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The Daily Signal

Why TV’s ‘The Office’ Could Never Be Made Today

The Daily Signal

The Daily Signal

News, Daily News, Politics, Government

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The left is the dominant force in media today. Leftists control all the levers of cultural power, from the TV writers' room to the film sets in Hollywood. These leftists use their cultural power to dictate what you can and can't see. The latest casualty is an episode of the hit sitcom "The Office," which aired on NBC from 2005 to 2013. Without explanation, Comedy Central removed an episode titled "Diversity Day" from rotation, likely in an attempt to avoid offending some viewers. The episode mocks lead character Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) as he makes a fool of himself by using various racial stereotypes, employing satire to illustrate just how terrible Scott’s racism is. Emily Jashinsky, culture editor at The Federalist, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to talk about the new censorious left, as well as how conservatives can claim their place in the media landscape. We also cover these stories: The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds its first hearing examining the rushed U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the fallout from it. House Democrats say they intend to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy to finance their $3.5 trillion spending proposal. An upstate New York hospital system will have to "pause" delivering babies because of a staff shortage caused by some employees' refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal podcast for Tuesday, September 14th.

0:09.0

I'm Virginia Allen.

0:10.0

And I'm Doug Blair.

0:11.9

Fans of the comedy series The Office might have noticed that the episode Diversity Day

0:15.8

didn't play during a chronological airing of the series on Comedy Central.

0:20.3

The network likely decided the episode would be too offensive and canceled it.

0:24.6

Today's guest is Emily Gisinski, the culture editor at the Federalist.

0:28.6

She joins the show to discuss the rise of the cancel happy left and what conservatives

0:32.2

can do to push back leftist domination of the media landscape.

0:35.9

Don't forget, if you enjoy listening to this podcast, please be sure to leave us a review

0:40.9

in a five-star reading on Apple podcasts, and please take a moment to encourage others

0:45.2

to subscribe.

0:46.6

And now, on to our top news.

0:50.0

What went wrong in Afghanistan?

0:52.4

That is the question lawmakers are seeking to answer.

0:55.6

On Monday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held its first hearing, examining the hurried

1:00.4

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

1:02.9

In his testimony, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the actions of the Biden administration

1:08.7

per CBS News.

1:10.2

By January 2021, the Taliban was in the strongest military position it had been in since 9-11.

1:17.7

And we have the smallest number of troops on the ground since 2001.

1:23.0

As a result, upon taking office, President Biden immediately faced the choice between

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