On Second Thought....
/3 days ago, FTVLive told you that MSNBC said that they had decided not to renew its contract with contributor Sam Seder for posting a bad joke on Twitter back in 2009.
This was that tweet:
MSNBC said that Seder’s contract ends in February and he will not appear on the air between now and then.
But now, MSNBC says they are un-firing Seder and he is welcome to come back.
MSNBC boss Phil Griffin released this statement:
"Sometimes you just get one wrong -- and that's what happened here. We made our initial decision for the right reasons -- because we don't consider rape to be a funny topic to be joked about," Griffin said. "But we've heard the feedback, and we understand the point Sam was trying to make in that tweet was actually in line with our values, even though the language was not. Sam will be welcome on our air going forward."
As for Seder? He's not bitter at MSNBC for firing and un-firing him in the matter of just a couple of days.
"I appreciate MSNBC's thoughtful reconsideration and willingness to understand the cynical motives of those who intentionally misrepresented my tweet for their own toxic, political purposes," Seder said in a statement. "We are experiencing an important and long overdue moment of empowerment for the victims of sexual assault and of reckoning for their perpetrators. I'm proud that MSNBC and its staff have set a clear example of the need to get it right."
Ahhhh.... the dysfunctional world of cable news.
Don't you just love it?
