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Kyblue1

(216 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:54 PM Jun 2020

Why is MSNBC giving so much air time to the Trump rally?

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Why is MSNBC giving so much air time to the Trump rally? (Original Post) Kyblue1 Jun 2020 OP

Apparently, people are watching. Ptah Jun 2020 #1

Because when the circus comes to town everybody wants to see the show. nolabear Jun 2020 #2

And who's the star of the circus? Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #14

Because it generates ad revenue. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #3

Conflict and drama. Big news! jmg257 Jun 2020 #4

Maybe because there obnoxiousdrunk Jun 2020 #5

because all they care about is money jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #6

$$$ Skittles Jun 2020 #7

what's the number one topic on DU today? t msongs Jun 2020 #8

Geoffrey Berman nt mucifer Jun 2020 #10

Because it's likely to be a gigantic train wreck, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #9

My TV stays off tonight FakeNoose Jun 2020 #11

Same reason people like to rubberneck bad car wrecks. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #12

Joy Reid is explains the 'why' ChazII Jun 2020 #13

Because people will watch. fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #15

Because it's not every day you can watch a train drive right off a cliff at full throttle. Hekate Jun 2020 #16

What matters is that MSNBC present Trump as the dangerous, insane imbecile he is. sop Jun 2020 #17

$$$$. $$$$ $$$$ NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #18

Because MAGA ratings budkin Jun 2020 #19

Hoping for some action, like the others, not happening, maybe around midnight, stay tuned Baclava Jun 2020 #20

If it bleeds, it leads! LeftInTX Jun 2020 #21

The same reason NASCAR gets aired manhattan123 Jun 2020 #22

They want cameras on him when he makes a bloody fool of himself. Binkie The Clown Jun 2020 #23

It's 2016 all over again eissa Jun 2020 #24

Ptah

(33,024 posts)

1. Apparently, people are watching.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:55 PM

Jun 2020

nolabear

(41,959 posts)

2. Because when the circus comes to town everybody wants to see the show.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:55 PM

Jun 2020

Morbid curiosity.

Cirque du So-What

(25,923 posts)

14. And who's the star of the circus?

Reply to nolabear (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:03 PM

Jun 2020

grumpyduck

(6,231 posts)

3. Because it generates ad revenue.

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:56 PM

Jun 2020

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

4. Conflict and drama. Big news!

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:57 PM

Jun 2020

obnoxiousdrunk

(2,909 posts)

5. Maybe because there

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:58 PM

Jun 2020

will be about 100,000 people there.

jorgevlorgan

(8,286 posts)

6. because all they care about is money

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:58 PM

Jun 2020

And not whether we were inundated with fascist propaganda

Skittles

(153,142 posts)

7. $$$

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:58 PM

Jun 2020

msongs

(67,394 posts)

8. what's the number one topic on DU today? t

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:58 PM

Jun 2020

mucifer

(23,522 posts)

10. Geoffrey Berman nt

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:01 PM

Jun 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

9. Because it's likely to be a gigantic train wreck,

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:00 PM

Jun 2020

and people always want to see those.

FakeNoose

(32,620 posts)

11. My TV stays off tonight

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:01 PM

Jun 2020

Ferrets are Cool

(21,105 posts)

12. Same reason people like to rubberneck bad car wrecks.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:02 PM

Jun 2020

Humans love sensationalism.

ChazII

(6,204 posts)

13. Joy Reid is explains the 'why'

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:03 PM

Jun 2020

right now. If I am understanding her correctly it is because of this historical significance of this weekend.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

15. Because people will watch.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:04 PM

Jun 2020

Tune into another channel. Read a book.

Hekate

(90,633 posts)

16. Because it's not every day you can watch a train drive right off a cliff at full throttle.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:05 PM

Jun 2020

Mark your calendar -- it should hit the bottom of the canyon in about 14 days.

sop

(10,146 posts)

17. What matters is that MSNBC present Trump as the dangerous, insane imbecile he is.

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:06 PM

Jun 2020

NRaleighLiberal

(60,013 posts)

18. $$$$. $$$$ $$$$

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:08 PM

Jun 2020

budkin

(6,699 posts)

19. Because MAGA ratings

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:15 PM

Jun 2020

$$$$$$

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

20. Hoping for some action, like the others, not happening, maybe around midnight, stay tuned

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:16 PM

Jun 2020

LeftInTX

(25,224 posts)

21. If it bleeds, it leads!

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:18 PM

Jun 2020

manhattan123

(302 posts)

22. The same reason NASCAR gets aired

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:25 PM

Jun 2020

Hoping for a fiery crash.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

23. They want cameras on him when he makes a bloody fool of himself.

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:48 PM

Jun 2020

There could be some real goldmine bits of footage from his speech as he repeatedly puts his foot in his mouth. They can hammer him with that footage for the next week or two.

eissa

(4,238 posts)

24. It's 2016 all over again

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:39 PM

Jun 2020

With the press following this clown and his mouth-breathing supporters everywhere, sucking all the energy out of an election year, while our guy stands around trying to appear presidential.

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