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I Smoked The RNC
@BlackKnight10k
Im sure you're all noticing that there's been something wrong with MSNBC.
the poor framing of stories
weird right-wing hires
Trump monologues w/no fact check
softball Matt Gaetz interviews
false equivalencies of Biden/Trump
hyping pro Trump polls
ignoring pro Biden votes
ignoring Bidens' economic wins
ignoring Biden's legislative wins
blaming Democrats for GOP disfunction
There had long been a slide into failing it's audience but I think the real inflection point, and I can't believe im about to say bring back Chuck Todd, was the hire of Kristen Welker to host MTP with her first show being an hour long pre-recorded Trump rehabilitation propaganda piece. It's been downhill ever since.
I don't know what deal was cut behind the scenes or if some kind of executive decision was made, but whatever your perceptions of MSNCB, it's not a left leaning outlet.
And that's fine. It's a business. They get to make those decisions. But they don't get to make decisions like hiring Ronna McDaniel of all people with her track record of being a liar, fraud, and Trump enabler, while hiding behind a veil of left leaning journalism. It's disrespectful to the audience.
And with the right wing turn of CNN, the NYT actually becoming the Pitchbot, and the failures of local news, there's no such thing as a left leaning mainstream media outlet. The idea that that exists is now dead.
At the end of the day, it's not about whether your outlet is left leaning or right leaning or partisan or apolitical. It's about whether your outlet is pro democracy or not. And sitting the fence on the end of democracy is as good as enabling it.
So, in the same way we can't look to the courts, or the DOJ, or Jack Smith to save us in November, we can't look to mainstream media either. Exhausting as it is, it's on us to save ourselves yet again.
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2:38 PM · Mar 22, 2024
@BlackKnight10k
Im sure you're all noticing that there's been something wrong with MSNBC.
the poor framing of stories
weird right-wing hires
Trump monologues w/no fact check
softball Matt Gaetz interviews
false equivalencies of Biden/Trump
hyping pro Trump polls
ignoring pro Biden votes
ignoring Bidens' economic wins
ignoring Biden's legislative wins
blaming Democrats for GOP disfunction
There had long been a slide into failing it's audience but I think the real inflection point, and I can't believe im about to say bring back Chuck Todd, was the hire of Kristen Welker to host MTP with her first show being an hour long pre-recorded Trump rehabilitation propaganda piece. It's been downhill ever since.
I don't know what deal was cut behind the scenes or if some kind of executive decision was made, but whatever your perceptions of MSNCB, it's not a left leaning outlet.
And that's fine. It's a business. They get to make those decisions. But they don't get to make decisions like hiring Ronna McDaniel of all people with her track record of being a liar, fraud, and Trump enabler, while hiding behind a veil of left leaning journalism. It's disrespectful to the audience.
And with the right wing turn of CNN, the NYT actually becoming the Pitchbot, and the failures of local news, there's no such thing as a left leaning mainstream media outlet. The idea that that exists is now dead.
At the end of the day, it's not about whether your outlet is left leaning or right leaning or partisan or apolitical. It's about whether your outlet is pro democracy or not. And sitting the fence on the end of democracy is as good as enabling it.
So, in the same way we can't look to the courts, or the DOJ, or Jack Smith to save us in November, we can't look to mainstream media either. Exhausting as it is, it's on us to save ourselves yet again.
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The nauseating part of Ari's rap riffs is watching his guests obvious unease and embarrassment.
Comfortably_Numb
Mar 22
#34
I find myself using the skip button a lot on Ari these days. Especially on magat interview segments.
Comfortably_Numb
Mar 23
#56
Other than when James Carville is on - I have Ari on mute. No fan of recycled rethug Nicole Wallace, eitherl.
Peregrine Took
Mar 23
#112
They are platforming the insurrection as it it were the Tea Party all over again.
Ford_Prefect
Mar 23
#60
I've heard their daytime programming is more right wing (except for Wallace)
FelineOverlord
Mar 22
#8
Lets just say, when Andrea Mitchell gets retired, I'll be interested in who gets this timeslot.
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 22
#10
smart lady married to a dumbass who said he was wrong about the real estate bubble.
SouthernDem4ever
Mar 22
#27
It's a wasted hour with her in command. She should join the emeritus club and be available for opinions as needed.
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 22
#35
Who is eleny and is it a bot? Might be a great case to see how real humans who publish under their real name get botted
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 22
#19
OK, did not know. I do remember the name here, but does that mean it is the same person on X?
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 22
#29
So, I agree with her alt sources, but disagree (I guess) that MSNBC is failing us. Been watching for years and I see
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 22
#55
The article says Ronna McDaniels was hired as an NBC analyst. But does that automatically mean she'll be on
summer_in_TX
Mar 22
#21
I only watch Nicole Wallace, Lawrence O' Donnell and Rachel Maddow when she's on
SouthernDem4ever
Mar 22
#22
Joy Reid: Love her style and humor and she pulls no punches and takes no prisoners nt
yellowdogintexas
Mar 23
#125
I know some people don't make a distinction, but she's going to be a commentator for NBC, not MSNBC. -nt
CrispyQ
Mar 23
#108
I think you're kinda right. She took her content away from us and left us with the...
brush
Mar 22
#47
It seriously irks me. Hell, Johnny Carson didn't even do that! And I worked at NBC when he was there.
calimary
Mar 23
#61
I like that. Cats don't give a sh_t, don't need to be liked, and will report the truth, like it on not...
brush
Mar 23
#81
When people rise to prominence because they've built an audience as well as a reputation,
calimary
Mar 23
#65
Not everyone is a workaholic - if someone's rich and burned out, early retirement or semi-retirement has to be very
Midwestern Democrat
Mar 23
#92
Yes, but she has a staff whose members do a lot of the research and background digging for her.
calimary
Mar 23
#62
Not what I see. Query: is the OP your own long essay, or entirely someone else's from Twit?
Hekate
Mar 23
#72
Great set of points. It's hard to see the trees when looking at the forest canopy.
erronis
Mar 23
#98