Kurtz: The Media’s Outrage Against Roseanne Which Is Justified Is Very Selective

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEVENTHAL The ░░░░░░░░ this morning demanding an ░░░░░░░░ from Disney s CEO ░░░░░░░░ the network canceled Roseanne ░░░░░░░░ s hit show over ░░░░░░░░ racist tweet about Valerie ░░░░░░░░ Iger called Jarret to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump tweeted iger ░░░░░░░░ is my call of ░░░░░░░░ You and ABC have ░░░░░░░░ millions of people and ░░░░░░░░ demand a response How ░░░░░░░░ Brian Ross doing He ░░░░░░░░ the market with a ░░░░░░░░ No apology Double standard ░░░░░░░░ buzz host Howard Kurtz ░░░░░░░░ me now To be ░░░░░░░░ ABC did issue an ░░░░░░░░ but not to the ░░░░░░░░ Does he have a ░░░░░░░░ here KURTZ Well first ░░░░░░░░ think president Trump missed ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to criticize Roseanne ░░░░░░░░ racist tweet He could ░░░░░░░░ said it s unforgivable ░░░░░░░░ then move on with ░░░░░░░░ beef to ABC and ░░░░░░░░ The president makes some ░░░░░░░░ points There is almost ░░░░░░░░ anything goes atmosphere anything ░░░░░░░░ standard when it comes ░░░░░░░░ some pretty fiery and ░░░░░░░░ stuff aimed and him ░░░░░░░░ or family LEVENTHAL Samantha ░░░░░░░░ is a comedian has ░░░░░░░░ show She made a ░░░░░░░░ on her show about ░░░░░░░░ that we absolutely cannot ░░░░░░░░ here It was that ░░░░░░░░ So no apology for ░░░░░░░░ It s just another ░░░░░░░░ of hypocrisy KURTZ It ░░░░░░░░ a shining example of ░░░░░░░░ And Samatha Bee worked ░░░░░░░░ TBS and this has ░░░░░░░░ to do with Disney ░░░░░░░░ ABC But she called ░░░░░░░░ president s daughter the ░░░░░░░░ word The worst word ░░░░░░░░ the English language you ░░░░░░░░ use to describe a ░░░░░░░░ Why Because Ivanka Trump ░░░░░░░░ posted a picture of ░░░░░░░░ with her young son ░░░░░░░░ is this whole mentality ░░░░░░░░ the press she has ░░░░░░░░ stop the president s ░░░░░░░░ on immigration or whatever ░░░░░░░░ social issue happens to ░░░░░░░░ And there has been ░░░░░░░░ sort of uproar against ░░░░░░░░ Instead it s been ░░░░░░░░ as wow do you ░░░░░░░░ what Samatha Bee said ░░░░░░░░ the media s outrage ░░░░░░░░ Roseanne which is justified ░░░░░░░░ kind of very selective ░░░░░░░░ I m not seeing ░░░░░░░░ against Samantha Bee LEVENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ for decades have been ░░░░░░░░ subjects of jabs from ░░░░░░░░ night hosts and criticism ░░░░░░░░ course Maybe it has ░░░░░░░░ worse Does the president ░░░░░░░░ thicker skin KURTZ You ░░░░░░░░ argue that the president ░░░░░░░░ let some of this ░░░░░░░░ and yes this has ░░░░░░░░ on for generations But ░░░░░░░░ has gotten far far ░░░░░░░░ Let s go through ░░░░░░░░ of the examples with ░░░░░░░░ So we have for ░░░░░░░░ ESPN owned by Disney ░░░░░░░░ hill the former co ░░░░░░░░ of sports center she ░░░░░░░░ the president a bigot ░░░░░░░░ happened to her No ░░░░░░░░ slap nothing She got ░░░░░░░░ later for going after ░░░░░░░░ Dallas cowboys not what ░░░░░░░░ said about the president ░░░░░░░░ then Joy Behar mocking ░░░░░░░░ president s pence s ░░░░░░░░ faith and Keith ol ░░░░░░░░ He did it on ░░░░░░░░ and Twitter ESPN gave ░░░░░░░░ an expanded role and ░░░░░░░░ can be hard to ░░░░░░░░ it would happen to ░░░░░░░░ spewing hate against Barack ░░░░░░░░ LEVENTHAL Roseanne tweeted I ░░░░░░░░ examine all my options ░░░░░░░░ and get back to ░░░░░░░░ Does she have a ░░░░░░░░ at a comeback here ░░░░░░░░ Short answer no And ░░░░░░░░ has been all over ░░░░░░░░ map spinning out on ░░░░░░░░ apologizing or being defiant ░░░░░░░░ on when she is ░░░░░░░░ ambien or not ABC ░░░░░░░░ than letting this play ░░░░░░░░ for a week and ░░░░░░░░ advertisers bail and have ░░░░░░░░ cancel the show acted ░░░░░░░░ because it was an ░░░░░░░░ racial slur against Valerie ░░░░░░░░ I liked the show ░░░░░░░░ ABC didn t have ░░░░░░░░ choice given the egregious ░░░░░░░░ of that tweet LEVENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ m sure you ll ░░░░░░░░ about this and many ░░░░░░░░ things on Sunday You ░░░░░░░░ a lot of stuff ░░░░░░░░ your plate. Thank you.”