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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGood Riddance: MSNBC OUSTS CONTRIBUTOR PAT BUCHANAN OVER RACIST BOOK
MSNBC OUSTS CONTRIBUTOR PAT BUCHANAN OVER RACIST BOOK | Conservative contributor Pat Buchanans tenure at MSNBC may have finally come to an end. AP reports that MSNBC president Phil Griffin has indicated the controversial former presidential candidate will not be allowed back on the network after the release of his latest book. Suicide of a Superpower has been roundly condemned for its racially-charged content, including chapters titled The End of White America and The Death of Christian America. Griffin said, When Pat was on his book tour, because of the content of the book, I didnt think it should be part of the national dialogue much less part of the dialogue on MSNBC. As ThinkProgress has reported, Buchanan has a long history of bigotry and has made many offensive statements while in the networks employ. 275,000 people signed a petition calling on MSNBC to fire him.
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Good Riddance: MSNBC OUSTS CONTRIBUTOR PAT BUCHANAN OVER RACIST BOOK (Original Post)
kpete
Jan 2012
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Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)1. I wonder if Joe Scarbrow cares.
Oh, he will say he does, but I don't think he will.
still_one
(92,394 posts)2. Hmmm, wonder when fox will hire him. /nt
Pab Sungenis
(9,612 posts)3. Fox will hire him within 48 hours.
If they haven't already, that is.
sellitman
(11,607 posts)4. Why fire him now?
It's not like he said anything different in his book that he hasnt said while on air? Why the phony balony now? MSNBC if they had any balls would leave him on. A bigot before, a bigot now. What's changed?
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)6. He put it in writing. n/t
Skinner
(63,645 posts)5. That link doesn't match the text from your post.
The title of the article says "MSNBC chief: No decision on Pat Buchanan's return"
Do you have a different link for this story?
Submariner
(12,509 posts)7. Probably meant this link