Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: super70s 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 15:50:43 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 109 Message-ID: References: <1840264848.733245354.591210.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <377281747.733263183.518360.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:50:45 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e908683aba23f9ee5eef191d8d26509c"; logging-data="3227807"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18h18ukGpQ87+WvbsGIJVjVwwOTN9tFgF8=" User-Agent: Unison/2.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:4aa5+ja6UpFMx+uw8wjt/812JvE= Bytes: 5923 On 2024-03-27 20:23:31 +0000, anim8rfsk said: > Ubiquitous wrote: >> 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. > > Yeah, she was six when he climbed Everest. > > She said it in 1995, and Sir Edmond lived until 2008. > > Even Snopes says the fat ugly bitch is a fat ugly lying bitch. My such hostility. Unhappy childhood? > https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-vs-hillary/ > > She has since tried to get out of it by saying her mother told her this, > but Snopes says she’s lying about that as well. > > You really have to be caught dirty to be a Democratic politician called a > liar by Snopes. Twice. I read the article, they have nothing but rash speculation and no hard proof themselves. Looks more like click bait, especially with that catty illustration.