It is her far fetched and unbelievable current denial that is the problem.
It is THE LYING.
This story perked your troll senses?
And you know sheâs lying how?
Good on MSNBC for not being easily moved by internet trolls.
Obviously this should be investigated before any action is taken. Sheâs accused of possibly writing something distasteful many years ago, not of breaking any laws. Itâs ridiculous to think of anyone being fired or even suspended over such a matter before even looking into it thoroughly.
I see the Progressives are going to eat their own again. Al Franken didnât satisfy the appetite.
The only people Joy calls out are Rs who get into an anti-Democrat [sic] Party rant when the topic under discussion is far removed from anything to do with the party. She doesnât call out people for their sexual preferences or the color of their skin. If youâd ever seen her show youâd know this. But you keep pluckinâ that chicken
Because nothing says âauthenticityâ like screenshots of supposed blog posts that indicate controversial things were said on a blog with a comment section without garnering a single fucking comment.
Yeah, thatâs some mighty fine trolling material youâre working with there there.
ETA: And now, shockingly, Iâm sure everyone here will be stunned to learn that in addition to Greenwald, Wikileaks and Breitbart, RT is on the case, claiming this whole business undermines her credibility on the ridiculous allegations that Russia hacked the election.
Yes, I can see why fair minded outlets like HuffPo and Mediate are all over this, all but accusing her of lying.
Iâm guessing a more apt user name might be âeffessbeeâ.
But thatâs just me.
Anybody whoâs seen even one of her shows knows who she is by her fair and nondiscriminatory reporting. MSNBC is not going to jettison her.
Then stop lying, troll-boy.
Tell that to Al Franken
If what they said on a blog 10 years ago or whatever is a problem, especially when the freedom to say anything was so fresh and new back then, Iâd say who cares and why does it matter? And itâs obvious it only matters as a means for destroying a liberal voice. Has this been her âplatform,â as it were? No, so eff off trolls.
We screwed Al Franken for nothing because we didnât want to look partisan or something, letâs not repeat that behavior anymore please.
If a Republican complains about something, screw them, ESandD, right?!
Thatâs the proper mindset.
Iâd like to thank MSNBC for not apologizing. I canât remember the last time they didnât.
We should be grateful to RT and Russia for their concern.
Think itâs important that MSNBC keep Joy where she is and stop reacting to the Roger Stoning of liberals. As Iâve written elsewhere, whether Joy wrote those posts or not is immaterial to me. If she held anti-gay views in the 00s, she doesnât now, and we need her voice out there. The real bigot is Mike Pence and the whole cast of homophobes who are doing their best to shove gays back in the closet. Going after Joy Ann Reid serves the purposes of anti-gay bigots.
I find the tenor of the discussion here dismaying. Trumpâs side doesnât give a sh*t about facts, but our side has to remain open-minded to facts, even if they are at times disappointing. There are two issues here. The first is did at some point Joy Reid post homophobic comments on her blog. Answer seems to be very clearly yes. Proper thing for her would be apologize-- which she did-- and then we move on. But now we have something else: sheâs saying her site back then was hacked. Hmm⌠if you look at the posts in question (and Iâve taken the time to look on @Jamie_Maz 's twitter feed, it would take a kind of perverse genius to imitate her style so closelyâ anyone who knows how to read can get a sense of this. These posts arenât fake, they sound like her voice. So hereâs the problem: was she hacked? I kinda doubt that she was hacked so many years ago, that she never noticed it, and that she never noticed it at the time. Thatâs really quite a story to swallow. So in other words, what is the truth of the situation? Unlike Trump supporters, I still believe there is such a thing as fact. And her story does not sound very believable in multiple counts.
âmost straight people cringe at the sight of two men kissing.â
Thatâs some weak-tea bigotry right there. If she even wrote it. If she did, she is stating an âisâ not an âoughtâ. If she did, her quantifier may be overstated. It is perfectly accurate if you replace âmostâ with âsomeâ or âmanyâ. Again, that is a description, not a proscription.
End of pedantic rant.