MSNBC May Cancel Lawrence O'Donnell's 'The Last Word' and It May Be Because of Trump

[CousinIT]

Message to Liberals: MSNBC Is Not Our Friend

MSNBC is not a "liberal" news network. It is a for-profit vehicle of global telecommunications giant Comcast. Comcast is not in the news business, it is the "you" business. MSNBC, especially NBC News and MSNBC chairman Andy Lack, has made clear the network is in business to sell its viewers to advertisers. Period. What programs it produces and what journalists it employs are merely a means to a desired end: profit. And squeezing out liberals in order to attract more conservatives is MSNBC's game plan.

Case in point: Network executives, it appears, are preparing to cancel "The Last Word," hosted by Lawrence O'Donnell, who has been on the network since MSNBC's inception. O'Donnell's show is the network's second-highest rated show, after "The Rachel Maddow Show."

There are just four weeks left on O'Donnell's contract, and the network – as it did with Melissa Harris Perry – reportedly has not bothered to reach out to O'Donnell's agent or even let him know if the show has a future. Usually these negotiations begin months in advance.

According to a report by Yashar Ali at HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post), part of the reason may be that Donald Trump has been trying to get MSNBC to cancel O'Donnell for years.

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/message_to_liberals_msnbc_is_not_our_friend

[madaboutharry]

1. Late today Variety reported

that MSNBC and Lawerence O'Donnell were in contract negotiations.

[CousinIT]

3. I read that and I hope it's true! n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I sure hope so too! Here's the DU thread reporting this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029067036

[C_U_L8R]

2. With almost 60% of the nation despising Trump

It sounds like MSNBC is about to make a terribly boneheaded programming decision.
How are those Greta ratings working out for you?

[MontanaMama]

4. If they drop Lawrence

I'm gone. Don't get me wrong, I like Rachel. She's a great storyteller but sometimes her dramatic affectations wear thin for me. She's a warrior and I appreciate her, however, Lawrence is my guy. He calms me down and calming is what I need these days. So, MSNBC...give me a reason to shut my cable off. It'd save me a bunch of money. Bring it.

[Marie Marie]

7. Agree 100%.

[Alice11111]

11. Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how to cord cut too. Why would you cut the #2 show? Not make sense

[emulatorloo]

5. Total bullshit click-bait "article". O'Donnell is currently in contract negotiations with MSNBC

That article smells like clickbait, plain and simple.

[Bayard]

6. Losing Lawrence would be incredibly stupid on their part

O'Donnell is smart, experienced, and politically savvy. I always watch.

[spiderpig]

8. Lawrence wasn't on tonight

Ari subbed for him.

I dunno what's going on.

[moonscape]

10. He was gone Friday too - long weekend? n/t

[spiderpig]

12. Maybe.

With his agent and lawyers?