MSNBC seems to have some of their prime time anchors hanging around...

[Satch59]

Rachel & Brian not there but Matthews, Hayes, even Joe Scar called in... Something brewing besides the Lester Holt interview? The Taylor/Mensch tweets about FBI raiding a GOP place, Rachel supposedly reporting on a Manofort story tonight??

I'm feeling nervously happy today!!

[nocalflea]

1. I'll take nervously happy over nervously scared any day !

[Renew Deal]

2. What Lester Holt interview?

Just checked in

[Wounded Bear]

3. He's supposed to have a Trump interview today IIRC...nt

[msongs]

6. diaries about this on dKos trump is talking like a nut from the looney bin as usual nt

[WinkyDink]

14. It's been on repeat all day!

[NastyRiffraff]

15. The one where Dump contradicted the WH staff

and even his own previous statements. He said he intended to fire Comey all along, regardless of the Rosenstein memo. Or anything else, apparently.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Don't hold your breath,

This is a puff piece just to justify Comcast's Billions of free Campaign Advertising. Got to protect their investment,do you think for one minute these people want to see their Political Ideals go South. CYA.

[tableturner]

5. They protect their investment by bringing in the A team during big events and covering them well.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Mr. Lack the CEO of NBC News stated

a couple days ago,"We are going to move to a Conservative News Format",the guy is counting on Fake Noise to go bye bye. At the same time,he mentioned that Hayes,O'Donnell,and Maddow would likely not receive new contracts and he was interviewing new Conservative Talents for their on air Stable.

[moonscape]

9. Oh no! I thought with their ratings they would be safe :( n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

10. All one needs to know about this outfit is,

who are the major Stockholders and Ownership positions. Most are Right Wing Zealots.

[moonscape]

12. So disheartening. Did Lack say that in an interview

that's online somewhere? I tried to find but couldn't and would like to read it.

Wonder when their contracts are up? Lawrence might be first, and they do nothing to promote him. They do spots for Hayes though ...

Without them there would be no reliably safe place left.

[blogslut]

16. I would like to see a link as well.

I know Andy Lack is bringing in more conservative talent but I have yet to hear that he wants to get rid of the nighttime stars of MSNBC.

[Wellstone ruled]

19. One of the Business Rags.

[Elwood P Dowd]

11. Do that, and their ratings will fall to record setting lows. (nm)

[tableturner]

13. I saw him state something along the lines that they have shifted, and were shifting,

to more of a hard news format in the daytime, that he is very happy with the present prime time group, and that the overall station's direction was becoming a bit more centrist.

[Wellstone ruled]

20. Been watching what is called the Subs,

meaning the number new subscriptions and Cancels. Cancel rates are on the mega increase,people are doing alternative methods of getting their news. Mostly because of costs. Comcast will still function as Internet pipe for awhile. The day of Cable/Satellite TV News is in its twilit.

[tableturner]

24. Regardless of what is happening to the cable industry as a whole, MSNBC is flourishing!

Their ratings are the highest ever, both raw and when compared against the competition.

[Wellstone ruled]

31. At this time the numbers are looking positive,

but,the smart money is staying away.

[Amaryllis]

23. THat sounds like a contradiction to letting Rachel, etc. go?

[tableturner]

25. They are not terminating the people who are bringing in record ratings! That idea is bunk!

[Nevernose]

26. Remember Donahue?

Ratings are secondary

[bathroommonkey76]

27. Donahue got the axe b/c he was outspoken against Bush, right?

Same thing happened to Jesse Ventura at MSNBC.

[WePurrsevere]

30. Foolish move on his part...

Leaning left is what MADE MSNBC, leaning further right will break it because 1) there's too much competition and it's increasing ( ) and 2) they'll lose advertisers as left leaning viewers leave in disgust and the right twits stay at Fox because if MS/NBCs CEO thinks Murdoch is going to let Fox go without a fight he's delusional.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. After watching the evening lineup.....

on MSNBC, I feel as though I have learned something.

Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, and Lawrence O'Donnell fill me in with the facts to back up their segments. Which is why they are killing it now on Cable.

On the weekends, Joy Reid picks it up.

[Snotcicles]

17. Last night Rachel was building up a story for tonight. Left us hanging. If all the big guns

are there I hope they don't disappoint.

[BannonsLiver]

18. Greta is on now...

Which is my cue to turn the fucking channel.

[FenwayDonkey]

21. Her ability to stay on television for 20 years is one of the great mysteries of the universe*

[BannonsLiver]

22. Maybe there IS something to all the Scientology business?

Do they cast spells and stuff?

[2naSalit]

28. LOL

[2naSalit]

29. And welcome to DU

from a Bay State native...

[QC]

32. She got all the angry dead space aliens sucked out of her.

That's bound to make a difference in a person's life.

[Kathy M]

33. Could have something to do with FBI raid in MD

"ANNAPOLIS, Md. —

FBI agents executed a search warrant Thursday at an office of a GOP fundraising/consulting firm in Annapolis that has ties to President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, the 11 News I-Team has learned."

"The investigation is being run out of Washington, not locally, the I-Team has learned. The Washington FBI office said the investigation, including the raid, is being done with “fierce coordination.”

The FBI used trash bags to cover a window at the third-floor offices of Strategic Campaign Group at 191 Main St. Two agents, with FBI on their body armor, started to tape trash bags over the glass door blocking out any view of what is going on inside. One of the agents had a side arm, one was wearing blue surgical gloves.

The FBI is not saying what the warrant is for."

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