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"Does joking about a woman that way make America great again?" (Original Post) kpete Jul 2016 OP
Disgusting meme! In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #1
Tamron nailed his slimy ass all thru that interview...it was a joy to watch. nt pkdu Jul 2016 #2
It was a great interview PatSeg Jul 2016 #7
Good for her. He is a joke. Glimmer of Hope Jul 2016 #8
Here's the video PatSeg Jul 2016 #9
That meme is in the true spirit of Trump True Dough Jul 2016 #3
I'm glad Scott Baio has come out of retirement to weigh in on this political season. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #4
He's a worm Rose Siding Jul 2016 #5
Simple. trotsky Jul 2016 #6

PatSeg

(47,586 posts)
7. It was a great interview
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:19 PM
Jul 2016

I love Tamron Hall, she doesn't let anyone get away with crap, unlike a lot of people on MSNBC.

Over the course of four minutes, Hall repeatedly skewered Baio for sharing the meme, demanding to know, "Did you think about that in church, when you tweeted it out?"

Baio, who is best known for his role as Chachi on Happy Days, attempted to backtrack. "I offered it without commentary, that was just put up," he said. "I just put it up there."

"Yeah, but you know what it meant when you tweeted it out," Hall said. She then pivoted to another tweet that showed an unflattering picture of Michelle Obama with the text "Wow. [Obama] wakes up to this every morning."

"That tweet was a joke. Tamron, I'm a guy from Brooklyn. I have a certain sense of humor. I sit with my buddies and we smoke cigars. I joke about— "


http://theweek.com/speedreads/636982/watch-tamron-hall-hold-scott-baio-accountable-sexist-memes-epic-interview

Also it appears that Baio "accidentally" blocked Hall from his Twitter account.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
6. Simple.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:17 PM
Jul 2016

You just need the decoder ring.

"Great" = run only by straight white men, all others must know their place.

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