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MSNBC should hire John King (Original Post) bigdarryl Jun 2012 OP
Uh....really? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #1
He's doing more presidential campaign stuff. MinneapolisMatt Jun 2012 #2
He would certainly be better than that Cupp woman..Ugh..n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #3
He's someone I can stand - but I would like to see someone like Laura Flanders get a real shot aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #4
I usually like John King. hamsterjill Jun 2012 #5
I heard that his wife and he are splitting. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #6
No one should hire John King. Put that teabagger on the unemployment line, and put Wolf B. on notice Erose999 Jun 2012 #7
I hope he finds no work lame54 Jun 2012 #8
best answer. Whisp Jun 2012 #11
No, they shouldn't bluestateguy Jun 2012 #9
ugh no, please no Whisp Jun 2012 #10
He's one of the reasons I don't PatSeg Jun 2012 #12
Fox 'news' would suit him better. AlinPA Jun 2012 #13
You forgot something... tosh Jun 2012 #14

MinneapolisMatt

(1,550 posts)
2. He's doing more presidential campaign stuff.
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 04:24 PM
Jun 2012

That's why CNN cut his show so he could focus entirely on the campaign...or at least that's what they said last week.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
4. He's someone I can stand - but I would like to see someone like Laura Flanders get a real shot
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 04:32 PM
Jun 2012

She's got definite liberal credentials and she's good. Why is she languishing on Free Speech TV and doing occasional appearances on commercial television when she could be better than most?

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
5. I usually like John King.
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 04:35 PM
Jun 2012

I think he is very knowledgeable about campaign issues, and I find him generally to be fair.

Since CNN will be using him more on the campaign trail, instead of him having a regularly aired show, I think we'll still be seeing a lot of him.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
9. No, they shouldn't
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 04:46 PM
Jun 2012

I unapologetically like MSNBC's leftward tilt, same with Current, and I'd like to keep it that way.

John King is just another of the CW spinning, Washington cocktail party crowd.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
10. ugh no, please no
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 04:47 PM
Jun 2012

for the love of gawd and all things beautiful and right no fucking way I want to see that jackass fuckface on MSNBC. He's one of the reasons that I don't watch CNN anymore.

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
12. He's one of the reasons I don't
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 04:57 PM
Jun 2012

watch CNN as well. I was more surprised to hear he got his own show than to hear the show was canceled. As with so many of CNN's hosts, he is duller than dirt. A robot could do his job.

There are plenty of talented and knowledgeable people out there, but somehow they never make it to CNN.

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