{"id":1454417,"date":"2022-04-26T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T18:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454417"},"modified":"2022-04-26T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T18:44:40","slug":"parody-or-drunken-chutzpah-msnbc-host-dragged-for-complaining-musk-might-use-twitter-to-do-to-the-left-what-it-did-to-the-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parody-or-drunken-chutzpah-msnbc-host-dragged-for-complaining-musk-might-use-twitter-to-do-to-the-left-what-it-did-to-the-right\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Parody Or Drunken Chutzpah?\u2019: MSNBC Host Dragged For Complaining Musk Might Use Twitter To Do To The Left What It Did To The Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">48<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparody-or-drunken-chutzpah-msnbc-host-dragged-for-complaining-musk-might-use-twitter-to-do-to-the-left-what-it-did-to-the-right%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1385591413.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC host Ari Melber took some heat Monday for complaining that Elon Musk might use his newly-acquired control of Twitter to silence some voices and amplify others.<\/p>\n<p>A number of critics responded to his complaint, calling out the obvious irony and pointing out the fact that Twitter had been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-ceo-admits-algorithm-has-been-unfair-james-barrett\/\">using algorithms<\/a> that effectively stifled conservative voices for years \u2014 particularly with regard to Hunter Biden and the New York Post story that was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-refuses-to-unlock-new-york-post-account-until-outlet-deletes-hunter-biden-coverage-tweets\/\">actively blocked<\/a> across several platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you own all of Twitter or Facebook or what have you. You don\u2019t have to explain yourself. You don\u2019t even have to be transparent. You could secretly ban one party\u2019s candidate or all of its candidates, all of its nominees. You could just secretly turn down the reach of their stuff and turn up the reach of something else and the rest of us might not find out until after the election,\u201d Melber said. \u201cElon Musk says this is all to help people because he is just a free speech, philosophically clear, open-minded helper.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriMelber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AriMelber<\/a> &#8220;You could secretly ban one party&#8217;s candidate or all of its candidates, all of its nominees or you could secretly turn down the reach of their stuff and turn up the reach of something else. And the rest of us might not even find out about it until after the election&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vWcPeUxCcv\">pic.twitter.com\/vWcPeUxCcv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinTober94\/status\/1518796267022868480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe New York Post would like to have a word,\u201d Joe Cunningham <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePCunningham\/status\/1518967612654473217\">remarked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is amazing,\u201d Gerry Callahan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GerryCallahan\/status\/1518965109103681537\">agreed<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s like this idiot has never even heard of the Laptop from Hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Radio host Clay Travis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1518793469677948928\">added<\/a>, \u201cMSNBC \u2018talent\u2019 suddenly realizes the owners of Twitter can rig the entire site. This is amazing to watch. Does he not realize all of this was already done to Republicans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUNREAL,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1518954266299359232\">commented<\/a> Steve Guest, communications advisor for Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn which @AriMelber\u00a0describes a scenario too horrible to contemplate except when you do it to the other guy of course,\u201d Ron Coleman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonColeman\/status\/1518786581133414402\">observed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire Editor Cabot Phillips <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cabot_phillips\/status\/1518790478589841408\">added<\/a>, \u201cThere is truly nothing funnier than this MSNBC host ranting about what Elon Musk could do to Twitter, and accidentally giving a perfect description of how Twitter has actually operated for the last five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can\u2019t possibly lack this much self-awareness \u2026\u201d Mark Hemingway <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1518895697604526081\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParody or drunken Chutzpah?\u201d Rita Panahi asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Parody or drunken chutzpah? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DVWyPMTlKb\">https:\/\/t.co\/DVWyPMTlKb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitaPanahi\/status\/1518813921238405120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOr, imagine if a presidential candidate\u2019s son had all kinds of shady business partners, and lost his laptop \u2026\u201d National Review\u2019s Jim Geraghty <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimgeraghty\/status\/1518931364984274945\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe full circle among liberal elites,\u201d Daily Caller Editor in Chief Geoffrey Ingersoll <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPIngersoll\/status\/1519001511040368642\">explained<\/a>. \u201cFirst it\u2019s, \u2018That isn\u2019t happening\/is a conspiracy theory.\u2019 Then it\u2019s, \u2018Actually it is happening and how dare you question it.\u2019 The final state is: \u2018Oh s***, this thing we said isn\u2019t happening can happen to us too!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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