Re: Ronna McDaniel Hired by MSNBC Outrage

[Human]

I wonder how many Maga vs everybody else are actually getting news from TV any more (I certainly don’t). If it’s an ever shrinking percentage of people overall, and Trump supporters are a high percentage of that, then it stands to reason that networks would try to attract them.

What’s right and wrong has nothing to do with it. It’s just business.

[Rajoo]

^^Agreed. For hiring a known fake news propagator and election denier, one would think they would have consulted with their key on air staff, but they didn't. Even on WaPo which I have been reading for years daily, the shift is obvious.

When Trump is obviously lying, why publish the story. We are reporting both sides of a story is not a valid excuse when one side is obviously lying. (WaPo)

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making the false claim a litmus test of sorts for hiring.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...-trump-hiring/

This is more than a litmus test. One of the prerequisites for an official in the Trump's political orbit is their ability to lie. So this is perhaps a lie detector test, if on can lie unflinchingly (Sanders, McDaniel, Kellyanne et. al) then they will be considered safe hires. Note that all the people that the RNC let go can reapply and will be hired if they can lie with a straight face. There is another condition though, most of them will have to relocate from DC to Palm Beach (area, not the city) just in time for the summer heat and humidity.

[RickeyM]

... and hurricane season?

[Noogies]

Bill Maher did a segment on this topic last night and I don't recall that he and the panel were able to come up with a definitive on 1st Amendment vs. cancel culture vs. not platforming crazy fuckers.

Good discussion, though.

[donquixote99]

Clear thinking is sometimes hard. But some folks deserve to be cancelled, IMHO. If a system tolerates really dangerous enemies, they will destroy the system that supports tolerance.