‘Just ridiculous:’ Internet condemns CNN for firing Donna Brazile while keeping Lewandowski...

[DonViejo]

‘Just ridiculous:’ Internet condemns CNN for firing Donna Brazile while keeping Lewandowski on payroll

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CNN’s decision to fire Brazile for her ties to the Clinton campaign rang hypocritical to many who noted that Corey Lewandowski remains on the network’s payroll. CNN has faced significant criticism since hiring Lewandowski in June, after news broke that the former Trump campaign manager continued to receive severance pay from the Trump campaign well into his time as a CNN contributor. Earlier this month, Lewandoski was even spotted low-key traveling with the Trump campaign, going to great lengths to conceal his identity from fellow members of the media.

Monday, people took to Twitter to attack the network for its blatant hypocrisy in firing Brazile.

Keith Olbermann ✔
@KeithOlbermann

How's your Corey Lewandowski hot and cold running conflict of interest investigation going, boys? https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/793116668079796224 …

11:51 AM - 31 Oct 2016
194 Retweets 390 likes

Adam Smith ✔
@asmith83

Wait until they learn about Corey Lewandowski's ties to the Trump campaign. https://twitter.com/mlcalderone/status/793116899437518848 …

11:47 AM - 31 Oct 2016
25 Retweets 31 likes

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/just-ridiculous-internet-condemns-cnn-for-firing-donna-brazile-while-keeping-lewandowski-on-payroll/

[Skittles]

1. women are held to a different standard

especially women of color

[SharonClark]

27. Agree 100% and this election proves it

[NCTraveler]

2. Women are not held to the same standard as men.

When it comes to the media, progressives are held to a much higher standard than conservatives.

Fucked up all the way around.

[sarcasmo]

3. Don't watch cable news and it dies a slow death, plus your heart rate drops.

[Journeyman]

11. Been telling people that for decades. Unfortunately, too many prefer their misery . . .

over the more satisfying infliction of pain on the media they seem only too delighted to decry while they continue to support.

[sarcasmo]

19. Easier to read what you want on the Internet and make your own decision.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. CNN has made 100 million dollars covering Trump, according to an NPR broadcast last week.

For CNN, he is a golden goose. Why should he fire Lewandowski. The Entertainment Information Media cares only about profits.

[Cha]

5. Excellent! GO KO!

Thanks Don!

LOL@Wait until they learn about Corey Lewandowski's ties to the Trump campaign. https://twitter.com/mlcalderone/status/793116899437518848 …

[uponit7771]

6. Woman Tax in full review

[pennylane100]

7. After the election,

she should sue them. Or at least blackmail into providing biased (in our favor) news coverage.

[Thrill]

8. Clear bias yet again

[Hell Hath No Fury]

9. It's not about her having ties to the campaign --

it's about the emails that revealed she shared debate questions with the Clinton campaign in advance of several debates. THAT is a big problem and CNN took action. With that said, I believe that neither Brazile OR Lewandowski have any business in the employment of a news organization.

[yardwork]

17. We don't even know if the wiki emails are accurate

[Hell Hath No Fury]

20. The allegations about Brazille --

come from the Podesta emails -- they are his, they are real, even he admitted that. Once you start digging down into the various emails it becomes quickly clear they are authentic -- CNN thinks so, and the emails in question were mentioned in their statement about her resignation. As with the WJ Clinton impeachment hearings and Benghazi report, I decided to dive in and look at the documentation first hand because I don't trust any media outlet's interpretation on anything this important. Let's just say that the emails make the political machinations and backbiting of "Veep" look more like a documentary than comedy show.

[NobodyHere]

12. If they were firing people simply for bias

Then Paul Begala would've been gone a long time ago.

The internet overreacts once again.

[MontanaMama]

13. Sending CNN my water bill...

Because every time I see Corey Lewandowski I feel like I need a shower.

He's a ridiculous little man who needs to go find himself a real job.

[panader0]

14. Welcome to DU!

[MontanaMama]

15. Thanks!

Decided to jump in the deep end of the pool. DUers are the smartest kids in class!

[flying-skeleton]

16. I stopped watching the day they hired the Trumpig Hackjob Lewandowski !!

CNN lost ALL respect thy had left as an inpartial news media outlet.
Now they are whoring themselves in the footsteps of Fox News.

Shame on you CNN !!

[fun n serious]

18. Hard on women and more hard on black women.

CNN needs to be called out in a big way.

[okieinpain]

21. if mrs. brazille knew the questions and passed them on to

the clinton campaign she should be fired. i also think the person on clinton's campaign that received the information should be fired.

[Fast Walker 52]

25. that's ridiculous-- unless some law was clearly broken

otherwise, it's just politics. Everyone tries to maximize their advantages.

[okieinpain]

26. what? you're kidding right. I believe this was in

the debate against sen. sanders and you're ok with bullshit like this, so you're ok if the sanders supporters say fuck it and stay home. this really is the silly season.

[Fast Walker 52]

28. Not kidding-- it's dirty politics but it's not beyond the pale

I'm sure if Bernie's people could have gotten the question ahead of time, they could have. Also, it's dumb on CNN's part to let the question get in her hands in the first place.

[okieinpain]

29. lol, so by your logic comey's email trick is just

dirty politics.

[Fast Walker 52]

30. well, it is a dirty poltiics to a degree, but clearly of a different magnitude

[okieinpain]

31. well damn you have my respect for being honest.

hats off to you.

[radius777]

23. "Criminalizing the mundane" when it comes to PoC/women/etc

as Joy Reid spoke about a few days ago wrt to Comeygate.

If a well respected veteran Dem operative like Brazille did do what is alleged (and we can never really know, hackers are criminals who often alter documents) that is mild (and mundane) compared to what goes on in most campaigns. Same with DWS, Hillary etc. Criminalizing the mundane when it comes to certain types/groups of people. You don't think Lewindowski has done far worse? What about Jeff Weaver? Would love to see their emails.

Ever notice that when a PoC/female/gay etc makes it in this world by playing by the standard rules of the system, all of a sudden those rules become wrong? That the far-left and far-right (which are mainly comprised of self-righteous whites) suddenly cry about "standards" (that they themselves don't follow)?