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9. "They" are upset over this tweet
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 06:14 PM
Jan 2014

“Maybe the rightwing will hate it, but everyone else will go awww: the adorable new #Cheerios ad
w/ biracial family,” the tweet read.

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The right wing has been working to keep people of color from having the same voting rights that
they enjoy for years and they are still doing that right now. Ever heard of Richard Nixon's "Southern
Strategy?" Which has been the foundation of the republican party for years and it now has a
bastard son called Fox News. Or how about Ronald Reagan starting his campaign in Neshoba County,
MS which has a very nasty history as per treatment of people of color.

The problem with so many people on "our side" is they back the hell down when the right wing
clutches it's pearls and hits the fainting couch about the nasty thing we liberal say. God damn it
the man spoke the truth that some right wingers will be upset over a nice imagine of a biracial
marriage.

We should all be jumping up and down and saying A TRUTH TWEET IS A SWEET THING MOTHERFUCKERS
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT SHOW US WHERE IT WAS WRONG AND MR. RINSE PENIS WHAT ABOUT THE
VOTING LINE IN THE PICTURE BELOW? SO KISS MY ASS YOU PEARL CLUTCHING D-BAG! THE TRUTH
HURTS DOESN'T IT?



I would bet he and Joe are close friends. Phil needs to go..n/t monmouth3 Jan 2014 #1
Phil did hire Joy Reid and Ronan Farrow.. and had great Cha Jan 2014 #12
Well they WILL hate it Scairp Jan 2014 #44
Because the Crazy Right serves the interest of Corporate America... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #53
Buck-buck-BRAWWWK!! KamaAina Jan 2014 #2
Sorry, but MSNBC's a business, too. No business would let that stand. n/t Akoto Jan 2014 #3
Really? another_liberal Jan 2014 #10
I'm simply acknowledging the realistic business response to such an unsanctioned statement. n/t Akoto Jan 2014 #14
I see what you mean . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #17
unsanctioned? 90-percent Jan 2014 #57
Fox News is a business, too and I don't see them apologizing for anything.. whathehell Jan 2014 #58
+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #62
Limbaugh's a business, FUX news is a business rurallib Jan 2014 #29
NO WAY, because IOKIYAR! blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #40
They should go ahead and make that damn commercial themselves before they apologize. n/t Ian David Jan 2014 #4
He is just being anti-fox news OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2014 #5
We need to contact Phil Griffin about his -- and MSNBC's -- overweening cowardice villager Jan 2014 #6
bill gates probably demanded that. good luck. elehhhhna Jan 2014 #42
Dead Intern Joe has a hand in all of this. Dawson Leery Jan 2014 #7
I admire the man, and agree with what he said. another_liberal Jan 2014 #8
"They" are upset over this tweet Botany Jan 2014 #9
Touche, your sentiments are shared by many. Fred Sanders Jan 2014 #30
Mr. Penis can't take the truth (NT) The Wizard Jan 2014 #32
Post Rec! Well stated! nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #38
When the GOP starts playing on a level playing field, call me. Until then...NO APOLOGIES!!! blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #41
But the DO hate a commercial featuring a bi-racial couple already. AlbertCat Jan 2014 #11
Everyone here with a twitter account needs to copy and paste OKNancy Jan 2014 #13
Thank you! n/t bitchkitty Jan 2014 #27
Done. villager Jan 2014 #47
Operation: Give Republican Crybabies Everything They Want marches along.. :/ Alamuti Lotus Jan 2014 #15
Makes ya want to puke . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #18
"Lunches seized from Utah schoolkids" is still in the #1 Projectile Creation position Alamuti Lotus Jan 2014 #20
I'm in a hotel now without MSNBC but I saw CNN run that story again.. whathehell Feb 2014 #63
Its survival of the fittest warrant46 Feb 2014 #64
In the jungle... whathehell Feb 2014 #65
Bad, bad precedent. silverweb Jan 2014 #16
The last time Roger Ailes apologized was SCVDem Jan 2014 #19
Bullshit - he once apologized for farting in the fox lunchroom. AAO Jan 2014 #61
I was hoping for an GOP-free election season on MSNBC Politicub Jan 2014 #21
Spineless fuck'n jellyfish! SoapBox Jan 2014 #22
Yep! Every time xxqqqzme Jan 2014 #23
that tweet was nowhere close to being offensive.. frylock Jan 2014 #24
Frank Coniff's (TV's Frank) recent comment on FB 90-percent Jan 2014 #25
There it is... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #55
another shameful heaven05 Jan 2014 #26
Goddamn these people are spineless Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #28
I did not find the substance of the tweet offensive Gothmog Jan 2014 #31
well I told MSNBC thanks for becoming A&E PatrynXX Jan 2014 #33
The Tweet wasn't offensive in the least, and no one should have been fired PDittie Jan 2014 #34
+1 SunSeeker Jan 2014 #35
Griffin is such a spineless douchebag. blackspade Jan 2014 #36
+1 sakabatou Jan 2014 #48
This is very disappointing Jack Rabbit Jan 2014 #37
Easy for liberals to get fired from Big Media Doctor_J Jan 2014 #39
I'm going to be watching Facebook on Super Bowl Sunday and on subsequent days.... Paladin Jan 2014 #43
Good on YOU! PearliePoo2 Jan 2014 #50
Will try to do so, and I invite others to do the same. (nt) Paladin Jan 2014 #51
Aplologizing for the truth? That's bullshit. The rightwing hated the first commercial, AlinPA Jan 2014 #45
He said nothing wrong ... ificandream Jan 2014 #46
The right wing is racist. They would purge the nation of minorities if they could. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #49
Why is an apology necessary Liberalynn Jan 2014 #52
That's bananas JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #54
Don't EVER tell the truth. PeteSelman Jan 2014 #56
An offhand remark on a tweet by lower level employee. But Msnbc must make an apology. and even maddiemom Jan 2014 #59
To MSNBC and you DU'ers doing the "We're So Sorry" tap dance: Paladin Jan 2014 #60
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