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View Poll Results: Should Katie Rich be fired from NBC's Saturday Night Live?
Yes - her tweet was tasteless and over the top 75 71.43%
No - it's freedom of speech 30 28.57%
Voters: 105. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-22-2017, 08:36 AM
 
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I say yes only because people are routinely fired from their jobs for this kind of stuff - saying dumb and controversial stuff on social media - that always makes the news. Common people whose social media accounts aren't even well-known but then blow up with said tweet or other post when it "goes viral" and makes it to the media. So if it happens to other people, it should happen to her IMO. She already has this bigger platform and she posted something seriously awful and stupid.

Like his father or not, as a child, Barron Trump should be untouchable from this kind of stuff. The autistic comments aren't even as disgusting as this was - school shooter? Really? Unbelievably stupid thing to say. It's not even that it's offensive, it's just - where's your brain? What possesses you to say such a thing about a 10 year old child? What type of person not only thinks that, but says it, on social media no less knowing who her tweet could reach as a writer for SNL? Stupid, and people do get fired for making stupid mistakes like this.

Freedom of speech doesn't protect you from being fired or publicly shamed for being an idiot, it protects you from the government oppressing and persecuting you for not liking what you have to say.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:39 AM
 
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Now you want people fired because you don't agree with them?
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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Nothing remotely funny about the tweet.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:42 AM
 
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Keep the children out of it IMO.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:44 AM
 
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Employees Who Were Fired Because of Social Media Posts

A Brief History of People Getting Fired for Social Media Stupidity | Rolling Stone

If these people can face repercussions, why shouldn't she? In reality it IS up to SNL, I'm only saying firing people for dumb social media posts happens frequently. It would not be shocking or unheard of if she is fired for a stupid tweet that is seen as "controversial."
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:47 AM
 
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Katie Rich deleted her entire twitter account yesterday.

I doubt NBC/Comcast will fire the woman. She didn't insult someone on the left.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:49 AM
 
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Now you want people fired because you don't agree with them?
So you agree with her????
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:53 AM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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It should be fine according to Trump supporters, they hate political correctness.
So true. Aren't we ushering in the new Era of 'non-pc"? That tweet was a non pc as one can get; therefore, conservatives should love me.

Me? I think it was awful though worse things have been said about the Obama girls and right here on this forum.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:57 AM
 
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It should be fine according to Trump supporters, they hate political correctness.
And liberals should be outraged and calling for her head, they hate anyone talking about a presidents children.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:29 AM
 
Location: Pacific NW
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Funny how the left wants to protect her 'free speech' over attacking a child, but they were all for firing a police officer for flying the wrong flag. https://www.city-data.com/forum/polit...derate-40.html
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