MSNBC commentator Joy Reid, spews racism. Should she be fired?

We should be able to discuss race issues without being accused of racism. This shouldn't be a taboo subject. People need to stop demanding people's jobs because they mention something about race. Too many people have been fired for this nonsense already.

WTH is so racist about that statement? Have you teabaggers on the right actually listened to the trash Herman Cain spoke? How about Cruz or Rubio? In order for those guys to be "accepted" they've had to say more outlandish crap than their white counterparts!

She was not racist.

I heard her entire segment and I can't imagine how anyone with a teaspoon of brains could think she was being racist. She was accusing the Republican party of exploiting it's racial/cultural minority members, (what few there are) and keeping them on a extremely tight leash at the same time they want to try to push them to the front in order to give the appearance of being less racist while actually still being ferociously racist. Joy is one very smart commentator but I don't think she's got a magic wand and that's what it would take to make the point that the Republicans are still fundamentally racist, using a rash of examples and facts as she did while managing to give a racist message at the same time. Listen to her entire commentary at that time - you can find it easy enough and make up your own minds. The claim that she was being racist is DOA.

But, guess what Joy won't be fired because she's black.

Love Joy Reid....she tells it like it is.

she is kinda shallow, though, and from what she says ( I dont know her whole life or anything ) she does not seem to think things completely through in a mature and logical way.

She didn't say anything racist. She said that the Right needs something other then old rich white guys or minorities are not going to listen to them. She's telling the truth.

Joy is just stating facts.As usual,the RWNJ everyday working Serfs that make up the Stupid Party are too stupid to process the information.Even though they are the very people guilty of the activity.The Republican Racist/Sexist RWNJs are caught in their own bigoted beliefs.RWNJs are attempting to conduct AFFIRMATIVE ACTION for their Political Survival without being accused of doing so.Remember the RWNJ Conservatives are against Affirmative Action.UNTIL it is in their interest to regain power and wealth by recruiting Marco,a good old angelo name,Rubio to attrack the Latino vote and Ben,a good old slave name,Carson to attrack the Afro vote.Who is being racist????

It's time we realize that we are all Americans and are in this mess together no matter what the color of our skins.

It's ok to be racist on MSNBC, look at Al "Burn the white interlopers" Sharpton. Only a few Indian-Americans died because of him...it's ok...

It's MNBC, nobody watches that crap anyway.
The most people watch Fox.

Apparently you do.

How you figure that ?
I read a news story about their ratings going in the crapper.

What? Read? HA!HA!HA!HA! What else did you expect and read on Faux Snews? Your comedic skills are terriffic.Let me know where you will appear next.I'll be at the front table.Do you write your own material?????

Sorry, I don't watch Fox either.
MSNBC 3rd place.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it....

As a matter of fact, fux news' number one demographic sre the UNEDUCATED. Kinda like your statement!

Unc behave yourself.Apparently these RWNJs haven't gotten the memo.The memo from Rush and his Dittoheads stating their surrender and announceing their defeat.

Just another example that "The Truth Hurts"!

She works for MSNBC if she worked for FOX NEWS she would have to be fired!

Yeah, telling the TRUTH at fox will definitely get you fired. Which is why they prefer the cast of idiots they have now!

Don't see any racism in her statements at all; merely a statement of fact. The GOP must be desparate to recruit suitable black and brown members and candidates, as they are evidently so unappealing to ethnic minority voters.
BTW, how desparate must they be to promote Ben Carson in the way they do? He doesn't believe in evolution, and thinks fiscal policy should be based on a book of fairy tales. I have plenty of respect for what he does in his job, but he should really stick to that and keep his nose out of matters political.

She speaks the truth. Rubio has big party problems right now. In full blown panic because they repelled Hispanic voters in the last election, Republicans are in great need of attracting Hispanic voters.... enter Rubio. Marco doesn't want to be viewed as a sell out to his Hispanic family/friends, a panderer. He also wants to tow the party line of the GOP base. And he is a Tea Party darling and cannot afford to chap them . Actually he could and should.

The only thing he can do is come up with an immigration bill that is attractive to the electorate, the base, and the Tea Party. What are the chances ?

As for Dr. Carson, an eloquent speaker, it's unclear why he is appearing everywhere. Does he really have political aspirations or is he pushing his book?

Nothing she said was racist. It's a fact.

So assuming someone could not possibly really be conservative based on the color of their skin is not racist?

Ben Carson became an overnight sensation in the republican echo chamber because they discovered hes a conservative. Thats a fact and the only racism is the fact that the GOP scrambles over themselves to find a non caucasion to represent them.

She assumes that people like Ben Carson only are conservative as a means to become the next big thing. She assumes blacks must be democrats unless there is some deviant reason for them not to be.

Nope, the right wing echo chamber making the big deal out of it was the point. Ben can do what he wants , it's a free country.

She never said or implied anything like that at all, although a very good case could be made for it. The party is so blatantly racist and sexist sociologists study Black, Hispanic, Gay, and Female Republicans with great fascination. Still, the point Joy was making was NOT about those people being Republicans, it was about how Republicans have been treating those who are part of that party. You've got the thing on inside out.

Your comment is nonsense.Could a Jewish person be a NAZI and remain a member of the Jewish faith? By pointing this out am I anti Jewish?

See, this is why you are a racist.

nonsense.

You don't understand what racism is. Time to do a little research. Bigfoot's statement made no sense to you at all and if you had any understanding of racism at all what he/she said would have clicked. It's ok - you've just got a really long way to go before any of this will make sense to you.

Nice try.

There is nothing that she says here that I personally disagree with. Its really quite true.

While the republicans are getting their arms around the fact that the country's demographics are indeed changing and if they don't get a handle on why they are losing and going to continue to lose important elections, the Right still doubles down on all the reasons why they lost and will continue to lose. Setting out the likes of Rubio and Carson simply isn't going to cut it. While they represent those changing demographics, they still adhere to the same policies and republican mission that is getting them beaten regardless.

Really, maybe you can explain why the house republicans were not beaten...Just to prove you don't have a clue of what you are talking about I will ask you one simple question, and that is, 0bama is out there saying he cut $2.5 trillion in spending, however what they are not telling you is what he has added to the deficit which over the past four years is $5.9 TRILLION. I ask you, how did 0bama cut spending if he is adding to the deficit?

It is entirely possible to cut spending while adding money to the deficit! Republicans do it every time they are in office! It's all in how you define "spending". President George Bush sold President Barack Obama on bailing out the banks and the economy with an enormous infusion. Bush was right - it was the only thing that could have kept us from disaster. Obama's mistake was that he didn't put enough into it. Then there is the cause of the deficit in the first place - the wars! Are these things counted under "spending"? No, they are not. They're not the kinds of things we budget for and only things in the budget get counted as "spending". This is how Republicans and Democrats alike can raise spending on war by trillions and not include a dollar of it when they talk about cutting spending! House Republicans were not beaten because of "redistricting" - gerymandering, and because Democrats don't show up to vote. That's why Republicans like Karl Rove were having a fit on election night - they had no reason to think they would lose based on the past. They didn't expect democrats would finally show up to vote. They never had in the past. Truth is only 27% of the public is registered Republican. If Democrats showed up to vote Republicans couldn't elect a dog catcher. And yet they won the House. If Democrats have indeed started to vote and have woken up it will change everything. If not then it will go back to the way it was.

Claiming to cut spending, instead of actually cutting it, is why the Tea Party formed. Both parties are guilty of what you describe. So why is 0bama claiming he cut spending, when in fact he has added to spending, and the war is only a fraction to what he has spent. Point is, where are the cuts when the debt has increased? Or, are you just another lib that is fooled into government meanings? LOL...Also it doesn't matter to me what the % of voters we have, because we are going to get what we deserve, and that goes for you too, comrade.

Really, by definition, it is not possible to cut spending while adding to the deficit. The parties are making claims of cutting spending when only cutting the growth of spending from what they originally wanted. Bush didn't sell 0bama on bailing out the banks; 0bama was already wanting to spend as much tax-payer money as possible, in order to force us to accept socialism and bring our economy to a standstill. Bush was wrong and so are you! We would have been much better off letting the crisis, caused by Democrats in the first place, to simply run its course. Those banks that survived would have been stronger and more able to help the economy, instead of becoming pawns for an increasingly intrusive government.
The biggest cause of the debt is not the wars, or we would only have a debt of about $4 to $5 Trillion instead of in excess of $16 Trillion. The biggest drain on our national treasury is a combination of Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP, costing more than ALL defense spending put together.
If the Democrats would actually wake up, they would switch parties. Maybe that is why Independents are the largest voting block. It wouldn't matter if EVERY registered Democrat voted, if the Independents don't vote with them.