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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC is ending the top rated The Last Word with Lawrence ODonnell
http://www.showbiz411.com/2017/05/15/msnbc-ending-lawrence-odonnell-the-last-word-show-despite-top-ratingsMy NBC sources say that ODonnells tireless criticism of Donald Trump is the cause of the trouble. ODonnell calls Trump a liar on TV almost ever night. Says my observer: Phil Griffin fought back Trumps demands to Comcast chief Steve Burke that ODonnell get fired for years. But now hes president and now its Andy Lacks decision and Andy has never run a single promo for ODonnell and he wants access to Trump for Lester Holt interview and more.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)Dem2
(8,168 posts)as yesterday, but with speculation.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)after The Rachel Show...POOP ON WHOEVER ELSE YOU HAVE ON THERE....HE IS TOAST.
Ilsa
(61,697 posts)Trump is a pathological liar. O'Donnell calls him out on it.
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)Maybe Billo will get the time slot.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)Just Rachel and Lawrence every now and then.
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)I know she's setting up the story, but after that 'We have his TAXES' debacle, I'm less inclined to invest my time.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)It can come across as condescension, although I know she is just trying to make herself clear, so I try to look beyond. Yes, it can be tiring.
Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)katmondoo
(6,457 posts)I always look forward to him after Rachel. After his show I always felt hopeful this nightmare would end soon.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)FSogol
(45,524 posts)oasis
(49,400 posts)Let's see if Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow handle the new order by having more guests who lean conservative.
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)Looks like its going to be CNN after Rachel again
DFW
(54,436 posts)It would be like the Yankees firing Mickey Mantle because president Eisenhower was a Washington Senators fan.
JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)could finance the production of "No, No, Nanette".
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)He won't have a problem finding a good slot somewhere else.
mucifer
(23,559 posts)moonscape
(4,673 posts)Johonny
(20,879 posts)either online or cable. The major news sources are pretty much propaganda wings of the GOP. No point in pretending. You get moderate conservative chat and ultra RW chat, but nothing moderate or heck even liberal. The actual news tends to have a liberal bias...
maveric
(16,445 posts)And others too.
Zoonart
(11,876 posts)millions of viewers abandoning MSNBC.
ps; If you want to show your support for Lawrence in a way that will really mean smething to him. Make a donation in his name today to the KIND fund.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)Pointed out that I have a lot of great options for news on the net but Lawrence earned my respect so I am tuned to MSNBC during his time slot. I told them I don't need their network, they need people like me more than I need them. If the Last Word isn't welcome there then I don't feel welcome there either. And I also noted how ludicrous it is for them to curry favor with Trump when citizens are running away from him more each day. His pleasure with NBC won't be doing them much good - especially when he "departs" from office.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)Its a joke
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)Undertaker Hugh Hewitt is in the works, too.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)As for Brian Williams, if he replaces him, I see no reason to ever turn him on. He rode TV news' death spiral to fame and fortune and never tried to save it.
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)In 2001 or early 2002. Then they brought in Keith Olbermann who built an even more solid following over 2 or 3 years...
elias7
(4,026 posts)Alice11111
(5,730 posts)of the law and US.Constitution. No guts, no glory...for Lack to get rid of his 2nd top person, who has both judgment and knowledge.
Lawrence isn't just speaking out as he is allowed under the 1st Amendment, like Fox News, speaking lies, and sucking up. Lawrence calls out the truth! Guts and integrity.
Hey, "LACKs Integrity, " maybe you should ponder the difference...you, the suck up, Lawrence, the one who takes a risk to expose the truth.
This really is a sad day for journalism and the 1st Amendmend.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)PODCASTS are cheap.