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swayne

(383 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 01:40 PM Jun 2012

No Offense MSNBC...but....

do you have to use the same pundits ALL of the time except for when you're running the 24/7 jail stories on the weekend?

I like Karen Finney, David Corn, Jonathan Capehart, Ari Melber etc...but isn't there anyone else that can give just even a slightly different perspective on the progressive side of things?

You need to stop whining and start asking HARD questions of Mitt Romney and getting to the bottom of why he is avoiding you and the rest of the media except FOX.

Why would you give him any time on your channel to make a speech of ANY kind? Like WHY????



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Larkspur

(12,804 posts)
1. MSNBC is not a Democratic propaganda channel. FOX is a Republican Propaganada outlet
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 01:47 PM
Jun 2012

that's why Romeny will only go on FOX and no one else.

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
4. He won't answer questions on the rope lines or other news organizations than Fox.
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 02:06 PM
Jun 2012

That should be enough to show people that Romney isn't confident enough to face the real public.

jp11

(2,104 posts)
6. They like all the news channels, CNN, FOX have a stable of people that they go to for
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 02:12 PM
Jun 2012

their take on this or that. Often those people are employed by MSNBC as well as having some other job be it a reporter, writer for a magazine or just being an author etc.

New pundits come in from time to time but don't seem to get brought in as much as those in the stable. I imagine when they put those people under contract they want to get their money's worth and not have to take on wildcards or pay outsiders to do what they already pay their own pundits to do.

The best I think you'll get for the progressive side is current TV, The Young Turks and other progressive voices on the radio/internet. MSNBC is only a left leaning channel it really isn't liberal despite having some really liberal liberals on it.

 

just1voice

(1,362 posts)
7. MSMedia is pure propaganda, accept it and change the channel
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 02:32 PM
Jun 2012

MSMedia only cares about how many commercials they can sell, they DO NOT CARE about you or any viewers interests.

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