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The health insurance company UCare has pulled its advertising from KSTP-TV because of news report that has been dubbed “#pointergate” on social media.

The Twin Cities ABC affiliate aired a report more than a week ago suggesting that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges flashed a gang sign in a photo with a young black man.

UCare marketing director Dan Ness said the company canceled its contract with the station through the end of the year.

“It would feel wrong to continue advertising with an organization that broadcast something that truly offended, we felt, many of our members, our coworkers, business partners, friends and family members,” Ness said.

The free market works.

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  2. 2.

    SP

    It’s only the free market when the Dixie chicks receive death threats. Cancelling a conservative company’s God-given right to your dollars is a violation of the first amendment.

  7. 7.

    burnspbesq

    @skerry:

    I’ll bet that fire chief has no qualms about rooting for the UK men’s basketball team, 14 of the 16 members of which are African-American.

    Fucking hypocrite.

  8. 8.

    Morzer

    @skerry:

    Just remember: that white male fire chief is the real victim of black racism.

    At least, that’s what The Party Of Rand Paul keeps telling me.

  9. 9.

    skerry

    @BGinCHI: Friend sent me this Wikipedia entry about Bullitt County, KY

    Visitors should realize though that the fire/rescue protection and public safety services appear to be discretionary based on the race of the individuals in need of said services.

  10. 10.

    PurpleGirl

    JC:

    The free market works.

    One modification:

    Sometimes the free market works.

    Further:

    … canceled its contract with the station through the end of the year.

    What happens in January?

  11. 11.

    Morzer

    @skerry:

    They might as well change the name to Bullshit County. After all, Bullshit seems to be walking and talking in that redneck of the woods.

  12. 12.

    scav

    @Morzer: Poor opressed manly man is being oppressed by those uppity wimminz that don’t shut up when he calls ’em darlin’ and all as well!

  15. 15.

    Mnemosyne

    I’m surprised that the keen minds at KSTP-TV haven’t broadcast the blockbuster news that the Walt Disney Company is encouraging innocent children to flash gang signs. I mean, just look at this! And this! They’re all flashing the gang signs!

    Won’t someone please think of the children!?!

    ETA: And this! Where does it end, Disney? Where does it end?

  16. 16.

    mai naem mobile

    Raw Story has so many of these racist stories. It makes you wonder if this whole country is full of cra cra crazy crackers. Not only did this Ky fool not help the black family but he then tells the south east asian looking reporter that she doesn’t understand english.

  19. 19.

    PurpleGirl

    @Mnemosyne: The Giant Evil Corporation is in so much trouble for so many things with the RWNJ that those “gang signs” are a mere drop in the ocean.

  22. 22.

    Brian R.

    You left out the best part.

    Station owner Stanley Hubbard called UCare’s decision “unbelievable.”

    Right. Almost as unbelievable as the reporting on your “news” station.

  23. 23.

    Schlemazel

    @burnspbesq:
    back in the 70’s Bill Musselman coached the UofM basketball team. He banned the St. Paul newspaper from his locker room after a reporter asked him, “Do you think you can fill the barn (the U’s arena) with 5 spearchuckers in the starting lineup?”

    So I guess this assclown would be sort of progress from there. “Ah likes ’em nuff on the court, longs they don’t wanna use my hospital or murry mah daughter.”

  25. 25.

    Mumbles

    Cool. That was the dumbest news story I ever saw (and that’s saying a lot), so racist that you can only point and laugh, so good for UCare!

  29. 29.

    Elizabelle

    @Howard Beale IV:

    OT: how are Dorothy’s kittens? Six, one with a cleft palate? How is Dorothy, for that matter? If they’re still on livecam, plz share the link again. Thanks!

  32. 32.

    Mnemosyne

    @Elizabelle:

    I was watching for a while yesterday. Apparently cleft palate kitty is latching on properly (though s/he is still getting some bottle feeding), so will probably be okay and not have any health problems.

  33. 33.

    Hal

    Let’s also remember that this was retaliation from the police department for the mayor’s comments on police brutality. One thing I will say about Ferguson and pointergate is that it gives you a front row view of how police department conspire to protect their own at all costs. This kind of stuff is why I side eye comments about how there are only a few bad cops and they shouldn’t ruin for the rest of the police out there. It’s hard to hold that view when there always seems to be some kind of under handed smear campaign going on.

  34. 34.

    Schlemazel

    @Howard Beale IV:
    Old man Hibbard is the inheritor of his grandfathers business and fortune who built a home for wingnut radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul until sports became more profitable & Clear CHannel (now IFartRadio) had to take it into their operation to keep the market at all.

    He is the epitome of the born on third believes himself to be a strong triples hitter frame of mind.

  35. 35.

    burnspbesq

    @Schlemazel:

    So I guess this assclown would be sort of progress from there. “Ah likes ‘em nuff on the court, longs they don’t wanna use my hospital or murry mah daughter.”

    I can tell you exactly what this cracker would say, because I’ve heard it, verbatim, from other old-time UK fans:

    “Once th’ ball’s in th’ air, they ain’t no whaat or black, jest blue.”

    It was UK, not Bama or Ole Miss, that was the last basketball program in the SEC to integrate, and it was probably UK that was the last to move away from the informal quota system: “two at home, three on the road, and four if you’re losing.” I would have to do some research in order to be sure, but I think Rick Pitino was the first UK coach to start five African-American players in a home game.

    Of course , if he’s a true UK fan, all his hate is–still–reserved for Christian Laettner.

  36. 36.

    Elizabelle

    @JPL:
    @Mnemosyne:

    Thank you both much. The kittens’ birth was fascinating. Was wondering how Dorothy would have managed without her midwife present!

    ETA: a few of the kits are in collars. How cute!

  43. 43.

    Mnemosyne

    @Howard Beale IV:

    One of the girls needs to be Ozma. But I’m not on Facebook, so I won’t be able to vote.

    Bettina is another Oz name (she was Dorothy’s talking chicken. No, I’m not sure what L. Frank Baum smoked while he wrote hte books.)

  44. 44.

    PurpleGirl

    @Mnemosyne, Elizabelle, and Howard Beale:

    Munchkin’s status: Dr. F. (the Vet) stopped by yesterday to check all the kittens and Dorothy. She took pictures of Munchkin and today sent them to some feline experts. Munchkin does not have a cleft palate but a cleft lip and nose. She/he will be okay and today was able to latch onto mommy for eating. The 6 kittens are 5 boys and 1 girl. Everybody’s gaining weight, although Munchkin had lost a bit but has gained it back. Dorothy is doing fine. She still seems a bit stunned by it all, but is slowly showing instinctive mommy behaviors.

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