THIS JUST IN: ... the cable network (MSNBC) has no plans to use Ronna McDaniel on air.

[demmiblue]

THIS JUST IN: The WSJ reports that Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC, is telling MSNBCers that the cable network has no plans to use Ronna McDaniel on air.
https://wsj.com/business/media/msnbc-has-no-plans-to-have-ex-rnc-chief-on-network-0d88e70c

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So, does this mean she is going to be making appearances on NBC? I know she’s going to be on Meet the Press tomorrow.

[elleng]

1. Think they heard US???!!!

[spooky3]

2. I know a lot of DUers dislike Xitter, for good reason, but

There were several threads joined by thousands of people, tagging MSNBC, protesting this hire.

[orleans]

31. i was just going to post: "oh good! they read my tweets." and i was pissed.

example:

stupid move
@nbc

@NBCNews

@MSNBC
. none of your viewers want to see ronna. do you hear us clamoring to hear what *she* has to say? we are not!

[B.See]

37. Think they heard a LOT of people, here and elsewhere.

I know I read that they HAD plans to put her on MSNBC, before all hell broke loose.

[elleng]

38. GOOD!!!

[emulatorloo]

51. I think they never intended to use her on MSNBC, and I bet she is too scared to go on MSNBC anyway

As Ari, Rachel, Lawrence, Nicole would eat her alive.

[House of Roberts]

3. She'll probably turn up on CNBC.

That's the rich fuck channel out of all the NBC Universal platforms.

[Mopar151]

20. Money & Politics, Money in Politics

For CNBC? Could be informative.... A room size watershed map, from the trickle of small donor streams in the hills, to the Party delta.

[Diraven]

4. So now they're paying her probably millions

To do nothing. Great business decision there!

[tblue37]

36. Megyn Kelly 2.0

[Carlitos Brigante]

46. Will still be on NBC but not MSNBC. Still sounds like a giant waste of $ and time. nt

[0rganism]

5. Problematic contracting aside, I think it would be interesting to see discussions between her and M. Steele...

...on topics like the present and future role of the Republican party in America

[SamKnause]

7. How can you have a discussion with someone who lies every time they open their mouth ???

It would be a useless shit show.

[0rganism]

19. I just think it would be something interesting to observe...

...whether discussion, shit show, debate, argument, some combination, or something else entirely. Having held the same post at the RNC, it could be revealing to see how and where their views now diverge on officeholders, candidates, policies, governing philosophy, etc.

[Marthe48]

27. Maybe on another network

I keep hoping that any network will cover Dems and what Dems say and do. From the base to the top. I don't want to hear what any r's, from rwnj to traditional r's, have to say about what happened to their party and how they can fix it and their political strategies for 2024. It is probably useful for DNC to hear it, but no help to me.

[Poiuyt]

6. Maybe they learned their lesson with Megan Kelly

[Generic Brad]

48. If they had, McDaniel would not have been hired

Who's running the show there? Idiots? Noobs? Oligarch henchmen?

[unblock]

8. Crap. Think I'd rather have her on air than making behind-the-scenes decisions

[highplainsdem]

9. From MeidasTouch:

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[PortTack]

17. On meet the press...that's another TERRIBLE idea! Booo!

[Bev54]

24. At least there not many people will see her, the ratings on that show is extremely low, not sure

how long their little star will remain in that seat.

[orleans]

34. when welker stepped in and i heard her first show was an interview with trump

i thought fuck her, fuck them both. i did not watch it. and i haven't watched it.

meet the press wanted to suck up to repukes so badly for their ratings and to draw the trumpers in, they can have at it. i'm out.

there are better things i can do on a sunday morning than tune into that crap mix of a show, like make breakfast and watch face the nation for a half hour

[PortTack]

35. Well that's good to know! It's been a long time since I've watched TV news

[NanaCat]

40. Why does her face look like the plastic surgeon

Was on acid when he operated on her? Her nose looks like it's melting, her eyes look like they've been pulled a good few inches towards her ears, trout lips, natch, but it looks like it's painful for her to open her mouth because the tuck was too tight.

But maybe she wanted to be Exhibit A for Bad Plastic Surgery.

[tavernier]

44. That's the "Frozen Lady Look"

Most everyone has some cosmetic help as they age. I’m all for some help to fight old Father Time. At age 77, my blond hair stays blond thanks to my beauty shop, and I wouldn’t be caught without my moisturizer, lipstick and mascara. Some people go for the more radical plastic doll face look the minute the first wrinkle is observed.

Who cares? I’m more concerned about what comes out of those filler plumped lips.

[NanaCat]

47. Obviously, I care

I'm worried that she has a bad doctor, and, much as I despise her, nobody deserves to have bad medical care.

[lame54]

10. The breakroom needs cleaning

[agingdem]

11. one would think NBC would have learned it's lesson

after the hiring, firing, and massive payout of Meghan Kelly...and now NBC hires Trump shill Ronna McDaniel to do what exactly..offer personal insight into Donnie, like "fess up" and admit Trump forced her out of a job, a job she was so desperate to hold on to she agreed the RNC would cover Trump's multi-million dollar legal bills?...I'm not clairvoyant but I see another NBC fuckup and another massive payout in the not so distant future...the definition of insanity is very strong in NBC masterminds...

[MOMFUDSKI]

12. Assuming they caught a raft of crap from

faithful watchers.

[ificandream]

13. I'll bet Rachel had something to do with this.

Wonder if she threatened to quit?

[NanaCat]

41. The same Rachel who gushed about right wing shill

Greta Van Susteren? 'Greta is awesome!'

That Rachel?

[Elessar Zappa]

45. Yes, that Rachel, actually.

[ms liberty]

14. So those of us who get MSNBC won't have to deal with her but...

If you watch NBC shows like Press the Meat, well there she is. That just doesn't fly with me. She's either worth having on all their channels or not. Now if she's going to sit back and let us blow up her every thought balloon, I might entertain the idea for a minute, but we all know that's not what's going to happen now, don't we?

[pnwmom]

15. At least we could keep tabs on her if she was on-air. What is she going to be doing with them?

I'm not thrilled about her working behind the scenes.

[Cha]

16. So wth would she be

contributing behind the scenes?! With her TSF “won” stupidity 👿?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. Piss on the Nazi Broadcasting Corporation. Done with "both sides".

[FakeNoose]

21. How many subscribers quit MSNBC in the last 24 hours?

I hope it's a bloodbath, and they sat up and paid attention.

[NanaCat]

42. They don't care if you don't watch

They get their license fee revenue from cable subscribers, whether or not a subscriber watches. Last I knew, they pulled down over $300 million per year that way.

[FakeNoose]

50. Yes that's correct, but I learned something after I posted this

Ronna McDaniel was given a contract from NBC the parent company - but not to appear on MSNBC the cable news station that many of us watch. It's become obvious that MSNBC won't use her on air, and the fact is they probably never intended to use her.

Maybe she's getting a podcast? I don't know. If she's ever in the same room with Rachel, Lawrence or most of the others, she'll get her ass handed to her.

[Warpy]

22. She was most likely hired to the the horse rase GOP tout on broadcast news

I think they knew full well if they trotted her out on MSNBC, people would just switch off.

If she talks over Fatso's stump speeches the way talking heads have always talked over Democrats, she'll earn her keep.

Other than that, she'll most likely fade away after the election.

[calimary]

49. Well, around our house, we have an expression: "I suspish." As in suspicious.

1) She's a Republican.

2) She's been a pretty high-level operative for the opposition. Can she REALLY be trusted? And how much is she getting paid?

3) Did I mention she's a Republican?

[calimary]

53. I sure hope that's what happens.

She's the last person on earth I want to hear ANYTHING from. Anything except maybe for "I was wrong,"I'm sorry," and "Please forgive me".

[WVreaper]

23. Dumb

And dumber.

[JoseBalow]

25. I'm glad they took my letter to heart

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

26. good

[TheBlackAdder]

28. I guess in one way it stops her from showing up on other networks and media channels.

[Silent Type]

29. Although I'm skeptical of anything she says, don't mind hearing what she has to say.

[tulipsandroses]

30. So they hire an election denier who supports insurrection

I’m disgusted.

[Backseat Driver]

32. Well, what's the difference--Andrea Mitchell still has HER time slot..Maybe Ronna's just not as pretty & ladylike? n/t

[elleng]

39. Andrea Mitchell (thanks for using her name)

KNOWS a few things/a lot.

[NanaCat]

43. Pity about being too dotty now to access it.

[Nevilledog]

33. Here's the problem... They're going to have her appear on NBC

MSNBC has a liberal audience that wouldn't buy any bullshit Ronna spewed. However, the entire NBC audience is not comprised of liberals. She'll be vomiting lies to the politically naive and uninvolved.

[emulatorloo]

52. What's her name on Meet The Press got Ronna to admit Biden won the election fair and square.

Afterwards Chuck Todd talked about how horrible Ronna is. So we shall see.

There’s a thread about this in GD.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

54. Roona is gone

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