I don’t care for Lemon and track CNN so lightly that this episode, which apparently happened Thursday, did show on my radar until late last night, when somehow a thread of Fox News idiots broke through on my Twitter feed and I eventually decoded their frothing at the mouth messages.
When you have a job in which you talk for a living you will inevitably say lots of stupid things. I have a job like that (with much smaller audiences), and have said lots of stupid things I later have to apologize for. But mostly those are bad jokes or turns of phrase. This kind of thing from Lemon seems different to me, more intentional and reflective of substantive views. It’s also part of what I dislike about him - a particular kind of assumed privilege to say whatever the fuck he wants because he is a gay black man, and nobody has suffered more from oppression that he. I also despise Nikki Haley of course, but not because she is over 35. A lot has been written about how much Lemon despises the Morning Shift, and how much of an embarrassing flop that show has been for Licht. Either consciously or unconsciously this may have been Lemon’s way of getting out of that gig, and provide Licht an excuse to throw in the towel and try to retool the show. ======== “NEW YORK (AP) — Amid ongoing criticism over his comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, Don Lemon was absent Monday from “CNN This Morning.” Co-host Poppy Harlow told viewers that “Don has the day off.” Lemon has not been on the air since Thursday, when during a discussion on “CNN This Morning” about the ages of politicians he said that the 51-year-old Haley was not “in her prime.” A woman, he said, was considered in her prime “in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s.” Challenged by Harlow, Lemon added: “Don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just saying what the facts are.” Lemon has since apologized, but he has been widely condemned, including by CNN CEO Chris Licht. According to The New York Times, Licht chastised Lemon during an editorial call Friday, saying his remarks were “upsetting, unacceptable and unfair” and a “huge distraction.” A CNN spokesperson had no immediate comment on whether Lemon would be back Tuesday.” https://apnews.com/article/7172b4e617cc4394897c1dd9bc2e26a3 -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BtgEsAE2VEukFBj1iyseAOhnqW6BREAUE-AjMm2T%3DAvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
