CNN put out a statement and Abby Philip released a clip:
https://x.com/abbydphillip/status/1851104454247903688
Girdusky is doubling down saying it was a joke:
I’m a little surprised CNN fired him. They got bought out by shitheads and it’s sole purpose now is to masquerade as news while being the thinnest end of the wedge for nazi conservative bullshit.
This guy’s tactical mistake was forgetting to be gentlemanly and news anchorly about it.
CNN loves mainstreaming guys like Tucker Carlson, Glenn Beck, and Eric Erickson to collect the wingnut welfare checks that come with them.
It’s only when they start costing more than they bring in that they get cut loose. Then they roll out new “respectable” conservative front men to replace the old ones.
It’s just a joke.
Then go be a racist comedian at a Trump rally.
People are trying to discuss things.
I don’t feel that Tony is a racist. Does he make racist jokes yes. Is he known for this yes. So having him come on as a speaker you should already be aware of what will come out of his mouth. And if you have a problem with what he might say maybe don’t have him as a guest speaker.
Also while his joke has gotten the lime light it was not the most concerning thing said at that rally. Because once again he is a roast comedian, while the others on that stage said things that should be heard as well because of how worrying they are.
“Clown wanders into news room and is upset that they placed a ‘no clowns’ sign outside after throwing him out”
Girdusky responded, “You’re called an anti-Semite more than anyone at this table.”
Hasan replied, “Yeah, by you.”
Girdusky fired back, “I never called you an anti-Semite.”
Buddy, you just did
Never. Stop. Lying.
As long as you keep getting platformed, some number of people will eventually believe you.
“Just joking” is the sorry-not-sorry of the fascist world.
This article is terrible. It doesn’t mention that the beeper attack was a terrorist attack that killed and injured numerous civilians, including women and children.
- This wasn’t what this article was about, so it doesn’t need to take a position on the pager attack itself.
- This article links to articles about the pager attack that fills in all the details you claim were missing, you just have to read (hard, I know).
I feel like every time there’s a story posted that’s even tangentially related to Israel, there’s some Lemmy user in the comments ready to complain that the article wasn’t written with their preferred anti-Israel slant…
At some point, we just have to accept that you’re complainIng for the sake of complaining, not for the sake of adding anything to the conversation. You seem more interested in being heard signalling virtue than actually saying something of value.
There’s a whole pullquote describing the beeper attack, and it doesn’t even include the word “terrorist”
Its not a slant to describe a terrorist attack as a terrorist attack. Its called being objective and reporting facts.
It doesn’t mention that the beeper attack was a terrorist attack
CNN anchors were practically bragging about how surgical and sophisticated the act was when it occurred. Nevermind the collateral damage, it’s actually incredibly cool when you circulate bombs through a civil population in an effort to cripple one Iranian diplomat.
Can’t believe a fascist would say this. So crazy.
Lol. What a little bitch
The important thing is that we remain civil and use inclusive language while we discuss whether or not an entire population including children, non combatants, and international aid workers should be stripped of human rights and murdered.
Note that Girdusky is listed as one of the board of advisors of American Moment which is a group that’s listed by the Heritage Foundation as a Project 2025 partner
I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.
This is such a nuts clip. The dude is a piece of shit, immediately realizing he fucked up then saying “well I thought he said he supports Hamas” even though Medhi didn’t even mention Hamas.
They’re getting so close to slaping swastikas on their arms, this guy realized immediately that he can’t quite put the arm band on yet. But he desperately desperately wants to.
Fuck this guy. Medhi Hasan is an amazing journalist and he doesn’t deserve this shit.
Kinda like Musk after the first assassination attempt. These people are chomping at the bit to go all-in fascist as soon as they think the gates are open
Ryan James Girdusky, the POS in this clip, just posted on X: “You can stay on CNN if you falsely call every Republican a Nazi and have taken money from Qatar-funded media. Apparently you can’t go on CNN if you make a joke. I’m glad America gets to see what CNN stands for.” (I’m not going to post a link because fuck that platform.)
“Oh I was joking”. If you were joking you wouldn’t have told people you responded because you thought Mehdi said Hamas (which you didn’t think, you heard Palestinian and got angry). You would have said it was a bad joke. What a typical Nazi crybully Girdusky is.
You can stay on CNN if you falsely call every Republican a Nazi
That’s not falsely though. If you’re supporting a party that’s running a Nazi, you’re a fucking Nazi.
Naah, the Nazis had better dress sense. Other than that, though…
Not every generation of Nazis can have a Hugo Boss
Now they just have a huge boss…
Republicans think that a joke is what you retroactively call something you said in earnest as soon as you get pushback.
“I was just joking” is every fascist’s go-to line when they realize their hatred is not accepted by present company. Walking that line between serious hate speech/incitement and “only joking” is absolutely characteristic of fascism.
Turns out, that guy used to write for Richard Spencer.
Of course he is that much of a white supremacist.
Wow.
Oh this country is so fucked.
That happened in the 80’s.
This is the part where you find out.
That happened in the ’80s*.
When people vote to fuck everything up in their country, you get a country that is fucked, yes.
This goes beyond electoral politics. Political discourse as a whole in that country is fucked.
Because we elected people who fucked the country for decades, which fucked our discourse.
When one party is bugfuck and you keep giving them power, they’re gonna fuck the country. And the harder they fuck the country, the harder they have to fuck the political discourse to keep fucking up the country.
This almost sounds like ‘fascism is capitalism in decay’, but strangely isn’t.
Dude realizes he said a heartfelt, knee-jerk “quiet part out loud” and frantically tries to walk it back. It’s SO obvious that in his heart all Palestinians, and anyone who supports Palestinian rights, is a) Hamas and b) a valid target.
People will inevitably slip and tell you who they truly are. Like Trump, who says conservatives won’t have to vote again and he will be a dictator on day 1 and he wants to jail political opponents. Believe them.
No need for (a). That’s barely a cover and certainly not part of his racist mathematics.
How the fuck do you accuse someone of being a terrorist and then threaten to blow them up? Also, I am slowly missing the “talking stick”, more and more.
How the fuck do you accuse someone of being a terrorist and then threaten to blow them up?
Same way you claim your political opposition is committing widespread voter fraud, and then yours is the only party ever caught doing it.
Same way you accuse trans folks of being “child groomers,” when the vast majority of cases involve men from your own political party or religious group.
Same way… Well, you see where this is going.
Part of the reason why this is encouraged is a lack of condemnation and sanctions on Israel for its pager terror attack. Instead you had many media outlets praise how “sophisticated” that attack was and many made “beeper jokes” on twitter and co.
The endorsement this terror attack by Israel gained from all parts of the mainstream political spectrum of course results in the American and European fascists endorsing to use it to terrorize their political opponents. if Israeli fascists get praised for terror attacks, ehy shpuldnt western fascists be also praised for it?
After all, many of these opponents parties themselves praised this kind of terror. Note that this is not exclusive to the US. In Germany there also have been dozens of supposed liberal and progressive politicians and journalists cheering on the terror attack and making “beeper jokes” to suggest killing people in Germany in this way too.
Just asking: Could you refer to me which politicians and journalists joked about that in Germany? Not saying this is not true, I’m just curious on the examples.
Sorry for paywall.
This is what i could find quickly maybe after work i can find something w.o. paywall
Curious on what is behind that paywalled link, but the rnd link is pretty underwhelming.
I wouldnt put a retired BND lead in a list of “supposed liberal and progressive politicians”. I expected some well-known names or at least people representing or speaking as a party’s role.
If the story hadn’t been written out, I would definitely not be able to follow the cacophony that was that goddamn video.
The conch?
Sucks to your ass-mar
