Subject: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of
the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied
plans to run.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview,
citing a recent report from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned
the veracity of some of his claims ? in particular, his assertion that
his great-grandfather had been ?exiled? to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.

WATCH:

CNN?s Kasie Hunt pressed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore yesterday
on my @FreeBeacon reporting showing that his great-grandfather
was not ?exiled? to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan as he often
claims.

Hunt asked Moore if the records I found are wrong.

Moore ignored the question. pic.twitter.com/1HNUQixpFY

? Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) February 19, 2026

?You say you are who you are,? Hunt began, adding, ?The Free Beacon
recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great-
grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United
States. They say that the story is ? they report ? they look at church records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not
force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily.?

?Now, you of course have said ? and your spokesperson said ? ?Anyone
who wants to question whether terror and intimidation were pervasive in
that era should open a history book. Reach out to the KKK and ask what
they were up to in South Carolina in the 1920s,?? Hunt continued,
repeating Moore?s vague statement on the matter. ?Fair enough. I think
my question to you is, is there any truth to what The Free Beacon has
written here??

Instead of addressing the point head-on, Moore chose to smear the
outlet: ?There is no truth to what a right-wing blog writes about me.
No. There is not. Because I know my family?s history.?

Moore then doubled down on his claim, saying that his grandfather had
only been a toddler when the family, living in South Carolina at the
time, had been ?run out by the Ku Klux Klan.?

Moore went on to speak about how his family had then returned to the
United States years later ? and once again suggested that anyone who questioned his version of events should ask the KKK for confirmation.
But Hunt did not appear entirely convinced.

?And those church records that show that one of your family members
left voluntarily to take over for someone who had passed away, those
records are wrong?? she asked.

?They should really ask the Ku Klux Klan about what their activities
were during the 1920s,? he said again.

The story Moore so often repeats is that his maternal great-
grandfather, Rev. Josiah Johnson Thomas, had been preaching sermons
against racism in their hometown of Pineville, South Carolina, and had
thus angered the local KKK. In an effort to avoid a certain lynching,
Thomas escaped with his family in secret to Jamaica. His young son,
Moore?s maternal grandfather, vowed the family would return one day ?
and they did.

But the records cited by reporter Andrew Kerr at The Free Beacon showed
that Thomas had publicly accepted a transfer to a church in Jamaica ?
where he himself hailed from ? when the pastor there had passed away unexpectedly.

In addition, neither church records nor local reporting at the time
mentions any conflicts between Thomas and members of the KKK, and
Virginia Commonwealth University?s map showing the reach of the Ku Klux
Klan at that time does not indicate there was ever a chapter operating
in Pineville.

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Subject: Re: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

On Feb 21, 2026 at 3:39:36 PM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of
the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied
plans to run.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview, citing a recent report from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned
the veracity of some of his claims-- in particular, his assertion that
his great-grandfather had been exiled to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.

"You say you are who you are," Hunt began, adding, "The Free Beacon
recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great- grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United
States. They say that the story is-- they report-- they looked at church records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not
force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily."

You mean the leftists are up to another race hoax? Must be a day ending in a 'y'.



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Subject: Re: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

On 2026-02-22 00:44:28 +0000, BTR1701 said:

On Feb 21, 2026 at 3:39:36 PM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of
the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a
potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied
plans to run.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview,
citing a recent report from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned
the veracity of some of his claims-- in particular, his assertion that
his great-grandfather had been exiled to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.

"You say you are who you are," Hunt began, adding, "The Free Beacon
recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great-
grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United
States. They say that the story is-- they report-- they looked at church
records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not
force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily."

You mean the leftists are up to another race hoax? Must be a day ending in a 'y'.

Or the right-wing has another silly ancestral "scandal" they can harp
on ad nauseum, a la Barak Obama and Elizabeth Warren.

Meanwhile...."Trump's false or misleading claims total 30573 over 4 years."


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Subject: Re: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

On Feb 22, 2026 at 11:56:42 AM PST, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-02-22 00:44:28 +0000, BTR1701 said:

On Feb 21, 2026 at 3:39:36 PM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote: >>

Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of >>> the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a
potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied
plans to run.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview,
citing a recent report from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned
the veracity of some of his claims-- in particular, his assertion that
his great-grandfather had been exiled to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.

"You say you are who you are," Hunt began, adding, "The Free Beacon
recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great-
grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United
States. They say that the story is-- they report-- they looked at church >>> records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not
force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily."

You mean the leftists are up to another race hoax? Must be a day ending in a
'y'.

Or the right-wing has another silly ancestral "scandal" they can harp
on ad nauseum

It wasn't the right wing that brought all this up. It's the Maryland governor who put this story front and center. I guess whenever a Democrat spins a tale of racism, we're not allowed to question or look into its truthfulness in any way. It's a variation of #MeToo. Instead of "believe all women without question", it's "believe all blacks without question".



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Subject: Re: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

On 2026-02-22 20:39:14 +0000, BTR1701 said:

On Feb 22, 2026 at 11:56:42 AM PST, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-02-22 00:44:28 +0000, BTR1701 said:

On Feb 21, 2026 at 3:39:36 PM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote: >>>

Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of >>>> the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a >>>> potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied >>>> plans to run.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview, >>>> citing a recent report from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned >>>> the veracity of some of his claims-- in particular, his assertion that >>>> his great-grandfather had been exiled to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.

"You say you are who you are," Hunt began, adding, "The Free Beacon
recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great-
grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United
States. They say that the story is-- they report-- they looked at church >>>> records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not >>>> force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily."

You mean the leftists are up to another race hoax? Must be a day ending in a
'y'.

Or the right-wing has another silly ancestral "scandal" they can harp
on ad nauseum

It wasn't the right wing that brought all this up. It's the Maryland governor who put this story front and center.

Well don't vote for Moore then if/when he announces his candidacy. We
know you were dying to.

And speaking of putting stuff "front & center" and then suddenly
avoiding it how about Trump and the Epstein Files.

Pales in importance to some ambiguous yarn from the 19th century, right?

BTW a little research shows this story (uncredited) was ripped from The
Daily Wire, whose sole purpose is to reinforce the notion that all
White Conservative Christian Males' problems are the fault of other
groups.

Never too early for the far-right dirty tricksters to get started on a
little "-boating" though, in this case Jamaica-boating.


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Subject: Re: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

In article <10nfn1q$2d6lo$1@dont-email.me>, super70s@super70s.invalid wrote:

On 2026-02-22 00:44:28 +0000, BTR1701 said:

"Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of
the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a
potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied
plans to run.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview,
citing a recent report from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned
the veracity of some of his claims-- in particular, his assertion that
his great-grandfather had been exiled to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.

"You say you are who you are," Hunt began, adding, "The Free Beacon
recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great-
grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United
States. They say that the story is-- they report-- they looked at church >>> records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not
force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily."

You mean the leftists are up to another race hoax? Must be a day ending
in a 'y'.

Or the right-wing has another silly ancestral "scandal" they can harp
on ad nauseum, a la Barak Obama and Elizabeth Warren.

Nice try, but it wasn't a "right-winger" who brought this up.

Meanwhile...."Trump's false or misleading claims total 30573 over 4 years."

Still repeating that long ago debunked anghry left myth?

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