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brooklynite

(94,713 posts) Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:11 PM Nov 2020

MSNBC reportedly drops Jon Meacham as a commentator... [View all]

...for not revealing that he wrote Joe Biden's President-Elect victory speech.

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MSNBC reportedly drops Jon Meacham as a commentator... [View all] brooklynite Nov 2020 OP

Rightly so... zaj Nov 2020 #1

Hate to see him go... elephant hunter Nov 2020 #2

Wow StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #3

How stupid... Spazito Nov 2020 #4

There's a difference between supporting someone and working for them StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #6

If he were paid, I would agree... Spazito Nov 2020 #13

It's definitely a loss, but the problem was that he didn't tell them and they got blindsided StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #14

I didn't realize he spoke specifically about Biden's speech, that does make a difference... Spazito Nov 2020 #18

That's what puts it in the same category as George Will commenting on Reagan's... JHB Nov 2020 #39

Oh wow, I didn't know any of this... Spazito Nov 2020 #41

This was 1980, so the only cable network covering the election was CNN... JHB Nov 2020 #44

Thank you for this historical information... Spazito Nov 2020 #46

Glad to help. That's one of DU's benefits: institutional memory. JHB Nov 2020 #48

Good to have that heads up re Will's dismissal... Spazito Nov 2020 #49

K & R Budi Nov 2020 #11

No great loss melman Nov 2020 #5

I think it's a big loss padah513 Nov 2020 #19

Okay melman Nov 2020 #26

Yes BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #37

I think racist Republicans are bad melman Nov 2020 #40

SNAP!!!!!!! Cha Nov 2020 #52

Bazinga! George II Nov 2020 #58

+1 - Yes to both sentences nt Earthshine2 Nov 2020 #53

I don't know why they dropped him but I agree, hope CNN picks him up. It's not like he had.... George II Nov 2020 #56

Yes it is. AngryOldDem Nov 2020 #36

I agree. n/t demmiblue Nov 2020 #60

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Nov 2020 #59

Sad state of affairs, but understandable. n/t demmiblue Nov 2020 #7

just like they dropped Olbermann, too? Yet EVERY Faux News channel on-air personality flaunts theirs Roland99 Nov 2020 #8

Olbermann didn't play well with others that was his downfall dsc Nov 2020 #20

That's probably because some of those 'others' were idiots, and keith doesnt like suffering fools.. Volaris Nov 2020 #50

that was the reason dsc Nov 2020 #61

I miss Olbermann. NotAPuppet Nov 2020 #27

They dropped Olbermann because he was boorish around the office and didn't get along well.... George II Nov 2020 #57

Didn't he speak at the Convention? dem4decades Nov 2020 #9

More circular firing squad cilla4progress Nov 2020 #10

They said he can still come on as a guest commentator - he just won't be a paid commentator any more StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #16

There is a difference between being a commentator - Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #28

I agree. cilla4progress Nov 2020 #30

Disappointing Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #12

If this is the Speech he wrote Meacham has earned an award & a place in the Biden admin Budi Nov 2020 #15

Mahalo, Budi!💙 Cha Nov 2020 #54

He reportedly will still be welcomed as a guest on MSNBC, Tanuki Nov 2020 #17

That's good news... Spazito Nov 2020 #23

That also added he may be retained as a paid contributor sunnybrook Nov 2020 #29

+1 chowder66 Nov 2020 #51

Good. AngryOldDem Nov 2020 #32

He knew better so I don't understand why he put procon Nov 2020 #21

Good. Biden can have him full time flamingdem Nov 2020 #22

I'm pretty sure he'll have a job going forward. PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #24

But Chris Christie, who prepared Trump for debates, can stay? yardwork Nov 2020 #25

Christie's on MSNBC? AngryOldDem Nov 2020 #33

Chris Christie doesn't work for MSNBC... brooklynite Nov 2020 #34

he revealed it qazplm135 Nov 2020 #35

Wow. AngryOldDem Nov 2020 #31

It was a hell of a speech mcar Nov 2020 #38

Got to wonder if Biden will be hiring him on. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #42

I'd be more concerned if he was asked and then denied it. This is sins of omission. In fact, he was OnDoutside Nov 2020 #43

Sorry to hear it. At this point I don't question their decision, Hortensis Nov 2020 #45

Sorry to hear this. Sorceress Nov 2020 #47

I don't know why that was such a big deal. He's a Presidential historian, not a paid Democratic.... George II Nov 2020 #55