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Conservatives see double-standard on Roseanne, cite Olbermann, Joy Reid
The Hill ^ | 05/30/18 | Joe Concha

Posted on 05/30/2018 8:07:43 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Conservatives on Twitter lashed out following the swift cancellation of Roseanne Barr's hit ABC program after here racist tweet, citing a double-standard in entertainment for those who are conservative or support President Trump.

The right-leaning critics took particular aim at ESPN’s decision to hire Keith Olbermann and MSNBC’s continued employment of Joy Reid. Both have made provocative comments in the past.

ABC canceled Barr’s show after she wrote a tweet that referred to former Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the “The Planet of the Apes” and “the Muslim Brotherhood.”

Olbermann was recently hired by ESPN for the sixth time, signing a new deal earlier this month with the Disney-owned network, which also owns ABC.

Some conservatives on Twitter quickly pointed to Olbermann calling President Trump a Nazi on multiple occasions on social media.

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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
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To: yesthatjallen

don’t forget jamele hill, still employed by ESPN/Disney...


21 posted on 05/31/2018 4:30:28 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: yesthatjallen

In the religion of Leftism, the ultimate evil is to be disrespectful towards black and brown people, or gays.

Meanwhile, any vile statement directed towards a conservative is OK.


22 posted on 05/31/2018 4:34:13 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: caww

Maybe she wanted off the show for whatever reason, who knows?? And instead of breaking contract got the show cancelled. Although how she’d know that little comment would be enough to do it I don’t know.


23 posted on 05/31/2018 4:52:43 AM PDT by kelly4c
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To: yesthatjallen

Actuallly, I was a remarkably witty and ACURATE description of our hostile, Iranian, muslim, ex-’whatever’ from our previous (?) ‘administration’.


24 posted on 05/31/2018 5:24:33 AM PDT by Flintlock (The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left to us.)
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To: yesthatjallen
Why do black people have so many names they can't be called without them being racist?

Women can be called cunt, twat, bitch, witch, bimbo, but no one gets fired. White people can be called honkies, crackers, Nazis but no one gets fired.

Are there ANY disparaging words that can be used on black people that aren't racist? I say this is a black privilege.

25 posted on 05/31/2018 5:25:20 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: google,TWITTER,FACEBOOK,WaPo,Hollywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: yesthatjallen

If not for double standards most organizations would have no standards at all.


26 posted on 05/31/2018 5:26:29 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: yesthatjallen

Liberals have different rules... Screw them


27 posted on 05/31/2018 5:44:09 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: kelly4c

Sometimes people decide to ‘test’ the limits even if it puts themselves or others in danger of loss or compromising situations that will affect many. Others are just fools.

I don’t know more about the woman except her form of humor is well beyond my taste. So I never watched before or recently. But isn’t it truly stunning that with all the critical going ons in the world our news, televisions and computers is fast becoming wall to wall scandals and smutt!


28 posted on 05/31/2018 6:17:17 AM PDT by caww
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To: Captain Compassion

“Roseanne may have a wrongful termination suit against ABC. She may be able to prove that other on air personalities were not punished even though they made equally obnoxious statements both on and off the air.”

I think you’re right ... IF she wants to pursue it. (And maybe she does. Maybe that was the plan all along.) Hundreds of precedents have been set in the past where libs have kept their jobs after making dreadful un-PC statements.


29 posted on 05/31/2018 6:33:57 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Love it, if so.

Go get, ‘em, Rosie!!


30 posted on 05/31/2018 6:34:58 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Captain Compassion

She might sue ABC... why didn’t they fire Kimmel and that other jerk you called first daughter a C word...


31 posted on 05/31/2018 2:21:21 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Wondering if Roseanne intended this result.


32 posted on 05/31/2018 11:00:28 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: Trump20162020

Isn’t Disney run by faggots?


33 posted on 05/31/2018 11:03:15 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: kelly4c

I just read on FreeRepublic that the writers wanted to take the show left next season, and have Roseanne see the errors in her thinking. If true, Disney must be owned by Satanists.


34 posted on 05/31/2018 11:06:57 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted

I’ve heard some pretty negative things about Disney. It surely isn’t the same brand as when Walt was running the show.


35 posted on 06/01/2018 3:11:58 AM PDT by kelly4c
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