CNN Anchor Chastises Town Hall Protester — Stop Saying ‘Real Americans’

"We're all real Americans."

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August 17, 2009 at 1:42 pm - CNN
Dateline: Atlanta, GA
doogle   August 17th, 2009 - 10:56 am

Don…explain that to the White House.

They would just as soon the “mobsters” move to Outer Mongolia because they don’t consider us “real Americans”.

John Adam's Apparition   August 17th, 2009 - 11:09 am

We did not create American Freedom to rob one citizen to benefit another. Simply put, an American Citizen is not required to support another citizen. This is the price of freedom, responsibility to oneself and family, which benefits all…Remember, Congress was set up to represent the citizens of our country. Congress serves the citizenry. Let the citizens be heard…. Let arrogant, egotistical Congressional Representatives, Senators, and Presidents be turned out at the next election…..

lars   August 17th, 2009 - 11:43 am

What an a**hole,… Sorry,… I meant to say real American a**hole.

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George Orwell   August 17th, 2009 - 12:08 pm

Some animals are more equal than others.

poetopoet   August 17th, 2009 - 12:11 pm

Yes, some are real Americans, because Obama wants to give free health care to all aliens illegal or not, they are not real Americans and do not deserve to be included in this health care act or debate, on the blood, sweat and tears of real American workers, that’s the tax payer, jerk Don Lemon.

Never forget the U.S. is a Republic, for which it stands, THANK GOD, and it’s not a democracy, also know as the last form of government, that’s Europe.

Obama, himself a confessed crack and cocaine user, (in his own words, in a book) would allow this program below to continue, right? I think so, do you agree or not.

Crack babies catch up
By DANA KENNEDY, The Associated Press, 12/6/92

“The first wave of crack-exposed children entered first and second grades in New York City this fall, a year after one state report estimated the cost of special care for them could total $2 billion over the next 15 years. Harlem Hospital researchers estimated that the cost of caring for crack babies costs the country $500 million a year. Such statistics have fed the kind of fear that led Ross Perot to invoke the dread specter of “crack babies” during the first presidential debate. “

“Again and again and again, the mother disappears in three days and the child becomes a ward of the state because he’s permanently and genetically damaged,” Perot said. “

This is not a racial or a ration issue. At what cost to your mama and papa, even you denied hip replacement, etc, etc? Will Obama’s plan deny crack babies care at any of today’s cost? Today estimated at two million dollars for three months of hospital care, per crack, baby, two 2 billion dollars in 1992. What is it in today’s dollars $$$ and that’s in New York City only. Liar, liar, liar Obama!

Shelia   August 17th, 2009 - 12:30 pm

Off subject…..The blogger who continues to request that Americans refuse to buy anything other than items needed for basic care may be helping to keep the numbers down on the BS about the recession being over.
Americans aren’t spending money at the malls, furniture stores, etc. and this is our way to show the obie administration that his stimulus can’t help if we’re not behind him spending our hard earned money.
He can’t say the stimulus is working if we refuse any type of extra spending and it seems to working. I would love some new outfits and shoes but I am willing to forget new clothing if my lack of spending can show all that obie’s stimulus is worthless. GIVE THE MONEY BACK TO THE PEOPLE!
DON’T LET THEM STEAL FROM US AND OUR CHILDREN! Stand firm, keep your money in your pockets!

Sue   August 17th, 2009 - 12:33 pm

Because he wouldn’t be able to tell a real American from his friends, I’m sure!! He needs a cue card to get anything across.

commieobamie   August 17th, 2009 - 1:01 pm

You are TOTALLY WRONG! REAL AMERICANS don’t support COMMUNISM and a COMMUNIST USURPER and his comrades.
The USURPER is NOT a REAL AMERICAN! REAL AMERICANS fought and DIED to prevent the spread of COMMUNISM! And these COMMUNISTS are now USURPING the US Government!
GOD (not the islamic fairy moom devil allah) BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

evil obot   August 17th, 2009 - 1:03 pm

poetopoet You are one sick racist azz hole.

Their is nothing in either book that said he used crack.

You and your ilk will not prevail.New day, different time.

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES

OhYeah   August 17th, 2009 - 1:06 pm

This niagra is campaigning for O.B.A.M.A. …. CNN should dock his pay.

Wesley   August 17th, 2009 - 1:19 pm

My neighbors and a group they have organized are joining their local acorn groups to undermine and expose them. This is going to be great when they store up information and images then come out on FOX NEWS to expose them. Acorn has no idea how many people are joining in order to bring them down. Well it’s about time.

Hans Gruber   August 17th, 2009 - 1:50 pm

Someday a “real” American might kick you b u t t.

Dashark   August 17th, 2009 - 1:57 pm

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PupsMcCann   August 17th, 2009 - 1:58 pm

Where was Lemon and CNN and the rest of Lame stream media when Pelosi and Hoyer called those who are speaking out against Dear Leader’s Death Care for the Masses ‘un-American”! CNN only cares to confront the average Americans who disagree with The One (i.e. that hack Susan Roegen). Good work Comrade Lemon more TP for you!

olddog   August 17th, 2009 - 2:04 pm

I’m getting so tired of these so called “journalists” being confrontational with those they are interviewing. Can’t they just ask their questions without feeling the need to correct what they don’t agree with?

George Bin   August 17th, 2009 - 2:08 pm

You know very well that Obama is a Kenyan born man.
Your children are watching and them and History will judge you for being a coward. a pussy, that refused to support truth and freedom and allowed a Kenyan rule America for 4 yrs.
Our forefathers gave Us a FREE country for us to keep.
Why are we allowing a Kenyan usurper to rule over Us and destroy our freedoms and our Country?

http://freedomtalk.lefora.com/headlines/

@ Dashark   August 17th, 2009 - 2:10 pm

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CommonSense   August 17th, 2009 - 2:11 pm

“evil obot August 17th, 2009 – 1:03 pm
poetopoet You are one sick racist azz hole.

Their is nothing in either book that said he used crack.

You and your ilk will not prevail.New day, different time.

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES”

HEY THERE SNAPPY! Here is who your MESSIAH REALLY IS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceFVpJ-Gyc
LOL! THE PAPER TIGER DRUG USING PRESIDENT!
Do you want a real education Evil Bot or Barry Bonds or Larse, Or Mary Pat???? WAKE UP AND GET REAL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEV0DiFkUQU&feature=channel_page

Paul   August 17th, 2009 - 2:20 pm

Hey George Bin!

Shouldn’t you be out on a ledge somewhere?

Stop screwing your sister and go see a dentist!!

Thank you.

CNN Used to be a News Network..   August 17th, 2009 - 2:20 pm

“We’re ALL real Americans!!! Darnit!! (except if you protest Obamacare and then you are Anit-American).”

Robyn Parker   August 17th, 2009 - 2:30 pm

I know exactly what I mean when I say “real Americans” and I have no intention on “losing” the term.
A REAL American doesn’t want to throw out the Constitution in favor of some loony left wing idea of socialism. If this leaves out many on the left, including the wackjobs in the media, so be it.

GinnyPub   August 17th, 2009 - 2:31 pm

CNN’s Don Lemon: “I’m going to pretend to be an actual journalist and ask
questions, but in reality, I’m another lickspittle for Barry Soetoro and I need to preach to the choir of CNN viewers.”

Get your facts straight   August 17th, 2009 - 2:33 pm

Guess what you idiot we all aren’t real americans. There are millions of illegals that our “O-So Wise” president wants to give legal citizenship and then put a cherry on top with free health care that currents ‘Real Americans’ will pay for. And it doesn’t surprise me that this elitist moron would talk down to and cut off they people that he asked to interview. Typical Liberal BS!

john   August 17th, 2009 - 2:51 pm

Don is set off when someone else refers to themselves as “real American,”

Report the story DOOOOOONNNN…stop throwing your conjecture into the story…Don…
its not about you DON…

You DON are not a real American… You are a CNN mouthpiece…with an unamerican objective to divide Americans along the lines your little news program defines…

Don the Con   August 17th, 2009 - 2:58 pm

Don, real Americans??? I guess there is a difference between Marxist Americans, Socialist Americans, Communist Americans and Americans who hold to the original intent of America. Don is obviously an American who is a member of the Communist News Network. Real Americans hold to the principles of original intent and then there are other Americans.

Actually go to Central or South America and say you are an American and they will rip your jewels from your crotch. They claim, like you, that we are all Americans… you stupid sh*t.

dontflagmebro   August 17th, 2009 - 3:05 pm

And Katie Couric said people where afraid and ignorant and it was a side show distracting from real debate. They remind me of Agents in the Matrix. They might as well put on a black suit, sunglasses and an earpiece.

Scott TX   August 17th, 2009 - 3:08 pm

Real American in that it isn’t staged with prescreened and selected people/questions.

Did you sir stand up for those people at the townhalls when they were called nazi’s and mob and astroturf?

You are a hack!

democratsarefascists   August 17th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

CNN simply can’t hire a reporter who is not an asshat.

Trent   August 17th, 2009 - 3:12 pm

Aren’t these the same ones who tried to marginalize the protesters by projecting their own tactic of Astroturfing on to them?

Blue Mule   August 17th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

“Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.”

Ayn Rand

jm young   August 17th, 2009 - 3:19 pm

No actually we are not all Americans here in this country! A whole bunch of folks here have no idea what America is about or how we got here and they don’t care to. Many here have never sworn allegiance to the USA and many aren’t even citizens of America! Maybe not even the so called President….

personal trainer new orleans   August 17th, 2009 - 3:22 pm

It is offensive to this journalist to say real americans – it “sets him off” – but is it all right to say un-American.

Talen   August 17th, 2009 - 3:32 pm

Just goes to show that you don’t need a high IQ to read off a teleprompter…

kmichaels   August 17th, 2009 - 3:39 pm

Again, that is how the sick diseased liberal mentality thinks. That if you are not in support of Obama socialism then you are outside the class of “real americans.” I was surprised that a cnn reporter actually stood up for all american. But notice the drooling liberal wanting to say but but but trying to stick with his stupid theme that real americans support Obama’s foolhardy socialism.

BTW, Gallop just released a new poll showing that conservatives outnumber liberals now in every state in the nation. How is that, idiot twit liberal scum? Apparently there are more real american conservatives than their are you real american and real stupid socialistic liberals.

house what?   August 17th, 2009 - 3:53 pm

I WINDER HOW PASTOR MANNING FEELS ABOUT DON LEMON? LOL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Op5or_vkcc&feature=related

anon   August 17th, 2009 - 3:58 pm

Illegal aliens are not real Americans.

Meadowlark Lemon   August 17th, 2009 - 4:29 pm

What Maddowlark really means is anybody that speaks up AGAINST OBAMA is = to this other lunatic that appeared on CNN, cheap trick CNN, play to the base CNN.

“There is a perception that when we talk about government spending for the ‘have nots,’ we’re talking about taking from hard-working white people and giving to lazy black folks.”

kmichaels   August 17th, 2009 - 4:49 pm

Breitbart screwed up the title of this story. CNN was chastising a liberal for saying that only liberal socialist supporters should be considered “real americans” This is one of those rare moments when a CNN reporter actually gets something correct.

Roux   August 17th, 2009 - 4:54 pm

What he means Mr. Real Journalist is not some union thug or ACORN member paid to be there.

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   August 17th, 2009 - 5:12 pm

Listen up CNN…we out here in the heartland “are” the real Americans.

Real Americans care deeply about their fellow man.

Real Americans care deeply about their country.

Real Americans don’t think that one group of Americans should work so that the others can live off of them!

Real Americans work for a living and take care of their families!

Real Americans vote every year not just when they are given a hamburger or $5.00!

Real Americans appreciate and know the history of what it took to make us the best nation in the entire world!

Real Americans appreciate their freedoms and liberties and don’t take them for granted!

Real Americans will fight to the death to defend this country and all it’s people!

Real Americans give of their own free will to charities and others in need!

Real Americans don’t have to be pushed to come out to Town Halls to speak up and speak out!

Real Americans have been calling/emailing/writing their representatives in government since they started all this spending…to tell them to stop and stop it now!

Real Americans are fed up with their representatives in government not listening to them all these months!

Real Americans are coming out of their own free will without prodding to speak face-to-face with their representatives to tell them again in no uncertain terms…STOP SPENDING AND STOP NOW…AND NO TO ‘GOVERNMENT RUN’ HEALTHCARE EVER!

Real Americans want “real” reform in our existing healthcare…not an overhaul!

These phony, baloney lovers of the Nation of Islam’s Messiah are not real Americans and cannot even measure up to a “real” American as described above!

Real Americans…keep up the good work! Don’t let Bilderberg Bush-Obama and his Democratzi machine intimidate you with their illegal organization ACORN and the Union thugs who were all bought off to put him in office and become his attack dogs.

Now they are coming out and bullying “real” Americans!

Never…ever give up…they have underestimated us again…watch this video and get encouraged…keep up the good work!

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HoJu   August 17th, 2009 - 5:28 pm

Does this make American born Jihadists ‘real americans”???? How about white supremacists??? We’re all ‘real americans’, even the ones that bastardize our values or want to destroy us. It’s all the same in CNN’s perverted view.

Paleo2k   August 17th, 2009 - 5:33 pm

commieobamie August 17th, 2009 – 1:01 pm

You are TOTALLY WRONG! REAL AMERICANS don’t support COMMUNISM and a COMMUNIST USURPER and his comrades.
The USURPER is NOT a REAL AMERICAN! REAL AMERICANS fought and DIED to prevent the spread of COMMUNISM! And these COMMUNISTS are now USURPING the US Government!
GOD (not the islamic fairy moom devil allah) BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’d like to think I could say it better but I’m not even gonna try:) HOOAH!!!

LarryG   August 17th, 2009 - 5:55 pm

Real Americans aren’t strung out on cristal meth. Do your own thing.Yeah! Look where it all ended up! Don’t worry about intellect or knowledge or any of that useless crap. Just float your boat. Now look!! Mr. pot-head is running the show and some people haven’t seen the infomercial yet. Curious about George’s DUI and nothing about the enlightened revalations from Mr. Pinocchio he must have experienced while in the “O zone”. Our only chance of survival lies in a populace that is aware and not under the influence. Please. What does it take?

Gandhi's Fist   August 17th, 2009 - 5:55 pm

The Obama supporter news head got it wrong and caught the guy short. What he meant was real Americans and he was right. By real he meant people who genuinely have come to the conclusion that Obamacare is a socialist mistake. The others or non-real Americans are working with the government to push this socialist agenda through. Many are payed, preselected and screened to say just what Obama wants them to say. How is that real? They’re Koolaid drinkers at best, paid zombies at worse.

I’m good with “Real Americans”. Real Americans are informed. Real Americans want genuine non-socialist reform. Real Americans don’t get their posters printed compliments of George Soros or get bussed to town-halls. Nuff said.

david   August 17th, 2009 - 6:09 pm

More racist propaganda from CNN

Barry Bonds   August 17th, 2009 - 6:15 pm

You have a very astute eye – you were able to see the racism where there wasn’t even a mention of race.

Wow.

Real American   August 17th, 2009 - 6:34 pm

Real American, I’ll say what ever I want to say. Why don’t we just lose you, Real American haters? I wish he would have said that to me. Ki$$ my Real American A$$

katablog.com   August 17th, 2009 - 6:35 pm

The speaker had a point and I don’t mean the news guy. But the news guy was not going to let him make his point. The point is that We the People have been called everything BUT real Americans. We’ve been called White Supremacists, UnAmerican, Political Terrorists, Nazis, evil mongers and the list goes on. SO why does the CNN Reporter want to hide this point? Why does the CNN Reporter want to keep from hearing that IWon has bussed in Union members and ACORN while pre-selecting who will ask questions at his “town hall” meetings which are mere well organized propaganda?

retired military   August 17th, 2009 - 6:53 pm

I dont see CNN anchors telling Pelosi to stop calling people Nazis.

moski   August 17th, 2009 - 7:01 pm

WOW!! Someone’s a little touchy!

AND A COMPLETE IDIOT!
The next thing out of the idiot is, “Your a Racist” because you do not bow down and except all that is OBIE.
Or a Nazi or a Mob or a White Supremacist or . . . .

Doug Ramsey   August 17th, 2009 - 7:12 pm

How dare they defy the almighty leader!

Can you listen to this reporter, as if ‘we’ don’t have the right to criticize
somebody. THe arrogance of these ‘reporters’. He clearly doesn’t believe these
people have the right to protest and criticizes them for it.

REAL AMERICAN   August 17th, 2009 - 8:09 pm

STOP TELLING US WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT SAY, YOU JACKASS!

FAR OUT!   August 17th, 2009 - 8:13 pm

“My neighbors and a group they have organized are joining their local acorn groups to undermine and expose them. This is going to be great when they store up information and images then come out on FOX NEWS to expose them. Acorn has no idea how many people are joining in order to bring them down.”

A GREAT IDEA! SOUNDS LIKE IT’S STRAIGHT OUT OF A SAUL ALINSKY MANUAL! COME BACK WITH VIDEOS AND AUDIO RECORDINGS AND SEND THEM TO FOX-NEWS!
LOL!
:-D

REAL AMERICAN #101   August 17th, 2009 - 8:14 pm

THEY ARE TOUCHY ABOUT THE TERM “REAL AMERICAN” AS IT MIGHT SOMEHOW CONJURE UP THAT OLD BUGABOO ABOUT THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!! (ONLY *REAL AMERICANS* ARE ALLOWED TO REIGN IN THE OVAL OFFICE!)
HAH!
:-D

K_Main   August 17th, 2009 - 9:17 pm

Conservatives are the True Real Americans.
We made this Country Free.
We made this Country Great.
We Will Keep this Country Free
And We Will Make this Country even Greater.

jcrue   August 18th, 2009 - 1:15 pm

the idiot talking head doth protest too much….

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