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Omaha Steve

(99,494 posts) Wed Oct 21, 2015, 06:10 PM Oct 2015

Tell NBC to Dump Donald Trump as host for 'Saturday Night Live' (E action)

TAKE ACTION here: http://action.ufw.org/page/s/dumptrump

The United Farm Workers has proudly joined the “Racism is Not Funny” coalition. More than 360,000 people have already signed its petitions to be delivered to Matt Bond, chairman of content distribution for NBCUniversal, and Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels.

Saturday Night Live announced Donald Trump is hosting its Nov. 7 program. The popular comedy show, criticized for not adequately representing Latinos, is carried by NBC, which ended its relationship with Trump over his prejudiced anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Now NBC seeks to boost ratings at the expense of Latinos and immigrants whom Trump defames. Handing over this platform to a bigot and calling it entertainment is not something we find funny. Trump calls immigrants from Mexico “rapists”—and worse. He promises to rip apart millions of immigrant and Latino families.

NBC cannot bill hateful rhetoric as comedy, much less entertainment. Tell NBC to drop Donald Trump as host of Saturday Night Live!

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Tell NBC to Dump Donald Trump as host for 'Saturday Night Live' (E action) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

K N R Faux pas Oct 2015 #1

How about getting MSNBC to dump him as their mascot? world wide wally Oct 2015 #2

Is SNL prepared to have all the other candidates as hosts? rocktivity Oct 2015 #3

signed and i'm posting on facebook trueblue2007 Oct 2015 #4

Bah! Snow Leopard Oct 2015 #5

Who knows? EL34x4 Oct 2015 #6

Censorship or the ability to have empathy for anybody he has already insulted? Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #8

This will never happen IVoteDFL Oct 2015 #7

Faux pas

(14,644 posts)

1. K N R

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 06:20 PM

Oct 2015

world wide wally

(21,738 posts)

2. How about getting MSNBC to dump him as their mascot?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 06:29 PM

Oct 2015

rocktivity

(44,572 posts)

3. Is SNL prepared to have all the other candidates as hosts?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:15 PM

Oct 2015

Unless he officially withdraws from the race, this shouldn't be allowed.

rocktivity

trueblue2007

(17,193 posts)

4. signed and i'm posting on facebook

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:16 PM

Oct 2015

Snow Leopard

(348 posts)

5. Bah!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:29 PM

Oct 2015

I'm not interested in censorship. I'll judge the show on my own thanks.

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

6. Who knows?

Reply to Snow Leopard (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:37 PM

Oct 2015

It's live television. He may finally torpedo his own campaign.

Omaha Steve

(99,494 posts)

8. Censorship or the ability to have empathy for anybody he has already insulted?

Reply to Snow Leopard (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:34 PM

Oct 2015

IVoteDFL

(417 posts)

7. This will never happen

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:42 PM

Oct 2015

Even if you have a million signers, it's nothing compared to the millions who will tune in to see what he actually does. Those who like him will watch to support him, and those who hate him will watch to see if he fails. NBC doesn't care about racism, it cares about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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