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CBS News’ framing and coverage of politically motivated murder of Republican teen is an absolute disgrace

http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/09/22/cbs-news-framing-and-coverage-of-politically-motivated-murder-of-republican-teen-is-an-absolute-disgrace/

Yesterday, we couldn’t help but notice (thanks to Jeryl Bier for pointing it out, by the way) that the MSM, whose job it is to cover the news and do journalism, were rather conspicuously uninterested in the case of Shannon Brandt, a 41-year-old man who confessed to striking and killing 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson with his car in North Dakota. The teen’s offense, according to Brandt? Being affiliated with a “Republican extremist group” and pissing off Brandt during a political disagreement.

Sounds like murder to us, with a twist of hate crime for good measure. Sounds like Brandt set out to hurt or kill Ellingson because he didn’t like Ellingson’s Republican politics. You wanna know what it sounds like to CNN?

CNN (@CNN) ~ A man in North Dakota was charged with felony vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a teenager with his SUV following what he said was a "political argument," authorities said.
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http://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/us/north-dakota-teenager-vehicular-homicide/index.html?utm_term=link&;utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2022-09-22T09%3A30%3A12

“A man.” “A teenager.”

jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) ~ *A Democrat
*A Republican teenager

Well, to their credit, at least CNN noted that Ellingson was a Republican in their article. So that’s something.

Let’s see how CBS News covered it:

CBS News (@CBSNews) ~ A 41-year-old man charged with fatally striking a teenager in North Dakota allegedly told investigators he purposely hit the 18-year-old with his SUV after they had a political argument.
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Huh.

BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) ~ That’s one way to frame it.

One guy plowed into and killed another guy over politics. What sort of politics, exactly? The tweet doesn’t say. How about the article itself? The article mentions that this allegedly stemmed from a political argument twice, here:

A driver charged with fatally striking a teenager in North Dakota allegedly told investigators he purposely hit the teen with his SUV after they had a political argument, according to court documents.

And here:

Capt. Bryan Niewind of the North Dakota Highway Patrol, which helped investigate the death, said the political argument claim by Brandt has not been substantiated because the investigation is still ongoing and more witnesses need to be interviewed. The specific details of the alleged argument were not released.

"Has not been substantiated"? Doesn't need to be ... Brandt came right out and made the statement that proves the motive and the intent behind his murderous actions. It's simply an undeniable FACT. Now, Capt. Niewind, I fully understand that you might not wish to speak publicly, right now, for concern about jeopardizing the case against Brandt, later, BUT ... Brandt has already freely admitted it. The cat is out of the bag. 

That’s literally it. No mention whatsoever of the fact that the “political argument” in question was between Brandt and someone Brandt confessed to killing over being a Republican. No mention anywhere in the article that Brandt believed that Ellingson was a member of a “Republican extremist group.” The word “Republican” doesn’t even appear (nor does “Democrat” or “liberal” or “leftist” or “left-wing”).

That Dubious Cat™ (@ThatDubiousCat) ~ This entire story is the darkest game of "Guess the Political Party!"

What the hell, CBS News? No, seriously. What the hell?

Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) ~ Amazing: CBS News does a 400-word write up of the ND nut who ran down and killed a teenager over a political argument without mentioning he told police he thought the teen was a Republican "political extremist."

President Biden paints Republicans and conservatives as dangerous extremists, and a Republican gets murdered. And CBS News — who we’re going to go ahead and assume was reluctant to even cover this — can’t even be bothered to raise an eyebrow.

TaxesGalore1234 (@TaxesGalore1234) ~ 41-year-old man committed hate crime by killing a boy for being Republican. There, I fixed it for you.

CJ Good (@Aidansheart) ~ I wonder if this was a 41 year old Republican with an 18 year old Democrat who was on the phone with his mom that he is being chased down would read.

If the political persuasions of the perpetrator and victim in this case were reversed, we'd be hearing NOTHING BUT THIS for days on end! And, clo-baby would be swinging from the rafters screaming bloody murder. But ... ironically enough ... there is no mention of this incident over on the Further Freedom From Thought Board. Imagine that?! 




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You know, Democrats keep on whining and whining about the impending threat of Republican violence against Democrats ...
By: Beldin
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Wed, 21 Sep 22 10:46 PM
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... but it never comes true. Meanwhile, the exact reverse DOES happen. 

MSM don’t think man confessing to ‘politically motivated’ vehicular homicide of Republican teen is worth covering for some reason

http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/09/21/msm-dont-think-man-confessing-to-politically-motivated-vehicular-homicide-of-republican-teen-is-worth-covering-for-some-reason/

You may not have heard about the 41-year-old man who was charged with vehicular homicide after confessing to hitting and killing an 18-year-old with his car:

National Review (@NRO) ~ A 41-year-old suspect accused of fatally plowing a car into a Republican teen confessed to the attack, which he confirmed was “politically motivated.”
http://nationalreview.com/news/suspect-admits-to-fatally-plowing-car-into-republican-teen-in-politically-motivated-attack/
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More from National Review:

Shannon Brandt, a 41-year-old male, allegedly ran over 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson with his car after the pair had an altercation of a political nature at a street festival. He was charged on Monday with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly accident, the Post Millennial reported.

Brandt started chasing Ellingson in the city of McHenry, prosecutors allege, at which point the boy called his mom for help. Before she could arrive, Brant barreled into him with his car in an alleyway, killing the teen.

The driver reported the crime himself, informing police that the victim was affiliated with a “Republican extremist group” and intended to target him after the two had a political disagreement. “He was the one who called 911 to report the crash,” North Dakota Highway Patrol captain Bryan Niewind said, according to InForum. Brandt was intoxicated at the time of the incident, police said. The court papers indicate that Brandt thought [Ellingson] was calling for backup to go after him rather than ask to be rescued.

Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) ~ 🚨 41-year-old suspected killer Shannon Brandt, who admitted to hitting 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson with his car over the teen's conservative views, was RELEASED yesterday on $50k bond. Brandt has been charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly accident.
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Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) ~ Jail confirmed to me that Shannon Brandt, who reportedly confessed to killing a North Dakota teen because the 18yo victim was "part of a Republican extremist group," posted bond and is back on the streets.

Since his release, it appears Brandt started scrubbing his social media.
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(Of course he’s back on the streets. Because of course he is.)

Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) ~ An affidavit says Brandt fatally struck the teen over "a political argument." Brandt claimed Ellingson was "threatening" him and believed he was "calling people to come get him." Ellingson's mom said he was being "chased" by Brandt, didn't know him, and was calling her for help.
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Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) ~ I've obtained a search warrant and criminal complaint that say Brandt failed to render aid to the dying teen who was found slain in an alleyway, fled the fatal hit-and-run crime scene, and returned to his residence in a different city where he was later arrested.
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Of course, if you get your news solely from mainstream media outlets, it’s safe to assume that you hadn’t heard anything about this story.

Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) ~ Hmmmmmmm.
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But maybe we’re being unfair. Can we really expect outlets like the New York Times to make time or space for a story like this?

Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) ~ To be fair, since the @nytimes isn't doing ongoing coverage of the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre or the attempt on the life of Supreme Court justice Kavanaugh, why would they cover a hit-and-run in North Dakota?

Good point.

Foster (@foster_type) ~ Best not to think about how this would be covered if the roles were reversed. Carry on!

Sheryl (@captnwentworth) ~ Someone should do a test by posting a fake story where parties are reversed and see if that one gets same treatment.

Now there’s an idea. Of course:

Chris (@chriswithans) ~ That BYU volleyball story has gotten more national press than the Robert Telles & Shannon Brandt stories combined. By far.

The MSM is a joke, exhibit 1739492739C.

Logan Mainord (@mainord_logan) ~ The mainstream media is the enemy of the people.

FYI:

Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) ~ 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson was killed in an apparent politically motivated attack. Moments before he was hunted down and slain in an alleyway, the teen called his mom to come rescue him. Here's the GoFundMe page for Ellingson's funeral expenses:
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Update:

Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ A teenager was killed Sunday in an act of political violence. Total coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, & MSNBC: 0 seconds.
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http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2022/09/21/media-silent-politically-motivated-killing-republican-teenager


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