Don Lemon has been known for his astute advice, as well as being completely objective when it comes to serious matters. Don Lemon is a man of the people which is why he is the face of CNN. In his latest segment of awe-inspiring wisdom on CNN Tonight, the host interviews Bill Cosby rape accuser Joan Tarshis. What continues is a pinnacle moment in Lemon’s career; in terms of how the public will perceive him, which is already blooming with positivity.
LEMON: Can I ask you this, because — and please, I don’t mean to be crude, OK?
TARSHIS: Yeah.
LEMON: Because I know some of you — and you said this last night, that he — you lied to him and said “I have an infection, and if you rape me, or if you do — if you have intercourse with me, then you will probably get it and give it to your wife.”
TARSHIS: Right.
LEMON: And you said he made you perform oral sex.
TARSHIS: Right.
LEMON: You — you know, there are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn’t want to do it.
TARSHIS: Oh. Um, I was kind of stoned at the time, and quite honestly, that didn’t even enter my mind. Now I wish it would have.LEMON: Right. Meaning the using of the teeth, right?
TARSHIS: Yes, that’s what I’m thinking you’re —
LEMON: As a weapon.
TARSHIS: Yeah, I didn’t even think of it.
LEMON: Biting. So, um —
TARSHIS: Ouch.
LEMON: Yes. I had to ask. I mean, it is, yeah.
TARSHIS: Yes. No, it didn’t cross my mind.
Can we mute Don Lemon from our existence?
via: Media Matters