02/15/21 Mon: Racist/Anti-Racist Bachelorette! Fake Impeachment!
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The Hake Report, Monday, February 15, 2021: Second fake impeachment failed, they’re still going after Trump. LONG STORY: The Bachelor fake “racism” drama: Host Chris Harrison apologizes, steps down temporarily; star Rachael Kirkconnell apologizes for no reason; ex-bachelorette Rachel Lindsay (a WoC BLM supporter) spreads mess. THEN: Lots of great calls!
Also see Hake News from JLP's show today.
CALLERS
Earl from Michigan argues about the Central Park Five, etc.
Art from Ohio says his mother was impressed by Nancy Pelosi — what a joke!
T from Alabama demeans Hake’s callers and thinks Trump has been unpresidential.
Killian from Boston, MA is not cowed by the intimidation.
Raphael from Vancouver, Canada has rented to women and lived to regret it!
Bobby from Texas is on the fence about defunding police; he’s sort of libertarian, not a fan of cops.
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Mon, Feb 15, 2021
0:59 Impeachment, Fake News
4:51 Endless attacks on Trump
8:36 Bachelor 'racism' story
33:39 What's a Becky?
37:59 Earl in MI
54:07 Art in OH
1:03:32 Bright Lights song
1:05:38 More cancellations
1:10:24 T in AL
1:23:58 Joel the Bachelor
1:25:12 Killian in Boston, MA
1:36:14 Raphael, Vancouver, Canada
1:45:16 Maze, Dayton, OH
1:52:09 Bobby in TX
2:00:51 Thanks, all!
SHOW NOTES
L. A. Shuts Five COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Due to Supply Crunch
(The Epoch Times) “We still aren’t receiving enough doses soon enough,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said. “Unfortunately, it means we will have to temporarily close Dodger Stadium and the other four non-mobile vaccination sites for two days.”
Canada Announces Stricter Restrictions to Land, Air Travel
(The Epoch Times) Ottawa announced on Friday that the federal government will implement further testing and quarantine requirements for travellers — starting now, they will be required to provide proof of negative COVID-19 molecular test results taken in the United States within 72 hours of pre-arrival, AND on-arrival starting next week.
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu had a press conference (YouTube) on Friday.
Bachelor Imaginary 'Racism' Drama
Chris Harrison Steps Away From 'The Bachelor' After Controversial Interview
I never paid attention to this show, and don’t care about it, it’s degenerate, according to Joel — but here are evil people calling out less evil people, and the less evil are catering to the more evil. I guess that makes the “less evil” whites equivalent to a bunch of RINOs or weak Christians.
The Hollywood Reporter on Twitter: Chris Harrison says in his statement, "By excusing historical racism, I defended it. I invoked the term 'woke police,' which is unacceptable. I am ashamed over how uninformed I was. I was so wrong."
(THR - The Hollywood Reporter) Harrison has hosted The Bachelor and its spinoffs, including The Bachelorette, since the ABC franchise first launched in 2002. News of Harrison's departure comes days after an interview with former Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay aired, to much backlash, on Extra. During Tuesday's 13-minute interview, Harrison waded into the racism controversy that has emerged over Rachael Kirkconnell, a frontrunner on Matt James' historic season of The Bachelor, which is currently airing and still weeks away from its finale. James is the franchise's first-ever Black Bachelor.
After The Bachelor premiered in early January, questions over Kirkconnell's social media behavior began to circulate when a viral TikTok purported to reveal the contestant "liking" posts containing the Confederate flag and sharing QAnon conspiracy theories. Then, last weekend, resurfaced photos on Reddit appeared to show the Georgia native, who is now 24, attending an "Old South" plantation-themed college party in 2018. Kirkconnell verified the online activity when she posted an apology statement after Harrison's interview aired, and followed up her post with a joint statement from her entire cast denouncing any defense of racism.
His actual words
[But before the female’s cowardly apology, Harrison said…] "Well, Rachel, is it a good look in 2018, or is it not a good look in 2021? Because there’s a big difference," he asked Lindsay in reference to the "Old South" party photos. "Where is this lens we’re holding up and was this lens available, and were we all looking through it in 2018?"
The interview received backlash and prompted Harrison to release a statement apologizing for "wrongly speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism." He wrote, in part, in a social media apology on Wednesday, "While I do not speak for Rachael Kirkconnell, my intentions were simply to ask for grace in offering her an opportunity to speak on her own behalf. What I now realize I have done is cause harm by wrongly speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism, and for that I am so deeply sorry. I also apologize to my friend Rachel Lindsay for not listening to her better on a topic she has a first-hand understanding of, and humbly thank the members of Bachelor Nation who have reached out to me to hold me accountable. I promise to do better."
The following day, Kirkconnell said in her statement: "I'm here to say I was wrong. I was ignorant, but my ignorance was racist." She apologized to the communities and individuals who were harmed by her actions and acknowledged how viewers must be "sick" of reading such apology statements amid a recent wave of public figures coming under fire. "I want to put my energy towards preventing people from making the same offensive mistakes that I made in the first place, and I hope I can prove this to you moving forward," she added.
This woman’s MESS
Lindsay has become a vocal alum when it comes to holding the franchise accountable. She urged the ABC series to diversify both on camera and off amid public outcry in the summer of 2020; shortly after, James was named as the first Black star. When The Bachelorette featured its first Latina and Black lead with Adams in the 2020 season, she challenged the show to spotlight conversations about race; which was followed by an on-screen conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement. After James' premiere, Lindsay suggested on her podcast that Harrison might not have been the best choice to lead a conversation with James that delved into the pressures he feels as a biracial lead.
After announcing James as the star, the franchise diversified behind the scenes by hiring more producers of color and bringing in a diversity team to work with the cast and talent.
On her Higher Learning podcast, Lindsay said she believes the franchise "has a race problem" and questioned why Harrison didn't sit through the diversity training that was conducted by ABC.
NOTE: I don’t have a lot of Chris Harrison’s comments, but here’s a brief few comments
Clip 10: (Clips grabbed by The Hollywood Reporter) Chris Harrison Wades Into 'The Bachelor' Frontrunner Controversy, [later Apologizes Over this Interview]...0:23
But listen to how this woman talks:
CLIP 11: The Ringer on Twitter: ".@TheRachLindsay tells @VanLathan about her [interview with] 'Bachelor' franchise [host Chris Harrison]"...(just under 2 mins)
“Compassion for [black] rachel”
Hand rubbing
“Offended” “Affected”
THIS IS INSANE!
BTW: Rachel Lindsay Abasolo (@therachlindsay) • her Instagram has that late ex-girlfriend-of-a-drug-dealer and girlfriend of a cop shooter — Breonna Taylor — as her profile pic.
Other lynchings
Harrison's departure comes amid a wave of public figures seeing swift consequences for problematic behavior. That includes The Mandalorian star Gina Carano who was fired from the Disney+ series over offensive comments (OFFENSIVE TO LIBERALS WHO HATE AMERICANS) made on social media. Disney also famously fired Roseanne Barr from her ABC comedy following a racist tweet (FAKE NEWS).
NOT MENTIONED: Brian Sicknick story retraction after Tucker and Revolver!
Glenn Greenwald on Twitter: Amazing: the NYT just quietly appended this so-called "update" - which is really a correction if not a retraction - to its Jan 8 article about Officer Sicknick's death. This is the article that caused the media to spend a full month spreading the false "fire extinguisher" tale.
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Thanks, all!