Rachel Maddow just spent an entire segment trashing Bernie. Anyone else see it?

[jillan]

She showed the enormous crowds at all his events today, talked about how jam packed they were & left 100s of people outside unable to get in.
But they were in red states so they don't matter.

Why was he not in SC? He wrote it off.
How is he going to have enough delegates to win? He won't.
He talks about making it all the way to the convention, what is he going to do there?

Then she had Kasey Hunt on, the "Bernie correspondent" for msnbc.
Kasey, does Bernie really think he is going to win?
Why is he in these red states?

I haven't watched her for a week. I thought I missed her, but boy was I wrong.

ughhhhh! I just had to vent.

[onecaliberal]

1. Fuck that sellout. She does it every damn day. Not a peep about her email though.

[cantbeserious]

2. Rachel Has Become Used To The Good Life And Fat Paychecks From Her Corporate Overlords

eom

[restorefreedom]

33. how sad that so many are easily bought. nt

[Awknid]

3. I'm glad I turned her off and did not see that!

It is getting completely ridiculous!

[daleanime]

4. That's discouraging....

had usually enjoyed her, will check it out tomorrow to see how bad it was.

[Doctor_J]

5. The CEO of Comcast/msrnc is a Clinton supporter

Don't expect much balance there

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

6. She never fails to disappoint n/t

[tularetom]

7. Once she got elevated to the A team with Brian and Chris she sort of forgot her roots

I could see it coming last spring when I cut the cable. Glad to see I didn't make a mistake.

[wundermaus]

8. Rachel Maddow has finally learned about the golden rule....

[TIME TO PANIC]

9. She sold out a while back.

[ALBliberal]

10. Sad liked her so much. Still do.

[mak3cats]

11. I saw it. Rachel's sellout is one of the biggest disappointments in this whole season...

And, by the way, if anyone signed up for Rachel's daily emails, be forewarned that you can unsubscribe every day and still get them. Guess they're not paying any fucking attention at all anymore.

[jillan]

20. You saw it - I have a question for you - what do you think about Kasey Hunt

as the Bernie correspondent? I watch her and she ain't selling it.

What are your thoughts?

[appalachiablue]

25. To add, K. seems fair and I like her style but she's assigned to cover Bernie's campaign,

and I've not seen her work on other topics. So far so good, esp. for MSNBC.

[arcane1]

29. I haven't seen her, but I always think of Alan Colmes when a network has a "liberal".

That role often becomes merely a professional strawman. A misrepresenter, you might say.

If Kasey Hunt is employed by Comcast/MSNBC then I have no reason to listen to her.

[mak3cats]

31. I'm sorry; I didn't get that far...

...because as soon as Rachel finished about the large crowds that Bernie was drawing, and started talking about "red states" I said to my SO that she was getting ready to segue into how Bernie's crowds didn't mean anything, and I left the room. (I hate TV.) From others' comments in this thread, I guess I was right.

Oh, and it royally pissed me off at the beginning of the segment where she talked about "firsts" in elections, she made no mention of the fact that Bernie was the first Jew to win a major party primary.

[jillan]

35. YES that pissed me off too!! AND when she was talking about Rick Perry being the first candidate

to run for President while being under investigation - there was not one single word about Hillary.



She was also talking about how Dems are having such bad turnout this year compared to 2008. She forgets that not only was Obama a superstar in our party - we were also hyped up to get rid of W & that added to the excitement of the 2008 primary.

Listen to me bitch - lol. No more Rachel for me.

[bernbabe]

12. Red states?

Hillary is strongest in the red states/bible belt, so those don't count either?

[beltanefauve]

24. Not in the general election they won't

[jillan]

37. But for the primaries they do. It's all about getting those delegates.

[earthside]

13. I used to watch a lot of MSNBC.

I'd turn it on around 2:00PM Mountain Time and watch, listen on and off until after Rachel.

Now the only show I might look at is 'With All Due Respect' because those guys seem to me to be presenting more straight political news and commentary in relatively level manner.

[jillan]

21. Lawrence is worth watching. He's feeling the Bern.... he tries to hide it but he can't.

I work from home and used to have msnbc on all day.
I miss it. I miss Rachel.

[agracie]

28. Me too. ^^^

[MoonchildCA]

14. I used to love her.

I've been a faithful fan since her Air America days. Now I can't watch her either. I'm so disappointed in her.

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. NEWSFLASH TO RACHEL...SC IS A RED STATE TOO! 2008, McCain won the GE & 2012 Romney won the GE!

So, WTF is her point? She needs to shove off. She's shown us she's not a Progressive. That's good to know! Now we can just turn her OFF.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Capt.Rocky300]

16. We have been fans since back in the Air America days.......

but gave up on her months ago. She turned out to be just another 1% media whore with flexible principles. She is dead to us.

[jillan]

19. wrong spot - oops!

[Ned_Devine]

60. Jury decision

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We have been fans since back in the Air America days.......
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I'm number 5

[lasttrip]

17. Yes. Then at the end

She showed today's Bernie rallies and spoke about the crowds showing up for him in red states.
She then said imagine if this were happening on the republication side we all would be saying
"Wow, someone is competitive with Trump, hmmm". Quote is close from what I heard.

Peace.
LT

[Mufaddal]

18. At this point even if Bernie wins the nomination

and she suddenly has a pro-Bernie change of heart, I still won't forgive and forget. She is working overtime to hand the White House to Trump.

[jillan]

22. Spends the first half of every show discussing Donald! They are all like that.

[arcane1]

27. Like I say, her donors would rather have a republican in the WH than Sanders.

And we will all together witness them doing everything they can to make that happen.

[appalachiablue]

23. RM is part of the quick rush to diminsh and eliminate Bernie now, after Nevada

along with the attacks engineered by scum David Brock. No, no, Bernie's campaign and momentum are very strong despite some in the news world asking or claiming that the Bern has slowed. Also, in recent national polls like Quinippiac and others, Sanders is doing very well and beats Trump and everybody! His positives--clean record, honesty, competence and likability are very high.
---------
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[arcane1]

26. Sounds like a summary of all the same shit we have seen here today.

Funny how that works.

[BigBearJohn]

30. I stopped watching her a month ago. I'm done with her.

[oldandhappy]

32. She has been really different.

And MSNBC is Hillary la la land. I watch the hour after. Gave up on Chris Matthews long ago. Basically disappointed with TV. Sometimes catch BBC on PBS but only 30 minutes so not satisfying.

[restorefreedom]

34. kasey hunt is even worse.

i watch the young turks now. screw cable, comcast, and m$$$$$m

[jillan]

38. Thank you! I agree. She seems negative to me & that's not her job. The woman that they have

covering Trump has been his cheerleader, even at the beginning when no one thought he had a chance.

Kasey - nope. She is not feeling the bern, and she can't hide it.

[restorefreedom]

41. yeah the trump person is not bad, i forget the name, katey something

but casey is horrid..this morning bernie wanted to talk about poverty and she kept bugging him about the "math"

she will spew to anyone who will listen how he "can't win" she clearly got the welcome email from comcast complete with instructions

[jillan]

42. Are you serious? She did that to him today? I'm glad to know I am not the only one that sees right

thru her.

[restorefreedom]

44. oh yeah. i have been tuning her out for a while.

singing from the clinton hymnal, for sure!

[jillan]

45. I was just on her twitter feed. It is full of her tweeting about no road ahead for Bernie....

I'll be on NBC tonite talking about how the math does not add up for Bernie... on and on.

Unreal. I sent off a tweet to msnbc and responded to several of her tweets.

[restorefreedom]

47. oooo good for you! i only read twitter i don't have a twitter acct

that was a great idea!

this one

Kasie Hunt ‏@kasie
It has been illegal for any campaign to take donations directly from corporations since 1912

i didn't know she was on clintons payroll...but, it seems everyone is at this point.....

[BernieforPres2016]

36. They're still pushing the "he's written off SC" talking point?

Bernie was there again this afternoon. One would think the Bernie correspondent would know that.

So Bernie did a speech in SC on Sunday night (which I attended), the SC Town Hall on Tuesday night, a short event on Wednesday morning in SC and a short talk on poverty followed by a brief press conference in SC this afternoon. The press conference was one question after another asking him how could he win, when would he drop out, etc.

Bernie is speaking to huge crowds and Hillary is traveling around the country meeting with small hand picked groups and using the family of shooting victims as props.

[jillan]

39. CNN was showing a few minutes of that press conference this morning when the reporters were asking

questions.

Wow - if I was Bernie I probably would have flipped them off and walked off the stage.
And that is one of the many reasons I am not running for President They were brutal.

[madamesilverspurs]

40. Color me weird,

but I had a totally different take. It seemed that she was remarking on his campaign presence in locales that others would have given up on, making him something of a gutsy exception to the norm (not at all a departure for Sanders). I thought she was simply examining the effectiveness of his campaign in areas where the opposite would be assumed, an examination neatly summed up in her closing remark. She's a lifelong student, she studies things. I still find her refreshing and informative, a very welcome departure from broadcasting's norm.

[TBF]

50. Did she also talk about Hillary doing really well in TX -

and then of course should she make it through to the general she will be absolutely crushed there?

Because that is the same exact thing but I bet she didn't go there at all.

[SmittynMo]

43. If what I read here is true,

then I am not at all surprised. I'm guessing that the "corrupt" corporate media has finally laid down the law of the land for her. I expect more will follow. Just more proof that the oligarchs are alive and well.

They must be stopped. We must elect a president for the people and replace everyone in Congress. And only WE can do it. If we leave it to the establishment politicians, it will NEVER get done.

[AZ Progressive]

46. This campaign is showing us who are the real progressives and who are not.

[GreatGazoo]

48. It is Swiftboating

When they talk about you but not to you. When they create a false frame and use it to further a false narrative, it is Swiftboating.

When John Kerry was being Swiftboated by CNN I wanted to know why the Kerry campaign was not calling in during the live broadcasts. I know Reagan dumped the Fairness Doctrine but it is hard for a so-called news organization NOT to talk a live call from the person they are discussing.

Maddow's show is taped so the Sanders campaign could record a clip and send it in. Sanders himself responding and asking questions. If Maddow's show wouldn't air it, release it to social media.

The Sanders campaign is extremely well run. Best scoring ads and an excellent sense of timing. They called out Donald Trump on Sunday and tried to get a Trump vs Sanders battle going this week. Trump didn't bite but a great strategy nonetheless.

[TBF]

49. Just another wealthy media darling

working directly for someone who is very wealthy. An establishment tool.

[Kittycat]

51. Don't give her the ratings

[Skwmom]

52. She'll throw Bernie a bone now and then so she can point to it as if it is evidence that she is fair

and not in the bag for Clinton.

Her selective outrage really bothers me.

[PWPippin]

53. We always looked forward to Rachel since her days on Air America.

We began to see a drift away from what we had always admired. - great interviews with probing questions; though a liberal, "fair and balanced" reporting; and well timed and thorough exposes. She was to us what a top notch journalist should be. No longer. We don't watch her or anyone else on MSNBC any more. In fact, we watch only national news at 6:30, and that mainly to see what the latest alarming weather headline is. We'll be cutting the cord as soon as I can get my husband weaned off CNBC for stock info. I mourn the loss of Rachel, Chris Hayes (though he seems to be trying to stay true to his core - knew he was on the downward slope with his new hair style and suit and tie), Ed Schultz and Alex Wagner.

[islandmkl]

54. ALL the pundits and talking heads are merely actors...they all have certain roles to play...

the smarter they are the better they can play their parts...

Rachel is among, if not THE, smartest of all of them...

but she is still just an actor in the play...

[fredamae]

55. No-I haven't tuned in

to MSNBC since last July---for well, reason obvious in this very post.
I used to treasure TRMS - never missed a program. But then, they started cleaning out the progs. Reid, Schultz, Sharpton etc. I did not feel anyone that was not fired...deserved my trust any longer.

Screw corpomedia. I refuse to listen. They'll continue to get zero "viewer credit" from my home.

[Enthusiast]

56. Join me in my boycott of MSNBC and Rachel Maddow.

[jillan]

58. Bernie is going to be on for the hour on Hardball (today) - so I do want to watch that!

But Rachel? Done.

[Enthusiast]

59. Thanks, jillan. You can let us know how unfair Tweety was.

[Mufaddal]

57. This just in

Bernie Sanders ‏@BernieSanders
Ever notice how most of the pundits seem pro-Clinton?
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/25/tv-pundits-praise-hillary-clinton-on-air-fail-to-disclose-financial-ties-to-her-campaign …

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/702996635492548608