If you want to understand everything wrong with journalism, look no further than April Ryan. She’s an insufferable, partisan fool who poses as an objective journalist. That’s how these people operate. Journalists actively convince themselves that they’re on a noble mission for the greater good. They’re the ONLY true champions of “free speech.” I saw so much of this in school. In my experience, journalism school prepares you to be an insufferable, holier-than-thou know-it-all. They drilled it into our heads. Professors told us we had huge responsibilities. We were to hold people accountable and get the facts right. It sounded good. But then they’d immediately bash every news outlet that wasn’t NPR , NYT or WaPo.
If you didn’t land a job with one of those three outlets, you missed the mark. I came back one semester after interning at the Daily Caller. I thought it was exciting. I wrote a bunch of stories, got some original reporting experience, met Tucker Carlson, went to a White House press briefing– the whole shebang. But when it came time to talk about “exciting things” students in my class had done, all my professor wanted to talk about was some chick who interned with NPR. My experience was unworthy of her attention. It was beneath her.
Naturally, the butt-kissing journalism students develop a complex. They think they’re better than everyone else. They grow MASSIVE egos, and professors continuously feed it. Before you know it, you have a new batch of morally superior haughty jerks on the loose.
April Ryan is one of those morally superior jerks.
As you’ve probably heard, she decided to shout, “Mr. President, are you a racist?” at an MLK event. She’s SUPER classy like that.
Trump ignores reporter's shouted question (at MLK event, no less): "Mr. President, are you a racist?" https://t.co/KOya1el2OV pic.twitter.com/J1brqR7LqW
— Brian Ries (@moneyries) January 12, 2018
It was inappropriate and uncalled for. She sounded less like a reporter and more like an out of control heckler. Also, WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT? Out of EVERYTHING to ask, she went with that?
Of course she did. She did it because she wanted to draw attention to herself. Like I said. Many journalists have egos the size of Alaska.
In the video, another person can be heard shouting, “No.” That person was Pastor Darrell Scott.
Does anyone know who this man in the purple shirt is, who shook hands with Trump and then tried to get @AprilDRyan to stop asking the president about his racist slur? pic.twitter.com/FbVgBjHl5o
— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) January 12, 2018
I wasnt defending him. The entire event honoring Dr King was disrespected and overshadowed by her rudeness. It was very irritating.
— Dr.Darrell Scott (@PastorDScott) January 12, 2018
Libs are being insufferable as ever.
Pastor, you dishonored Dr. King by being there and remaining silent on Trump's racism.
— Paul Brandeis Raushenbush (@raushenbush) January 13, 2018
the entire event honoring Dr King was disrespected and overshadowed by Trump being president
— Vice Admiral Laura Dern (@ashcech) January 13, 2018
Hahahahaha you can’t be serious using the word disrespectful here. Trump can’t honor Dr king without it being looked at as a joke. This is not a tv show – he has to own his words -action speaks louder than words!
— Saundra (@BigSerenaVeeFan) January 13, 2018
Cue April Ryan. Leave it to her to make any crappy situation significantly worse.
You need to be educated! You don’t jump into my job while I am questioning a president. We are inside of the first amendment. THE CONSTITUTION IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. You TRIED to block my right to ask the question. Do I tell you how to pray or preach?
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) January 12, 2018
As you can see, her immediate reaction involved lifting herself up and Scott down. She’s smart, and he’s dumb. She’s educated, and he’s not. Again, this is confirming my prior point about journalists being self-serving egomaniacs.
Heyyyyyyy….calm down. I have first amendment rights too. Cant we all just get along. BTW. He was gone by the time I said anything.
— Dr.Darrell Scott (@PastorDScott) January 12, 2018
Ryan is out of her mind. She immediately 1.) Positioned herself above her opponent, 2.) Said something stupid and 3.) Claimed victimhood.
You’ll find that she follows those three steps almost every single time.
"we are inside of the first amendment."
what on earth are you smoking? https://t.co/sosCJGaB0g
— Elize Ratched (@TheNextBigNurse) January 13, 2018
She's telling a doctor that he needs education. What a buffoon.
Then lectures him about why he should respect her for being an asshat. What a disgusting individual. https://t.co/9sh9FSDDjC— Spiff The Spaceman (@SpiffDSpaceman) January 13, 2018
He needs to be “educated?” That’s the 2nd rudeset thing you’ve said.
— SeldenGADawgs (@SeldenGADawgs) January 13, 2018
" THE CONSTITUTION IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. "
The Constitution doesn't give you any rights. Our rights come from God. That is why they are called Inalienable Rights.
See Locke and Montesquieu, then see Jefferson and Madison.— ivan deploravich (@IvanDeploravich) January 13, 2018
…then kindly see yourself out.
TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING!
This event was Not the TIME nor the PLACE!
MS.RYANS WAS ABSOLUTELY DISRESPECTFUL.
— Jose D. Sanchez (@JaDiuS5) January 13, 2018
April Ryan is everything wrong with journalism. I rest my case.
h/t Twitchy