Trump criticism got Colorado talk radio host fired while on air, he says

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  1. StarFox

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    I have listened to Silverman a thousand times over the years he is a democrat, he has never ever called himself a conservative, not ever. He was one of the very few democrats that did not drink the Koolaid and he thought Obama was a liar and he was proven right. He moved more to the independent side over the past 5 years or so, but never ever ever ever was or is he a conservative. If you called him a conservative or Republican he would throw up, he is a lefty. He never was "part of the ranks" so nice try.
     
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    lol - this guy is a democrat. Wait until the rest of his story comes out.
     
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    Exactly.

    Anybody who DOESN'T march in Lockstep with Trump is voted off the island.:smh:
     
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    He has every right to his opinion, and that conservative outlet couldn't handle it. Yes, that is exactly what freedom of speech is. !!
     
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    FYI, he wasn't bashing the company. But the replies I received merely bolsters my position on how Trump supporters don't believe in freedom of speech except for themselves.
     
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    You clearly misunderstand "freedom of speech". Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences of that speech.
     
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    Exactly- what @Andrew Jackson and the OP don't realize is, you don't go into you work on a Monday, tell your co-workers publicly that what they are doing is wrong, and that you don't like it...and not expect to be fired or at the VERY LEAST, have a stern chat with your boss that tells you to never do that again or you will be fired...lol.

    Jemelle hill has free speech but her words cost her the ESPN job.
     
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    If Trump is our last gasp then we who have savings accounts are surely screwed. He has pissed and moaned all year long about wanting interest rates crushed back down to zero -- and now he's calling for NEGATIVE interest rates.

    I wonder if he has any idea how infuriating this is to people who worked all their lives to put money into savings, so they could have it to augment their retirement income...? Especially at a time when the demand for credit AND cash is enormous, and interest rates should be soaring in response to the sheer DEMAND.
     
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    If anybody thinks Silverman is a "conservative", all I can say is that compared to some of the frothing hyperlibs that have been wrecking the Denver/Boulder metro area of Colorado for the past twenty-five years, there may be some truth in that. But not a hell of a lot, as we have seen....
     
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    To get fired because he criticized Trump, while doing the show, is as unprofessional as it comes. Yes, Trump supporters are hypocrits in this case. Just shows how pathetic the Republican has become, when any criticism gets one fired, true beacons of their political disposition.
     
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    Who is denying his right to have his opinion? Nobody.

    Is he prevented from having a platform to express his opinion? No. He can go to any progressive media outlet and they'll be happy to have him on to play the victim.

    It's really ridiculous that you're trying to make this as a free speech issue. Free speech is not the right to be paid by any private company you want to be an activist for your cause. Fail.

    And there you have it. When your argument gets destroyed, resort to personal attacks. A classic.
     
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    Jemelle Hill for ESPN ring a bell?
     
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    Or Don Cherry.
     
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    Yes- that was a surprise too!
     
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    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAOegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw17WQFHnCiR-d1_SGAe5G91

    He was taken off the air for plugging his appearance on a local radio station that he was asked not to appear on. Radio station tend to not like plugging other stations.
     
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    Not to love the Fuhrer is a great disgrace..
     
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    This all gets back to the unwillingness of government to deal with the lack of consumer demand that's a result of stagnant real wages over the past forty years.

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    The economy has grown while wages have not.
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    Pols on both sides have for decades been concerned about this problem. There is no easy solution to the income distribution problem poised to get much worse with the impact of artificial intelligence.
    Interest rates have been kept low by expanding the money supply.
     
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    That is the point, a conservative news outlet won't allow criticism, yet proclaim to be bastions of freedom. Bottom line, it was unethical.
     
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    No but Rush Limbaugh does. Does Hank Williams Jr sound familiar too.
     
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    She doesn't ring a bell to you?

    Hmmm...I'll need to dig up those threads to see if you made an appearance there... kind of odd that you just said "no" and didn't even bother to look her name up.

    Which means you do know who she is.

    Either way- I'm curious now about those previous threads and to see if you participated. I'll brb. Gotta make sure you aren't full of it.
     
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    So removed from the broadcast (you still haven't googled the Jemele Hill- among many other radio and TV personalities that have been fired for their words politically) is somehow different?

    What side of the fence are you on exactly? Free speech or freedom of the company to remove someone for their speech against the company? Can you specify as you're clearly are on two different sides of the fence.

    Let us know so you can help clarify your stance.
     

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