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Mister D
02-08-2012, 04:01 PM
Martin wrote (https://twitter.com/#!/rolandsmartin/status/166315722744664064):
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


Earlier in the game, Martin chastised a player for wearing pink (https://twitter.com/#!/rolandsmartin/status/166250304692686848):
Who the hell was that New England Patriot they just showed in a head to toe pink suit? Oh, he needs a visit from #teamwhipdatass

Several gay and lesbian rights groups were outraged. GLAAD said CNN ought to fire Martin (http://www.glaad.org/rolandsmartin): "Advocates of gay bashing have no place at CNN." Even Glenn Beck found Martin's comments insulting (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/glenn-beck-roland-martin-glaad_n_1260698.html).

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/cnn-suspends-roland-martin-over-offensive-super-bowl-195422269.html



Advocates of gay bashing? What? :rollseyes:

Conley
02-08-2012, 04:13 PM
Glenn Beck is calling this guy a clown? :laugh:

Apparently they have a history from when they both worked at CNN.

Mister D
02-08-2012, 04:14 PM
PC run amok yet again.

Mister D
02-08-2012, 04:15 PM
Glenn Beck is calling this guy a clown? :laugh:

Apparently they have a history from when they both worked at CNN.

I haven't seen or heard from Beck in a long time now.

Peter1469
02-08-2012, 04:19 PM
Did you hear about Marion Barry's tweets? The occasional mayor of DC. He said that the Washington Redskins suck. Then he tweeted that Don Snyder (if I have the owner's name correct) sucks.

He was asked about it on the news and he said "I should have used a different word than suck; but I would have meant the same thing."

Remember this: "Bitch you set me up!"

MMC
02-08-2012, 04:19 PM
GLAAD wants him Fired.....Damn bag that Boy up and pull that Zip lock. Hefty hefty hefty! Hope they don't try to use Sandwich bags. :tongue:

Conley
02-08-2012, 04:20 PM
Did you hear about Marion Barry's tweets? The occasional mayor of DC. He said that the Washington Redskins suck. Then he tweeted that Don Snyder (if I have the owner's name correct) sucks.

He was asked about it on the news and he said "I should have used a different word than suck; but I would have meant the same thing."

Remember this: "Bitch you set me up!"

:roflmao:

MMC
02-08-2012, 04:34 PM
Martin use to always knock Beck so there is no luv lost between them.....

MMC
02-08-2012, 04:43 PM
Now if they can just get rid of Donna Brazille and Soledad Obrien. CNN would be on their way back to being some what Impartial as a Media Outlet.

Captain Obvious
02-08-2012, 05:29 PM
Is this the fisherman or someone else?

Alias
02-08-2012, 11:34 PM
I think this entire thing is rather queer if you ask me.

Conley
02-09-2012, 12:06 AM
Maybe next year they'll get Queen for the halftime show?