WorldNetDaily has largely backed off its race-baiting tendencies of late (funny what Google threatening to cut off ad revenue will do to moderate one’s editorial agenda), but that doesn’t WND won’t race-bait if the opportunity presents itself.
And it did so in a weekend shooting at a Little Rock nightclub. The anonymously written July 1 WND article on the incident makes sure to note that “Video posted to Facebook shows a mostly black crowd, with the group Finese2tymes performing on stage” at the club prior to the shooting, and that “Posters promoting the concert by Memphis rapper Finese2Tymes featured a man pointing a gun at a camera.” The article added that “Little Rock police have responded to a dozen drive-by shootings over the previous nine days.”
The anonymous WND writer, however, undermined his/her own race-baiting at the end of the article by conceding the problem appears to actually be a poorly run operation:
Power Ultra Lounge’s license has been suspended 11 times for failing to pay taxes, and it has been cited seven times for 14 various violations including unknowingly furnishing alcohol to minors and allowing alcohol to leave the premises since 2012, ABC Director of Enforcement Boyce Hamlet said.
A hearing before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is scheduled for July 10. The charges are expected to be disorderly conduct, allowing possession of weapons on the premises and “failure to be a good neighbor.”
Lest there be any confusion about WND’s race-baiting intent, there’s WND’s accompanying poll asking readers to “sound off on Little Rock nightclub shooting.” The top answer by a landslide is “Somebody’s got to say it — there’s a serious problem in the black community.”
Yep, race-baiting is still very much a thing at WND.