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Stephen Colbert Grills CNN’s Jim Acosta on What It Feels Like to Be Continually Accosted by Trump: WATCH

Stephen Colbert Grills CNN’s Jim Acosta on What It Feels Like to Be Continually Accosted by Trump: WATCH
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Wearing socks from the “Enemy of the People” collection, CNN reporter and frequent Trump target Jim Acosta joined Stephen Colbert to talk about the state of “fake news” CNN and covering Trump today.

Colbert first brought up Acosta’s recent confrontation with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who refused to say that journalists are not the “enemy of the people.”

Said Acosta: “It’s not a big deal, right? Just say, you know, we’re not the enemy of the people. At the end of the day, you shouldn’t be referring to journalists as the ‘enemy of the people.’ We’re not the enemy of the people.”

Acosta said that when Trump refers to CNN as “fake news” he takes it as “he’s calling on me for a question.”

“We have had to be fact checkers in real time,” added Acosta. “These are some tough times…I don’t think we do ourselves any good, Stephen, if we shy away from these hard questions. And, you know, my goodness, the way I look at it is– and this is the debate I have with my fellow journalists when we talk about this is what if we just did nothing? Do we just sit back and do nothing in the face of that?”

Colbert then played a clip of Acosta getting attacked by a mob at Trump’s Tampa rally.

Replied Acosta: “They’ll ask me, ‘Why don’t you report the good things he does?’ I said, ‘Listen, we just talked about the jobs numbers last Friday. He had good jobs numbers last Friday.’ And they say, ‘Oh, okay. Well, do you like the president?’ And I said, ‘That’s not relevant. I don’t have to like the president of the United States. He doesn’t have to like me. We all have jobs to do.’ My sense of it, Stephen, is that a lot of these folks- they get their impression of what we do by watching other conservative outlets, they look at other conservative websites. And these folks are focused on the coverage of the president’s behavior more so than the president’s behavior. And to me, I think the president’s behavior is more newsworthy than our coverage. But a lot of these folks out there, they’re getting their sense of what we do twisted and warped by some people out there who just want to do the president’s bidding.”

Asked Colbert: “Do you worry that the president points at y’all so much and there’s a natural need to respond as a human being that you end up being the story when that’s not really the goal of your journalism?”

Replied Acosta: “We’re not supposed to be the story, you know. That’s not why I’m out there. I get accused of that from time to time, and my attitude is ‘Listen, I’m allowed to care about this country as much as anybody else.’ If you think that … you can take children away from their parents on the border and put them in cages, if you think you can demonize immigrants and call them rapists and criminals, if you think that you can distort the sense of reality that we all have on a daily basis by telling lie after lie and falsehood after falsehood and not face any hard questions, I think you’re just not living in the same United States of America that I live in.”

Quipped Colbert: “I thought you were going to say, ‘Then you might be Donald Trump.’”

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Stephen Colbert Grills CNN’s Jim Acosta on What It Feels Like to Be Continually Accosted by Trump: WATCH

MISC

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 09, 2018

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 09, 2018

HRC ENDORSES SLATE OF PRO-EQUALITY CANDIDATES IN MASSACHUSETTS: Endorsements include U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, U.S. Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1), James P. McGovern (D-MA-2), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA-4), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5), Seth Moulton (D-MA-6), Michael E. Capuano (D-MA-7), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8), and Bill Keating (D-MA-9). As part of the Freedom for All Massachusetts coalition, HRC is also working to turn out millions of pro-equality voters to uphold the Commonwealth’s transgender non-discrimination law at the ballot in November. More from HRC and MassLive.

REP. JASON LEWIS (R-MN) ONCE COMPARED LGBTQ PEOPLE TO RAPISTS: Recently unearthed radio shows reveal that the odious Rep. Lewis — one of Trump’s earliest backers in the 2016 election — claimed LGBTQ advocates were “shredding the Constitution.” He also attacked same-sex parents. More from BuzzFeed.

.@RepJasonLewis your comments are reprehensible. LGBTQ people are not ‘rapists, criminals, or polygamists.’ They are, however, your constituents. If the people of #MN2 needed one more reason to elect @AngieCraigMN, this hate from @jason2cd is it. #turnOUT t.co/bqNPbNrQc0

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) August 8, 2018

ICYMI — NEW HRC REPORT DETAILS THREAT TRUMP’S SCOTUS PICK POSES TO MILLIONS OF LGBTQ AMERICANS: HRC is urging the Senate Judiciary Committee not to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination without a full review of his record and time in the White House — and urging the full Senate to reject his nomination on the basis of his anti-LGBTQ record and other concerning decisions. More from Pink News and The Hill.

THANKFUL THURSDAY — THESE TWO FILMS ARE CONTINUING TO DEBUNK THE DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF SO-CALLED “CONVERSION THERAPY”: Complementing historic progress on protecting youth from this abusive practice at the state level, two major films — The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Boy Erased — are being released  this year, both telling the stories of young people subjected to this dangerous practice. These films offer a powerful entry point for audiences of all backgrounds to gain a deeper understanding of the devastating effects of this form of abuse. More from Teen Vogue.

FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ALLOWING INDIANA TRANS STUDENT TO USE FACILITIES ALIGNED WITH GENDER IDENTITY: Judge William Lawrence signed an injunction just days before the start of the school year. More from Associated Press and the Evansville Courier and Press.

THESE MOMS ARE SUING AN OHIO JUDGE WHO REFUSED TO ALLOW TRANS TEEN TO LEGALLY CHANGE HIS NAME: Warren County Judge Joseph Kirby blocked Elliott Whitaker from legally changing his name, despite having the support of his parents. His mom, and two other mothers of trans teens, are suing. More from The Associated Press.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES ISSUES RESOLUTION CONDEMNING TRUMP-PENCE BAN ON TRANS SERVICE MEMBERS: Read the resolution here.

ACLU AND LAMBDA LEGAL URGE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR SEXUAL ORIENTATION BIAS CLAIM IN DEATH SENTENCING: More from ACLU.

ICYMI — BIDEN FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ‘AS YOU ARE’ CAMPAIGN FOR LGBTQ YOUTH: More from Metro Weekly and CBS.

COLUMBUS POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT ON CAMERA YELLING SLUR AT SAME-SEX COUPLE: The Postal Service says it’s investigating. More from TV 10.

 GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

COALITION OF 575 RABBIS SIGN OPEN LETTER CALLING ON ISRAEL TO CHANGE LAW THAT BANS SAME-SEX COUPLES FROM ACCESSING SURROGACY: More from The Jerusalem Post.

MALAYSIAN RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTER ORDERS REMOVAL OF LGBTQ PORTRAITS FROM ARTS FESTIVAL: More from Straits Times.

20,000 SIGNATURES DELIVERED TO NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT CALLING TO PROTECT YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS “CONVERSION THERAPY”: More from Radio New Zealand.

GAY GAMES UPDATES — QUE LES JEUX COMMENCENT!

We did it y’all!!! On Day 1 of the competition we got the gold for our free team combo routine!!! We’d like to thank the other amazing teams and #GayGames2018 staff and volunteers for showing us the love and solidarity of the GayGames spirit. #subversivesirenslife pic.twitter.com/kzgGkVn5sP

— The Subversive Sirens (@SubverseSirens) August 8, 2018

  • Check out this photo series on the games from Reuters.
  • Twin Cities synchronized swim team — the Subversive Sirens, performing to Prince, natch — wins gold! The team says it is committed to “black liberation, equity in swimming/ aquatic arts, body positivity in athleticism & queer visibility.” See their winning routine at Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

HuffPost reports that the 1999 LGBTQ film ‘Trick’ is getting a sequel; Pink News profiles Nigerian LGBTQ advocate and HRC Global Innovator Bisi Alimi (@bisialimi); Pittsburgh Courier looks at efforts encouraging LGBTQ acceptance in faith communities; Forbes  interviews Todd Sears (@toddsears) of Out Leadership about the importance of LGBTQ visibility in the C-suite; The Guardian shares one man’s horrifying experience with the dangerous and debunked practice of so-called “conversion therapy”; Wish HRC National Press Secretary and resident Royal Family expert Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) a happy birthday!

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