Bozell: It's 'Hilarious' CNN Suspended Roland Martin for Inoffensive Tweet; Maybe 'Lefty Loons at MSNBC' Can 'Scoop Him Up' Now
Editor's Note: Earlier today, CNN suspended contributor Roland Martin for some tweets he made regarding the David Beckham underwear ad that ran during the Super Bowl. Martin was the target of a pressure campaign from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). What follows after the page break is NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell's statement.
What's hilarious is that these "homophobic" comments are among the least hateful things this man has tweeted. Ever. If CNN were smart, they'd take this silly GLAAD hysteria and use it to their advantage. Kicking Roland Martin off their air permanently and relegating him to TVOne would be the smartest possible business move. Plus, it would allow the lefty loons at MSNBC to scoop him up which is where he really belongs.
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He'd probably feel more at
Submitted by rockyracoon on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:27pm.
He'd probably feel more at home on PMSLSD.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
He'd probably feel more at
Submitted by rockyracoon on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:27pm.
He'd probably feel more at home on PMSLSD.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Times Change
Submitted by NC Boy on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:32pm.
A few years ago, the professional "race victims" had to watch Hispanics pass African-Americans as the number one minority. Now they have to live with LGBT becoming the preferred cause. Well, they had their day.
LGBT has more $$$
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:04pm.
The average LBGT type earns considerably more and is more polticially active than the average American. The squeaky wheel gets greased.
Roland,
Submitted by Hog_Flambe on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:52pm.
Embrace the plantation mentality that you endorse. To the fields with you.
The decorum police have spoken.
Makes up for the loss a little bit....................
Submitted by Tomorama on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:40pm.
Pretty lame stuff here, BUT you can easily see his intent was to mock people as wearers of pink clothing as gay or fags.........
Which is funny coming from "Rotund" as he MAKES up stuff when it comes to what people say about African americans as something like "the guy is really smart" and Rotund would find away to make it be racist if it came from a white, Republican and especially a white Republican male.
This could NOT have happened to a bigger and the rrrrrrrrrock means BIGGER POS.
Those GLAAD folks are so
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:52pm.
thenthitive. It's funny how they jumped all over the color pink as a stereotype of homosexuals when the NFL drowns in the color in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ooops, that's a Komen reference. Hmmm...
Big, fat, hairy deal!
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:02pm.
One less shill for the White House on CNN. That leaves, what...15, 16 of them?
I don't even know what he said, but I'm betting if he said it about a conservative, they'd be high-fiving all over the place there.
So much for the hypocrite Martin.
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:04pm.
Gee, I am so surprised that Roland Martin is a hypocrite and a bigot. He goes into Shakespearean-style monologuing when he is in front of the camera pushing his drivel about conservatives and Republicans being racists, homophobes and bigots, but then he turns around and engages in the exact behavior of which he accuses others of displaying. Just another liberal coward and pig.
Even funnier is that Rollo begged for mercy days ago.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:34pm.
He prostrated himself before the mighty GLAAD god... about the only thing he didn't do was offer to become a homo.
Now he must swallow the bitter pill, AND keep his twitter mouf shut about it.
Was that a dog whistle? LOL
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 7:57pm.
Was that a dog whistle? LOL
Live by the dog whistle, die
Submitted by fitzfong on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 7:25pm.
Live by the dog whistle, die by the dog whistle.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Yep
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:03pm.
No fan of Roland's, but this lame.
But when you consider the intelligence of the tweets, and compare them to the reaction, there is a right healthy amount of poetic justice here.
~What, no link to the offending tweets?
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:17pm.
.
Try This
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:39pm.
Roland Martin Suspended
Seemed pretty tame to me.
It is
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:49pm.
tame Phil, and that's the delicious irony of it. These are the people who hear racial dogwhistles on Black Friday. And sadly, I get great perverse pleasure when it comes back to bite one of these knuckleheads. There is someone I used to read here on NB whose tagline referred to political correctness as the picking of of a turd by the clean end, and that's exactly how these blockheads have come full circle. They're cannibalizing themselves now, and we've got a ringside seat.
~It is
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:00pm.
Gays, as a whole, are far, far, FAR more politically active than the average American, and Roland is learning that the hard way.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy......
Amen
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:10pm.
and your handle never fails to give me a chuckle, thanks! When I'm asked hair color, my standard answer is "that depends on if you're in front of me, or behind me", I'm totally white in front and dark brown in back.................hmmmmm.......as I wrote this, it just occurred to me, I might be qualified to be President.
~:-D
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:30pm.
I'm the only brunette in the family; all the children take after my husband of the honey blonde hair. People look at the string of kids behind me, look doubtfully at me, and say, "Are all those yours?"
L, right freaking
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:34pm.
OL! This has been such a lousy week here in Bobsmomland, that I appreciate any and all levity!! Truly. I had a "mental meltdown" at the end of last week due to work.............and, after agonizing about all the earth I had scorched, I got a promotion............heaven help me, the world is upside down.
Hhmmm
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:57pm.
Squeaky wheel
⇒ I somewhat agree, Bru
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:15pm.
But if a business can suspend somebody for something as silly as this, we're really jacked-up.
I'll go ya
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:30pm.
one better. My husband has been working out of state for 6 months. He called me today, at a totally unexpected time to tell me he'd be coming home. The reason? He'd been handed a form written totally in Spanish, and when he had the wtf? response, he was told they had run out of the forms printed in English................so, since he does not speak Spanish, he wrote on the form "This is America, you need to provide me forms in English", he was terminated and escorted off the work site for discrimination...........this is a cross my heart and hope to die story. He's on his way home from Tennessee now (and I never knew that was a predominantly Spanish speaking state). So if anyone knows a good lawyer, please let me know. Truly I'm delighted to have him home, but this is just freaking unbelievable.
And, to my friend Mighty Mouth, if you can make this post a "Troll Whistle".
bobsmom
Submitted by Radical1979 on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:39pm.
I'm sorry and shocked to hear that. This country is changing and it's not for the better.
(ducking)
Submitted by Denny Crane on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:50pm.
I heard Jer is a good lawyer!
We Are The 53%
Cyber smack
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:33pm.
for you Mr Crane! Jer talks like a lawyer, but the "good" part, jury is still out. However, I told my husband, this just might be a case for the ACLU (gag) talk about poetic justice for a former liberal (husband)!
good is relative
Submitted by Denny Crane on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:06pm.
He may be a good lawyer, but until we convert him to the right side.....
We Are The 53%
Labor Board
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:07pm.
May have a sympathetic ear for this nonsense. If nothing else, it might help others?
~I'm sure he'll find a better job
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:13pm.
working for more intelligent people.
In the meantime, you can remind him of what he's been missing while he was away...
Which explains
Submitted by Radical1979 on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:13pm.
number five for Bru!
~*gasp*
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:23pm.
That's what causes it?! Well, it's a wonder there's only five of them.........
God love ya!!
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:13pm.
I'm just so thrilled there are posters other than Mighty Mouth that are willing to talk to me. God knows, I need the support, thanks WB, you're a peach.
Good evening bobsmom
Submitted by cocodrie on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:35pm.
Jesus has another job for him and Jesus speaks english.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
bobsmom---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:46pm.
I enjoy your posts. You have a great sense of humor.
Mighty Mouth was the first regular to befriend me when I started posting at NBs, and though I understand your take on the situation between the two of you - completely - MM really is good people.
Sometimes decisions are based on, or opinions formed by, how we perceive things; which isn't necessarily how things really are.
It appears that MM may have jumped the gun as a result of reading that you are conservative and your husband is a liberal - now there's a situation that clamors for a huge sense of humor.
Hope it can be worked out.
Between you and MM, I mean. :o)
MD
Good evening Bru
Submitted by cocodrie on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:29pm.
Don't listen to Rad. Pregnancy is caused by getting too much sun at midnight and not enough TV.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Coco
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:49am.
Back in the day when I was conceived pregnancy was caused by commercials on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
Good morning Rad
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:01am.
My late wife and I had two of those.
My mom and dad had 11. There were no Johnny Carson interruptions back then I guess.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Sorry to hear this happened
Submitted by 26CX on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:40pm.
I'm sure your husband will get a much better job closer to home. It will be interesting to see how long it takes this story to get around the internet.
Best of luck to both of you.
~Well
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:41pm.
If it's CNN's choice to suspend/sack the guy just to make sure everyone knows they're not "homophobes", that's what you get for working for such a spineless, amoral, POS organization.
NTTAWWT.
It's worse than that
Submitted by NC Boy on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:46pm.
A business MUST suspend somebody for something as silly as this. Thought control is in place.
~Pretty innocuous stuff..
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:44pm.
rolandsmartin rolandsmartin
I bet soccer fan @piersmorgan will be in line at H&M in the morning to get his hands on David Bechman's underwear line! LOL #superbowl
5 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply
rolandsmartin rolandsmartin
If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham's H&M underwear ad, smack the ish out of him! #superbowl
5 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply
rolandsmartin rolandsmartin
Ain't no real bruhs going to H&M to buy some damn David Beckham underwear! #superbowl
5 Feb
⇒ That's kaka del toro!
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:13pm.
CNN should be fired for jumping so high over that twit's tweets.
Roland's getting railroaded over nothing.
What's with John King calling Romney "Governor Mormon"? Did President Omuslim tell him to say that?
The Speech Police are alive
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:16pm.
The Speech Police are alive and well.
Holy Cannoli! This is enough to get him suspended?
He must be too conservative
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:21pm.
For cnn?
~Look on the bright side
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:55pm.
Now Roland will know how conservatives feel when liberals scream 'racist'!
Not that he'll actually learn anything, but still.
I just tweeted roland...
@rolandsmartin Now you know how conservatives feel when they get called 'racist' at the drop of a hat. #karma
Nice Bru!! Roland got pretty
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:04pm.
Nice Bru!!
Roland got pretty quiet when Noel took him up on the debate challenge, especially when Noel was wondering why Roland needed another person.
To paraphrase
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:47pm.
a disco song (yeah, I'm that old), my thoughts here are "More, more, more! Howdya like it? Howdya like it?" I'll take the "what goes around, comes around" category for the win, Alex.
Didnt he get on NB every now
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:10pm.
Didnt he get on NB every now and them or maybe some yahoo who took his nom de plume?
Yep,
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:19pm.
Pretty sure it was him, he only posted to defend himself.
⇒ You are correct, Dan
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:19pm.
He interacted once in a while a few years back.
Maybe he got kicked out for being a homophobe.
Roland is a witty man. Any
Submitted by Henry Clay on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:16pm.
Roland is a witty man. Any news organization would love to have him on the air.
⇒ Say what?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:24pm.
Henry, we're not talking about that guy who has the fishing show. We're talking about that guy over on CNN with the overinflated head.
OMG
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:39pm.
you owe me a keyboard, I just spit a decent Pinor Noir all over mine. LOL, thanks.
♫ Trollin', trollin', trollin' on da rivah ♫
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:24pm.
.
Roland is
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:40am.
a witty man? Well, you're half right.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
CNN = The Cowardly News Network
Submitted by Dave. on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:38pm.
They can't even stand up to a few pink panty-sporting, light in their loafers, limp-wristed homos who represent a decidedly minuscule segment of the overall population?
I'm certainly no fan of Roland Martin's, but this is utterly ridiculous.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Karma / Kismet / Just Desserts / Bem Feito
Submitted by Free Stinker on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:00pm.
No matter how you describe this, it's funny!
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
See Roland
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:07pm.
This is what liberty stealing profiling does to a civil society. Happy now?
GD reality
Submitted by dmann on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:09pm.
Biologically, homosexuality serves no purpose and is actually detrimental to the survival of the species. If homosexuality is genetic, it is a defect and we should research methods to treat it.
My 2 cents...
Submitted by QMCS on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:14pm.
I think I actually have to weigh in on this one.....
Let me start by saying I've never actually watched this guy mainly because I dont like CNN, however that said i actually have a problem with this because...
-Everyone in this country has a right to free speech, even the jerks we don't like.
-The comments he made were not on air at CNN there were tweets on his personnal account, and yes I know all about the arguments about reflecting on his employer but have we as a nation become so stupid that we don't even allow independent thought?
-If someone disagrees with his thoughts than by all means, call him out on them and make him defend them......don't fire him because he used his first amendment rights.
As much as I can't stand the people on CNN and disagree with most things they say, they still have a right to say it no matter how stupid it is and if we let the speech police muzzle them, what are we going to say when they come for us?
Well.......
Submitted by GregE on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:46pm.
"Right to free speech" is often overly used. The 1st Amendment begins with "Congress shall make no law," and here they haven't. CNN is a private company and can fire/suspend as they decide.
My take is like yours, in that I don't support his suspension
He should not.......
Submitted by GregE on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 11:30pm.
.....have been suspended.
he's even
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:13am.
more disgusting in person.
What?
Submitted by panzerakc on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:48am.
Dan Savage hasn't commented on this incident???
Did one protected class
Submitted by David Kramer on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 5:30am.
denigrating another protected class create a PC singularity?
So, who will get caught up in the event horizon?
I guess
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:52am.
Roland's karma just ran over his dogma.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me