Shirley, you must be shitting me: Coulter wannabe SE Cupp "rotating anchor" in Ratigan's MSNBC spot

[Amerigo Vespucci]

MSNBC 3 PM: S.E. Cupp, Steve Kornacki Reportedly Among Rotating Cast Of Anchors For New Show

Posted: 06/18/2012 8:31 am Updated: 06/18/2012 10:50 am

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/msnbc-3-pm-se-cupp-steve-kornacki_n_1605296.html



MSNBC will replace Dylan Ratigan's 4 PM show with a new program featuring a rotating cast of anchors, Politico reported on Sunday.

Ratigan abruptly announced earlier in June that he was leaving the network, saying he wanted to concentrate on other things. On Sunday, Politico said that MSNBC will elevate some of its regular contributors to hosting gigs, including Salon writer Steve Kornacki and conservative commentator S.E. Cupp.

The move would follow MSNBC's by-now-standard formula of grooming its contributors for hosting duties (it's how Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner, Lawrence O'Donnell and Melissa Harris-Perry, to name just a few, got their current jobs). The choice of Cupp, who also works for Glenn Beck's online GBTV network, would inject a shot of conservatism into the lineup.

Moreover, MSNBC could be taking a page out of Fox News' book. That network replaced Beck's show with "The Five," which features a rotating ensemble of hosts, to much success.

[Cali_Democrat]

1. FAIL.

[Erose999]

2. Do not want. I will continue to NOT watch MSMBS. Rachel better get off that ship because its sinking

fast.

[hrmjustin]

15. Well maybe they will give warning when she is coming on. n/t

[librechik]

3. Anyone who ever thinks of MSNBC as liberal is just plain misguided

despite the presence of a couple of liberal faces, which are on very short leashes indeed.

[TexasTowelie]

4. I guess that I'll have to get high during that hour instead.

[yesphan]

5. For Gawds sake !

Is there no respite from these psycho hate spewers ?

[swayne]

6. S.E. Kook is being FORCED on the public. MSNBC should be ashamed for their shameless

copycatting of FOX and lending any credibility to Cupp or Coulter.

[KamaAina]

7. No, I'm not shitting you

and quit calling me Shirley.

[L0oniX]

17. Who the hell is Shirley then?

[Dawson Leery]

8. Ask CNN how trying to be Fox "News" Jr. has done to their ratings?

[Politicalboi]

9. They're not,

And stop calling me Shirley. LOL!

[HughBeaumont]

10. Uggggghhhhh . . . the media does not need to get MORE CONSERVATIVE!!!

MSNBC is a moderate channel AT BEST. This would vault it to Center-Right.

Meanwhile, the Repubs already have two confirmed propaganda arms that are 100% in their corner (Faux and CNBC) and even more compliant/conservative friendly networks in CNN, Bloomberg, ABC, NBC and CBS.

[jayschool]

11. Another child of privilege

moves quickly up the media ladder.

Shocking.

[GarroHorus]

12. There's a reason to never watch anything on MSNBC again.

Once they've brought her on board, she could pop up anywhere.

Sort of like they did with that old racist Pat Buchanan.

[AngryOldDem]

13. Putting up with her occasional appearances on "Real Time" is enough for me.

Won't be watching this.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. She's all over MSNBC

She's been on every show...except maybe Reverend Al's...at one time or another. This was a real shock, and I'm sure MSNBC is ready for a flood of negative feedback, but you know what they say about "no such thing as "bad" publicity..."

[L0oniX]

16. Who is "Shirley"?

[MiniMe]

18. Not an Airplane fan?

[bbgrunt]

19. bleeeeech, vomit.