Why the hell is MSNBC carrying Kirk's funeral live ?

[drray23]

Complete with a full roster of right wingers eulogizing Kirk like he was the second coming of christ, spewing right wing propaganda and not so subtle threats to our side.

For example, his wife saying that "thy will be done" now resonates with her , a not so subtle threat against her husband detractors and encouragement for crazed magats to do "God's will" which, in their cult translates to go after democrats.

To top it off, Trump is there and giving a totally disjointed and insane speech.

What msnbc should have done is not carry it live but instead monitor it for possible newsworthy things.

It annoys me to no end that the republicans have Fox News to parrot their propaganda, yet we can not even count on the equivalent to rebutt them.

You would think after decades, rich democratic donors ( like Pritzker, Soros, etc..) would have put together a channel to be the counterpoint. On the contrary, every time there is an event like that, MSNBC just fall in line and carry the water for the fascists.

[underpants]

1. It's the news of the day. I guess.

[Liberal In Texas]

2. Cheap programming.

And now the MSNBC suits can't be accused of being Ultra Left or something.

[Chasstev365]

3. If the shoe was on the other foot;

Goebellsvision, aka would be showing none of it and airing a Best of MAGA SPECTACULAR!

[Alice B.]

4. Did not know this. We kicked some money to PBS today and have been binging Masterpiece stuff.

Figured we'd wait til tomorrow and see what Rachel and Lawrence have to say about it (any coverage // I certainly didn't think they'd be showing it uncut *eyeroll*).

[Deuxcents]

16. Same here..got Big Cats on PBS now

[Alice B.]

19. Ooh! That came up after we finished Miss Austen!

[Sneederbunk]

5. Was there a red carpet for attendees?

Best dressed? Most outrageous comments?

[Bookreadingliberal53]

11. They had fireworks go off when trump came out nt

[Sneederbunk]

12. Don't fireworks always go off when TSF comes out?

Even out of the bathroom.

[taxi]

6. If that's not bad enough,

just wait until Joe and Mika fluff it for a few hours tomorrow.
I can't remember how long it's been since I stop watching them.

[PXR-5]

7. Tr*mp? 😆

They don't want to get shutdown over this.

(Thanks for the quick laugh though, I first thought you were referring to Tru*p, 😆

[MrWowWow]

8. Everybody Wants to Get to "Heaven" buuuut...

Nobody wants to die....


Never Say Anything Bad About the Dead. He's dead. Good.

-Bette Davis
(Paraphrased)
.

[FloridaBlues]

9. Not a ratings boost. Not sure the normal ratings for this time slot but sure it will decrease.

I saw they were airing this and turned on football.

[jls4561]

10. I turned to MSNBC, saw the coverage and immediately switched to MSt3K. Gamera!

[SickOfTheOnePct]

13. I looked to see if I could find a transcript of her remarks...

...as I know that as a Christian, the notion of "thy will be done" is meant to be that it's turned over to God, and not as some kind of threat; I wanted to see the context, so I read her remarks.

Per the transcript, she said "Eleven days ago. God accepted that total surrender from my husband and then called him to his side. More than anything, Charlie wanted to do, not his will, but God's will. And over these past 11 days, through all the pain, never before have I found as much comfort as I now do. And the words of Our Lord's Prayer: Thy will be done. God's love was revealed to me on the very day my husband was murdered. "

Whether or not any of us agree that what Charlie Kirk did was following God's will, I personally don't see this as some kind of a threat against Democrats or anyone else. She talked about forgiving the man who killed her husband. She talked about not hating enemies but loving them. She mentioned that the state would do what they do re: the death penalty for the killer, but that she didn't want his blood on her "ledger" to answer for when she dies and faces judgement.

If it was a veiled threat of some kind, I don't see it, but YMMV.

[Mike Nelson]

14. Well, it is...

... a live news event - and a live group is on now, giving analysis. So it's better than reruns of their M-F news shows, "Dateline" crimes, and naked child predators.

[milestogo]

15. Dunno. Its Sunday and I was watching football.

All day, as my religion teaches.

[yellow dahlia]

17. We asked the same question.

Switched away until they were done.

[Emile]

18. I guarantee you, most people were watching football.

[slightlv]

20. Yeah, Star Trek!!!!!

[oberle]

21. I can't find a way to contact them on their website

Does anyone know how to do that? I know they don't care but it would be good to flood them with complaints.

[Jack Valentino]

22. MSNBC is corporate-owned, in the end....

but it seems stupid for them to run it when FAUX was already covering it live,
and it was more likely to annoy their own viewers whom they depend upon to keep going....


The American Left really needs its own cable news channel....

[valleyrogue]

23. This is nothing more than a Klan rally.

We need to call this what it really is, and that is a Klan rally but without the cross burnings and clothing.

When David Duke finally dies, he should get similar treatment by the logic of the GOP.

There wasn't one dime's worth of difference between him and Charlie Kirk. Only the degree of funding for the hate.