Chuck Todd - supporting the racists

[marym625]

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Post about Meet the Press today
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026876160#post17

Adding:

Twitter to Eugene Robinson to thank him for calling out Chuck Todd Eugene Robinson Twitter

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NBC email: [e-mail] (thanks to rhettorick

[napkinz]

1. K&R!

despicable!

[marym625]

2. Thank you!

Yes, actually unbelievable. Can't believe he did this!

[napkinz]

3. shame on NBC!

they have to be called out on this

[marym625]

5. I tweeted it to Chuck Todd

NBC and a few others. I am really in shock. I knew he was bad but this is unreal.

[napkinz]

10. should be posted on his FB page

https://www.facebook.com/chucktodd

edit: here's what he wrote

We've gotten a lot of feedback about the gun video we showed on Meet the Press today. Some were upset it only featured African-American men talking about their regrets of pulling a trigger. All of the men in the piece volunteered to be a part of the video and the larger project it is a part of.

But the last thing we wanted was to cloud the discussion of the topic.

The original decision to air this segment was made before Wednesday's massacre. However, the staff and I had an internal debate about whether to show it at all this week. When we discussed putting it off, that conversation centered around race and perception - not the conversation we wanted the segment to invoke.

We decided against delaying the segment because we wanted to show multiple sides of what gun violence does in this country. We thought the issue of gun violence in our culture and society was an important conversation to continue -- too important to put off for another week. The consequences of gun violence should not be hidden.

As I say to all audiences, Meet the Press should make all viewers uncomfortable at some point or we are not doing our job. I hope folks view the gun video as a part of the conversation we should all be having and not the totality of it.

[cui bono]

15. "Meet the Press should make all viewers uncomfortable at some point or we are not doing our job."

Not uncomfortable in THAT way Chuckie.



what a tool. He needs to be taken off the air. And his producers should be fired.

[marym625]

25. What a tool!

You cracked me up!

[kairos12]

66. Toad never discomforts the Kochs.

[Enthusiast]

80. He is doing exactly what they want him to do.

[Ed Suspicious]

96. Uncomfortable like seeing a pedophile at a picnic.

Creepy asshole.

[marym625]

18. What a fucking crock of shit!

Damn! Unbelievable!

I don't do Facebook. Please feel free to post it wherever you want. I didn't tag it. I want it used as much as possible.

Thanks for the link and his sorry ass excuse

[tularetom]

26. Sounds really noble except somehow they never manage to make right wing nuts "uncomfortable"

Doesn't really concern me, I quit watching long before russert croaked.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. So he made the fucking decision.

What a dumbass.

Boycott time and I hope they take a big hit.

[jwirr]

63. Unfortunately I can't boycott. I never watch him. On the other hand: who are his advertisers?

We can protest to his advertisers.

[BumRushDaShow]

73. I absolute refuse to watch MTP

ever since David Gregory was planted there, to be replaced but yet another charlatan. Definitely meant "boycott" in terms of the advertisers (I expect there are a mix of national and local).

It is possible that they will get a big internet slam too and if that went on for an extended time, then it would help.

[Enthusiast]

83. But I'm already boycotting them.

[BumRushDaShow]

90. Not just the show or him, but the advertisers. nt

[King_Klonopin]

151. I haven't watched that POS in years.

For a while, I thought it would have been more appropriate to call it
the "Let's Kiss John McCain's Ass Show."

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

209. Count me in.

[Enthusiast]

78. Their very objective was to cloud the discussion of the topic.

When something like this happens we can get a momentary glimpse into just how horribly this media has failed the people of this nation. They are worse than useless.

[HumphreyDemocrat]

149. MTP

How about having some balance on the guest side, Chuck Todd? Why no liberals? The great tradition of puff questions and inside the beltway conventional wisdom that Tim Russert and David Gregory offered are augmented by the usual suspects on the talking head panels and guests by chuck todd.

[yuiyoshida]

47. I also tweeted it to CHUCK TODD

not like it will do any good.

[marym625]

48. No but thanks!

The more people that see it, the more likely it'll be discussed.

[marym625]

119. He blocked me!

I tweeted him this once and he blocked me

[yuiyoshida]

120. I guess he is blocking lots of people

today.

[marym625]

122. LOL!

[daleanime]

8. Amen.....

[Rosa Luxemburg]

133. Todd should be fired!

[turbinetree]

168. Fired is the correct reponse from a sane and normal thinking

human beings.

[turbinetree]

145. I wonder if the morning crew (TODAY)

was met with a bunch of protesters with signs asking Toodles what he thinks of Al Roker.
Since he like to equate that people of color are the only ones that know how to use a gun.

He probably forgot about the bunch out in Nevada with the criminal Cliven Bundy and two of the individuals in that crowd going into a pizza shop killing two police officers, while eating a pizza and then draping a Gadsden flag over their dead bodies------------last time I checked they were white, and I think, if memory serves me correctly the kid that murdered 26 human beings in a school was white also , the list goes on and on--------------but for Toodles-----------that's a different question

I can believe it---------------if you listen to him speak, he is just a walking talking point with and for the right wing.
He really does not have the morals or the scruples to sit in the chair for MTP------------because now he represents the press

[marym625]

169. Excellent point about representing the press.

Not that all of what you said isn't.

I doubt any real journalist would say he doesn't represent them. If they gave him any thought at all.

I'm really tired of the right wing, corporate bought, excuse for news. You would think that the even the right wing followers would be sick of it as well. But I guess truth really doesn't matter anymore

[turbinetree]

178. There are many who believe in the press

there job description is to present facts------------I agree.

But the Toodles of the world and the Luke Russert's and others in this corporations, which there are many, are nothing but talking points and they have no business being there-------they are lackey's------------they get a paycheck. And these two for an example are perceived that they know what they are doing.

I found it outrageous that he only had "blacks" , why would you do something like that-------------I mean really-------------what was the logic-------------that the blacks turned the life around----------great---------------what about other nationalities----------then the information would have been credible with what the gun can do.

My answer is, because of the executive producer of the show and the other producers guiding the story every week, this is why I do not watch Matthews.

They all have to sit in a daily / weekly meeting and concur on this issue and the format and what can be a ratings-----------they are failing--------------they look at the gotcha moment.

They look at it has some play that has to be rehearsed and they actually believe in the play.

The best way I can represent my thoughts is that Bradley Cooper is doing a play about the Elephant Man (Joseph Merrick) in New York.
Everyone in the audience sees how Cooper slowly changes to appear in the deformation, but not represent how the skin changed--------they the (audience) have to imagine what they saw in the pictures that Cooper is now Merrick, from the past, the imagination as what was being said and shown to them today, they place that imagination in there mind-------------Toodles and his gang have done this from the get go, Fix Noise does this everyday-------------that is not journalism----------to create a imagination


Thanks' for letting me rant----again



Go Bernie

[marym625]

181. Absolutely

Rant away. It's dead on. I don't use that expression lightly. They are literally killing people with their hate mongering.

GO BERNIE!

[turbinetree]

194. Thank you very much

its just amazing--it really is

Honk--- for the political reveloution

Bernie 2016

[Duckhunter935]

4. he even

acknowledged he was getting blow back on that crap before the end of his show. He did not offer any apologies though.

[marym625]

6. his Facebook page is filled with condemnation

[Duckhunter935]

12. Good

like he will take any of that to heart

[marym625]

23. What heart?

[PearliePoo2]

68. He admits that he reads his Facebook page too.

I just spent 20 minutes there "liking" posts. He is getting his ass kicked and justifiably so.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

205. Chuckie needs to be fired. Period!

[daleanime]

7. Hell yes....

and this shit has to end, before it brings an end to all of us.

[marym625]

9. Black families and neighbors

Are talking about what they will do when a Dylann Roof comes into their church or wherever.

And he does this! Sickening

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

206. My jaw dropped when I saw that; not the first time either. How Chuckie still has a job is beyond me.

[marym625]

207. Me too

The backlash is so strong, maybe they will actually fire him.

Someone here started a petition on moveon.org they're going to post tomorrow.

Here it is

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026876160#post36

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

208. Thanks. Thinkin about also writing my own letter to the network. I've had it with CT.

[oberliner]

11. Chuck Todd on the Gun Violence Video

We've gotten a lot of feedback about the gun video we showed on Meet the Press today. Some were upset it only featured African-American men talking about their regrets of pulling a trigger. All of the men in the piece volunteered to be a part of the video and the larger project it is a part of.

But the last thing we wanted was to cloud the discussion of the topic.

The original decision to air this segment was made before Wednesday's massacre. However, the staff and I had an internal debate about whether to show it at all this week. When we discussed putting it off, that conversation centered around race and perception - not the conversation we wanted the segment to invoke.

We decided against delaying the segment because we wanted to show multiple sides of what gun violence does in this country. We thought the issue of gun violence in our culture and society was an important conversation to continue -- too important to put off for another week. The consequences of gun violence should not be hidden.

As I say to all audiences, Meet the Press should make all viewers uncomfortable at some point or we are not doing our job. I hope folks view the gun video as a part of the conversation we should all be having and not the totality of it.

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/chuck-todd-gun-violence-video-n379301

[Duckhunter935]

14. "The original decision to air this segment was made before Wednesday's massacre."

I am sure that is an outright lie! Why were they going to air it if there was no news it was related too?

[cui bono]

19. Good point. n/t

[uponit7771]

103. There was, it was all the unarmed blacks being harmed... Fuck Rod had to show black as a threat

[Blue_In_AK]

17. That's all well and good,

but why only African-American gunmen? Were they really the only ones who volunteered for the segment? They couldn't find any white shooters who regretted their use of guns?

Chuck Todd, you're a ridiculous excuse for a human being and your explanation makes no sense at all.

[marym625]

20. show multiple sides

He's full of it. Racist pos.

[napkinz]

24. "I say to all audiences, Meet the Press should make all viewers uncomfortable at some point or we ..

are not doing our job."

He NEVER does his job. Kid gloves when it comes to questioning his Republican guests.

[marym625]

27. Well why have them for softball questions?

Stupid

[napkinz]

34. they should rename his show SOFTBALL

[marym625]

39. I love it! !

That's excellent!

[hvn_nbr_2]

129. Or "Meet the Propaganda" nt

[napkinz]

111. another version ...

[marym625]

118. I wouldn't call him a journalist

I would hardly call him a reporter.

Yeah, he's filled with the RW lies and talking points

[napkinz]

147. ...

[marym625]

201. Ha! good one!

[napkinz]

200. and this ...

[marym625]

202. Oh I love this!

Wish I could tweet him! But I can tweet it anyway

[paleotn]

32. Nice, Chuck....

...he admits to selling his soul and any shred of morality or decency he may have ever had for money. I think that puts Chuck squarely in the category of "Worthless Piece of Shit".

[Enthusiast]

86. Again—the first thing they wanted was to cloud the discussion of the topic.

He's lying (again). With these programs it's constant misinformation.

[catbyte]

108. This was my response to his lame response on his facebook page, not that it'll do any good.

OMG. You want to make VIEWERS "uncomfortable"? How about making your guests uncomfortable by asking them real questions and calling them out on their obvious BS and canned talking points? But then you wouldn't get invited to the A List Washington DC cocktail parties, would you? Shame on you. And double shame on you for the false equivalency "gun violence" piece this morning. You really don't have any self-awareness or sense of shame, do you?

[Person 2713]

116. I liked t Good response and so true

[Evergreen Emerald]

13. Eugene Robinson pointed it out immedately

He said that MTP focuses on two people of color, when the biggest news today is regarding two white escaped murders and a white murder who killed those people in Charleston.

I honestly think Chuck Todd had no idea what they had done.

Also: his whole show was about the Republican presidential field and their reactions. Eugene R. also brought up Hillary's moving comments. And Chucky quickly shut him down as if there were no democrats who spoke on the topic.

[marym625]

21. If he really doesn't know what he has done, that's even worse

[Evergreen Emerald]

28. Eugene responded to his surprise

reiterating that we need to have open conversations about race.

[marym625]

30. I wonder if there will be a response

I doubt it. At least not a meaningful one

[Evergreen Emerald]

33. They actually did respond

After the break they read a tweet they received and brought up Eugene Robinson's statement and said that they in no way intended....blah blah blah.

[marym625]

37. LOL!

I am sure that is as good as what was said, blah blah blah blah



Thank you! !

[appalachiablue]

187. Good for Eugene Robinson calling out Toad. Have not watched Meet the Republicans

and most Sunday shows for eons. I though David Gregory was awful, didn't realize it could get worse.

[appalachiablue]

190. June 21, VIDEO MTP SEGMENT on black murderers in prison. Just look at this-

>VIDEO< Meet the Press segment, Chuck Todd, black prisoners in Sing Sing prison, Sunday, June 21.

*WATCH, Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=44&v=bVL8HhWjzIA

[dhill926]

16. he needs to go...

and whoever gave the green light to this needs to go....

[marym625]

22. +1000

[spanone]

29. chuckles has responded to the criticism on the mtp webpage....

Chuck Todd on the Gun Violence Video

by CHUCK TODD

Comment

We've gotten a lot of feedback about the gun video we showed on Meet the Press today. Some were upset it only featured African-American men talking about their regrets of pulling a trigger. All of the men in the piece volunteered to be a part of the video and the larger project it is a part of.

But the last thing we wanted was to cloud the discussion of the topic.

The original decision to air this segment was made before Wednesday's massacre. However, the staff and I had an internal debate about whether to show it at all this week. When we discussed putting it off, that conversation centered around race and perception - not the conversation we wanted the segment to invoke.

We decided against delaying the segment because we wanted to show multiple sides of what gun violence does in this country. We thought the issue of gun violence in our culture and society was an important conversation to continue -- too important to put off for another week. The consequences of gun violence should not be hidden.

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/chuck-todd-gun-violence-video-n379301

[marym625]

31. One of the worst responses ever in the history of responses.

Thanks for the information.

[malaise]

41. My response to Fuckie Todd

Fuck you Fuckie Todd - insensitive racist moron - you are incapable of understanding what you did

[spanone]

131. exactly. incapable.

[catbyte]

105. This was my reply to his lame ass "mea culpa" on his Facebook page:

OMG. You want to make VIEWERS "uncomfortable"? How about making your guests uncomfortable by asking them real questions and calling them out on their obvious BS and canned talking points? But then you wouldn't get invited to the A List Washington DC cocktail parties, would you? Shame on you. And double shame on you for the false equivalency "gun violence" piece this morning. You really don't have any self-awareness or sense of shame, do you?

[Cosmocat]

172. Or in other words - I am a lazy, half assed sell out hack

who didn't want to have to do a new segment and just rolled the conservative boot licking bullshit we had worked up anyways.

[cui bono]

36. Unfortunately, that should say "showing black murderers" not "black murders".

Although, first time through it I didn't catch it.

[marym625]

40. DAMN!

Oops! Wish I had caught that. Hopefully, not too many will notice.

If I have time later I will redo it. But this one is already out there.

[cui bono]

43. Oh well... the point still comes across.

[marym625]

44. Thanks

I never proof things thoroughly enough. Shame on me

[BumRushDaShow]

38. What they should have shown and discussed was this

^^^ THIS IS THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSE TO SEE AND DEAL WITH ^^^

[marym625]

42. +1000

It's absolutely incredible. And you're right on that they don't even acknowledge it.

Horrible

[cui bono]

45. +1,000,000

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That bullet proof vest says so much.

They are protecting a white murdering terrorist in custody. From whom? Who do they think will try to harm him. Oh, of course, those violent, murderous Black people! So fucking disgusting.

That visual will play subliminally too. So messed up.

[heaven05]

46. DAMN

amerikkka today in a nutshell, uuhhh, two photos.

[Egnever]

61. That photo does not show roofs arrest

Was hoping to see it but that is not it.

[BumRushDaShow]

82. I heard on a satellite talk show that he was NOT handcuffed when arrested

but was actually "escorted" to the police car. I do know that the photo in that meme was from the Bond Hearing. I doubt that any photographic "evidence" of them actually "escorting him" (as a "suspect" or more recent legal term "Person of Interest&quot exists or would be released.

[7962]

142. I dont think the Garner case is over yet. Theres still hope.

Somethings going on with it, i just dont remember what it is.

[BumRushDaShow]

150. Various organizations are trying to get details on what was presented to the Grand Jury

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/16/eric-garner_n_7598622.html

The hearing was held last week.

[7962]

155. Thank you

[BumRushDaShow]

160. You are welcome!

There was a lot going on last week and I did finally get to see some updated info on that..

[captainarizona]

146. only if WE let them get away with it

the demonstrations have slowed down why?

[BumRushDaShow]

152. I don't think they have slowed

They are still going on across the country but are obviously "drowned out" by other news. For example, in Cleveland, there was a gathering over the weekend to commemorate what would have been Tamir Rice's 13th birthday (coming up this week).

[appalachiablue]

191. +1,000 Apartheid USA, James Crow Jr.

[ZX86]

49. For some "journalist" so quick to call out someone else's "optics"

This insensitive idiot is completely clueless. He needs to be fired.

[marym625]

51. +1

He and all involved with this

[SCantiGOP]

50. I haven't seen Todd in months

We turn the channel immediately any time he comes on.

[marym625]

54. He's just a mouthpiece for the corpocracy.

Don't blame you

[jalan48]

52. Oh, that liberal media! Right?

[marym625]

55. LOL!

Wouldn't it be nice if there actually was a liberal media. A MS liberal media

[jalan48]

70. That was the big lie started by Republicans when Nixon was President.

I can still hear Agnew referring to the media as "effete snobs". It's one reason why Democrats are where they are today. The media has convinced people that Obama and Clinton are flaming liberals, when they are not.

[marym625]

88. They certainly are not

At least back then we had SOME honest reporting. But that was before 6 companies owned all the MSM.

[dhol82]

138. And, there is always Agnews

Nattering Nabobs of Negativism.

Wonder who wrote that for him? Was Frank Luntz around at the time?

[dhol82]

139. And, there is always Agnew's

Nattering Nabobs of Negativism.

Wonder who wrote that for him? Was Frank Luntz around at the time?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

188. It would.

Then I might actually watch.

[marym625]

189. Oh, what a different world it would be!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

192. Yes indeed.

We're drowning in rw, pro-corporate propaganda. Mass culture has been ratcheted down to Lowest Common Denominator levels for some decades. And we can see the results now.

[Snotcicles]

53. He must work really cheap. nt

[marym625]

56. a good point!

[trueblue2007]

57. I can't stand CHUCK TODD. I refused to watch Meethepress

[marym625]

59. I remember YEARS ago when it was one of the best shows on.

Sadly, so far from the truth now, it's ridiculous

[vanlassie]

58. My god that man loves the sound of his own voice.

[marym625]

60. Too bad he doesn't say anything anyone else wants to hear

[Alkene]

62. Makes you want to throw something.

(No spam intended)


http://thetvbrick.com/

[marym625]

64. ha! cute

[Spazito]

65. It was beyond appalling...

Let's see, MTP (Todd) decides to address the issue of gun control after the massacre of 9 black parishioners by a white racist by showing a bigoted video of black men convicted of murder with nary a white murderer to be found in the nauseating clip.

A video that had NOTHING to do with gun control, not a damn thing.

A video that was blatantly racist in it's composition and it's message.

Deciding to use this disgusting clip as part of the discussion surrounding the massacre of 9 black parishioners says it all, imo.

[marym625]

75. +1000

It is despicable.

[Spazito]

93. This makes it even more despicable, if possible...

From Todd's miserable excuse for using the clip:

"All of the men in the piece volunteered to be a part of the video and the larger project it is a part of."

What that says is the only men convicted of murder who were genuinely remorseful for their actions and willing to say so publicly were black men. There were NO white men showing remorse at all. Instead of making the point about that, he chose to show the clip to leave the racist contention it is black men with guns that's the problem.

I am genuinely nauseated by this blatant racism being seen as acceptable by those who decided to show this.

[marym625]

95. I completely agree

It's despicable. Absolutely despicable

[tishaLA]

109. other important point: chuck said the NYPD is using this video in schools

to teach the evils of gun violence. That's right: the NYPD has a video that consists exclusively of African American killers they use to lecture kids. And the NYPD wants us to believe there's not a race problem with their policing practices.

[Spazito]

112. I did hear that, damn, I was horrified when I heard that video would be in New York schools...

I am very glad you are bringing this up as well. There was so much that was despicable both in the video and the segment surrounding it with the exception of Eugene Robinson's comments which were stellar yet pointedly ignored by the rest of the panel.

Using that despicable video in New York schools, imo, does nothing but inculcate racist views into the students to whom it will be shown.

I really want to know what the project this odious video is part of and what it's intended purpose is. As it stands, it is the promotion of racist views, the same views the racist terrorist had resulting in the massacre of 9 beautiful, peaceful people.

[ZX86]

67. Uncomfortable?

There's a big difference between broadcasting uncomfortable news and broadcasting racist propaganda. Months and months of the top news stories are unarmed Black people being assaulted and/or murdered by White people. Cop killings largely by White people. Mass murders again, largely by White people. And after all that, just days after a brutal racially motivated mass killing of unarmed Black people in a church you broadcast this biased trash?

Shame on you Chuck Todd.

Shame on NBC.

[marym625]

76. Well said

He should be ashamed but we know he feels none

[The Wizard]

77. He will go down in the anals

as Chuck Turd.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

69. Chuck Todd is an ass hat. Thank God Eugene Robinson was there.

And BTW I didn't vote for David Brooks to be America's moral scold.

[marym625]

79. I'm glad he was there as well

Unfortunately, Todd didn't get it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

87. It's odd, mary, because I was at the gym and I just got on the stationary bike.

It's odd, mary, because I was at the gym and I just got on the stationary bike, turn on the tv, tune in to MTP. and I see this black guy talking about shooting someone and I was wondering what that had to do with the racially motivated shooting in Charleston.

I got my answer.


BTW, I don't believe for a minute Todd himself is racist...I do believe he's a tone deaf dolt.

[marym625]

92. I am sorry but I disagree

I don't think you could do this, especially not right now, without being racist. How could you?

Must have been very odd, coming into the middle and trying to relate it to what just happened Thursday.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

98. I turned it on right at the point the man was talking about shooting somebody at at the theatre?

Any way Eugene Robinson correctly pointed out that it's odd to put a black face on crime when we have a white racist mass murderer in jail and two white murderers on the lam.

[marym625]

100. Great response

It's more than odd, it's calculating

[BumRushDaShow]

106. "I don't believe for a minute Todd himself is racist"

I took diversity workshops years and years ago where they described what is known as a "scotoma" (blind spot). The problem with people like him and millions of others, is that they have that "scotoma" to how what they are saying is missing deeper context. I suppose the term "tone deaf" is trying to establish similar behavior.

As part of those workshops, they always used to use the old psychologist optical illustrations - e.g., what do you see in this picture?



When the alternate view from what they claim they see is pointed out, then a light bulb will hopefully go off. And what people are often trying to do with the protests and activism is to show folks that "alternate view", and if they are unreceptive to it being pointed out, then they show their true colors.

[WinkyDink]

71. "Fair and Balanced."

[marym625]

81. wish that actually existed in MSM.

[WinkyDink]

198. Once upon a time, there was gravitas. Now, even the gravitas wannabes are shown to be liars.

[marym625]

199. Very true. sadly true

[Enthusiast]

72. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

The official narrative is, "Look at those black criminals over there." That while the criminal fraudster banks, the Iraq War profiteers and the Dubya Administration were the greatest criminals of all time.

[marym625]

84. and the racist monsters shooting black people in churches

And on the street. The latter by racist cops.

[Enthusiast]

89. This nation it went past some kind of unseen limit somewhere along the line.

Now it appears to be anything goes.

[marym625]

94. It sure does

And it's heartbreaking

[SoapBox]

74. Stupid asshole.

Fire his ass.

[marym625]

85. short, sweet and to the point. exactly

[Enthusiast]

91. He is doing his job to their perfect satisfaction.

Unfortunately.

[RKP5637]

102. Yep! n/t

[uponit7771]

97. Ugene Robinson - "There wasn't a terribly diverse set of people who were talking," ....

... in response to asshats video

[marym625]

99. was it a statement or a question?

I find it difficult to believe. Unless they only asked black men

[calimary]

101. So when are we gonna get a movement started

To take down the chuck todds of the world? If we're targeting the heart of the Dixie Swastika lovers, why can't we ALSO start making a big stink about media bias?

ALL this stuff is starting to move foreard off the back burners. In any war, one target is the enemy lines of communication. It's already underway in the TOO-slow takedown of limbaugh. How do we strengthen it and expand it and speed it up?

[marym625]

104. I think this might spearhead it

People are calling for him to be fired, letting the producers and NBC know that we won't tolerate this.


We need to picket at NBC studios across the country, boycott the sponsors as well as the show. Then we move to the next one after Todd is canned. That's all I can think of.

All ideas are welcome. I sure don't have the answers.

[tishaLA]

107. While we're excoriating Todd, let's also applaudEugene Robinson

who, immediately after the segment, pointed out the obvious problems with it.

If he hadn't, I'm sure the WSJ reporter--the one who said President Obama isn't seen as a neutral voice on issues of race--would have set things straight /sarc

So on MTP today, I learned that only white people can be neutral on race and that being color blind means showing black killers exclusively.

[calimary]

113. Paul Begala once said that 100 paper letters into a newsroom on any one issue

would change the course of that newsroom on it.

Ever considered writing a letter on paper and sending it via snail-mail? Old-fashioned, yes. But it carries weight.

What WILL be the takeaway is that somebody out there in TV-Viewer-Land actually took the extra time and trouble to write a letter and mail it. Emphasis on the vehemence of the sentiment in the letter that in this iPhone/text/tweet day and age somebody actually went to extra trouble to write a letter and mail it in. The other takeaway is: if ONE person wrote this sentiment, that represents a larger universe of others who feel the same way but can't write in or don't bother or don't think of it or don't think it'll do any good.*

* Can I tell you again/bore you with the story of my own experience with this, in local radio, back when I was still working? I was the morning news gal for a succession of morning jocks on several radio stations. One of the many that had request-line operators (gee, why would stations have had THAT - and some still do? Other than to do their own basic product-testing, and gauge listener interest in whatever songs were being played, and how many people wanted to hear that same song again?).
ANYWAY - the then-bible of the ratings services, Arbitron, issued a separate ratings service called the "ARB Talkback." This wasn't just a ratings tabulation where you wrote down or otherwise reported what station you were listening to or when you were listening to that station. This allowed you to write in an actual comment. In this one particular issue of the "ARB Talkback," somebody out there actually wrote in "entertaining morning news with -calimary- mentioning me BY NAME. MAN what a day that was. I didn't even appreciate it fully til much later. But there was this buzz that slowly made its way through the whole building - about how their humble and easily-ignored morning news chick (ignored because the news person was there because he or she HAD to be there, but wasn't nearly as important as the famous, hugely-paid, and marquee-named Morning Jock) GOT SINGLED OUT POSITIVELY IN THE ALMIGHTY GODDAM ARB TALKBACK!
People looked at me differently. Smiled at me more. Spoke to me almost in deferential tones. Moved aside in the hallway so I could pass. So help me, THAT SINGLE MENTION in the ARB Talkback SAVED MY JOB for almost a year. Because that was the time when news and public affairs was being severely cut back by new programming people who wanted only to "play the hits". "Shut up and play the hits." Hell, even the jocks - even the MORNING jock with all his famous bits and signature comedy routines - those were the days when even HE was told to "shut up and play the hits." But I became the best kind of untouchable. They didn't dare fuck with me. At least for awhile. It saved my job til I could find a new one and get the hell outta there walking under my own power and at the time of MY choosing instead of involuntarily being carried out feet first.

CC it to any number of other network news executives and/or supervisors and/or department heads. So the recipient sees for him/herself that other people at his/her level or higher have seen this letter too.**

** I read during the Iraq War protests there was a woman who did not like the way the NYTimes reported something that blindly took bush/cheney crap at face value when it was certifiably not true. She wrote a letter to the NYTimes demanding a retraction or a correction. She cc'd it all over the place - AND ALSO --- to the NYTimes closest competitor, the Washington Post. So the NYTimes therefore KNEW it was being dressed down in front of its closest competitor, so that competitor would know how they botched a story too. She got a retraction straight away. This one didn't get buried. She publicly humiliated the NYTimes for faulty journalism in front of its fiercest competitor. Which probably gave the Post people a good chuckle and a couple of extra nyah-nyah-nyah's.

And it then somehow gets copied, faxed around, posted on the bulletin board in the coffee room or other places where employees see posted messages and management directives and stuff.

Even ONE of these represents X amount more people who are believed to feel the same way but - - -
1) don't feel like writing in - it's just not them;
2) too busy to take the time or go to the trouble;
3) wanted to write in but all of a sudden the phone rang or the kids started fighting in the other room or something else came up;
4) wanted to write in but by the time they got home or near a pen and paper, they forgot all about it;
5) didn't bother because they figured it wouldn't do any good.

And the ratio of that one letter to the number of non-reportings who feel the same way can get VERY large, depending on what basic universe they're working with. One letter out of a viewership/listenership in a small town? One letter out of that same kind of audience pool in a large city? One letter out of that same kind of audience pool regionally? Or even nationwide? Hell, on the internet now, one message can carry huge mounts of weight. World Wide Web dontchaknow.

So communication of your opinions to monoliths like these IS IMPORTANT. CRITICALLY important!!!! And if a bunch of those letters come in, or if they start getting barraged by phone calls or texts or emails - sooner or later they have to take notice of it. You don't ALWAYS shout into a vacuum. You could be a section leader in a VERY large glee club and not even know it.

I've seen this. I've experienced it personally. I've lived it. And stayed employed by it, too.

[Vinca]

157. An excellent suggestion. I especially like the "cc" part.

Sometimes, though, when inspired to write a snail mail letter it's difficult to find an address to get to a specific person. I haven't checked for NBC. The last snail mail complaint I wrote was to the ebay CEO complaining about the racist Obama paraphernalia offered on the site. I never heard anything and the last time I looked the items were still being sold on the site, so I guess that attempt went into the shredder. Maybe I should try again with a "cc" to the NAACP and some newspapers.

[calimary]

183. Not saying it's foolproof, but it's harder to ignore when you know others are in on it.

If I'm keeping something "just between us," for example, then it's easier to keep it in the shadows.

[marym625]

121. We should. Thanks for the idea

[rhett o rick]

110. Thanks for posting. Everyone should take a min to email NBC, for what it's worth.

[e-mail]

[marym625]

123. Thank you for the email address

I tweeted this to Todd and he blocked me. I will email NBC now

[AnotherMother4Peace]

140. Thanks for the contact info - I just emailed them

I was polite, specific, and asked for an apology. I let them know that Todd was better off to say nothing at all than to show the insensitive &quot not) color-blind" segment. I also suggested that MTP discussion should take place about the websites (popular in South Carolina) that influenced Roof, and about the flying of the confederate flag at the Capitol.

[BillZBubb]

114. There truly is something twisted about showing that at this time.

Even in other circumstances anyone involved would have known it was racist to show only black offenders. Given the racist murders in SC, it is impossible not to know it.

Todd is disgusting and his excuse is pathetic.

[marym625]

124. exactly. truly a disgusting decision on his part

[AnotherMother4Peace]

115. Todd was pushing the RW, Fox, & Roof's "black on white crime" propaganda - no more, no less

Chuck Todd what you did was racist, which makes you a racist. You made me feel uncomfortable because of your racist, in-your-face "news" segment.

Chuck - If you walk like a duck (racist) and quack like a duck (racist) - I'd say you're a duck (racist).

[marym625]

126. exactly. and he's a cowardly racist as well.

[PatrickforO]

117. Well, the tacit rule for big mainstream media heads is that they all need to buy in

to American exceptionalism.

[marym625]

127. At least it's getting harder to sell to the masses

[Jefferson23]

125. See what I mean, this is why I feel we need to capture the American audience with a

Democratic party/White House sponsored summit on US race relations.

The MSM is as dishonest as they come and keep in mind Chuck Todd is considered honest and
mainstream by his peers.

[marym625]

128. Oh I understood and agreed when I first saw you say it

It should be done. Absolutely

[Jefferson23]

130. What he did was so egregious in nature and spirit....outrageous. Thank you for listing

all the negatives he is receiving..at least people are giving it to him.

[marym625]

132. He actually blocked me on Twitter

Yes, absolutely egregious is right on.

He can't take criticism, that's for sure

[Jefferson23]

134. As I read through your thead I noticed your comment, so he is a coward too. n/t

[marym625]

135. yep.

[abakan]

136. Chuck the dancing Toad, has been making me uncomfortable for years.

Uncomfortable and nauseated. So he must be doing his job real well. To bad it's not covering the news.

[marym625]

137. LOL!

He's doing an excellent making things worse.

[raouldukelives]

141. Nice! As usual, the best coverage corporate investors can subsidize. nt

[marym625]

159. yep. and I'm sick of it. We have to let corporate media know we won't put up with it anymore. eom

[valerief]

143. Blech! You can always count on that asshole Todd to be on wrong side of everything. nt

[marym625]

161. Blech! that about covers it! :)

[grahamhgreen]

144. Amen! Thought the same thing.

[marym625]

162. Thanks!

[bonniebgood]

148. his excuse was no more than : "he reached in his wasitband" Nt

[marym625]

164. That's pretty dead on. eom

[Fast Walker 52]

153. more evidence he's evil trash

what a fucking piece of shit.

If you haven't heard the Professional Left podcast from 2 weeks ago where they dismantle Todd, find it and listen. It's a thing of beauty.

[marym625]

163. I haven't. Thanks, I will check it out.

[peacebird]

154. Thanks for the meme, just tweeted it to the Toad

[marym625]

165. Thanks. Let me know if he blocks you too.

[peacebird]

173. ? How would I know if he blocked me? Do i get a message?

[marym625]

174. no.

But if you go to his twitter page, it will tell you. And if you try to search for it, it won't show up

I just clicked on the @chucktodd on my tweet to him. Brought me to his profile. I can't see any tweets and it says, "you are blocked from following @chucktodd and viewing @chucktodd's Tweets"

@chucktodd

[peacebird]

177. Not yet, so I added this one!

https://twitter.com/peacebird9/status/612959745985658880

[marym625]

179. AWESOME!

Maybe they gave up on blocking the negative. I assume there have been quite a few.

Great tweet!

[peacebird]

180. Thank you!

[99Forever]

156. Nothing to add. K&R

[marym625]

166. Thanks for the K&R

You always add something

[deutsey]

158. This stooge sold his soul long ago n/t

[marym625]

167. Did he have one to sell?

[deutsey]

170. It's debateable

I believe most people have the potential for a soul or a conscience, but if they don't cultivate it, it grows weak and withers away.

Some, like Todd, however, eagerly sell off to the highest bidder what little, anemic potential for a conscience they may have once had.

[marym625]

171. I truly wonder if they literally take bids on "news stories"

Do they actually sell the coverage?

I know they do in a round about way, but I still picture them sitting there saying to whatever entity wants the story (NRA/KKK in this case) saying, "because of that little incident in Charleston, this is going to cost you another $50k.

[DallasNE]

175. Eugene Robinson Put Todd In His Place

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Pointing out forcefully that the Charleston shooter is white and that the two killers that escaped and are on the loose in New York are both white. Perhaps still reeling from that, Todd also was pathetic in the segment where he interviewed Mike Huckabee.

[marym625]

176. I'm about to add information to contact Eugene Robinson

And NBC to the OP. A little late but hopefully some people will see it.

I don't think it was because he was reeling. I think he's just pathetic.

[samsingh]

182. why is this idiot still on tv?

[marym625]

184. got me. maybe all the backlash will change that.

[samsingh]

185. i hope so. i have boycotted mtp for about 10 years. feels good (i used to watch it all the time).

[marym625]

186. It used to be worth watching.

[pansypoo53219]

193. teevee gnewz are lazy.

[marym625]

196. I don't know. Have to be creative to come up with so many lies. :)

[kimbutgar]

195. I never waste my time watching chuck toad

After admitted that his job is to not ask hard questions because it's not his job. That was it for me. Also he Never questions republicans hard questions or follow up to some of their Assine comments. He is just another corporate swill toady.

[marym625]

197. yep, he's a joke.

[Kalidurga]

203. I asked Eugene Robinson to get The Toady fired.

[marym625]

204. Cool!

Let me know if he responds!