Why does MSNBC insist on using that fake bookshelf background?

[derby378]

They've got Bernie Sanders in front of that wallpaper. Does someone in the control booth think we can't tell a real bookshelf from a fake one? Come on, guys - Keith and Rachel deserve better.

[NYCGirl]

1. That's on Bernie's side. Wherever he's broadcasting from chose it. NT

[JerseygirlCT]

2. I don't know, but I was just sitting here thinking:

how can you not love that guy? I mean, what's not to love about Bernie Sanders...

We sure could use more of him around!

[derby378]

4. True enough

He just called out FOX News, too. Gotta love that.

[JerseygirlCT]

6. He just says it

no tiptoeing around the point. That's so incredibly refreshing in a politician.

[valerief]

3. I actually love it. It's so tacky that it's refreshing. So bad it's good. nt

[Jane Austin]

5. It's probably a studio at the Newseum or at the Capitol.

Someplace convenient for politicians and pundits.

[Berry Cool]

7. Well, usually they use a fake backdrop of the city the guest is speaking from.

Not sure why fake bookshelves are worse.

They even have to project a fake backdrop behind Keith on nights when the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is being lit, because there's too much distracting flashing light and activity right outside the windows behind him, which ordinarily actually show the plaza.

[SoCalDem]

8. Books = smarts

subconsciously they are telling you ''hey this guy hangs out with books..he must be smart":)of course, when a republican appears in from of a book case, the dividers must be highlighted so that a "cross" appears, so you know they are "godly"..