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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,212 posts) Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:48 PM Jun 2018

David Bossie suspended from Fux Noise after telling black guest he's out of his 'cotton-picking mind

Trump’s former deputy campaign manager has been temporarily suspended from his job as a Fox News contributor after telling a black guest he was out of his “cotton-picking mind.”

David Bossie has been suspended from the network for two weeks following the remark made on Sunday, The Daily Beast reported Monday.

The Hill has reached out to Fox News for comment.

Bossie appearing on “Dumb Fux & Friends” on Sunday and made the comment to Democratic strategist Joel Payne during a heated debate on immigration.

The panel was discussing former CIA Director Michael Hayden posting a photo of Auschwitz in reference to the Trump administration’s since-ended policy of separating immigrant families at the border.

“That liberal Michael Hayden, that screaming liberal Michael Hayden,” Payne said mockingly.

“You’re out of your cotton-picking mind,” Bossie replied.

“Cotton-picking mind?” Payne interjected. “Brother, let me tell you something, I got some relatives who picked cotton and I’m not going to sit back and let you attack me on TV like that.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/394057-ex-trump-adviser-suspended-from-fox-news-after-telling-black-guest-hes-out-of

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David Bossie suspended from Fux Noise after telling black guest he's out of his 'cotton-picking mind (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 OP

No mistake, no mental lapse, no slip of the tongue Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #1

"THIS WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INTENTIONAL..." --- Absolutely! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #4

Oh I dunno, I think it was a Freudian slip. Still revealing of his inner self. These people arent Kashkakat v.2.0 Jun 2018 #8

So surprised with Fox. dhol82 Jun 2018 #2

Replacement for Sarah Huckabee? Hoyt Jun 2018 #3

Two WHOLE weeks? Red Mountain Jun 2018 #5

That's sad gibraltar72 Jun 2018 #6

two weeks? Big deal demtenjeep Jun 2018 #7

When I was a kid, I heard Bugs Bunny use the phrase "cotton-pickin'" and it didn't register RockRaven Jun 2018 #9

My grandparents met picking cotton and they were white. i never thought this phrase was racist. cpamomfromtexas Jun 2018 #10

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

1. No mistake, no mental lapse, no slip of the tongue

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:49 PM

Jun 2018

no malaprop, no mis-judged words, THIS WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INTENTIONAL...

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

4. "THIS WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INTENTIONAL..." --- Absolutely!

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:54 PM

Jun 2018

THIS WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INTENTIONAL...

Absolutely! He knew exactly what he was saying.

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,752 posts)

8. Oh I dunno, I think it was a Freudian slip. Still revealing of his inner self. These people arent

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:59 PM

Jun 2018

all that self aware, I think his subconscious saw a black person and free-associated.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

2. So surprised with Fox.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:53 PM

Jun 2018

This didn’t seem like it would even be on their radar.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Replacement for Sarah Huckabee?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:54 PM

Jun 2018

Red Mountain

(1,737 posts)

5. Two WHOLE weeks?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:57 PM

Jun 2018

Wow. With or without pay? Bet he was planning on taking next week off for the 4th already.

gibraltar72

(7,512 posts)

6. That's sad

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:58 PM

Jun 2018

He seemed like such a "fine person".

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

7. two weeks? Big deal

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:58 PM

Jun 2018

for most of us, losing 2 weeks salary would cause a huge crisis

for that asswipe 2 weeks is a vacation

RockRaven

(15,003 posts)

9. When I was a kid, I heard Bugs Bunny use the phrase "cotton-pickin'" and it didn't register

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 08:10 PM

Jun 2018

[IIRC, the exact phrase was "wait a cotton-pickin' minute"]

But I'm not a kid anymore. And neither is this guy. He knew what he was saying. He knew the context. Screw this guy.

cpamomfromtexas

(1,247 posts)

10. My grandparents met picking cotton and they were white. i never thought this phrase was racist.