MSNBC Fires Matthew Dowd After Charlie Kirk Assassination Comments
Source: Newsweek
MSNBC has issued an apology and fired political consultant Matthew Dowd after comments he delivered shortly after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk that the broadcaster deemed inappropriate.
The statement was posted to the MSNBC Public Relations X account rather than the company's main account, which has drawn some backlash from X users.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/msnbc-issues-apology-comments-amid-charlie-kirk-fatal-shooting-coverage-2128012

EYESORE 9001
(29,033 posts)I dont disagree with his assessment.
kerouac2
(1,274 posts)What he said was logical and well stated. If anything, it was muted. He could have rattled off examples of ck's hateful rhetoric to his statement.
As a matter of fact, he should do that now since he's been fired.
Autumn
(48,357 posts)markie
(23,621 posts)"You can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place. And that's the unfortunate environment we are in."
hmmm... to be fired for speaking truth??
....the truth is that some say the only acceptable form of violence/killing is in self-defense.... sadly, I say many of us are fighting for our lives, acting in self-defense
Oppaloopa
(922 posts)WHY ?????
Hekate
(99,409 posts)IrishAfricanAmerican
(4,320 posts)IronLionZion
(49,889 posts)Link to tweet
Completely fair and accurate comment if he had only said this part.
The suggestion that it may be a supporter shooting in celebration was in poor taste of course. That's pretty dumb.
CozyMystery
(682 posts)I bet there isn't one of us who hasn't said something totally inappropriate, just blurted it out, and then wished we could take it back. True, not all of us have the exposure this guy has, but his mistake, in my view was only human.
The totally inappropriate thing that I said only had family members witness it. I'm still embarrassed I said it. My cousin and I both have triplet boys. I have 4 kids, one of them a girl. She has 5 kids, all of them boys. Kid #5 was an infant. I, stupidity on full display, asked her if she was going to have more kids so she'd have a girl, too.
Escurumbele
(3,896 posts)He also pointed out a truth, hate brings hate, the media should never give a platform to people who promote division, hate, let them find their own places where they can do their dirty work, but don't promote it by showing them on TV.
Shame on the network, but of course they have no shame, their cowardice does not allow it.
What a world we live in where people want to place someone who promoted hate, who tried to influence young people into becoming hateful, racists, and other awful things, onto a pedestal, as if he was someone who benefited society in any way.
I do not condone violence, but we have not heard the truth on why he became a target, and hopefully we will, but I am puzzled at the fact that a shooter with that kind of skills has to be someone who was trained in the military for ages in order to become that good at shooting a rifle. We are talking about 200 yards, multiply that by 3 and you have 600 feet, to be able to put a bullet at anything from that distance you have to have very special skill, and a very special gun.
We will start hearing all kinds of ideas on why it happened, and I have, as many of you most probably have, that he was used as a distraction? Maybe, who knows...will we ever hear the truth about what happened?
And last, now that one of the republican people have been the victim of gun violence, will this encourage them to pass gun laws? I don't expect them to, but one can hope.
LetMyPeopleVote
(169,744 posts)hueymahl
(2,844 posts)Similar to blaming the victim of rape because she dressed too slutty. Very tasteless.
Torchlight
(5,679 posts)Party-approved messages only. Or else.
maxsolomon
(37,349 posts)You can't say that the chickens come home to roost. Gotta walk that narrow center path.
That's only for Repuke Senators to say when Dems are assassinated.
BigDemVoter
(4,651 posts)I'm glad I'm no longer paying for this channel.
Grim Chieftain
(578 posts)Good god, how this country has gone to hell. Dowd said nothing wrong. Kirk did - many times.
Midwestern Democrat
(970 posts)any non-governmental consequences - termination of employment, social ostracism, etc.
Grim Chieftain
(578 posts)This professor didn't need a civics lesson.