaning viewers find their sports news elsewhere -- and the network is losing subscribers in the process.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

'Goonies' star Martha Plimpton says she had her 'best abortion' in Seattle

SICK...can't begin to describe this bitch and the assholes listening to her.

She's thrilled she eliminated her child. So was Casey Anthony. Now you know why the Right and Left will never come together due to the fact, the Left is totally ~~~ wacked~~~!

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Actress Martha Plimpton speaks during an Affordable Care Act outreach event hosted by Planned Parenthood for the Latino community in Los Angeles, California September 28, 2013. (Reuters)

Actress Martha Plimpton was cheered on by an audience after boasting she had her "best" abortion in Seattle.

In a video shot in June just gaining wider attention, the actress was being interviewed by controversial author Dr. Willie Parker at a #ShoutYourAbortion event in Seattle, when she told the audience of having her first abortion at age 19.

"Seattle has some particular significance for me for lots of reasons,” the actress said at the Town Hall event. "I’ve got a lot of family here, some of whom are here in the audience tonight. I also had my first abortion here at the Seattle Planned Parenthood!"

The 46-year-old followed up her story with a loud "Yay" as the audience cheered her on.

She added, "Notice I said 'first'...and I don’t want Seattle — I don’t want you guys to feel insecure, it was my best one."

The audience continued to laugh at Plimpton's story.

"Heads and tails above the rest," she said. "If I could Yelp review it, I totally would. And if that doctor’s here tonight, I don’t remember you at all, I was 19. I was 19, but I thank you nonetheless."

Some took to Twitter to react to Plimpton's remarks.