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Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle Obama

Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

I agree that it was a stupid comment, and that he should have been fired. But not for racism.

To me, it makes no difference that it was the first lady, in fact a first lady has to expect that kind of thing, especially if you are married to "enemies" Obama.

We have had seven years of over-the-top bashing of anyone remotely related to a political opponent. For the left to go ape **** over this is beyond the pale....when they started in on Palin, he "slut" daughter, the rules of engagement changed, they changed them, now they have to live with them.

I have said since 2008 that Obama and co have lowered the bar of common decency; I have zero sympathy for Michelle or anyone else in that den of snakes



He has been fired and nothing that anyone on this planet says is going to get him his job back.

Wait and see. :roll:
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

I don't think he should have been fired. And when I read here that he was fired because Michelle Obama's office called the station and demanded he be fired, I'm more of the opinion he shouldn't have been fired. The heavy hand of the White House should never be used in such a manner.



What you think doesn't matter, the guys been fired and that's the end of it. :roll:
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

What does Bush have to do with this thread? :roll:

He doesn't. But he was compared to monkeys because of his face. Some assclown made a comment that she looks like the cast of Planet of the Apes because of her face. But because apparently that has to do with her skin color (even though he never said that), and I'd like you to explain why. Can you?
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

He doesn't. But he was compared to monkeys because of his face. Some assclown made a comment that she looks like the cast of Planet of the Apes because of her face. But because apparently that has to do with her skin color (even though he never said that), and I'd like you to explain why. Can you?

You see, V, you only have part of the story.

Bush is WHITE.

I think you can take it from there.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

My next effort will be to convince myself that there's nothing racist about singing a song about hanging a black man with my frat buddies.

If you're singing such songs, you've got bigger problems to deal with than what some fashionista commented about.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

If you're singing such songs, you've got bigger problems to deal with than what some fashionista commented about.

I'm not singing those songs because I'm so obsessed with race.

I'm a work in progress.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Keep digging that hole of denial. You excel at it.

I'm not the one with a problem - race means nothing to me. I'm not fixated on the colour of someone's skin. If your true feelings are reflected in your comment, you're the one in denial.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Does accuracy mean nothing these days?



"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan....."


No, "accuracy" is the last ****ing thing to come out of a political conversation in the United States
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Do we know they did that? I honestly haven't been following this very closely.

The author of the OP posted a follow-up link in post 30 that provides that information and the guy fired, in a statement, said that Michelle Obama got him fired.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Ya'll do know that Rush Limbaugh used to work for ESPN? Yeah, he used to work the live broadcast for the NFL games. Maybe Rush can hire the beaner out of sympathy for the cause.

Nope, no racism in this thread.

Beaner!

FFS.....:applaud
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

This guy is unemployed. He opened his mouth before he turned his brain on and that got him canned. :roll:

The thin skinned, of whatever colour, and the politically correct got him fired. But hey, if he was slagging Mohammed, Michelle would be posting a selfie on Twitter holding a Je Suis Charlie sign.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Michelle Obama's staff called Univision and complained according to the gay guy and he was summarily fired due to that. Obviously that comes directly from Michelle Obama seeing as her staff do exactly what she tells them to do in official capacity, obviously.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

I'm not the one with a problem - race means nothing to me.

Of course it doesn't.

I'm not fixated on the colour of someone's skin.

Of course you're not.

Don't worry CJ, we all know you are always above the fray.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

He doesn't. But he was compared to monkeys because of his face. Some assclown made a comment that she looks like the cast of Planet of the Apes because of her face. But because apparently that has to do with her skin color (even though he never said that), and I'd like you to explain why. Can you?



All I know is that the guy who opened his mouth before he turned his brain on is out of a job and I'm mighty happy about that. :roll:
 
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Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

What you think doesn't matter, the guys been fired and that's the end of it. :roll:

Gee, nothing self important and arrogant about that comment. Do you do Michelle's dry cleaning?
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

The person who made the comments isn't Mexican. He's Venezuelan.

Now it makes sense why O magically all of a sudden thinks Venezuela is a national security threat.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Keep digging that hole of denial. You excel at it.

The left and the right are the same in the US..

drive by posts trolling thinly disguised insult as comment. Insults win arguments for sure.

The US is in my experience thew third most racist nation on the planet, right behind Japan and South Africa. Everything is race, even football, you have to keep stats comparing white and black football players, here I doubt anyone is aware of color. As i have posted we don't even use the terms "white" or "black"

So we can go on all day calling each other an impossible thing to deny, that other is racist. But I offer this, neither CanadaJohn's hometown nor mine has ever had a race riot, not even a march. In fact, there has never been either in the whole history of the country.

You come from a country which has routine riots, has just had a whole city ripped to pieces with military grade hardware aimed at Americans, and you call a Canadian racist.

Feel free, but I am at least one who is having a ****ing awesome laugh
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Of course it doesn't.



Of course you're not.

Don't worry CJ, we all know you are always above the fray.

If you want to call me a racist, have the balls and be man enough to say it.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

There's nothing racist about saying a white person looks like a monkey

But it's wrong to say that if they really look like a dog

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Shouldn't Hellboy be Cerberus?
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

Now it makes sense why O magically all of a sudden thinks Venezuela is a national security threat.

Nominated for laugh of the day!! Priceless.
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

That is pretty fascinating that Michelle Obama's actual staff made a call to have the guy fired. Somewhat amusing really when you think about it lol. Official white house staff were involved in the calling and firing of some gay little Mexican guy on a Mexican TV channel. Lol. I don't blame Michelle but it doesn't exactly look too good for the White House either in terms of 'Being above the Fray'.


Michelle Obama got me fired: Disgraced Univision host claims First Lady's office intervened when she heard his racist Planet Of The Apes remark | Daily Mail Online

I was notified verbally that due to a complaint from your office I was fired. An information leak from Univision executives, I was condemend in social media, trying to destroy my career in an unfair manner, without letting me know personally and without an investigation that would allow to clear up the situation.
Again, I offer my humble forgiveness for the misinterpreation and I assume the responsibility.
Yours respectfully,
Rodner Figueroa
 
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Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

You mean there isn't a simple rule for distinguishing racist remarks from non-racist remarks?

No wonder the right wingers are having so much trouble





if they come from biden, hillary or obama they are not racist.

if any non left winger disagrees with a liberal it's racist.

did I get that right?
 
Re: Emmy-Winning Mexican Univision host Fired Over Racist "Planet of Apes"=Michelle O

The person who made the comments isn't Mexican. He's Venezuelan.

Oh so he is an immigrant?

And here I thought he was an American.

My bad.

Nope, not a shred of racism and race baiting on the left.
 
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