Milwaukee Weather Reporter Fired for criticizing Musk's Nazi salute

[iemanja]

In Trump's America, being a Nazi gets you to the top, but criticizing one will get you fired.

A TV news weather forecaster is out of a job after criticizing Elon Musk’s infamous salute at the inauguration and calling him a Nazi.

CBS 58 Milwaukee employees were informed Wednesday that Sam Kuffel “is no longer employed” at the station. The day before, Kuffel posted a photo of Musk from the event to her personal Instagram account, saying, “Dude Nazi saluted twice. TWICE. During the inauguration.” She added, “You (f–k) with this and this man, I don’t (f–k) with you. Full stop.”

She then shared a gif from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” in which Rob McElhenney says, “Screw that old bi–h. He’s a Nazi.” Her account has since been changed to “private.” . . .

By Wednesday, Kuffel’s biography and picture had been removed from Channel 58 site, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/milwaukee-weather-reporter-fired-anti-000656811.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGTYRpT-KtaBvhJlFNACkhHFaIyt9w6hTsTuzDwDGt8Pyqz4apM1xjjraI_oEl-o2Fe7DHTMpgCLaqRE8CQdWV0AZxVsjXL79sUA4sC06wGJKszMktgjrPeKQYuo-RC2EsiTzsKs27Tm0ZCig7fK_dyNNe3XEi6Omc2Kk4aXyNKf

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1. Hmmmm...guess freedom of speech doesn't exist at that journalistic entity. TV stations are supposed to...

observe the First Amendment, right? Me thinks she's gonna get paid when she sues their ass.

[iemanja]

2. I hope so, but I suspect not

Employers have wide berth when it comes to firing employees.

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5. Employees do have freedom of speech away from the job. I did get she commented on the air about the salute.

[iemanja]

6. No, it was on her Instagram

[DeepWinter]

3. On her own time

She's paid to present the weather.

Flip it around, she went on a rant about a Biden supporter or Biden while presenting the weather, I would expect consiquences to that too. I tune in for the weather, I'm not looking for someones social/political opinion. The station manager understands that. Tune in later for the Editorial hour and then you're in the right spot. Let 'er rip.

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4. I didn't get that she commented about the salute on the air.

[iemanja]

9. She didn't

Neither the Yahoo nor Milwaukee Sentinel articles mention anything other than Instagram.

[EdmondDantes_]

7. The constitutional right to free speech doesn't apply

It doesn't say Congress and TV stations shall pass no laws abridging free speech.

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8. I didn't get that she commented on the salute on the air. It was her instagram account.

She was not speaking for the station.

[SheltieLover]

10. Wtf?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. This firing was a dumb move

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