Enter The 36 Chambers
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Me right now. You've never had to fall in line and just do your fucking job before?
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So Sean Spicer went to the Emmys today...
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So you would go on National TV and say that WWII Germany didn't use chemical weapons if it was your job? When you had more than enough money to live in luxury until the day you died?
EdibleKnife
Member
Why not invite Michael Flynn or Steve Bannon on too? I never understood this particular idea of feeling somehow sorry for Spicer as though he was a victim of this administration. Like hiding behind bushes to avoid the press and being denied a meeting with the pope are supposed to really endear me to this idiot? Scaramucchi was fucked over by Trump too. Do the same people want to break bread with him? Jesus.
Living the Dream
Member
So we are glorifying outrageous liars and deniers now.
Interfectum
Member
Neo-liberal Hollywood in all its glory folks.
If your boss is having you do completely irredeemably immoral things day in and day out then that should not be your job. Don't act like Spicer's some poor guy who couldn't get any other job. Fuck off with that. He didn't need to be press secretary. He didn't need to go out and knowingly lie to everyone. He could have said nope and resigned. He didn't and he should face consequences of that decision. He shouldn't have job prospects anymore. His credibility should be completely gone. We need these to be the consequences so the next spineless twit at least has to think about what he's doing before he goes out and does what this asshat did. We shouldn't reward this crap with fame, fortune, and more job prospects. That's bullshit.
Eh, Hollywood's been using Spicer for the past year for material. Seems okay to invite him.
Didn't notice anyone walking out.
The consequences of his actions of lying, not saying gas chambers, etc., is being invited to the emmys. I think he's doing pretty good if this is what happens working for the dark side. He gets lambasted on twitter, but if hes not actively on twitter, then the criticisms pretty much don't exist since he doesn't see them.
Didn't notice anyone walking out.
The consequences of his actions of lying, not saying gas chambers, etc., is being invited to the emmys. I think he's doing pretty good if this is what happens working for the dark side. He gets lambasted on twitter, but if hes not actively on twitter, then the criticisms pretty much don't exist since he doesn't see them.
minor effort
Banned
Stephen Colbert has a lot of clout. It's highly possible he could have shut down the idea of having Spicer on in advance.
And he's one of the highest paid people in late-night TV. It's not like him doing this Emmy gig is a matter of making rent this month.
minor effort
Banned
(double post)
This for real?
Yeah and as soon as he left, he was awarded with lucrative offers from Fox News.
"just had to do my job to make a living" doesn't apply here. Unless he was somehow poor and starved for work before he became press secretary?
Let's watch the next Emmys tomorrow and see if he's still working for them.
GoldenEye 007
Member
Yup. He was a propaganda minister for a white supremacist.
Just doing his job!
IamDodongo
Member
I think this was a really poor decision.
That reminds me of my favorite scene from Spotlight:
"Yeah, you and everybody else"
I think is how the quote went.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Huge over reaction. Not surprising. This entire thread is an over reaction. Spicer was the joke. He was used to provoke Trump and be shown as an example of the liar he is.
I guess all of the punches that were thrown at Trump in the opening song just before Spicer appearance wasn't enough of a hint.
Extra Sauce
Member
Is there a new Late Show tonight? Surely Colbert will address the backlash.
Spicer gets a big pat on the back for being a good sport and being able to laugh at himself
This right here is the problem with USA and the world. Glorifying a man who make things wrong behind the banner "I was working for the president, what else could I have done?" People like Colbert, use this guy as a laughing dummy and then he is famous all the sudden because he spread lies and was ill-intended because it was his job?
Messofanego
Banned
I never held Russell Peters in high regard but this is still disappointing to see.Spicey is living the life now
Just wait until Trump's out of office and back to palling around with all his media friends.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Think he is off today and is back on tomorrow.
Messofanego
Banned
Why would he? Colbert can safely ignore it, and continue on with his work. No one big is going to criticise him in a serious manner about this.
Hierophant
Banned
It's good then that literally the only consequence for working for an actual fascist is that you fail upwards, get a huge paycheck and applause from Hollywood then? I'm not seeing how Spicer is the joke here? He seems to have made out pretty well considering he apparently has not suffered any social cost for being an active propagandist for Trump and is probably getting huge money for this appearance.
Mechanized
Member
Absolutely fucking disgusting.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
This will 100% happen if he doesn't end up in prison or massively disgraced like Nixon
PixelatedBookake
Junior Member
Spicey is living the life now
Fucking disgusting. Why are they treating Sean Spicer like he wasn't Trumps mouthpiece for MOST of his presidency?
Messofanego
Banned
You think Spicer did this for free? Sure he can be the butt of a joke but he got paid so no skin off his back. Now he can get more offers by right wing orgs. He can get his own show on Fox News and paid in millions like other people have done.
Yes, I bet. And people still wonder what is the problem.
Hierophant
Banned
lmao I wonder how trump tapped into the notion that the media and liberal elite were all a bunch of hypocritical snobs, couldn't be due to their actions right?
Gentleman Jack
Member
1. public figure
2. 'just doing my job' doesn't make the consequences of your actions go away once the job is over.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
I hope we boycott the Late Show
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Isn't his job being a late night show host? When you're getting paid $10/hr doing some fast food job yes you need to fall in line. When you're making tens or hundreds of millions of dollars a year, you have actual choice in what jobs you take and what you agree to do when you take said jobs.
Colbert absolutely agreed to do this. He's always been a fake fuck though so this is not surprising.
The post you responded to is referring to Spicer not Colbert.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Ah my bad!
Same goes for Spicer too though although of course not to the same extent as Colbert. He's not exactly hurting for money if you take a look at the approximate salary for the job he took and the job he previously held in the government. It's far from minimum wage.
Spicey is living the life now
And this is what glorifying/celebrating a fucking liar looks like. Damn
Even worse than the stunt itself IMO.
Pass along the most dangerous and horrible lies of the Trump administration and berate people who call you out?
Get invited to the Emmys to meet stars
plagiarize
Banned
I wouldn't take that fucking job. And if, if I went into it not aware that it would require lying for Donald Trump, I'd have quit after the first day when it became clear.
He knew what the job was. He knew who he was working for. I have zero sympathy for him.
That said, I thought this appearance was funny and appropriate.
Sure, but first, you could reply to those who quoted your previous silly post.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Please tell me at least Melissa McCarthy didn't participate in any selfies with Sean Spicer!
Yeah. If you think Sean Spicer showing up is cool, then okay. That said, Colbert didn't have his arm twisted here.
ramoisdead
Member
I mean I understand why he did it: it was more to infuriate Trump than anything else. However, I do agree with most folks here that Spicer shouldn't have been invited to appear. It was normalizing what Spicer has been peddling to the country throughout his tenure as White House Press Secretary: a pack of lies. It's getting a blowback in the media where I'd be surprised if Colbert just swept this under the rug with no explanation toward his actions.