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Tomi Intollerance

AlbqOwl said:
Well the Left has been clamoring for her to be fired for months and months and months now. But she wasn't fired for being pro choice. She was fired for calling Republicans hypocrites if they are not pro choice. And that was probably a final straw. I don't know. I am not especially a Glenn Beck fan, but I don't believe he would fire somebody for just being pro choice. There almost had to be more to the story.
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Who on the Left has been screeching for Tomi to be fired? This is news to me.
 
cpwill said:
:shrug: how many pro-slavery advocates work for MSNBC?
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Probably the same number that work for Fox.

I honestly have zero problems with what the Blaze did here. It's just beyond ironic to read a rant about "safe spaces" when it's exactly what they're creating.
 
If the blaze wants to present a pro-life message it doesn't make much sense for them to keep employed a woman that is going to present a pro-choice message.
 
rocket88 said:
Probably the same number that work for Fox.
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Oh. So MSNBC is retreating to their safe spaces, then?

I honestly have zero problems with what the Blaze did here. It's just beyond ironic to read a rant about "safe spaces" when it's exactly what they're creating.
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....No. Not paying someone to speak on your behalf is in no way the equivalent of trying to ban them from speaking.


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Henrin said:
If the blaze wants to present a pro-life message it doesn't make much sense for them to keep employed a woman that is going to present a pro-choice message.
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That's all fine and good. I can't help but think your viewpoint would be different if a liberal site canned someone for expressing a pro-life point of view.
 
Can a liberal tell me why the blaze should have kept her employed when she was presenting a view that didn't match the values of the company?
 
Henrin said:
Can a liberal tell me why the blaze should have kept her employed when she was presenting a view that didn't match the values of the company?
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I dunno, you guys scream and cry all the time about how liberal the NYT is, yet they employ David Brooks and Ross Douthat (and have employed much more conservative columnists). Is ideological purity that important?

That said, The Blaze is a screamingly partisan endeavor, so it doesn't surprise me that they'd drop her like a hot potato at the first sign of dissent.
 
cpwill said:
Oh. So MSNBC is retreating to their safe spaces, then?



....No. Not paying someone to speak on your behalf is in no way the equivalent of trying to ban them from speaking.


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Yes they are. As is Fox. I demand more pro-slavery viewpoints to be expressed on TV. A completely ridiculous comparison.

The Blaze is creating a "safe space" for conservatives. Good for them, but it is what they're doing.
 
rocket88 said:
That's all fine and good. I can't help but think your viewpoint would be different if a liberal site canned someone for expressing a pro-life point of view.
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If the company is pro-choice and wants their views presented by their employees I would say that it is the right move for them to fire anyone that presents a pro-life position.
 
cpwill said:
Oh. So MSNBC is retreating to their safe spaces, then?



....No. Not paying someone to speak on your behalf is in no way the equivalent of trying to ban them from speaking.
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True; however, there are some similarities in that nobody is entitled to a platform from which to speak.
 
Kobie said:
I dunno, you guys scream and cry all the time about how liberal the NYT is, yet they employ David Brooks and Ross Douthat (and have employed much more conservative columnists). Is ideological purity that important?

That said, The Blaze is a screamingly partisan endeavor, so it doesn't surprise me that they'd drop her like a hot potato at the first sign of dissent.
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If you thought something was murder would you want someone working for you that thought it was a human right?
 
Henrin said:
If the company is pro-choice and wants their views presented by their employees I would say that it is the right move for them to fire anyone that presents a pro-life position.
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It's within their rights; however, if a company is a media outlet wishing to be taken seriously, perhaps purging those who deviate the slightest from its mission might not be the "right move." I don't care either way; I have no use for Tomi and even less for The Blaze.
 
Henrin said:
If the company is pro-choice and wants their views presented by their employees I would say that it is the right move for them to fire anyone that presents a pro-life position.
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Yep. Just as the Blaze is completely within their rights here.
 
Kobie said:
True; however, there are some similarities in that nobody is entitled to a platform from which to speak.
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Nobody is entitled to a platform that belongs to someone else.

The similarity here is of a line with "not buying me dinner is the same as banning me from buying food".

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Henrin said:
If you thought something was murder would you want someone working for you that thought it was a human right?
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Depends on their job. Depends on a lot of things. If I'm a media outlet (ostensibly) that cared about anything other than mollifying my far-right readership, then I'd welcome certain intellectual diversity. It stimulates conversation and dialogue. But that's not what The Blaze is for. The Blaze is intended to deliver self-affirmation to wingnut morons.
 
cpwill said:
Nobody is entitled to a platform that belongs to someone else.

The similarity here is of a line with "not buying me dinner is the same as banning me from buying food".
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Who has been "banned" from speaking? Please say Milo.
 
Kobie said:
Who has been "banned" from speaking? Please say Milo.
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(shrug) it's not an awful example. I would point to the entire movement to silence Conservative voices (though Milo is not a Conservative himself). Insane college outbursts are simply the most notable example.

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OpportunityCost said:
Really? Vital difference, Planned Parenthood employees are not government employees. Your concept is false as is the idea that Planned Parenthood does not receive government funding to facilitate abortion.
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Okay private prison guards. Did you think that distinction was meaningful? It wasn't.
 
Wow. Just take the headline from CNN or MSNBC or Vox or Buzzfeed... gosh I could go on. Tomi was fired for multiple reasons. First and foremost are the rumors that she was horrible to work with and the staff hated her. Second, she didn't just pose a different view, there are plenty of people who work at the Blaze and also throughout conservative media who are pro choice. She insulted the very people who employ her and provide her with viewership. She insulted conservatives by calling them hypocrites. Plus, you can be pro small government and also think that murder is wrong. Anyways, Tomi won't have trouble finding a new job.

One last thing, you won't find a far right hardcore conservative that's more open to opposing views than Beck. On of his best friends is a gay immigrant Muslim who is about as far left as you can get. He has him on his show all the time. But nice try.

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She was asked to leave the Blaize which is strongly pro life

Big deal

There are other conservative publications

Dont make it sound as if the woman was stoned to death or burned at the stake
 
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