Sam Seder: MSNBC has 'no value' if it can't find context for Polanski tweet
Source: The Hill
Former MSNBC contributor Sam Seder said Tuesday that the network made a mistake cutting ties with him over a joke he tweeted in 2009 about director Roman Polanski, saying it allowed far-right activist Mike Cernovich to determine his fate.
"I've had thousands of tweets since 2009. There was context for those tweets. If they can't make that assessment, if making that assessment is a bridge too far, they have no value as a news organization," Seder told CNN.
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More people need to be aware of Cernovich's tactics, Seder told CNN, adding that he hopes he can be a cautionary tale.
"If you decide to let this guy be the arbiter of what is and is not appropriate, understand who he is," Seder said.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/363472-former-msnbc-contributor-network-has-no-value-if-it-cant-find-context-for
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Link to tweet
dchill
(38,562 posts)pnwmom
(109,009 posts)Maybe they were just looking for an excuse to get rid of him.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)JHB
(37,163 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)I guess some just don't get it.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)He was mocking people who were making excuses for Polanski.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Especially when it's taken out of context and therefore can be presented as something it was never meant to be.
It's pretty disappointing of MSNBC, but ... we seem determined to continue to eat our own in search of absolute moral purity when it comes to anything having to do with sex.
It's going to be shown to be an even MORE brilliant stratagem when Moore is elected to Senate ... and Franken gets pushed out.
JI7
(89,279 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)But on the other hand ... it was 1969.
It was different times, with different values, and a very different set of 'known facts'.
So I honestly enquire: Is there evidence this sort of behavior has continued on Polanski's part in the nearly 50 years hence?
And assuming the answer to be 'no', only because I've never heard the contrary ... I just wonder ... can a person EVER 'do enough time' ... for a grave mistake in their past such as this, in your eyes?
IOW, can they EVER become something OTHER than ... a 'child molester' ... as long as they live?
Asking because I'm honestly curious.
Voltaire2
(13,213 posts)tibbir
(1,170 posts)Pedophilia has ALWAYS been a heinous crime.
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)It was vicious satire to mock and demean the rapist. The sting was all on the rapist
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)My phone might be on some other planet. It's 9:42 EST where I am typing on my phone.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)Isn't that how they uncovered the Nazi spy in Stalag 17? He mistakenly gave Berlin time for Pearl Harbor bombing
Cattledog
(5,919 posts)Richard Pryor
Egnever
(21,506 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)what are we becoming?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)and I'm sure it was just due to pressure.
Why even make such a decision. smh. I hope Sam still does that documentary on Cernovich.
BeyondGeography
(39,386 posts)Historic NY
(37,454 posts)are scouring tweets and any other sources to stifle liberal commentary.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)Next up, O'Donnell & Maddow, fired because of whatever nonsense "reasons."
Fuck MSNBC, they are garbage and firing Sam shows it of course.
The fascist firing spree of males in public positions over "offenses" however trite and fake is just the current successful wave of Mcarthyism that is helping the oligarchy's agenda.
Not sure what the peasants can really do but raise awareness while we still can (have access to free internet, that is.)
Just be aware of the reality I suppose. Keep your head down, struggle and survive somehow, escape if you can. Support each other and don't fall for the lies.
Don't fall for the emotional traps to fight the other peasants, we are all in this together, etc.
Such bullshit Sam, sorry they fucked you over!!
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Gothmog
(145,666 posts)womanofthehills
(8,781 posts)still_one
(92,454 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)I was not aware of the tweet when he posted it but it absolutely destroys the Polanski rape apologists a la Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal
klook
(12,171 posts)Seder is getting shafted based on cherry-picked material from someone who operates in the Atwater-O'Keefe sphere of ratfuckery.
It's pathetic how easily some can be duped and cornered.