Joe Scarborough Suspension: Twitter Reactions

It didn't take long for the Twitter world to respond to breaking news this afternoon that Joe Scarborough has been suspended from MSNBC.

Here are some of the first reactions. Vote on whether you agree with each and let us know great tweets we may have missed.

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Another 2 day suspension. What\'s the point? RT @usatoday: MSNBC host Joe Scarborough suspended over campaign donations http://usat.ly/bl6AdV

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[joewo]

04:21 PM on 11/30/2010

Those were lame tweets....mine won.

Can I trade you @DavidShuster for a @JoeNBC?

My work here is done...
@JoeWo

[MarkandCece]

10:19 AM on 11/22/2010

Pertinent to this article is the following quote:
"Never talk when you can nod. And never nod when you can wink. And never write email because its death. You’re giving prosecutors all the evidence we need." -Elliot Spitzer, February 2006
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[labman57]

10:13 PM on 11/21/2010

At MSNBC, if you give campaign donations to Democratic candidates, you get suspended. If you donate to Republicans, you too get suspended.

Meanwhile, at FOX News, if you are found to have donated to a Democratic cause, you'll probably get fired. If they discover that you donated to Republicans, .... they'll make you Employee of the Month.

[simpson20]

10:49 AM on 11/21/2010

Welcome back Chandler Bing.

[Lyndependent]

11:40 PM on 11/20/2010

Who will really notice he's gone?

[iblogleft]

11:49 AM on 11/20/2010

So it will be like a normal week... Joe shows up for about 8 hours a week anyway right? He will just have to actually be on the show for three days to make up for it ;-)

[tacevad]

10:45 AM on 11/20/2010

forbidding someone from donating his/her own money to the political candidate of their choice is almost as bad as forbidding them to vote .

[manelady]

09:16 AM on 11/20/2010

HO HUM - this post was just a small story while KO's suspension rated the top spot. We all know who Joe Scarborough is and what his politics are. Just don't watch it.

[Dustee]

10:25 AM on 11/20/2010

Scarborough is supposed to be suspended for two days only, after contributing for years. While Olbermann's suspension was indefinite and with out pay. That is a big story!

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/11/05/burke-comcast-msnbc/

[PanBaccha]

08:29 AM on 11/20/2010

Joe Scarsborough and the hubris he dons like a cheap suit, can now be tailored at Fox whenever he likes. Only thing is he probably won't go for it as he would be unable to stand out amid the noise of similar barking dogs.

[Judy Kempf]

07:23 AM on 11/20/2010

Joe Scar. is no Keith O. no way no how...............Joe wishes he was though. Let Joe and Meika run for office so Msnbc can hire Imus back.

[interlude]

05:41 AM on 11/20/2010

I'm going to tweet a twitter member about this comment on twitter about this twitter reaction. Hopefully, it will cause a recursion loop and subsequent meltdown in twitterland.

[StPeteDave]

11:42 AM on 11/20/2010

I don't get twitter, I joined it, and I still don't get it.

[BobSacomano]

01:43 AM on 11/20/2010

Maybe he should go to FOX - they're so far Right he would be their token 'Liberal'.

[thedishisgood]

12:40 AM on 11/20/2010

Having been in a similar situation in the past where I was singled out and after a battle was begun, then an entire group was eliminated so as not to show the appearance of inequity. I believe Scarborough was suspended as it was already known that he had contributed to campaigns same as Olbermann. If MSNBC did not impose the same or similar suspension, they would likely be getting sued. I suspect that this evens up Olbermann's suspension so he can not sue them for unfair practices. I also suspect the amount of publicity and outrage at his indefinite suspension made MSNBC rescind the suspension. Be smart people. This happened to me and I could have sued had everyone in a program NOT been given the same letter I received all on the whim a one person who didn't like what I said.

[highlightrene]

10:55 PM on 11/19/2010

Fire him,
so he can go to Fox where he belongs..

[kawad]

05:48 PM on 11/21/2010

Hey now that sounds like a plan!!!

[cabo]

10:50 PM on 11/19/2010

No great loss. Two days isn't long enough.