2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCNN Takedown of Pastor Burns, Trump Surrogate who lied about his background...and is a Fraud..
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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 pastors 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 GOPs 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.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)He lied about his background, and got caught out..
Democrat 4 Ever
(3,941 posts)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.
TheBlackAdder
(28,202 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)A great day for laughs here, thank you.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)my Democratic friend. Been coming here for about three weeks. I felt it was time to join the show.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Apparently, He walked out of it, leaving Victor and his crew @ his church...
HipChick
(25,485 posts)There was no vetting of him by Trump campaign...
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Had to check to see if I had the right channel twice..
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)crabsley
(52 posts)In is FRAUDULANT, trump is a total FRAUD and should be investigated.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)obamanut2012
(26,077 posts)Who was NOT HRC.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)You can see it at this CBS News link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-supporter-pastor-mark-burns-hillary-clinton-apology-tweet-cartoon-blackface/
riversedge
(70,233 posts)Hillary and it was shameful of Burns to tweet it.
Donald Trump always has something to say on Twitter, but now, a supporters 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.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)That was lost a long time ago...
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)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)not to mention their apparently endless fascination with Hillary's emails and the CF.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)OB44
(27 posts)I knew there was a reason I didn't like him.
kacekwl
(7,017 posts)admits he lied but somehow it is the media and Hillary who made him do it.
Maddchick
(38 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)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)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)HipChick
(25,485 posts)oasis
(49,387 posts)apologize and advised to take back his claim about his website being hacked.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)his credibility is gone..
oasis
(49,387 posts)storage space.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)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)No worries though. Soon they'll all have degrees from Trump University!
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Ask Pastor Burns how much money Donald Trump is paying him.
oasis
(49,387 posts)riversedge
(70,233 posts)GWC58
(2,678 posts)supposed to be a "man of God." Me thinketh that man maybe a phony.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)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