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Show, but i dont know channing dungey. never worked with her. it turns out she wasnt trying to save "roseanne." this afternoon, channing dungey who was not tweet said roseannes twitter statement was abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show. at his rally tonight, this time donald trump did not say one word about roseanne. joining ours discussion now, jamil smith, the senior writer for rolling stone joining us from los angeles, and jason johnson...

Arent conspiracy nuts. and i think for the last couple of years, people have become very comfortable about what is said on "duck dynasty" and whats said by certain politics. oh, its politics, this, that, or the other. but america is changing. and this is not what the american consumer wants to seattle. i think that the quick response of firing roseanne so quickly is not just financial, but its also realization on the behalf of this network that, hey, this is a blue wave coming. america doesnt wa...

For roseanne barr. i hope this is a lesson for abc. hope this is a lesson for every network out there that this behavior is inappropriate. it will cost you money. it will cost your reputation and it will make it impossible for you to continue to produce. i hope thats what people get out of this, not just some sort of free speech argument. >> jamil, donald trump, after the first episode aired this year and got a huge rating, donald trump told his rally audience, as we just saw, that it was about ...

That people lack such a reasonable level of self-control that they cant go back to 500-year-old stereotypes about race. i hope this isnt just a lesson for roseanne barr. i hope this is a lesson for abc. hope this is a lesson for every network out there that this behavior is inappropriate. it will cost you money. it will cost your reputation and it will make it impossible for you to continue to produce. i hope thats what people get out of this, not just some sort of free speech argument. >> jamil...

Forgive me. my joke was in bad taste. that tweet sounded to me like the network was desperately trying to save its top-rated show, but i dont know channing dungey. never worked with her. it turns out she wasnt trying to save "roseanne." this afternoon, channing dungey who was not tweet said roseannes twitter statement was abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show. at his rally tonight, this time donald trump did not say one word about roseanne....

Of years, people have become very comfortable about what is said on "duck dynasty" and whats said by certain politics. oh, its politics, this, that, or the other. but america is changing. and this is not what the american consumer wants to seattle. i think that the quick response of firing roseanne so quickly is not just financial, but its also realization on the behalf of this network that, hey, this is a blue wave coming. america doesnt want this. they dont want this kind of behavior. theyre n...

It costs jobs. sometimes it costs lives. we cant set up anymore. >> jason johnson and jamil smith, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. coming up, were going to have more on the roseanne story and what it would have meant to abc to keep the roseanne show on the air. what it would have meant to every other actor working in every other abc show and what they would have had to say about it. well be right back. or plan for tomorrow? at kpmg, we believe success requires both. ...

Blackish. id watch that. it would be funny. but most of the people are not going to have work. its not just about making people feel bad. it costs money. it costs jobs. sometimes it costs lives. we cant set up anymore. >> jason johnson and jamil smith, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. coming up, were going to have more on the roseanne story and what it would have meant to abc to keep the roseanne show on the air. what it would have meant to every other actor working i...

I think the nfl certainly is responsibding to the stress tesf the trump era and exactly the wrong way. >> howard -- out of time, will the athletes stand up and fight this? what do you predict? are they going to choose their career over their commitment or what? >> i think the players are not going to be as forceful as they should, but theres one group that is forceful. its republicans and democrats, liberals and conservatives, who simply do not want to see paid patriotism on the field. what they...

Its a fitting surrender for a league that has -- that we know now has been more concerned with offending this president than supporting the black players that make up nearly 70% of its roster. back with me is jamil smith of "rolling stone" magazine. also joining me, sports writer howard bryant, author of "the heritage, a black athletes, a divided america, and the politics of patriotism." howard, let me go to you first. when an athlete is contracted, theyre contracted to play the game. theyre not...