Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ubiquitous Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: NBC News To Fire Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel After On-Air Hosts Revolt: Report Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:18:42 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 87 Message-ID: References: <1840264848.733245354.591210.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Injection-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:18:43 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b8321cd6f41335cf6eb8573c2130e999"; logging-data="3182522"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19bHvfWSsYwyZ+PwTqMeQVRQFsBkKANTQc=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:VhBniYSSiiEenk+Z+W4q9a3b9mo= X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.12N (x86 32bit) Bytes: 4761 anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote: > Nyssa wrote: >> Ubiquitous wrote: >>> NBC News is reportedly planning to fire former Republican >>> National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel after >>> many top on-air hosts at MSNBC lambasted the network for >>> its decision to hire her last week. >>> >>> “NBC NEWS plans to drop ex RNC-chair Ronna McDaniel as a >>> paid contributor following on-air revolt from NBC/MSNBC >>> talent,” said Puck News reporter Dylan Byers. “Execs are >>> deliberating over details; announcement pending. >>> Meanwhile, McDaniel is seeking legal representation.” >>> >>> The move comes after many of MSNBC’s top stars publicly >>> attacked NBC News on their shows this week for hiring >>> McDaniel, claiming that she was dishonest. >>> >>> Some notable examples of MSNBC hosts who attacked their >>> network included: >>> >>> • Joe Scarborough: “We weren’t asked our opinion of the >>> hiring, but if we were, we would have strongly objected to >>> it for several reasons.” >>> >>> • Mika Brzezinski: “We hope NBC will reconsider its >>> decision.” >>> >>> • Chuck Todd: “Look, there’s a reason why there’s a lot of >>> journalists at NBC News are uncomfortable with this. >>> Because many of our professional dealings with the RNC >>> over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, >>> have been met with character assassination.” >>> >>> • Nicolle Wallace: “NBC News, either wittingly or >>> unwittingly, is teaching election deniers that what they >>> can do stretches well beyond appearing on our air and >>> interviews to peddle lies about the sanctity and integrity >>> of our elections, which Ronna McDaniel did on yesterday’s >>> ‘Meet the Press’… and they can do that as one of us, as >>> badge-carrying employees of NBC News, as paid contributors >>> to our sacred airwaves.” >>> >>> • Rachel Maddow: “The fact that Ms. McDaniel is on the >>> payroll at NBC News – to me that is inexplicable.” >>> >>> • Jen Psaki: “To quote Liz Cheney, Ronna facilitated >>> Trump’s corrupt fake elector and his effort to pressure >>> Michigan officials not to certify the legitimate election >>> outcome. She spread his lies and called January 6th >>> ‘legitimate political discourse.’ Look, this isn’t about >>> Republicans versus Democrats. This isn’t about red versus >>> blue. This is about truth versus lies. Service to the >>> country versus service to one man committed to toppling >>> our democratic system.” >>> >>> • Lawrence O’Donnell: “MSNBC will not use Ronna McDaniel >>> as a political analyst. But I do have a few questions for >>> her whenever she might want to come on this program. And >>> I’ll make it easy for her. I’ll tell her the questions >>> ahead of time. My first question would be, why did you >>> change your name for Donald Trump? Before Trump ran for >>> president, her name was Ronna Romney McDaniel. How does >>> that feel, to change her name to curry favor with the >>> madman because he doesn’t like your uncle? How did you >>> explain that to your kids? What lesson did your kids learn >>> from that?” >> >> And this is a big issue why? >> >> I seem to remember that Hillary Rodham *added* Clinton >> to her moniker long after marriage. She had claimed that >> she kept her maiden name to honor her father, yet that >> got dropped once some people seemed to think she needed >> to use the Clinton name once Bubba made it to the big >> time in politics. > >She also claimed to be named after Sir Edmund Hillary, until he called her >a liar to her fat, ugly face. I think he was dead by then, but numerous people pointed out that she was born before he became famous. -- Let's go Brandon!