Trump called Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on huge ratings success

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Vol_Doc said:
No, both her parents were Americans living in Iran when she was born. She's therefore American. She has zero Iranian heritage.

Same thing when service members are deployed with family overseas and have children. We don't criticize their heritage, do we?

Now, do I like Jarrett? No, but this line of criticism is stupid.
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McCains was questioned in 2008. just saying.
 
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Vol_Doc said:
No, both her parents were Americans living in Iran when she was born. She's therefore American. She has zero Iranian heritage.

Same thing when service members are deployed with family overseas and have children. We don't criticize their heritage, do we?

Now, do I like Jarrett? No, but this line of criticism is stupid.
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Lighten up. Sarcasm.
 
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Weezer said:
Just an aside, but I personally hate terms like African American, or Asian American, or any such term that basically serves what I see as divisiveness. JMO, but such terms do nothing to promote unity. Instead of promoting ways in which we are different from one another, why not promote how we are alike. Sometimes I think racism perpetuates simply because we try too hard to label what does not need to be labeled.
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Interesting. A Trump supporter who believes in the promotion of unity? Surely, you jest.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
The analogy was dumb. Comparing a short person (even a dwarf) to something nonexistent (an oompa-loompa) doesn't have the same connotation as comparing a black person to an ape.
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An oompa loompa isn't real any more than a planet ruled by apes is real. The connotation appeared to be it couldn't be insulting if it wasn't real.
 
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luthervol said:
Women's reproductive rights - unknown billions.

Decriminalization / reduced sentences for minor drug violations.

Job training and placement.
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I assume by reproductive rights you are referring to abortion.how could that save billions.?

Also I take it that you are saying that making pot legal would save money. Isn’t pot a carcinogen? Wouldn’t any gains be offset by medical cost?

The last one makes The most sense.
 
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Sandman 423 said:
I assume by reproductive rights you are referring to abortion.how could that save billions.?

Also I take it that you are saying that making pot legal would save money. Isn’t pot a carcinogen? Wouldn’t any gains be offset by medical cost?

The last one makes The most sense.
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The last one isn't a liberal policy, though.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
An oompa loompa isn't real any more than a planet ruled by apes is real. The connotation appeared to be it couldn't be insulting if it wasn't real.
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You're trying to hard. An ape is real... Roseanne's comment is easily construed as comparing Jarrett to an ape. Any person with good judgement should know not to do that (at least publicly). It almost seems like she wanted to be fired. Unless she is an idiot, she had to know that this would be Walt Disney's response.
 
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ABC’s decision to cancel “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr made a racist remark on Twitter will cost the broadcast network tens of millions of dollars in advertising revenue, according to multiple estimates.

“Roseanne” was the highest-rated series on broadcast television during its nine-episode revival run, averaging more than 10 million viewers per episode. Pre-production for the revival’s next season, the series’ 11th overall, was already under way when Barr made disparaging remarks about former White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, prompting Disney and ABC executives to cancel one of its most popular prime-time programs.

Barr’s controversial sitcom earned $39.6 million in national advertising revenue since its debut on March 27, according to estimates from tracking service iSpot TV. Ad-tracker Kantar Media estimated the show’s total advertising haul at $45 million this season and projected that the next season could have fetched $60 million more, according to The Wrap.

Disney shares fell more than 2% in trading Tuesday as the media giant contended with the fallout from the “Roseanne” cancellation and a disappointing box office performance by “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” CEO Bob Iger said the decision to end the show was “the right thing” to do.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Interesting. A Trump supporter who believes in the promotion of unity? Surely, you jest.
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There you go confusing me as political again. How many times must I tell you I'm not a supporter of either party. I simply have no problem pointing out the hypocrisy involved in the Trump witch hunt. Find something he deserves to be impeached for and I'll support it.
 
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Orange people have feelings to. Care to tell me they don't exist?
 
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Her comments were bad and ABC did the right thing here by pulling the plug on the show.


Now lets see how serious ABC really is with their stuff and see if they'll pull the plug on liberal foulness like The View, should have been pulled already.
 
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Weezer said:
Just an aside, but I personally hate terms like African American, or Asian American, or any such term that basically serves what I see as divisiveness. JMO, but such terms do nothing to promote unity. Instead of promoting ways in which we are different from one another, why not promote how we are alike. Sometimes I think racism perpetuates simply because we try too hard to label what does not need to be labeled.
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I don't necessarily disagree with your dislike of such terms. That said, it's human nature to categorize, as well as stereotype. We will categorize by color, gender, or whatever. Doesn't matter the name applied.

I know folks of African heritage who prefer the term African American and others who prefer the term black. Of course, most prefer not to be labeled at all. My sons' best buddies for a long time, until they moved, were biracial. They never even gave it a thought. They just enjoyed each other's company. Sadly, I think the older you become, the more constrained by labeling we become.
 
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Vol_Doc said:
I don't necessarily disagree with your dislike of such terms. That said, it's human nature to categorize, as well as stereotype. We will categorize by color, gender, or whatever. Doesn't matter the name applied.

I know folks of African heritage who prefer the term African American and others who prefer the term black. Of course, most prefer not to be labeled at all. My sons' best buddies for a long time, until they moved, were biracial. They never even gave it a thought. They just enjoyed each other's company. Sadly, I think the older you become, the more constrained by labeling we become.
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It’s not human nature, it’s liberal nature. The more confused and categorized people are, the more liberals can say, “see, we mentioned you by name/group/classification/etc., so give us your vote.” This tactic is straight out of their playbook, right next to the race card.

Dims love division. Look no further than 1/20/2009 through present day for proof, and before anyone says, “but, but, but Obama is not POTUS,” I direct you to Schumer, Pelosi, asshat Wilson, etc.
 
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