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Mainstream Scream: Brokaw sees only far right ‘hate’ in internet violence

By Paul Bedard

Published June 19, 2017 6:13pm ET

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Mainstream Scream: Brokaw sees only far right ‘hate’ in internet violence — Supporters of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., hold signs before the Congressional baseball game, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Washington. The annual GOP-Democrats baseball game raises money for charity. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Alex Brandon

This week’s Mainstream Media Scream features NBC News dean Tom Brokaw discussing “common threats” but mentioning only far right examples when talking about internet driven violence like last week’s shooting on GOP lawmakers, staff, and police by a left-wing 2016 Bernie Sander’s volunteer.

The NBC News veteran delivered a commentary about hate speech in which he never mentioned the left.

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