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:
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.
Republicans think that a joke is what you retroactively call something you said in earnest as soon as you get pushback.
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.
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
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.
No need for (a). That’s barely a cover and certainly not part of his racist mathematics.
Turns out, that guy used to write for Richard Spencer.
Of course he is that much of a white supremacist.
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.
The conch?
Sucks to your ass-mar
“Just joking” is the sorry-not-sorry of the fascist world.
Medhi is a fucking gem. If you aren’t subscribed to his YT or Zeteo, the fuck are you even doing.
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.
Lol. What a little bitch
The clip: removed X link and adding these alt sources
https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3l7mmjjh6od2h
No X links please.
I know I don’t know where else to get the source from I’m so used to getting it from Twitter before it was X. Suggestions?
I’ve seen a mirror; I think it was xcancel.com. (I just checked that and it does seem like a mirror.)
Or also nitter.poast.org
Download and post to mastodon or something yourself, don’t give the Nazi bar any traffic.
Hell, make your own lemmy post and link that.
The suggestion is “don’t link to Nazi sites”.
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.
“Clown wanders into news room and is upset that they placed a ‘no clowns’ sign outside after throwing him out”
Can’t believe a fascist would say this. So crazy.
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.
