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Roseanne Cancelled: ABC Scraps Season 11 Following Roseanne Barr's Racist Twitter Tirade

Hawkeye10 said:
The GOP party is the only one that is getting reformed....considering that both parties long ago failed America I gotta go with the one who has made changes.

Then there is the matter that the old guard at the D Party who refuse to do the honorable thing and leave are lifelong bunglers.

Maybe we should talk about the glory of ALL IN THE FAMILY!

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The main reason the GOP is out of control is because they execute their most effective leaders every two years. No one is left who knows how to do anything. There's no institutional memory. Without lobbyists they'd be unable to write a bill or a budget.

The GOP is a mess.

It all started around 1990. Same with Rush Limbaugh.

Meet the man who killed the GOP.
 
She's most definitely a racist. Or she just has a sick sense of humor (or both).

This tweet was from 2013:

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ksu_aviator said:
Discourse is the backbone of our constitution and the downfall of modern politics.

In today's political climate we are quick to say what is on our mind and even quicker to dismiss anything that offends our sensibilities. We hear a lot of people crying racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-american, xenophobic and so on as a replacement to actual intellectual discourse.

In many ways this may be the fault of the government itself. Our children consistently test far behind the world in all fields of study despite spending more per child than any other country in the world. There are many theories on why we fail to lead the world and many theories are valid.

What ever the reason is, our lack of intellectual persuits in grammer (this rant being a perfect example), math and science have led us down a path that prevents us from engaging in any discussion that does not include personal insults. We lack the cognitive abilities that help us to identify fact and fiction. We can't develope a line of reasoning that counters the opposing views. When faced with opposing views we cannot counter, we resort to the most primal instinct, fight or flight.

Our fight response has become one of verbal insult. In today's debates, a great insult carries more weight than a scientific paper. If we can't muster an insult then we rail against the powers that be until they silence the offending voice.

That is where we have failed. Our government was created to protect freedoms and rights. In a unique democratic republic, we became the first nation governed by the people and for the people. Never in history was a government formed to defend its citizens rather than rule over them. It was labeled "American Exceptionalism" because that type of government was an exception to the rule.

American Exceptionalism only works when we respect the opinions of those with whom we disagree. This government only works when we let people speak their mind and then we speak ours and they listen.

Over the last day or so Rosanne said some things that few of us condone. But she had the right to say them. To be clear, ABC had the right to fire her if they don't like them. With our lack of intellectual retort, we pressured ABC to fire her and now some are calling for Bill Maher and The View to be cancelled as well.

I strongly disagree with all of those reactions. What Rosanne said was distasteful. We've all said things we regret. We have all had that "it was funnier in my head" moment. If you disagree with her, say it. But use good arguments that appeal to a rational mind. Then be big enough to accept her appology when it is offered.

Let's dispense with the personal attacks and shouting down people on the other side. Bring back political and personal discourse and bring back American Exceptionalism.
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With all due respect, we didn't have time to pressure ABC. The first I heard of this was the staff member who quit. 30 minutes later the show was canceled.

It's a fact.

I'm on board with your last paragraph except I don't buy American exceptionalism.

It's a great goal, but it has never been a reality.
 
Howard the Duck said:
The main reason the GOP is out of control is because they execute their most effective leaders every two years. No one is left who knows how to do anything. There's no institutional memory. Without lobbyists they'd be unable to write a bill or a budget.

The GOP is a mess.

It all started around 1990. Same with Rush Limbaugh.

Meet the man who killed the GOP.
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D CongressCritters tend to be second and third rate people who have long failed to do their jobs too, dont be blowing up my skirt like that...

The elite are all on strike those assholes, which goes to prove the argument from the Rebellion that they royally suck ass now, we have to do something about this, this can not be tolerated.
 
JoeTrumps said:
true, but Rossane won't spend the next 3 to 7 years whining like a baby about the President because her Presidential candidate was beaten in the most embarrassing loss in U.S. political history. And that Trump took Obama's legacy and wiped his ass with it.

so there's that.
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Nah that fat bitch will never be heard from again...Maybe you can start a Go Fund me page...Or blame Hillary
 
Hawkeye10 said:
D CongressCritters tend to be second and third rate people who have long failed to do their jobs too, dont be blowing up my skirt like that...

The elite are all on strike those assholes, which goes to prove the argument from the Rebellion that they royally suck ass now, we have to do something about this, this can not be tolerated.
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No, institutional memory is real and it is very important. Congress is much more complex than it looks from the outside. You can't purge your leadership biannually for 30 years and expect to emerge a functional party.
 
Howard the Duck said:
No, institutional memory is real and it is very important. Congress is much more complex than it looks from the outside. You can't purge your leadership biannually for 30 years and expect to emerge a functional party.
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I am Zen, I know what you are talking about, the problem is that you so far dont hear what I am telling you.

The status quo is cancer.

IT MUST DIE!
 
Crosscheck said:
She sobered up.
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She was wide awake apparently and she...persisted. She re-tweeted a false yearbook entry about Jarret. It's sad to see someone so consumed with such animus against racial or ethnic differences.
 
JoeTrumps said:
it was nice of Sarah Gilbert to publicly denounce her. She'd be an old lesbian librarian in Buffalo if not for Roseanne.
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That moronic bigoted post only proves one thing. Staggering ignorance and homophobia. For your information Gilbert is an honor graduate from Yale, your idol not so much.
 
tres borrachos said:
You brought out another whataboutism. And one that has exactly no correlation to the situation involving Barr.
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Appears you just can't handle it when bad behavior by the leftists is pointed out.

"whataboutism!" you cry. But what else would you compare bad behavior of others with? No, it's little more than trying to shut down opposing view points.
 
prometeus said:
That moronic bigoted post only proves one thing. Staggering ignorance and homophobia. For your information Gilbert is an honor graduate from Yale, your idol not so much.
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so she owes Rosanne nothing, is that your take? and denouncing her in public was right and in no way ungrateful? Or are you still on the liberal fainting couch and unable to respond?
 
JoeTrumps said:
that's not a good argument.

she has like 80 million from the show and owns like 50 acres of land in Hawaii. would you work?
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Intelligent and educated people always work, because life without purpose leads to ignorant conservatism. People who respect themselves and the society that made their success possible always strive to remain productive and contribute.
 
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JoeTrumps said:
so she owes Rosanne nothing, is that your take?
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It matters not what she owes or not to her. Common decency and integrity demand repudiation of bigotry and racism regardless of any debt. It seems that these basic standards do not exist in your world. Actually your posts clearly demonstrate that they do not exist in your world.
 
prometeus said:
Intelligent and educated people always work, because life without purpose leads to ignorant conservatism. People who respect themselves and the society that made their success possible always strive to remain productive and contribute.
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this is my impression of you in picture form


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JoeTrumps said:
so she owes Rosanne nothing, is that your take? and denouncing her in public was right and in no way ungrateful? Or are you still on the liberal fainting couch and unable to respond?
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What you are showing is that you have no problem with Barr making this racist Tweet. One can gather that since Trump has not denounced Barr’s language, he is silently condoning it too. If I’m right, Hillary’s labeling Trump supporters “deplorable “ is justified.
 
JoeTrumps said:
so she owes Rosanne nothing, is that your take? and denouncing her in public was right and in no way ungrateful? Or are you still on the liberal fainting couch and unable to respond?
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That fat loud mouth Rosanne is fired...That is all that matters...Now go blame Hillary
 
MTAtech said:
What you are showing is that you have no problem with Barr making this racist Tweet. One can gather that since Trump has not denounced Barr’s language, he is silently condoning it too. If I’m right, Hillary’s labeling Trump supporters “deplorable “ is justified.
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you just proved my point. You don't give a crap about "racism". you have political reasons to attack rosanne, and you just showed it. You want to lump in Trump with her comments so you can keep up the 24 hour whine-fest. It's transparent, desperate, and kind of sad. but keep it up. If you think any of this hurts Trump you are more clueless than you were before the last election when Hillary got her (political) ass kicked and Obama's legacy was flushed down the (political) toilet.
 
JoeTrumps said:
you just proved my point. You don't give a crap about "racism". you have political reasons to attack rosanne, and you just showed it. You want to lump in Trump with her comments so you can keep up the 24 hour whine-fest. It's transparent, desperate, and kind of sad. but keep it up. If you think any of this hurts Trump you are more clueless than you were before the last election when Hillary got her (political) ass kicked and Obama's legacy was flushed down the (political) toilet.
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I don’t have to paint Trump in bad light. He does that to himself with his Tweets that are both childish and moronic. Trump can’t even hide his underlying racism.
 
MTAtech said:
I don’t have to paint Trump in bad light. He does that to himself with his Tweets that are both childish and moronic. Trump can’t even hide his underlying racism.
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You liberals should be searching desperately for the to find a way back into power. If this Mueller thing fails, what have you got? You think the slogan "Trump's tweets are mean" is going to win you jack ****? It won't. but please try anyway. It will keep the left where they belong; locked out of power.
 
MTAtech said:
What you are showing is that you have no problem with Barr making this racist Tweet. One can gather that since Trump has not denounced Barr’s language, he is silently condoning it too. If I’m right, Hillary’s labeling Trump supporters “deplorable “ is justified.
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she made a dumb, dumb mistake. she made a bad, bad joke. She put ABC in a corner and they fired her. fine.

but she's a comedian, and comedians make jokes. she made a bad one, that doesn't make her a racist. and bill maher made a bad joke and used the N-word and was forgiven. and a dozen other liberal comedians have made bad jokes and been forgiven. why wasn't she? we both know why.

It takes more than a dumb joke to sway my opinion of someone. I don't just sway with the breeze and walk with the mob just to be included.
 
JUST IN: ABC Entertainment cancels Roseanne Barr's show, calling her comment on Twitter "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values." https://t.co/aHfreKKCH3 pic.twitter.com/aSmCMK7R0R
— ABC News (@ABC) May 29, 2018
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Inconsistent with ABC's values. OK. Fair enough.

Disney owns ABC. Disney also owns ESPN.

So this must be consistent with ABC's, ESPN's and Disney's values then?

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Must be perfectly consistent with ABC's (left's) values, because, after all, an unhinged rant against a non-liberal, non-leftist must be perfectly fine. :roll:

Keith Olbermann is back (for the sixth time) at ESPN - NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/espn-wants-more-keith-olbermann-n877546
5 days ago - ESPN wants more Keith Olbermann. ... After an interview with President Donald Trump, she asked why he kept discrediting the press and he ...

Keith Olbermann back to 'SportsCenter' in expanded role at ESPN
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/...olbermann-back...espn.../644277002/
5 days ago - Keith Olbermann will have an increased role on the network as part of a deal that includes a return to 'SportsCenter' as a guest anchor.
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Nope. No blow back it would seem. A reward instead would seem.
 
eohrnberger said:
Inconsistent with ABC's values. OK. Fair enough.

Disney owns ABC. Disney also owns ESPN.

So this must be consistent with ABC's, ESPN's and Disney's values then?

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Must be perfectly consistent with ABC's (left's) values, because, after all, an unhinged rant against a non-liberal, non-leftist must be perfectly fine. :roll:



Nope. No blow back it would seem. A reward instead would seem.
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