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JBTaurus83

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12. The corporate media will be useless and worthless in our new fascist environment.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 12:11 AM

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Matthew Dowd fired from MSNBC For saying what we all know [View all] SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 OP

I'm still waiting for Fox to fire someone for their outright bigotry and hate tulipsandroses Sep 2025 #1

Jesse Watters absolutely should be. Initech Sep 2025 #13

Dowd was a big time Bush guy. Yeah I hold grudges sometimes. nt BootinUp Sep 2025 #2

Yeah, but now he told the truth about Cha Sep 2025 #7

We don't really know what the motive was. nt BootinUp Sep 2025 #11

Truth is UTUSN Sep 2025 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author UTUSN Sep 2025 #4

Oh Shit I hoped that wasn't coming! Cha Sep 2025 #5

What he said is exactly correct - walkingman Sep 2025 #6

Dowd tried to sound eloquent House of Roberts Sep 2025 #10

So his statement would have been acceptable if someone else was shot? Raven123 Sep 2025 #26

timing is everything in MAGA State media Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #30

That is really odd because... WVGIRL Sep 2025 #8

as well he should have blamed Kirk fafo, karma, what goes around, reap what you sow.... gopiscrap Sep 2025 #16

Ok what did you expect Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #9

The corporate media will be useless and worthless in our new fascist environment. JBTaurus83 Sep 2025 #12

i disagree. this corporate media got exactly the environment they wanted. Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #31

'Optics' are everything in modern journalism. Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 #14

That does pretty much boil down to "he got himself shot with his rhetoric" AZJonnie Sep 2025 #15

Exactly. Dowd could have waited until days or weeks later to say it. valleyrogue Sep 2025 #37

What did he say? live love laugh Sep 2025 #17

here ya go orleans Sep 2025 #18

see post 6 proud patriot Sep 2025 #19

This is how you know you live in a fascist shithole. Karasu Sep 2025 #20

He said nothing wrong BidenRocks Sep 2025 #21

Fired for speaking the truth. He didn't condone the actions, he explained them Joinfortmill Sep 2025 #22

It's the "use/mention distinction". Fundamental logical concept. Point lost on network execs who are too busy ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2025 #34

Fuck MSNBC vercetti2021 Sep 2025 #23

Hi V! SheltieLover Sep 2025 #27

Oh just lingering a bit vercetti2021 Sep 2025 #28

Well it's nice to see you out & about SheltieLover Sep 2025 #29

Archive link, registration free littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #24

Another reporter fired for speaking the truth pfitz59 Sep 2025 #25

We have lost our minds as a society Takket Sep 2025 #32

Geeze MSNBC...firing somebody for telling the truth? Liberal In Texas Sep 2025 #33

Rightly sue the fuckers. You too can use the law! miyazaki Sep 2025 #35

He could have simply kept his mouth shut, and he still would have had a job. valleyrogue Sep 2025 #36

Matthew Dowd was just fired from MSNBC for saying this LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #38