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Title: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: cavegal on November 19, 2010, 12:50:17 PM
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45411.html

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MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown $500 contributions to friends and family members running for state and local offices during his tenure at the network


Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: true_blood on November 19, 2010, 07:18:18 PM
They're not having any luck over there, huh?! :loser:
Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: Thor on November 19, 2010, 09:13:03 PM
Like anybody, these news folks should be able to donate to whomever they wish and up to the legal amount. Where I had a problem with Olberman was that it almost appeared that he used his campaign donations as a "payoff" to get them to appear on his show. If Joe had any of those on his show, then I would believe in some sort of disciplinary action.
Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: Chris_ on November 19, 2010, 09:18:43 PM
Most companies have ethics clauses in their contracts and they can twist it into almost anything if they were inclined to.  Didn't answer your emails?  Forgot to clean the coffee maker in the break room?  Scratched a car in the employee parking lot?  You're fired.

Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: Eupher on November 19, 2010, 09:22:44 PM
Most companies have ethics clauses in their contracts and they can twist it into almost anything if they were inclined to.  Didn't answer your emails?  Forgot to clean the coffee maker in the break room?  Scratched a car in the employee parking lot?  You're fired.



You forgot one fireable offense:

Used all the toilet paper in the stall and didn't replace it? You're fired.
Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: Boudicca on November 19, 2010, 10:20:28 PM
You forgot one fireable offense:

Used all the toilet paper in the stall and didn't replace it? You're fired.

Hey, maybe you not being a woman and all (apologize to high Heaven if I'm mistaken) BUT when a woman sits down at the toilet and, umm, does her thing, the last damn thing she wants to find out is the ****ing toilet paper roll is empty.  And yeah, one should check first, but sometimes the exigency of the situation precludes this.
It's bad enough that in my household not a single solitary other adult seems to know how to load a roll of toilet paper when the previous roll runs empty. :argh:
Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: thundley4 on November 19, 2010, 10:25:39 PM
Hey, maybe you not being a woman and all (apologize to high Heaven if I'm mistaken) BUT when a woman sits down at the toilet and, umm, does her thing, the last damn thing she wants to find out is the ****ing toilet paper roll is empty.  And yeah, one should check first, but sometimes the exigency of the situation precludes this.
It's bad enough that in my household not a single solitary other adult seems to know how to load a roll of toilet paper when the previous roll runs empty. :argh:

Can't you just "shake your booty"?  :whistling:
Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: Eupher on November 20, 2010, 05:50:22 PM
Hey, maybe you not being a woman and all (apologize to high Heaven if I'm mistaken) BUT when a woman sits down at the toilet and, umm, does her thing, the last damn thing she wants to find out is the ****ing toilet paper roll is empty.  And yeah, one should check first, but sometimes the exigency of the situation precludes this.
It's bad enough that in my household not a single solitary other adult seems to know how to load a roll of toilet paper when the previous roll runs empty. :argh:

Nope, I am not a gal. And I can relate.

Mrs E, I swear to God, she'll get down to the last SQUARE of TP and not change it out. It got to the point that I thought there was some kind of freakin' conspiracy.  :p  We actually had a discussion about it. She swore she was innocent of all charges.  O-)

In a pig's ass.  :argh:
Title: Re: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations
Post by: Boudicca on November 20, 2010, 07:59:19 PM
Can't you just "shake your booty"?  :whistling:

Did enough of THAT out on field exercises a few decades ago.  I'm a middle aged woman who insists on basic comfort these days. :tongue: