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I am not one for Twitter beefs but I also am not on to allow someone to blatantly lie on me.
Kamala Harris did not do an interview with The Root. Kamala Harris had a conversation with Ben Crump that the Root had nothing to do with. https://twitter.com/tommyxtopher/status/1299528350004842503
Kamala Harris did not do an interview with The Root. Kamala Harris had a conversation with Ben Crump that the Root had nothing to do with. https://twitter.com/tommyxtopher/status/1299528350004842503
So I’m sitting outside of a hospital in my car at 8 am waiting for someone to come and tell me if a family member made it through a surgery, when my phone rings.
Do I want am exclusive clip from this interview? Of course.
Luckily, I had my computer in the trunk.
Do I want am exclusive clip from this interview? Of course.
Luckily, I had my computer in the trunk.
This lady probably doesn’t know that reporters don’t write a story and tweet it out. There’s a whole-ass person who runs most outlets’ social media.
Or maybe she knows this but thinks black media runs like a niggaship where everyone has the password in their pocket
Or maybe she knows this but thinks black media runs like a niggaship where everyone has the password in their pocket
Anyway, I’m sitting in the back seat typing on a laptop I don’t use on my day off waiting to hear if auntie made it ONLY bc I’m black and it’s Kamala Harris.
Now, the only reason I even have a laptop with me is bc I have a manuscript for a book due but I couldn’t work on it...
Now, the only reason I even have a laptop with me is bc I have a manuscript for a book due but I couldn’t work on it...
Why? Because the WiFi is slow AF!
It turns out that you can’t really go in hospitals these days because of COVID concerns but, even though I thought I was smart by waiting in the parking lot, a lot of people are doing the same thing. Mind you, I’m in Alabama so the WiFi is trash
It turns out that you can’t really go in hospitals these days because of COVID concerns but, even though I thought I was smart by waiting in the parking lot, a lot of people are doing the same thing. Mind you, I’m in Alabama so the WiFi is trash
So I get an idea.
Imma type this shit on my phone.
Did I mention I was off?
Did I mention that I MENTIONED THIS?
So I finally finish.
It gets edited.
My aunt makes it through surgery.
It goes up.
Now here is why this whole thing is fuckshit, but before I get to that...
Imma type this shit on my phone.
Did I mention I was off?
Did I mention that I MENTIONED THIS?
So I finally finish.
It gets edited.
My aunt makes it through surgery.
It goes up.
Now here is why this whole thing is fuckshit, but before I get to that...
Let me say this:
How do I feel about Kamala Harris?
It doesn’t matter. I’m supposed to be objective. There’s a saying that if half the readers think you hate a candidate and half think you love the candidate, you’re probably right.
But if I’m being honest...
How do I feel about Kamala Harris?
It doesn’t matter. I’m supposed to be objective. There’s a saying that if half the readers think you hate a candidate and half think you love the candidate, you’re probably right.
But if I’m being honest...
Well just ask who wrote this: https://www.theroot.com/the-best-woman-a-thinkpiece-about-kamala-harris-thinkp-1844711975
Anyway, this unplanned, unscheduled story goes to our video team, our editors, our news editors, none of whom are expecting it. It goes live.
But the twitter lady is right, we didn’t tweet it out right away.
I could give an excuse that I was off
But the twitter lady is right, we didn’t tweet it out right away.
I could give an excuse that I was off
I could say our social media editor is on vacation (he is)
But that’s not why it didn’t go up immediately.
In the original video NOT SHOT BY THE ROOT, there was a typo in the closed captioning and another miscommunication, so...
WE HELD IT FOR KAMALA HARRIS!
But that’s not why it didn’t go up immediately.
In the original video NOT SHOT BY THE ROOT, there was a typo in the closed captioning and another miscommunication, so...
WE HELD IT FOR KAMALA HARRIS!
But I’m not trying to defend myself. Aside from the lies and a sick auntie, here’s why I don’t care:
I know at least 1 person who thinks our coverage is ok:
I know at least 1 person who thinks our coverage is ok:
Anyway, my aunt is doing well.
But when that lady said ‘It be ya own people...”
But when that lady said ‘It be ya own people...”
