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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:00 AM Sep 2016

CNN Takedown of Pastor Burns, Trump Surrogate who lied about his background...and is a Fraud..

Last edited Sat Sep 3, 2016, 02:17 PM - Edit history (1)

This is the Trump Surrogate who send out a pic of Hilary in blackface..and he wears fake color contacts..weird..


http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/03/politics/mark-burns-donald-trump-interview/

CNN is set to air an interview with Burns Saturday morning on "New Day" detailing “multiple inaccuracies in the pastor’s bio, including his service in the U.S. Army Reserves, his education and more.”

Burns did not specify which details of his personal biography he had exaggerated.

Burns on Friday accused the media of scrutinizing his history due to his race and support for Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee.

Washington (CNN)A top Donald Trump surrogate admitted to falsifying some of his professional accomplishments after a contentious confrontation with CNN anchor Victor Blackwell.
South Carolina preacher Mark Burns, who regularly introduces Trump at his campaign events, had listed on his church's website that he had a Bachelor of Science degree and served six years in the Army Reserve.

Burns, however, was never in the Army Reserve. He was in the South Carolina National Guard, from which he was discharged in 2008, CNN found.
As far as a Bachelor's degree, North Greenville University told CNN he only attended the school for one semester. Burns admitted that he did not finish his degree when CNN asked him about it. When CNN confronted Burns about the various professional and social exaggerations he had featured on his biography, Burns first said the page had "obviously" been either "manipulated or either hacked or added."But the site host, Wix, said there was no evidence of a hack.
"This is not fair at all," Burns told Blackwell during the interview. "I thought we were doing a profile and all of a sudden you're here to try to destroy my character."I'm not here to destroy your character," Blackwell replied.
At one point, Burns told Blackwell he believed the interview was off the record, to which Blackwell responded, "I didn't agree to that."
Burns abruptly ended the interview by walking away.

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CNN Takedown of Pastor Burns, Trump Surrogate who lied about his background...and is a Fraud.. (Original Post) HipChick Sep 2016 OP
Pastor Burns, sir GWC58 Sep 2016 #1
When did telling lies, become "Mis-stating"? HipChick Sep 2016 #2
Can't destroy something you don't have sir. Democrat 4 Ever Sep 2016 #20
Donald Trump has a Purple Medal he could bestow upon Burns. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #22
GWC +1 saidsimplesimon Sep 2016 #29
Anytime, GWC58 Sep 2016 #32
Victor Blackwell (CNN Anchor) is showing the full interview in the 8am hr... Cooley Hurd Sep 2016 #3
It was already shown at 6am, Victor Blackwell does some nice investigative journalism.. HipChick Sep 2016 #4
I was still asleep... Cooley Hurd Sep 2016 #6
I was just waking up and caught it...I was shocked to see some actual journalism on CNN though... HipChick Sep 2016 #8
Exposed !!! SummerSnow Sep 2016 #5
Everything trump has his stubby lil fingers crabsley Sep 2016 #7
He sells pie in the sky every Sunday - this is old hat for him. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2016 #9
you mean "a bogus pic of Hillary in blackface"... because that wasn't her Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #10
Think everyone knows it was a cartoon.... HipChick Sep 2016 #12
It wasn't a cartoon, it was a photo of a woman in blackface obamanut2012 Sep 2016 #15
You may be confusing it with something else. It was a cartoon, not a photo, that Burns tweeted. pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #18
" It shows an image of Hillary Clinton in blackface" whether cartoon or photo-it represented riversedge Sep 2016 #28
serious Trump effort to appeal to African-American voters? HipChick Sep 2016 #39
OK, but a photo has been circulated by right-wingers Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #38
CNN still has massive problems, #1 being paying Lewandowski while he is still working for Trump Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #11
I agree Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #14
Such a fraud. Got caught and went straight to the race card. OB44 Sep 2016 #13
He lies and gets caught, kacekwl Sep 2016 #16
Now if only they would expose Mr. Trump with as much gusto I might have some respect for the media. Maddchick Sep 2016 #17
Here's part of his real bio ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #19
Time to truth-troll this guy on Facebook. I would, but was banned from his page already ;o) Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #21
The more the public learns, the more Burns squirms. oasis Sep 2016 #27
Check out his facebook...I've been busy.. HipChick Sep 2016 #30
He can't show his face again for fear of being asked to oasis Sep 2016 #33
A man of the cloth telling porkie pies.. HipChick Sep 2016 #34
He'll have to give up his "tabernacle" and move into a oasis Sep 2016 #35
This needs to be posted again and again. There should be zero tolerance for a "so called" man of God politicaljunkie41910 Sep 2016 #31
What a coincidence...same "one-semester degree" as Melania Trump! Sancho Sep 2016 #23
Another Con man associated with Donald Trump UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #24
Burns is toast. oasis Sep 2016 #25
He was born GWC58 Sep 2016 #36
playing the victim. Shame on you Pastor Burns. You and Trump have lots in common. riversedge Sep 2016 #26
True, but one is GWC58 Sep 2016 #37
Dropping after the first semester does not qualify as not finishing a degree. It qualifies as not Monk06 Sep 2016 #40
K & R Scurrilous Sep 2016 #41

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
1. Pastor Burns, sir
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:28 AM
Sep 2016
No one is trying to destroy your character. Heck, you're already doing that your self.

Democrat 4 Ever

(3,941 posts)
20. Can't destroy something you don't have sir.
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 09:53 AM
Sep 2016

Maybe the MSM is finally tired of playing court jester to the Orange King. The faux boy emperor has no clothes. 'Bout time CNN start screeching like a howler monkey at the dumba$$es that represent Trump.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
32. Anytime,
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 02:23 PM
Sep 2016

my Democratic friend. Been coming here for about three weeks. I felt it was time to join the show.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
3. Victor Blackwell (CNN Anchor) is showing the full interview in the 8am hr...
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:43 AM
Sep 2016

Apparently, He walked out of it, leaving Victor and his crew @ his church...

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
4. It was already shown at 6am, Victor Blackwell does some nice investigative journalism..
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:49 AM
Sep 2016

There was no vetting of him by Trump campaign...

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
8. I was just waking up and caught it...I was shocked to see some actual journalism on CNN though...
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:55 AM
Sep 2016

Had to check to see if I had the right channel twice..

 

crabsley

(52 posts)
7. Everything trump has his stubby lil fingers
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:54 AM
Sep 2016

In is FRAUDULANT, trump is a total FRAUD and should be investigated.

riversedge

(70,233 posts)
28. " It shows an image of Hillary Clinton in blackface" whether cartoon or photo-it represented
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 01:55 PM
Sep 2016

Hillary and it was shameful of Burns to tweet it.



Donald Trump always has something to say on Twitter, but now, a supporter’s tweet is creating outrage.

It shows an image of Hillary Clinton in blackface, at a time when Trump is reaching out to minority groups. Now, the top African American adviser to Trump is apologizing for posting the racially offensive cartoon of Clinton, undercutting any serious Trump effort to appeal to African-American voters, reports CBS News correspondent Major Garrett.

 

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)
38. OK, but a photo has been circulated by right-wingers
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 03:07 PM
Sep 2016

which shows someone in blackface with someone who looks a little bit like Bill. I thought that's what they were referring to.

 

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)
11. CNN still has massive problems, #1 being paying Lewandowski while he is still working for Trump
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 08:15 AM
Sep 2016

not to mention their apparently endless fascination with Hillary's emails and the CF.

 

OB44

(27 posts)
13. Such a fraud. Got caught and went straight to the race card.
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 08:45 AM
Sep 2016

I knew there was a reason I didn't like him.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
19. Here's part of his real bio ...
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 09:37 AM
Sep 2016

I posted this on Tuesday. http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512390425

"Burns was born in Anderson, South Carolina on September 21, 1979 to parents Pastor Otis and Evangelist Debra Burns.

In 1995, at the age of 16, Burns was licensed as a Minister of The Gospel (by his daddy) at The Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Pelzer, SC.

...he received a South Carolina GED from the SC Board of Education.

Burns later continued his education at the North Greenville University's School of Business."

(He got a GED for high school, and it doesn't indicate he graduated from North Greenville University's School of Business)

Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)
21. Time to truth-troll this guy on Facebook. I would, but was banned from his page already ;o)
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:39 PM
Sep 2016
https://www.facebook.com/PastorMarkBurnsSr/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

If you want to irritate this guy, just post a link to his CNN interview in the comments below one of his posts.

oasis

(49,387 posts)
33. He can't show his face again for fear of being asked to
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 02:24 PM
Sep 2016

apologize and advised to take back his claim about his website being hacked.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
31. This needs to be posted again and again. There should be zero tolerance for a "so called" man of God
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 02:22 PM
Sep 2016

who is a liar and a fraud. This was not mistake. He could have 'corrected' his mistake a long time ago. The black community is full of frauds like him whose goal is to separate gullible black people from their hard earned money in the name of God.

It is also interesting that the totality of his "Church" is a few folding chairs, tables and cameras for his televangelism". In other words he uses this to scam people through the media. Thank you CNN for exposing this fraud. Our black communities have too many frauds like him selling poor black people a bill of goods. It's appropriate that he chose to align his political affiliations with a 'billionaire real estate investor' who also happens to be a fraud. Birds of a feather flock together.

Members of DU, please continue to recommend this post so that the word gets around. Tell all your family, friend, co-workers and neighbors. Trump has surrounded himself with fraudsters and white nationalists who are trying to perpetrate a fraud on the American people. We have to expose fraud where we find it.

Sancho

(9,070 posts)
23. What a coincidence...same "one-semester degree" as Melania Trump!
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 01:20 PM
Sep 2016

No worries though. Soon they'll all have degrees from Trump University!

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
24. Another Con man associated with Donald Trump
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 01:33 PM
Sep 2016

Ask Pastor Burns how much money Donald Trump is paying him.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
36. He was born
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 02:32 PM
Sep 2016
in 1979? I thought he was older than that. By the way the Hillary in black face did not shock me. That being said it did disgust me.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)
40. Dropping after the first semester does not qualify as not finishing a degree. It qualifies as not
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:47 PM
Sep 2016

starting one

Not to mention Universities usually give preference to students who commit to four years of continuous study

Dropouts and part timers just use up valuable resources Except at community colleges that cater to part time study and adult ed

As for being a pastor any Tom Dick and Harry can be ordained in the US without any education or qualifications Pastor so and so means nothing by itself in terms of character and qualifications

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