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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:39 PM Dec 2013

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MSNBC is getting ridiculous anyone see this on Basher

http://politi.co/IBHo4E

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MSNBC is getting ridiculous anyone see this on Basher (Original Post) bigdarryl Dec 2013 OP

can you tell us what's at the link ? JI7 Dec 2013 #1

Bashir was placed on vacation because of his bigdarryl Dec 2013 #2

What makes you think he was "placed" on vacation? Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #5

Don't jump me I'm only posting what Politico is saying bigdarryl Dec 2013 #7

Politico doesn't say that.. you did. Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #12

Palin is a world class idiot, and odds are he had a vacation scheduled. Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #3

If He's suspended brucefan Dec 2013 #4

They had no problem saying Alec Baldwin was suspended, right? Iggo Dec 2013 #8

No? brucefan Dec 2013 #11

Ridiculous. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #6

Well, if the media were actually applying standards of decency.. ananda Dec 2013 #9

Microsoft NBC may be hoping time will solve the issue seveneyes Dec 2013 #10

JI7

(89,250 posts)

1. can you tell us what's at the link ?

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:40 PM

Dec 2013

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

2. Bashir was placed on vacation because of his

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:43 PM

Dec 2013

So called rant about Palin

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

5. What makes you think he was "placed" on vacation?

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:45 PM

Dec 2013

I see no evidence of that and I have known about this for quite a while now. He was off all last week.

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

7. Don't jump me I'm only posting what Politico is saying

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:47 PM

Dec 2013

E-mail them and tell them how you feel

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

12. Politico doesn't say that.. you did.

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 08:33 PM

Dec 2013

The word "placed" does not appear in the article.

^snip^ from your link

Martin Bashir, the MSNBC host who has come under fire for the controversial remarks he made about Sarah Palin, is "on vacation" and will not host his namesake afternoon program on Monday, POLITICO has learned.

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

3. Palin is a world class idiot, and odds are he had a vacation scheduled.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:44 PM

Dec 2013

Plus this is old news.

Nothing ridiculous here except spelling "Bashir"- "Basher".

brucefan

(1,549 posts)

4. If He's suspended

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:45 PM

Dec 2013

Wouldn't they just say he's suspended?

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

8. They had no problem saying Alec Baldwin was suspended, right?

Reply to brucefan (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:52 PM

Dec 2013

brucefan

(1,549 posts)

11. No?

Reply to Iggo (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:00 PM

Dec 2013

CorrectOfCenter

(101 posts)

6. Ridiculous.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:47 PM

Dec 2013

MSNBC needs to get their shit together.

ananda

(28,864 posts)

9. Well, if the media were actually applying standards of decency..

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:57 PM

Dec 2013

.. so many of their rightwing stooges would be long gone.

Here thinking of nearly everyone at Fox News, and of course the likes
of Rush Limbaugh.

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)

10. Microsoft NBC may be hoping time will solve the issue

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:00 PM

Dec 2013

I'm betting they hope it all goes away quietly.

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