CNN suspends Roland Martin over ‘offensive’ Super Bowl tweets (Fudgies can't take a joke!)

Yahoo News ^ | 02/08/12 | Dylan Stableford

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Political commentator Roland Martin has been suspended indefinitely by CNN over a series of tweets he published during the Super Bowl. "Roland Martin's tweets were regrettable and offensive," CNN said in a statement. "Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and Roland will not be appearing on our air for the time being." Those comments, published on his personal Twitter feed, concerned a two Super Bowl ads, including an H&M spot showcasing a new David Beckham underwear line.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Fudge packers everywhere are outraged! What else is new? "Fudgies" just can't take a joke.

[Servant of the Cross]

If any other corporation in America did this, CNN would scream ... Racism!

[ColdOne]

Meanwhile Roland is sitting at home asking himself “WTF just happened?”

Well Roland welcome to the lefts world!

You are no longer a useful tool for them.

Oh hehehe!

[ColdOne]

He should go to the ACLU and hire them because he could use the racism charge. Yet who would the ACLU protect racism or gays?

[sappy]

he gives the “fishing with Roland Martin” a bad name

[Politics4US]

I’m glad that racist was suspended.

[circlecity]

Oh, he will say a few public mea culpas and then go off the air for a short while doing penance in purgatory before coming back again all to soon being treated as if nothing ever happened.

[jimbo123]

CNN and homos hate Black People.

[manc]

even Glenn Beck they write, I guess they don;’t know that Beck has been for the homosexual agenda for years.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Exactly!....He’ll be baaaaackkkk!

[j.argese]

Bill Dance never caused any problems!

[Drill Thrawl]

looks like we got us some hot grievance monger on grievance monger action.

[ml/nj]

Formerly I only knew Beckham as a soccer player but otherwise didn't think much about him. This ad changed my mind. Now it's obvious to me that Beckham is a low-life. But none of this changes my mind about CNN. They've been on my sh*tlist for more than a decade now.

ML/NJ

[max americana]

I work in a fudgepacker city called West Hollywood...oops, I said fudgepackers.

Oh crap, not again, OK fudgies it is..

[gov_bean_ counter]

Roland Martin???

SOCK IT TO ME!!!
um, nevermind

[Thane_Banquo]

Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated

Unless of course it demeans conservatives, Christians, or Republicans. Then it's not only tolerated, it's encouraged.

[The Chid]

You bet your Sweet Bippie!

My first thought too, but I’m an old man, with gray hair and everything.

[gov_bean_ counter]

LOL!

[Hattie]

Hey Roland, welcome to the world Republicans face every day.

[Keith in Iowa]

MRC/Newsbusters' Brent Bozell had this reaction to Martin's situation. Spot on.