Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 1, 2021 Members Share Posted October 1, 2021 Does anyone have the 411 on this news of Carlos Watson and his resignation from the NPR board? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 2, 2021 Members Share Posted October 2, 2021 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ozy-media-carlos-watson-npr-board-1235023849/amp/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 2, 2021 Members Share Posted October 2, 2021 I see. Thanks. Unfortunately, I figured it was something along those lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 2, 2021 Members Share Posted October 2, 2021 I know what you mean - it didn't surprise me, either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 3, 2021 Members Share Posted October 3, 2021 Another lowlight for the wretched Maggie Haberman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted October 3, 2021 Members Share Posted October 3, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted October 3, 2021 Members Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) She deleted and apologized for this tweet which she later (following this OP) at least acknowledged as insensitive, but ugh. This is, of course, the cemetery where Biden's family is buried. It's also factually untrue, which is what is making the Beltway crazy - that Biden has sided against the moderate holdouts and is still going to pass these bills. Edited October 3, 2021 by Vee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 @Vee, I wish I had your confidence that these bills will pass. The longer the tug-of-war goes on, the more jaded I become. Guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all shakes out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 You and me both. Politicians are usually out of touch, but these two really take the cake. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 The New York Times is so easy to focus on, due to the disgusting Haberman and similar enablers of fascism, that the many dregs at the Washington Post get a pass. Here is one of the worst of Politico doing the usual wagon-circling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 Very bizarre, albeit fascinating saga, what Watson calls a "Lazarus moment" for his company Ozy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 This is a VERY bizarre story! I still can't make heads or tails of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 A friend of a friend is one of his siblings and I remember well over a decade ago (maybe about fifteen years, or so?) her pride in her brother when Watson got his first show on [MSNBC, I believe]. He came off as knowledgeable and charismatic back then but I admit, other than those segments coming across as ads on YouTube, I haven't really kept up with his career. It does seem as if he is indirectly involved in this fracas through an associate who had been misrepresenting himself. Hopefully, that's all this is because, otherwise he stands to lose a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) The Ozy scandal is insane and he comes off like a narcissist con man in every major piece on it, tbh. He was clearly focused on branding himself as (a direct quote from their fake PR mailers) 'Anderson Cooper meets Oprah' and burnishing his personal brand as a media personality from quotes written by his own people and attributed to major outlets, while building this scam company. He doesn't appear 'indirectly involved' based on the NYT piece or others. Edited October 4, 2021 by Vee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 4, 2021 Members Share Posted October 4, 2021 If he is indeed more involved, then his retribution will likely be the harshest, for all of the obvious reasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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