When Andrew Cuomo sat down to discuss issues of police brutality in light of the shootings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner with Jay-Z, Fox Nation and the New York Post could only describe Cuomo’s meeting with the rap mogul, billionaire, record company owner, and platinum-selling artist as a ?former crack dealer.?
The Tweet:
And here is the headline from the article at Fox Nation.
Sean Hannity jumped right onto that bandwagon on Fox News later in the day.
?I want to talk about Jay Z, who is now the adviser of Andrew Cuomo,? stated Hannity. ?Why would the governor pick him? We can’t do better than a former crack dealer??
Jay-Z, by the way, has not been hired as an adviser by Cuomo, according to Brian Benjamin.
Actually, Hannity, we can. How about one of the nation?s most successful entrepreneurs, who owns Roc Nation, the 40/40 Club, Def Jam Records, Roc Nation Sports, Rocawear, and Roc-A-Fella, as well as being part owner of the Brooklyn Nets? Still no good? How about a man who has won countless Grammys, VMAs, AMAs, BET Awards, and People’s Choice Awards, as well as being one half of Time Magazine’s top-earning couple of 2009 (along with wife, Beyonce). No? Okay, what about a man who gave nearly $1 million dollars to the Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina and $250,000 for PlayPumps International, an organization that works to provide clean drinking water for people in Africa?
Are you impressed yet?
Jay-Z is all of those men. Yet, all you could think of to describe him when he met with Andrew Cuomo to discuss police reform was that he is a ?former crack dealer??
From now on, you cannot call Rush Limbaugh a ?radio personality.? He is only to be referred to by you as a ?former pill addict.?
Even better, Ronald Reagan should never be referred to as a “former president,” but only as a ?former adulterer.?
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Carissa is a proud feminist and self-described nerdy chick and pop culture junkie. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Louisville and is currently completing her master’s degree. Her previous work experience is in social justice along with two full-time AmeriCorps terms as a language tutor for immigrant children. In her spare time, Carissa enjoys reading, heavy metal music, and being the Crazy Aunt to her nieces and nephews.
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