and you don’t need to be the Rev. Al Sharpton to see the racist poison that Trump is selling to his base. She is one of— a spoiled, Black athlete who has raised the issue of systemic racism and, in Trump’s racist worldview, needs to be brought to heel.
The right’s inability to celebrate Griner’s return is more evidence that we live in a country so divided that even bringing a captured American home weeks before Christmas, is fodder for more rage. It seems simple to me. A person can be upset that the U.S. did not secure the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine held prisoner by Russia, and still be happy for Griner’s release
I see a man who loves his Country, a U.S. Marine, who was left behind.
What the heck does that sign Black History Matters has to do with this? Doing your usual nonstop race card playing. Imagine showing a caption saying White History Matters and the accusations of racism and white supremacy would be launched.
The nonstop usual day and night race card playing by the dem left and leftist media when there are more rights, opportunities, equalities and advantages today than ever before
I see a woman who makes bad choices and a large section of society (in the case of Whelan) who would need a ladder to scratch an ant's ass.
No it’s about an angry snotty spoiled “celebrity” that constantly spews vile “I hate America” and yammers on about how unprivileged due to her skin color she is. Call the Waaahbulance. Waaaaaaa
Because many innocent people will die after exchange for Bout. It was BIG mistake.
He should still be over there. Graffiti time.
Cool. Just don’t release an arms dealer to a country we’re funding a war against. That would just be weird.
Because she is a piss poor sport figure and no cares about her and she broke a law in another country and she was trade for a arms dealer that will sell weapons again and cause even more death than he did before may the souls rest on joe Biden and her hearts
He cheats at basketball by pretending to be a women to get a step up and kneels for our flag. Good riddance....Move to Canada.....
This is a fuckin joke. Just like crowning George Floyd a hero
That has nothing to do with it, if she did not disrespect the country with her protesting most people still wouldn’t know who she was like most wnba players 😂
Sodom and other cities on the plain engaged every vile behavior! Their leaders were most loathsome! They bought power with the peoples wealth, spending country into oblivion! Economy collapsed, loyalty no longer purchased! Riots, starvation, murder spread until 💀 from godly 💥
Deport back to russian jail. Anti American scum.
Veterans get less attention than black, gay stoners.
Wrong, people see a woman who took a knee to our anthem. She has shown she does not respect what made us. She doesn't respect our vets. STOP making this about anything other than what she has shown America and our vets, how she feels about them.
She’s just fortunate she is an American, and for that matter, so are you, unknown reporter.
FACT CHECK: She’s a guy!!! You guys are just FAKE NEWS as usual!!! 😂🤣😂
Perhaps they can't connect the dots. She's an American. Welcome home.
No it’s not. It’s about her disrespecting our flag and our country.
Wrong! This is clearly America's preference for rich celebrities over poor nobodies. Griner has no say in who came home. Biden did. The only commentary I see on race on Twitter is progressive outlets. You all are obsessed with it.
Racial BS! A far majority of people wanted Griner and Whelan back home in America. But we were told that the choice was Griner for MofD or no deal. I would’ve made the deal. But IF there was a choice between Griner and Whelan, I’d choose the one who had been in prison longer.
Other? This is the pronoun that describes Griner? News media pushed having Griner release at any cost.
First of...
MaggieMcglothin Lesbian and Queer = 2 distinct definitions.
Asking what the hell is not booing
No. It is literally about trading one of the world's most dangerous terrorists for a WNBA player who brought drugs into a country where she knew it was illegal.
Glad she’s free but he served out country.. that in it self is deserving
Yup!
How many black people are in American jails as a result of using weed
Bigger question is why didn't Biden Administration not fight for a better deal instead giving into Russian demands to release very bad man for only American black same-sex NBA player and not get more American who the Russian are holding.
The other is a documented America hater and some don’t like it.
LMAO. Have you ever been to SLC? Its basically San Francisco in the middle of the Mountain West...Shows again that msnbc is after one thing: Dividing ethnic groups against each other
The Mormon cult is all about otherness. UtahSucks
Our girl is home. Thankful to President Biden for making this deal happen. The US got the better side of the prisoner swap.
Nothing to do with Black or queer....she hates the USA
No, it’s about providing the “dealer of death” arms dealer back to Russia during a time of war in exchange for political talking point.
Fuck Utah.
I’m glad she’s back but it was a terrible trade.
No, it's about intersectionality and perceived victimhood.
Boo! 👎 👎
That is the way Brittany wants to be seen.
Dem left and leftist media doing their usual nonstop day and night race card playing and when there are more rights, opportunities, equality and advantages today than ever before
No this is about the other 2 Americans. We traded the deadliest arms dealer for a woman who hates America and left 2 men who love America when a strong leader would have got all 3 back.
You should label all your articles opinion. Because you don’t actually do news.
That has been the entire point of the last six years of GOP “policy”. Turning anyone they seem “other” into a subhuman that doesn’t get as many rights as Republicans. Where have I read about that one before?
So so sad and depressing.
Americans are boo-ing Griner for several reasons: 1.) Griner hates America. 2.) A marine should have been released instead. 3.) A well-known Russian hit man should never been released. That's why.
It's about a media organization called MSNBC that can't report it for what it is a woman that broke a foreign country law who feels she has special treatment
I was Told the politically 💯 term was, 'Alternative American.' 🍦 You can't Have it both ways, Jesus Babies. 👁️⚖️👁️ Smile 🎙️
Count your days and NBCNews for suspending oneunderscore__ . Y’all knew better. reinstate him now!
For some, sure. But for plenty of others it’s still bad policy and only endangers others.
Think about writing this article with that slant, taking it to the editor and having them approve for publication such absolute nonsense. I bet MSNBC wakes up every day wondering why they are rated “fake news” on newsguard.
I just see a gross petty criminal like so many others, exchanged for a true threat.
Because she deserves to still be in prison
Omygod the gaslighting
Reinstate Ben Collins!
An 'other' ?
She doesn’t deserve to be back.
Why would anyone celebrate the return of an avowed U.S. hating leftist? She should have served every moment of her 9 year sentence! EVERY. SINGLE. MINUTE.
No one is booing. It's comments like this that's deciding the country.
She actually committed the crime. There are people in the US jail for similar crimes.
Nothing against my friends of color and family members who choose to love who they love, but If she were white & straight, and not a WNBA player, she’d still be in jail overseas! FACT!
It wasn't that she was traded; it was the person that she was traded for that is drawing criticism.
So do all the crazies congregate over at MSNBC? MSNBC is responsible for a great deal of the division in the country these days but it is blind to it.
I won’t celebrate the release of the merchant of death.
Remember the old password was: 'Just Don't Do Drugs' Message still stands strong today. The 'Drug Culture Class' sends our women down a troubled road.
I’m sure you’re well aware that the political discussion wasn’t whether anyone actually didn’t want her released. It was people discussing whether the “trade” for someone who openly critiqued America, instead of a Marine was the right one. Politics isn’t that hard.
. You guys at MSNBC reporting on the Southern Border? How about Hunters Laptop? .
is the evil master divider of America and you’re coverage is 100% propaganda, the sooner you are criminally charged and shut down the better. America will never forget or forgive you, and your puppet presenters wont be able to live normal lives or walk down the street.
Because she broke the law and plead guilty to the crime. She knew better. And the whole wnba league isn’t worth the Angel of Death, Viktor Bout.
That’s certainly a way to twist it, but it’s wrong. I’m glad she’s back, but if Biden wasn’t such a weakling, we’d have the Marine back too and wouldn’t have had to give up “The Merchant of Death” to Russia.
No shit, how bout you not leave out “USA brought home a basketball player in exchange for convicted arms dealer responsible for 1000s of deaths… no matter who you throw in there it’s a bad freaking trade
Because she confessed to being an American international criminal.
Racism. Lol it's pretty simple actually.
What return? Where is she? Let’s have a Broadway ticker tape parade… we’ll see how many dozens show up.
Just another day of anti-blackness in America.
Doesn't she openly trash America?
Yeah
And yet more lies. Glad Griner is out of Russia. We are booing the cost (way too high) and the hypocrisy. There, fixed it for you. Tools.
She’s black and gay. No chance the right does anything but criticize, demean and make horrible comments about her.
You make everything racial? your the ones dividing. The trade, no matter what color she was, is dangerous for US? Merchant of death? Can't you look outside you little box you think in?
Media divides us.
She renounced her American citizenship when she chose to hate and disrespect America. So no I don't want her I want the marine who fights for America
Doing your usual race card playing? And what is that picture caption supposed to represent? And what does that have to do with anything? Imagine if you showed a sign saying white history matters.
Actions used to have consequences Brittney Griner Is LYING
Yeah…what could ever make people not like her?
And the left dems continuing false attacks against Trump till today when all he did is try to do good for the country is a sign of their demoralizing division, and while they are silent on our broken borders with over a million plus illegals pouring in.
Because the Biden administration wouldn’t make a trade for an American soldier but they did for a WBB player. Trump or Biden admin wouldn’t trade for Bout. So, soldier imprisoned for 4 years, NO. WBB player for 9 months, YES! It was political
Party of karens always find something to cry about. Ignore them for best results.
MSNBC is always promoting violent extremism
So the country-bashing, flag kneeling 'athlete' who broke another country's laws is back because we exchanged an arms dealer who contributed to the murder of 1000s.....& we should celebrate?
Wrong. We don't celebrate Griner's return because she was a low priority individual that Biden gave up one of the worst global terrorists to get back instead of a marine that was arrested for serving his country.
The medias ability to push propaganda divide.
Yes it is a disgrace.
Not true. Every American is happy to see an American returned home from a labor camp in Russia. Thing is, every American knows putin bent biden over a barrel and didn’t even offer a reach around. I mean serious, an arms dealer that has killed thousands of Americans and Israelis?
Watching your demise is beautiful.
Captured? She took a vape pen to Russia!
She wasn't captured, she was arrested, and it's bullshit like this that enrages everyone, not just the right.
Is a Marine in jail good?🤔
OMG!! She wasn’t freaking “captured” you people and your word games!! She’s a freaking pot head who got caught with drugs in another country not some P.O.W.
Because we traded for a fucking arms dealing, excuse me, the arms dealer
Gee I wonder if it’s because she is a gay black woman!
Trump tried to unite but the dems refused to let happen
The right straight up wanted the Russians to give her the death penalty let alone released.
'booing a black athlete' ? If a fan booes any NBA player he more likely than not to be booing a 'black athlete'. So is this writer saying booing is racist ? The American left have flipped their lids.
Because she an American hating millionaire basketball player who broke Russian law. This isn’t hard.
Pot smoking, anti-American, gender-weirdo or a Marine... (Cue Jeopardy Music) Yeah, we were OK with it rotting in Russia and getting the Marine back instead ...
Captured? Like she was kidnapped? Arrested for breaking the law is hardly a kidnapping. While it’s good she’s home, why hasn’t Biden tried as hard to bring home a teacher and a ex-marine? This looks like only her celebrity status made her more worthy of the exchange
They know what really happened, and so do you , only they have the ethics to not try to milk it for self-gain. Unlike you
Griner is an example of nothing. Preaching to the choir on these kind of stories. There can be many sides to a story. Oddly MSNBC always takes the same 'side'.
Yet again leaving out the important part. Y’all are a joke MSNBC!
What a pathetic attempt to continue trying to divide the country and blame conservatives for everything. This is just another sad and disgusting propaganda post to turn the weak sheep's head towards hatred... again.
Rage 😂😂😂
She hates America. That’s why.
Of the two traded prisoners, only one was violent enough to have beaten their wives multiple times. That one was Brittany Griner
You released a butcher for an entitled chic who just couldn’t make the 12 hour flight without her weed. Maybe that’s got something to do with it!
No one celebrated publicity stunts. We all shrug it off. The chic hates America anyway so what’s to celebrate?
Um. I think people are angry about that Bout guy being freed, and not so much about Griner coming home.
The right only peddles in things that allows them to be angered. For many, there’s not a good bone left in their body. That’s why it’s uncommon to hear compassionate movements emerge from the right. It’s all based on hatred. The HATE is what makes it fascist.
Griner hates America. Give it time and she will be trying to remove the flag and national anthem from games again. Shes a piece of trash. End of story.
Captured? CAUGHT!
Why are republicans corporations price gouging right before Christmas.
Weakness is exposed by Biden. Other countries see that Brandon can’t negotiate and the terrorists will prey on American tourists in other countries. 🤡🌎
Len_Future Ugly.
I thought it was a good trade. 2X Olympic Gold medalist for a guy who would have been released by us in 6 years? Also, Wheland is a Court Marshaled former marine. And a convicted criminal. Who somehow becomes head of Security at Borg Warner. Really?
Or it’s about releasing a violent deadly criminal in exchange for an anti american celebrity rather than a military hero. But you keep pushing your racism, it’s what sells best among your racist base.
No, it is about trading a nobody for a notorious arms dealer responsible for the deaths of thousands. I'd be saying the same thing if they chose Whelan for Bout.
Will you shut up? This is not about a black queer woman from texas. Stop it. Nobody gives a damn about her.
I don't care who we got back. Biden should not have released Bout especially now. Stop stirring bs.
I wonder how many of them know that RichardGrenell and ggreenwald are “queer”
When she kneeled, she saw me as an “other”.
Hmmm. Brittney or Ye.... Hands down, every time: Brittney - Brittney exemplifies EVERYTHING good about this country. Ye? Send him to Russia & let see what shakes out...
No. It’s about Whelan and Bout. And that this administration values skin color and sexuality over everything.
Give me a break. She broke the law, has a criminal history, got caught, went to trial and was convicted per Russian laws. She was traded for an international arms dealer precisely because she is a queer black woman.
Lolololololololololololol, it’s about Biden trading the merchant of death for a basketball player. Endangering Americans and the world to appease the woke crowd. He traded safety for votes.
No one cares about Britney Griner at all she could have and should have stayed in Russia for all nine years her sexuality is the only thing that got her out of jail no one here was thinking about her we were thinking about rising cost of living she’s irrelevant
This dangerous weapons runner being released is the problem. It's not about a basketball player.
Biden released an arms dealer that conspired to kill Americans for a pot head that hates America.
The whole thing is a massive virtue signal.
You mean a black queer man? Women do not have Adams Apples.
Actually most of us don't care that she is black or gay. Unfortunately you think you speak for people you despise. But keep stoking the flames of fake racism. It's what you have always been best at. I thought everything was a threat to democracy. Racism again?
'Opinions' are like asses...everybody has one, Dave
Paul Whelan was ousted by the Marines: Bad Conduct Discharge (larceny, writing bad checks, stealing SS and $10K). He had 4 passports (CA, UK, IE and US). He had a 10yr “friendship” with a RU FSB agent with whom he met numerous times, and who eventually arrested him. Hmm.
Sorry, that's too much. We should have gotten more prisoners for that trade, but that doesn't mean I'm any less happy that Griner is back. What they did to her was ridiculous, and I'm elated at her return.
Please she is a druggie basketball player who has for whatever reason become entitled. Nowhere near as important as Whelan. Glad she's back but she best stand for the National Anthem or she will lose the backing of the country
Wow 😮
We are not booing a prisoner return, we are booing the lost opportunity to get a hero returned.
What about the WHITE GUY that has been in prison a real long time! SLEEPY joe brought this thing home because he only cares about the black vote 🤮🤮🤮🤮
The right? I’m glad she was released, but I think it was a dangerous, bad trade no matter who it was
It's rules for they and not for me. We're sick of it commie.
Republicans outraged that a LGBTQ Black American woman was set free is everything you need to know about them.
Republicans are big mad about Joe Biden's prison swap to bring Brittney Griner home. So here's a reminder that Trump freed 5,000 Taliban soldiers and then invited their leader to Camp David.Putin gave 1 option...Griner or no one Ass wipe GOPers think we should have just said no..
Captured? She was arrested for possession of marijuana, many people in the US are doing time for possession of marijuana. Would you call them captured? And why not write an article demanding the release of those people?
Any news on the the latest Twitter file dump re removing Donald Trump from the platform? Not reporting news is lying too😉
Believe the Repubs are so jealous of anything that Pres Biden that makes him look good and them look even worse.
She was arrested for Drugs cried about it used her fame to weasel out real hero normal person would have 9 more years
Look how unhinged these people are. xD
I still think it's great that you and CNN can't get over 1k likes on any of your divisive propaganda once your bots were kicked off of twitter. Could care less about Griner.
Because he hates America? Hmmm
Griner committed a criminal act END OF STORY!
Thanks JOE!
A nobody was traded for a man responsible for the deaths of thousands and the potential to be responsible for thousands more. Try to get back Griner, but trading Bout should've never been an option.
Well, it’s more evidence that there is something genuinely wrong with MAGA.
Black queer woman is a privileged people group in America now. The reason people don’t like this trade is because the only reason we traded a dangerous arms dealer is because she was a black queer woman. Americans are going to die now because black queer woman are so privileged.
She openly hates America, why would you give her a label she doesn’t want want MSNBC?
What this is about is some entitled wannabe breaking the law and got the USA into shit, Russia greased Biden up the butt hole and got a terrorist arm dealer freed, who is probably going to arm the Russian sympathisers in the Ukraine and the war will continue…
Please. If Griner took anything drug related into Singapore, she would risk the death penalty. She was an unpatriotic whinger and thought she was special. How wrong she was.
It’s about releasing a terrorist that will kill again
What a brave opinion piece.
Because she hates America and it wasn’t an even trade has nothing to do with her race or sexuality, that’s what your for…
Nope. She hates this country, that is all.
There is no doubt that she was held for political reasons. However, she did break the law. And the US paid a heavy price for her, and did not bring back a former US soldier who was probably there on “official” government business.
Hope she quits pot, almost got her killed.
Or maybe, just maybe.........people just don't care. BTW when is the parade?
BG’s a good person. Didn’t deserve what happened to her. Glad she’s home 😊
Because the Biden administration wouldn’t make a trade for an American soldier but they did for a WBB player. Trump or Biden admin wouldn’t trade for Bout. So, soldier imprisoned for 4 years, NO. WBB player for 9 months, YES! It was political
Maybe people are upset because our government released an arms dealer for a basketball player who tried to smuggle illegal drugs into a foreign country but left a Marine in Russian prison? 🤷♂️
Dave Zirin is a communist.
They left a Marine but saved someone who hates America. By that logic, only those who hate America are worth saving. Of course she got booed. 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Spot on
Those people, I wish it was one of their loved ones. You never know what it’s like until you walk in The same shoes.
No, no it’s not. It’s about a soldier vs not a soldier. But all you folks on liberal news see is identity politics.
Bingo
Brittany actually committed a crime. Most people don't give a shit about what color her skin is or who she sleeps with. It's that continues the racist messaging. Do better.
Complete Rubbish! But that aligns with your thinking so you deal with it.
Yes because drug-smuggling basketball players are more important than someone who caused the deaths of thousands of people.
Maybe if she didn’t constantly say how much she hates this country it would be better 🤷🏾♂️
No it isn't. We don't care, but that's all you care about . Why ?
Lol
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