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Wed Nov 26, 2014, 06:11 PM Nov 2014

TYT: CNN Blew Ferguson Coverage & Nobody Blew It Bigger Than Don Lemon [View all]



"On Tuesday, everyone is talking about racism, violence, justice — and what a ding-a-ling CNN's Don Lemon is.

As Ferguson erupted into anger, bullets and flames Monday night, Lemon ham-handedly drew tear gas into his own gas mask, whined for water and a device to contact his producers, and then made a culturally insensitive comment about protesters smoking pot.

Tuesday Lemon was further blasted by critics online for imitating the “St. Louis accent” and for retreating to a “safe room” while other CNN reporters stayed out on the scene.

But it was his useless observation that he smelled drugs in the air that polarized critics.

"Maybe a minute, two minutes ago we heard a gunshot and watched people scattering," Lemon said."* The Young Turks hosts John Iadarola (TYT University), Ben Mankiewicz and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) break it down.
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