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Showing Original Post only (View all)MSNBC Forbids Ed Schultz From Dem Fundraiser But Allows Joe Scarborough to Raise GOP Cash [View all]
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/04/09/msnbc-forbids-ed-schultz-dem-fundraiser-joe-scarborough-raise-gop-cash.htmlMSNBC Forbids Ed Schultz From Dem Fundraiser But Allows Joe Scarborough to Raise GOP Cash
By: Jason Easley
Wednesday, April, 9th, 2014, 3:47 pm
The MSNBC double standard is on full display as the network made Ed Schultz cancel an appearance at a Democratic fundraiser, but is allowing Joe Scarborough to speak at a Republican cash grab.
In December of 2013, Ed Schultz was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for the Broward Democratic Partys big Unity Dinner in Florida, but he was forced by his bosses at MSNBC to cancel the appearance and claim that he didnt know it was a fundraiser.
However, Republican Joe Scarborough is being allowed to deliver a keynote address for Cheshire County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in New Hampshire in May. The fundraiser that Scarborough is appearing at costs $50 per person, and all of the money goes to the Republican Party.
MSNBC has turned down repeated requests for comment from media reporters who want to know why Scarborough is allowed to appear at a fundraiser, but Schultz was not.
It is this kind of a double standard and poor leadership that has led to many viewers distrusting MSNBC. There is a reason why MSNBC is losing viewers and has such a negative perception among cable news viewers.
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MSNBCs behavior is not matching their public image, and it leaves viewers to wonder if the networks liberal tilt is all a marketing scam.
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MSNBC Forbids Ed Schultz From Dem Fundraiser But Allows Joe Scarborough to Raise GOP Cash [View all]
babylonsister
Apr 2014
OP
Unfortunately ... Big Money again ... but we are finally getting to know exactly who they are ...
MindMover
Apr 2014
#2
I quit MSNBC when Keith O. left. I can't even watch Rachael because I get the sense that she is
GoneFishin
Apr 2014
#3
I think she is a strong progressive voice by nature, so I think you are right. She probably is
GoneFishin
Apr 2014
#68
Yeah, it's just not the same without Keith covering his dad's death as if it were news
dorkulon
Apr 2014
#70
and they never cared what that poster said online again so they all lived happily ever after. nt
TeamPooka
Apr 2014
#90
In other words, you don't want well-researched analysis; you want to hear a diatribe...
brooklynite
Apr 2014
#72
Not sticking up for him or them, but is it truly a fundraiser or a charitable event?
George II
Apr 2014
#7
Of course it is all marketing. It is just about $$$. It's why I stopped watching years ago.
NRaleighLiberal
Apr 2014
#8
As if this is the first time. I can't wait till the clock runs out on his settlement clauses.....
marble falls
Apr 2014
#14
Jack Welch may have left the building, but, he will always be in control of the newsroom.
blm
Apr 2014
#17
It's Ronan Farrow, allegedly Woody Allen's son who is the spitting image of Frank Sinatra, LOL.
catbyte
Apr 2014
#61
I don't watch MSNBC much anymore. Their liberal slant is a bunch of bullshit rigged to pull in
RKP5637
Apr 2014
#28
MSNBC's liberal tilt is a marketing scam. We already know how two faced MSNBC is.
Enthusiast
Apr 2014
#41
Well, Ed has never had a secretary die in his office under suspicious circumstances, so...
riqster
Apr 2014
#52
Pardon Me. Is this the meeting room for Internet Trolls of America or….
12AngryBorneoWildmen
Apr 2014
#66
I like RM a lot. But I will like her more when/if she finds a platform that turns her loose again.nt
GoneFishin
Apr 2014
#69