Dear MSNBC

[CanonRay]

I absolutely refuse to watch one single more second of coverage of the fake astroturf corporate funded "rebellion " against social distancing. You are giving 100 morons in the street coverage worthy of a million person march on Washington. This is tea party redux. You are making the same damn mistakes. Enough. On to Property Brothers.

Rant over.

[MontanaMama]

1. +1

[snowybirdie]

2. Yeah!

[dalton99a]

3. They're catapulting the propaganda for the monster

[bronxiteforever]

9. +1

[bronxiteforever]

4. Kick and recommend.

[True Blue American]

5. My TV goes off when the

Propaganda comes on. I turn to CNN until they join. Then off to EBOOKS.

[bronxiteforever]

10. +1 Good plan!

[pazzyanne]

45. Same here.

I can pretty much handle anything except someone lying to me. After 3 and half years of White house BS and (not so) presidential lies, I refuse to listen to one more. I watch Governor Cuomo's daily updates. Really appreciate his facts, figures, explanations and plans. He has really stepped forward in leading the way, along with so many other excellent Governors. WHEN we make it through this, it will be because of the Governors and the Medical experts such as Dr. Fauci. I thank God every day for each and every one of them.

[Tribetime]

47. That's what I do nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. Don't assume it's a mistake.

Billionaires and corporate "leaders" learned plenty from the effectiveness of the teabaggers a decade ago.

The question is, will Democrats be ready to respond and block this time? Biden will face as much anti-Democratic media as Obama did, and a refined teabag 2.0 .

[hay rick]

13. It's not a bug in their coverage, it's a feature.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. They are now airing Barack Obama's political video promoting Joe Biden.

Pretty impressive. Even reaching out to Bernie Sanders, and thus, his supporters.

[McKim]

60. This Video Was the Best!!!

This video was the best and most hopeful thing I have seen in years. DU should have it up every day. I gave Sanders the legal limit because I want Universal Public Health Care but now I am for Joe!!!!!! We are so used to fighting and negativity in the Public Square, some of us have even become addicted to it. Remember Hate is addictive.

[Baitball Blogger]

61. I gave to Elizabeth Warren, but now I am for Joe.

[Hoyt]

8. I'm fine with their coverage. I don't think broadcasting crud like this helps trump or GOPers --

[CanonRay]

11. Couldn't disagree more

The coverage is way out of proportion to its importance. They give it an air of being a legitimate mass movement, which it is not.

[Hoyt]

12. I guess I think most people are smarter than that. Whether they care, is another question.

[not fooled]

30. Yep

they give the impression this is a legitimate mass movement. And, every time they air footage of this nonsense, they should mention the oligarchs supporting these protests + mention that pukes have promulgated or started fake grassroots "movements" before & how they further the interests of the wealthy.

[McKim]

62. Way out of Proportion!

The coverage is way out of proportion. My family and I helped organize a demonstration against The War on Iraq and had 40,000 people in the streets of Portland Oregon for a peaceful meaningful event and all we got was a minute on local TV. This shows you how very out of proportion the coverage is.....who is being served?

[yuiyoshida]

19. So many guys with beards...

is this a new trend or are they being lazy?

[not_the_one]

32. We have to make a beard distinction....

As with ANY "fashion" statement, cool usually gets taken over by the masses of wannabees, who are anything BUT cool.

ZZ Top beard = COOL!

Duck Dynasty beard = SO NOT COOL!!!

Then there are those who choose a fashion statement BECAUSE the want to "push other peoples buttons", like those growing the "taliban" beard. SO NOT COOL!!! But they ARE achieving exactly what they set out to do.

[yuiyoshida]

38. one thing is for sure....

Life on Earth isi a mystery!

[kacekwl]

50. They are want to be mountain men who hunt and

live off the grid in their dreams. In reality the couch is where they live eating Cheetos Binge watching Maine cabin masters and home improvement re-runs.

[yuiyoshida]

65. That reminds me of this....

[kacekwl]

66. Wow

I haven't seen that in 40 years.

[Traildogbob]

34. Immediate threads

These assholes are a direct threat. Send in national guard and swat, give the opportunity to drop their weapons, confiscate them b/c they obviously do not know how to handle them safely. They have mental instability. ID everyone of them, plaster their ID everywhere and list as armed and dangerous. If even one turns up with the virus do not waste PPE, treatment, or threaten medical pros lives for them. Lock em up, give em trumps preferred cure drug, a bible, and if they die a painful, gasping for air death, as the first Ho famously says, "I really don't care, do you"? Stop the spread with mass cremation. Treat them equally as they would heavily armed black panthers, Muslim extremest or any minority group charging state properties. If they refuse to surrender and show threat of opening fire, threat them exactly as you would any minority group pulling the same shit. MAGA!

[Hoyt]

35. Agree completely. We should have taken these terrorists' weapons years ago, and locked them up.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

42. I like the "Live Free or Die" sign.

Clearly the person holding the sign has chose Option 2

[LiberalLovinLug]

46. I noticed these manly men's men are almost practicing SD themselves

Especially a few of them. Making sure "just in case". A few with masks. What's wrong fellas, lets get in close for a tight shot!

[Scarsdale]

14. I see some are wearing masks.

Do the others plan on shooting the virus, I wonder? What makes some people think that hauling around a weapon makes them more worthy of being heard? There is just a handful of people there, why doesn't their king tRump show up to support them? He could hold one of his Nazi rallies right there.

[luvtheGWN]

17. An they sure don't look like the kind of folks

you'd want to bring home and meet your parents.

Frankly, they look like a bunch of covidiots -- which is what they are.

[leftieNanner]

18. They think the weapon

makes their dicks bigger...

[Scarsdale]

21. They are mistaken.

Besides, most women I know prefer INTELLIGENCE over anything else in a man. Since these people support tRump, they obviously are not too well endowed in the brains department.

[ndbltwy]

28. Unmasked

Those wearing mask are the police. I can't tell from picture but I bet they have same firearms and possibly boots.

[spudspud]

56. Dey gunna shootin da virazzes!!1!

But seriously, they figure they'll intimidate anyone with their weapons and their real message of hate.

[spooky3]

15. Thank you! Also, did you see Celebrity IOU w/the P Bros

and Brad Pitt and Jean Black? I loved it. Will be recording the episode with Melissa McCarthy tomorrow at 9 pm.

Good to escape the astroturfs and their “leader.”

[dbonds]

16. I with you.

Stop falling prey to their astroturf. It isn't worthy of discussion except to expose the source of it.

[usaf-vet]

20. EXACTLY! If you want to fill air time give Joe Biden equal time to WH Trumpy rallies

[turbinetree]

22. MeTV and onward.................

[WVreaper]

23. I will only watch after 8:00 P.M.

[mountain grammy]

24. Exactly!

[Traildogbob]

25. Call to arms???

Anyone else see the similarities of a DICKtator cult leader doing propaganda videos to "Call To Arms" for the cult followers to arm themselves and martyr themselves for the fearless leader tucked away in his (actually ours) White Castle. ISIS is only one example. And how many of OUR mothers, fathers, sons, daughters have died and are crippled to end "THOSE" regimes to bring DEMOCRACY to those people, usually a majority of those countries. It is here, our democracy is not just under attack, but with McConnell, Barr, and Fox, we DO NOT have a democracy right now. Your voice and vote are being tendered useless, right now. And dear leader's call to arms in our faces with truckloads of fools with guns swarming to martyr, not just themselves, but every soul sacrificing to stay alive. Just taking a knee for the majic song is not gonna save us. We must stand, and stand strong like every soldier that has died, is dying, for what this country was and needs to return to. Right Fucking Now. All Trumps want his peeps to DIE for him. In doing so, like a suicide bomber, willing to kill women, children, seniors, veterans, front line Heros trying to save us all. Even their dumb asses. And he is not even promising 72 toothless vigiins, with MAGA panties.

[lillypaddle]

26. Did you actually send this to MSNBC

via email or twitter? I appreciate reading your post, agree with you 100%, but DU isn't MSNBC, and they will likely not see it unless you get it to them. Just my 2 cents.

[uponit7771]

27. K&R, The M$M could go live with the doctors and play Trumps stupidity later

[KatyMan]

29. This

Yes. Happened in TX yesterday--as I read on DU yesterday--fives of tens of people protesting in Austin. There were more photographers and news teams than protesters

[iemitsu]

31. Television news is all corporate owned.

They will never be honest about who controls the narrative.

[B4 Common Era]

33. I respectfully disagree

I hope that trump continues to hold these briefings, and that all major networks carry them live. Nothing we, as Democrats can do will equal the damage that trump is inflicting on himself.
I work with all white, conservative males, they are slowly getting tired of trump’s BS. His base is finally seeing him for what he is in an unfiltered, unedited way. It may not make a difference for a majority of his base, but believe me, there are some that are seeing the light.

[pamdb]

36. ADDED TO THAT

Please stop airing that ridiculous klan rally that is supposed to be a Covid 19 briefing. Just stop. I know Pious Pence told CNN that they wouldn't allow any of the doctor and scientists to appear on CNN unless they carried the briefings. So be it. Although I don't know they think they have the authority to do that, these people work for WE THE PEOPLE Not WE THE TRUMP BUTT SUCKERS.

And please fire Chuck Todd. Or move him OFF of Meet the Press and the 5:00 time slot. Maybe 7:30 Saturday morning
would be a good spot for him.

[Yeehah]

37. The corporate media doesn't care what you think

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Stop wasting your time.

[Wounded Bear]

39. Definitely overdoing the coverage...

Let Faux news handle it.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

40. I just can't invite crazy into my home.

The logic of anyone insisting on the right to deliberately become infected by a deadly virus is laughable. But to insist they have the right to then infect and potentially kill others is insanity.

I still don't get the weapons thing though. Are they planning to overthrow their state government? Or maybe they carry them like Linus carried his security blanket? Or is carrying a killing stick supposed make up for a too small joy stick?

[IcyPeas]

41. send this to their twitter accounts; @ every host

@ every host in the tweet.

https://twitter.com/MSNBC

https://twitter.com/TheBeatWithAri

https://twitter.com/maddow

https://twitter.com/11thHour

[world wide wally]

43. Trump:

The opiate of the asses

[MadMike47]

44. Right On!!

[Blue Owl]

48. K&R

[Catch2.2]

49. Amen!

[Pillow talk]

51. i can't think of a single reason to get your news from television.

[IndianaDave]

52. I seldom respond to anything, but this post -- and others like it -- astound me!

[ 1 ] Who do you think is watching MSNBC? None of us liberals is convinced by Trump's cycle of lies! I seldom watch, but when I do, it's hilarious to see this buffoon try to weasel his way out of any responsibility for all the damage he has done and continues to do. And where do I find out about his idiotic misdeeds? On MSNBC! This cable network gives context to these bizarre campaign events. And let's be analytical about this. No conservatives are watching. So, what difference does it make whether MSNBC airs his lies, since they also contextualize them through their standard programming -- all day long!

[ 2 ] The "protesters" need to be televised as well. Those of us who actually watch MSNBC know exactly who these cultists are and why they are protesting. MSNBC does nothing to promote these people or their issues. It simply allows us to witness the idiocy. If MSNBC filtered the news, it would be no better than Faux "news," which broadcasts so many events out of context, and distorts reality to push its ideology. Please give MSNBC and its viewing audience some credit. Neither the network nor its regular audience are under any illusion that these protests are anything but right wing theater. I would much rather see the actual news and draw my own conclusions, rather than have MSNBC censor the news for me. I don't need that. Does any liberal need it?

[BigmanPigman]

53. I have already turned off CNN, MSNBC and the local coverage

of these Tea Party/neo-Nazi rallies. Hundreds of thousands have marched for a zillion Dem issues (immigrants, gun murders, etc) and they get zero coverage.

This is 2016 Deja Vu. Fuck the MSM for caring more about ratings (like Dear Leader) than fair and balanced reporting.

A few hundred (at MOST) Radical Right, pro gun, anti-everyone, pro-white, straight and religious crazies garner so much MSM attention that you'd think this was a huge percentage of the overall population instead of a small group who have been organized by the usual suspects with $$$ and an agenda. The stupid morons in the US, not only those in his cult, will succeed in killing everyone if we allow this. Ignore and boycott them. We can't counter protest since we actually have a brain and know not to infect others by our selfish actions at a rally. I hope they make each other physically ill with Covid since that seems to be their indirect goal. Go ahead and make more people ill by your selfish and stupid actions, you sick fucks! Yes, I do hope they get sick. They deserve it for risking the lives of all of those around them. Karma and justice for all!

[LanternWaste]

54. Ignoring idiocy and lies simply strengthens idiocy and lies,

Your premise is simply unsupported editorial and lacks objectivity.

And that's your right, of course... much as it's your right to tell us that 2+2=22 without any evidence to support it.

[zentrum]

55. Kick, Kick, Kick

[LaMouffette]

57. Barking up the wrong tree--again.

Or still. The protestors this past weekend, the people who voted the Mango Menace into office in 2016, the Tea Party members who raised a stink during the Obama years, basically, all angry white people from the past 40 years or more do not have a clue that they are angry at the wrong people and at the wrong things. They do not have an analytical bone in their body, nor do they deal well with abstractions. But they are angry as hell and are determined to find a target for their anger. This past week, that target was Democratic governors who shut down their states in order to keep people from contracting a horrible disease and dying.

Their target should have been Trump. They should have been staging their protests at the White House and Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago. But they are not interested in finding out to what extent this cult leader of theirs is to blame for the whole country shutting down and for the over 40,000 Americans who have lost their lives. That would require at least a soupçon of intelligence, a wisp of intellectual curiosity, an inkling of a desire to understand a problem before lashing out. They don't possess any of those.

And their target should be all Republican politicians who still support Orange Julius Caesar, and the corporate oligarchy that controls our country, and Citizens United, and the toxic waste coming from conservative talk radio and Fox News, and corporate lobbyists, and superpacs, and unlimited spending on political campaign ads, and social media, and greed, and corruption, and . . .

But these real culprits are too abstract and too many and too complicated, so the Trump humpers pick a nice, easy—and handy!—individual to target: the governor of their own state. Unbelievable. And it will not be long before we start getting reports of these protestors dying from coronavirus. And the rest of them still will not grasp that they are blaming all the wrong people for what's wrong with the country.

[rwsanders]

58. To really shock a right-winger, tell them you don't watch MSNBC because it is too conservative.

I do and the looks in response are priceless. Most don't even want to try to discuss anything at that point.

[rainy]

59. Joy Reid said yesterday: millions and millions

protested the Iraq war and you could only see coverage on CSPAN. I remember those days and being so mad that the protests were not being covered. It happens all the time.

[orangecrush]

63. Koch money

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

64. OP- did you send this to them? Did you send to your local affiliates (specific people) or

phone them? Maybe IM old fashioned but I cant help but think theyll pay attention to a large no. of anything, whether left or right or neither. Dont forget their bias is not left or right but its in favor of making money and attracting viewers, and the sad truth is that conflict sells.