Local meteorologist fired after accusing Elon Musk of giving ‘Nazi salute’

[Karah Rucker]

A LOCAL METEOROLOGIST IS NOW OUT OF A JOB ONE DAY AFTER SHE CRITICIZED ELON MUSK ON INSTAGRAM – FOR WHAT SHE PERCEIVED AS “A NAZI SALUTE” FROM HIM.

THIS WEEK WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A CONTROVERSY IN THE NEWS CYCLE –

ELON MUSK – TAKING THE STAGE IN AN ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECH FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S INAUGURATION.

IT WAS THIS MOTION BY MUSK THAT CAUSED A STIR –

AS HE GRABBED AT HIS CHEST AND SLUNG HIS ARM FORWARD – AND AGAIN GRABBING AT HIS HEART AND DOING THE SAME GESTURE –

AS HE TOLD THE CROWD “MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU” FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

WE TOLD YOU HOW ELON MUSK’S GESTURE WAS BEING PORTRAYED ACROSS THE POLITICAL AISLE AND ACROSS MEDIA OUTLETS WITH A POLITICAL BIAS – 

WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAVING DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF ELON MUSK’S INTENTIONS.

YOU CAN FIND THAT ANALYSIS IN OUR LATEST PODCAST EPISODE OF “BIAS BREAKDOWN”.

NOW – THERE’S FALLOUT FOR A LOCAL WEATHER FORECASTER SHARING HER REACTION ONLINE.

ACCORDING TO CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO SHOW HOST “DAN O DONNEL” WHO SHARED THESE SCREENSHOTS –

MILWAUKEE TV WEATHER FORECASTER SAM KUFFEL POSTED THESE TWO PICTURES ON HER INSTAGRAM STORY – REACTING TO MUSK’S SPEECH.

WE’VE BLURRED THE EXPLETIVES USED –

BUT THE CAPTION READS IN PART “DUDE NAZI SALUTED TWICE. TWICE. DURING THE INAUGURATION.”

THEN ANOTHER POST OF A MEME THAT SAYS IN PART “HE’S A NAZI.”

ACCORDING TO A STAFF EMAIL OBTAINED BY THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL –

KUFFEL WAS “NO LONGER EMPLOYED AT CBS58” THE DAY AFTER THE POSTS.

HER EMPLOYER DIDN’T SAY KUFFEL’S CRITICISM OF MUSK ONLINE WAS THE REASON FOR HER FIRING IN THE MEMO.

THERE WERE THOSE ONLINE WHO CAME TO THE WEATHER REPORTER’S DEFENSE – AND THOSE WHO APPLAUDED THE STATION FOR LETTING HER GO.

ONE X USER POSTED “shame on @CBS58 for firing Sam Kuffel for naming @elonmusk’s Nazi salute. shame on @DanODonnellShow for mobilizing trolls to harass her & call for her job.”

AND ANOTHER USER WROTE –

MUSK’S GESTURE IS GARNERING REACTION ACROSS THE WORLD.

WITH ISRAEL’S PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU DEFENDING HIM ON X –

SAYING “ELON MUSK IS BEING FALSELY SMEARED…HE HAS REPEATEDLY AND FORCEFULLY SUPPORTED ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST GENOCIDAL TERRORISTS AND REGIMES WHO SEEK TO ANNIHILATE THE ONE AND ONLY JEWISH STATE.”

MUSK HAS SHARED POSTS ON X CONDEMNING AND MOCKING THE INTERPRETATION OF HIM GIVING A NAZI SALUTE.

HEY THANKS FOR WATCHING OUR NEWS UPDATE.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT HERE AT THE END OF OUR STORY TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR NEW PODCAST AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.

I’M THE HOST OF “BIAS BREAKDOWN” –

WHERE WE TAKE A TOP STORY AND DISSECT HOW THE MEDIA IS REPORTING IT.

WHAT YOU’LL OFTEN FIND IS THE FACTS OF A STORY ARE REPORTED IN TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAYS DEPENDING ON A NEWS OUTLET’S LEFT OR RIGHT POLITICAL BIAS.

WE UNTANGLE THE BIASES – WITH THE GOAL OF LEAVING YOU WITH THE UNBIASED, STRAIGHT FACTS.

THE LEFT AND RIGHT’S INTERPRETATION OF MUSK’S GESTURE WAS THE FOCUS OF THIS WEEK’S EPISODE ON “BIAS BREAKDOWN.”

YOU CAN FIND OUR PODCAST ON WHATEVER PLATFORM YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS TO.

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