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monmouth4

(9,663 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 08:01 AM Jun 2015

Morning Joe is bringing Bernie Sanders on after the 8:00 segment. Don't want people to see or

hear him before they go to work nor have him on the "repeat" part of their show. It could be a scheduling conflict, I realize that, but they had Billy (I'm never right about anything) on for a long time this morning. It would have been nice if Bernie had had that time slot...

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think

(11,641 posts)
4. They've been milking it while heaping praise on the Koch Brothers for leading on prison reform
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 08:11 AM
Jun 2015

The Morning Joke is now a for profit front group for Koch Industries.

The show is being used as another tool in their box of tricks like their non profit front group Americans For Prosperity.

Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity is a right-wing political advocacy group founded by billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch, the owners of Koch Industries.[1] In the 2012 election cycle, it was a key component of the Kochs' $400 million political network, receiving large portions of its money from Koch-linked dark money groups like Freedom Partners, American Encore, and Donors Trust. AFP's budget, which comes from the Koch family foundations and other unknown sources, surged from $7 million in 2007 to $40 million in 2010 to $115 million in 2012. [2] According to the Center for Public Integrity, Americans for Prosperity "spent a staggering $122 million (in 2012) as it unsuccessfully attempted to defeat President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats," including $83 million on "communications, ads, and media."[3]

AFP's messages are in sync with those of other groups funded by the Kochs and the Kochs' other special interest groups that work against progressive or Democratic initiatives and protections for workers and the environment. Accordingly, AFP opposes labor unions, health care reform, stimulus spending, and cap-and-trade legislation, which is aimed at making industries pay for the air pollution that they create...

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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity



 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
5. Morning Joe is done by 6 AM on the West Coast, there is not '8 am segment' in the West
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 08:23 AM
Jun 2015

This is part of why Morning Joe has such a tiny viewership. And it does. In their best hour, virtually no one is watching.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
8. In a ratings context 'best hour' means the one with the most watching, quality of content is not
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 01:09 PM
Jun 2015

a consideration. But either way, Morning Joe really comes out poorly. Their audience is really small and their show is really shitty.

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