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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And NBC is still trash for even considering her or anyone like her. Was garbage, is garbage, and will always be garbage.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So why the fuck did they hire that piece of shit in the first place. Shame on them!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Because NBC is a piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because her name is actually Rona Romney McDaniel.

Nepotism will get you anywhere. It just won't necessarily keep you there....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Her name is almost Ronald McDonald

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That has to be intentional. She’s not old enough, R McD was around when she was born.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

She was born Ronna Romney. Whether or not she chose to marry a McD for the lols, I couldn't say.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

4 days to stop the spread of the 'Ronavirus

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I always found it amusing the name of the RNC chair was Rona..

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FOX News will be foaming at the mouth about free speech now. It's a catch 22 for NBC

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

If only they could have avoided this pathetic situation somehow.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, sudden outbreaks of common sense are rare these days.

So did she get a golden parachute even though she wasn't past a standard probationary period?

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

LOL byeeeeee 👋

But also do not support NBC. Show them that hiring these kinds of contributors will not be tolerated in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There is already nobody watching. That's probably why they did this to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the difference between NBC and MSNBC? The news from MSNBC generally seems pretty reliable to me.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s complicated because of megacorp structuring. In short they’re different divisions of the same mega network which is ultimately owned by Comcast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal

It’s also worth noting that my comment above isn’t really about the quality or journalistic integrity of reporting, but the leadership that decided to hire an individual like Ronna McDaniel in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I was gonna leave something spicy like “Comcast, the shittiest company in the Milky Way” in my response, but I didn’t want to detract too much from answering the question asked.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife and I had a Comcast monopoly in our area for many years. We can't say the word Comcast without following it with phrase "Rat Bastards". Their service was deplorable, expensive, and obligatory if you wanted Internet service in my area. The rat bastards abused that monopoly.

Then a municipal co-op built fiber near my house, and I've never been happier switching service in my life. Faster connection, less money, friendly local service.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then a municipal co-op built fiber near my house

What's the 20 letter word in german for "I am happy for you as much as I hate you"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wütendglücklichkeitsgehabtschaft

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

They need a new Chairman. The weak sorry from Conde in a memo is not sufficient. For the head of a proper news organization, you need someone who has more respect for freedom of the press and doesn't sacrifice principles for greed and grift.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

“Oh shoot, we want to emulate Nazis but we were going to keep it light”

Mother Fuckers want the Trump ratings and the crooked tax cuts. NBC has been trying to normalize Trump for years and years.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

does that mean that 36x10^25^ Scaramuccis is equal to one ronnaRonna?

[–] [email protected] 113 points 1 year ago (4 children)

For those keeping score at home, that's 0.36 Scaramuccis she lasted there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With a delightfully… victorian conversion rate of McDaniel:Scaramucci set at 9:25

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's 0.09 Truss for our metric friends across the pond.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But what is it in lettuce??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How much longer did the head of lettuce last after Truss? Unfortunately, I'm missing that data and can't create the conversion formula without it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm struggling to find that data point, unfortunately. I was really excited to finally get that conversion factor, but alas, it's not to be.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's funny that the Mooch is such an anti-Trumper now.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Everyone who deals with Trump has two choices.

They either can become an anti-Trumper or fully insert their tongues into his asshole. If you don't do the latter, Trump will identify you as the former -- and send his brown shirts after you.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Just a quick reminder: everyone who joins trump gets shit on. No exceptions

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

He hardly knew the guy! /s

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'ma need a fahrenheit to Celsius kind of equation please.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Imperial to Metric: 1 Mooch = 11 days * 4 = 44 days = 1 Truss

Metric to Imperial: 1 Truss = 44 days * 0.25 = 11 days = 1 Mooch

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

1 Mooch = 11 Days