“Epic Clusterf*ck” Unfolds At The Washington Post Following Dave Weigel Retweet
The Jimmy Dore Show
Jimmy Dore
4.4 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
It was the retweet heard round the world — Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel’s ill-advised retweet of a mildly sexist joke that led not only to his suspension without pay, but to a wider conflagration at the Post centered around his fellow reporter, Felicia Sonmez. Jimmy and friends discuss the maelstrom of accusations, recrimination and distinct lack of collegiality on display in the “clusterfuck” underway at the Post.
Plus a segment on British celebrity reporter Paul Mason's email leak revealing a plot to bring down the anti-war journalists at The Grayzone.
Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Kurt Metzger, Max Blumenthal and Mike MacRae! And phone calls from Brad Pitt and Joe Biden!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Here we're doing stand up comedy and Los Angeles on June 11th and then we're going to Chicago, |
| 0:07.6 | Sacramento and San Diego on July 16th for the taping of my new special. |
| 0:12.6 | Go to jimmydoorcounty.com for a link for all tickets. |
| 0:15.5 | See you there. |
| 0:40.2 | So we showed you this joke. |
| 0:41.8 | Right, every girl is by you just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual. |
| 0:45.7 | Not the greatest joke, not the worst joke. |
| 0:49.6 | Dave Wagle retweeted it at the Washington Post. |
| 0:52.0 | He's the Washington Post guy and then his colleague who works also works at the Washington Post. |
| 0:57.0 | Someone named Felicia Summes. |
| 0:58.4 | How do you say your name? |
| 0:59.6 | Summes. |
| 1:00.4 | Sanmes. |
| 1:01.4 | Sanmes. |
| 1:02.4 | So she's an unhinged maniac. |
| 1:04.8 | I found out. |
| 1:05.8 | Turns out she's a she's a pretty unhinged. |
| 1:08.6 | She's the worst thing that you could think of someone like her being. |
| 1:12.9 | She retweets it. |
| 1:13.9 | It says fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed. |
| 1:18.6 | For you know, first I thought he was he was quoting a Billy Eilish song. |
| 1:24.2 | But apparently it's some kind of joke. |
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