Anyone see a problem with MSNBC having a townhall for just Hillary Mon night?

[revbones]

Yes, they did a townhall for Bernie some time ago where Chris Mathews was yelling over him for the first 15 min telling him that he couldn't get anything done.

I don't feel that Chris Mathews will treat Hillary the same, and it's incredible timing to have one with just her the night before the primary in 5 states.

[DefenseLawyer]

1. I don't see a problem with it.

I'm just not interested in watching it.

[valerief]

2. What? You think this is a democracy or something?

[Thinkingabout]

3. What is the problem?

[rhett o rick]

35. It will be a joke. Clinton's campaign will write the questions. At one time all Democrats opposed

the domination of the Corp-Media. Now some Democrats embrace the Corp-Media because it favors their candidate. Just like they embrace the Citizens United decision because it too favors their candidate.

[DefenseLawyer]

117. Hello.There.Candidate.I.have.a.totally.orginal.question.for.you...

Well.Thank.You.Citizen... Please.continue.with.your.totally.unscripted.and.orginal.question.

[rhett o rick]

125. I heard there will be a drinking game. Take a drink everytime Chuckles kisses her ring. nm

[dinkytron]

4. I ca 't imagine it will attract many eyeballs. Where's the drama?

[monicaangela]

5. I see a problem with it

however I'm sure what I think won't be taken into account. This is how the corporate media tries to throw an election in favor of the candidate they know will do the least to curtail their greed. This nation is on auto pilot or asleep, I'm not sure which one. Somebody should be yelling foul to the top of their lungs, not because they are a Bernie supporter but because it is so obvious they are trying to influence low information voters right before the next super Tuesday.

[amborin]

6. yes, it's a problem; last minute lies, etc.

[iAZZZo]

107. maybe he'll have some video from this 'parade'?

[giftedgirl77]

7. It's probably only for Dems.

[NWCorona]

19. Well the DNC should have closed ranks

Before letting Bernie run.

It's a little late for temper tantrums now.

[Le Taz Hot]

86. I have yet to see the "gifted"

part of your screen name.

<flush>

[giftedgirl77]

88. Meh, I personally don't give a rats ass what your impression of me is.

[vdogg]

103. +1

[Jackie Wilson Said]

109. Tempers are flaring everywhere.

And there is no unity on the left, which all but guarantees a Mussolini lite American government come November.

It seemed to happen so fast, too.

Oh well...

[Loudestlib]

114. Do you think that if Bernie ran as independent democrats could win the WH?

[giftedgirl77]

121. What's an independent democrat?

[Loudestlib]

123. Since you seem to be struggling with inferring my meaning here it is:

Do you believe if Bernie ran as independent candidate for President, that the democrats could win the White House?

[giftedgirl77]

129. It is somehow my fault that by failing to use commas your post came

across inferring something else. I don't give a shit where BS ran as long as it's away.

[Jarqui]

8. Chris can't treat Hillary the same when Hillary's helping finance his wife's

campaign.

I can see a lot of viewers getting bored.

Maybe Bernie could get something going on an alternate network. Maybe buy 30 minutes like Obama did. I'd also put some ads on MSNBC during her townhall if the spots are not all sold.

Or just play the video of the end of the Florida debate.

[blm]

9. They've been hosting town halls for EVERY candidate - why does this one bother you?

Based on much of the content in your postings it seems you WANT to see deception everywhere you look. I think this particular strain of paranoia is not worthy of our campaign, which happens to be doing very well without it.

[Armstead]

72. The timing, the night before a big primary....and I'm sure Matthews will treat her with kid gloves

[blm]

81. Late breaking voters haven't been voting for Clinton. I don't get the paranoia being displayed here.

What I do get is that there are merchants of outrage increasing their postings.

Sorry, but, my nose has been pretty reliable over these many years and our primary cycles.

[Armstead]

84. Well my outrage might have been premature

Further down, it looks like there may be something with Bernie that night too.

But still, if they replay tweety's Bernie bashing interview and Tweety does one of his smoochie smoochie interviews with Clinton....


But overall, I'd say outrage regarding the MSM is genuine. They've been doing everything they can from the beginning to marginalize Bernie,

[blm]

92. I'm a longtime media critic - I'm also a longtime Sanders watcher as a political junkie -

I think MSNBC is one of the networks that helped make Sanders better known because they booked him regularly and gave him full segments when the big news networks ignored him until last year.

While I do think the network has shifted rightward in the past year, I don't see it as being pro-Hillary and anti-Sanders as some have been complaining. I see it more as 22/24 TrumpthisTrumpthatTrumpTrumpTrump….with a huge helping of Benghazi, emails, on the side.

Perhaps I like Sanders' common sense answers so much that I see all of his appearances as being to his advantage and not as the threat some claim.

[Armstead]

94. I think the primary bias is to ratings

Unfortunately to achieve that they need a combination of sports, circus (Trump) and a wallowing in conventional wisdom.

The conventional wisdom part is what keeps the focus narrow, which excludes people like Bernie who are slightly left of center. Right of center is okay though.

[BernieforPres2016]

10. The bias is so strong and obvious that I don't think it helps Hillary

She is beyond help. Nobody but her hard core supporters trust her and her smears are well documented. Any new smears will be debunked online almost immediately.

[snagglepuss]

110. It will backfire because like you say its so obvious. Also people who aren't committed supporters

want to see th etwo of them. This will make her looks weak.

[BernieforPres2016]

112. There will be a Town Hall with Bernie and Chuck Todd before the one with Hillary and Matthews

There was an online petition to MSNBC. I don't know if was added because of that, or if it had already been planned but not announced along with the one they were doing with Hillary.

[snagglepuss]

116. Good to know but I still think the optics are bad. I hope Bernie mentions that separate THs were

not his idea.

[BernieforPres2016]

118. There have already been some separate town halls during the campaign

I don't have any problem with it.

[Fumesucker]

11. Tweety will be giving HRH a figurative tongue bath

Evidently he is getting that old leg tingle, like he did for Fred Thompson and Dubya.

[ebayfool]

16. Oh Gawd! Get that picture out of my head! Right damn now ...

why I ought to !

[Lizzie Poppet]

17. I was going to post that he'll kiss her ring.

Now I can't get your imagery out of my head...

[Fumesucker]

47. Wait until Tweety starts babbling about the aroma of Old Spice and Cuban cigars

[Lizzie Poppet]

50. #spraymonitor

[Fumesucker]

55. Finally the secret can be told...

[Major Hogwash]

127. Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!

That is hilarious!!

[Jitter65]

12. No. Bernie had his first. Still applying the double standard? nt

[ebayfool]

18. Not the day before several primaries, he didn't. Still processing your "artful" smear comment, so ..

forgive me thinking you are willfully disingenuous.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. Fortunately, I have more interesting things to watch. Rocks growing, paint drying, moths mothing.

Even though Goldman Sachs apparently thinks her performances are valuable invenstments and actually pay for them.

[VulgarPoet]

23. Mothing is a verb? xD

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. It's pronouned "mithing" by Inspector Clouseau.

[dana_b]

25. grass growing, my dog eating,

toenail clipping...

No, I won't be watching either. I have heard all I need to hear from her.

[sadoldgirl]

15. For quite a while that channel has shown

a distinct support for HRC, it should call itself
"Hillary's Comcast channel".

I have switched over to CNN for campaign issues.

[beedle]

20. Chris would better serve his viewers holding a town hall explaining

https://theintercept.com/2016/03/11/chris-matthewss-hardball-guests-have-given-79050-to-his-wife-kathleens-congressional-campaign/

Dishonesty interviews dishonesty .... so the truth can be found by paying attention to everything that's said and assuming the exact opposite.

[Waiting For Everyman]

21. Yes! I though wtf the second I heard it.

She is desperate and she is a cheater. And so, for that matter is Tweety. Anything she can do to get an unfair advantage is just fine with her and her pals.

What she doesn't realize is, she'll only be preaching to the choir. The rest of us see right through her like an x-ray.

[Gwhittey]

22. Wait to the

GE when MSNBC start supporting the GOP nominee over Sanders.

[revbones]

24. The problem is that you have a major news outlet

strategically providing an hour of messaging for one candidate just before a primary.

[Bjornsdotter]

26. Not a fan of infomercials

....yeah, I have a problem with it.

[Doctor_J]

27. Meh. Her fans, including Matthews, will swoon and get some uncontested, mostly false sound bites

No one else will pay much attention.

[dana_b]

45. and she can slam Bernie without worrying about things like

a response or the TRUTH coming back to bite her.

[Armymedic88]

28. Not at all... can only help Bernie..

She has foot in mouth disease..

[riversedge]

31. No need to demean a Democratic Presidental Candidate. No need at all

[Armymedic88]

37. just block me ok!! :-)

[riversedge]

30. Bernie had his and now it is Hillary's turn. NO need to complain.

[revbones]

33. Yes there is

She also had her patty-cakes interview with Rachel Maddow. And this is the night before the primary in 5 states.

The hypocrisy of Hillary supporters is comical, given that if Bernie got a free hour the night before a primary they'd be screaming bloody murder.

[Uncle Joe]

41. I agree, TIMING IS EVERYTHING and I have no doubt Matthews will do his utmost

to enable Hillary in either one of two ways and possibly a combination of both.

1. Softball questions and effusive praise with no "substantial" counter rebuttal.

2. Be a total asshole, if not entirely certainly at key points with the hopes of creating a backlash or sympathy for Hillary.

[hack89]

38. There is always reason to complain. It soooo unfair, don't you know? nt

[rhett o rick]

43. We won't sit down and shut up. The system is rigged and we will complain like crazy.

Watching Chris fawn all over H. Clinton would be sickening. Of course the Clinton staff will write a few questions that will come across as being tough but she will be more than ready for them.

The system is rigged.

[riversedge]

51. yaddy yah. More conspiracies !!

[rhett o rick]

64. The Powers That Be have enough money to buy all the conspiracies that they can

imagine. Conspiracies abound in politics, especially by those with unlimited wealth.

[Armstead]

75. I'm sure you'd see it differenrly if it was Bernie who was being given free advertising...

The night before a big primary. And I can guarantee you Tweety will not be interrupting and tryuing to make her look bad like he did with Bernie.

They also had An Hour with Hillary on Rachael Maddow the night before New Hampshiire.

[Alfresco]

32. Thanks for the heads up. What time does it start?

[iandhr]

34. No

They had a Katich town hall, a Rubio town hall, and now a Clinton one. They will probably have one for Bernie as well.


I know I can't talk facts to some people but maybe there are others who are still persuaded by them.

[Control-Z]

69. They already had one for him. n/t

[iandhr]

77. Good to know.

But facts won't stop them from ranting with tinfoil hats.

[Control-Z]

91. Many of their subject lines are inaccurate

or misleading. Their claims, often mean spirited CTs. What's been created here is an entire thread of misinformed Sanders supporters. A few will read the truth but find excuses to discount it.

If I had started this thread I would be apologizing for getting it wrong. I doubt that's going to happen here.

[EndElectoral]

36. Who watches MSNBC anymore?

[Cheese Sandwich]

39. Yes it's totally biased the way this is timed.

[Freddie Stubbs]

40. Matthews was in the tank for Obama in 2008

Maybe he will do the same of Sanders is Sanders runs in 2024. How old will Sanders be then?

[rhett o rick]

48. Sander won't be elibible in 2024 it will be Sen Warren's turn. nm

[FSogol]

54. 2014 was 2 years ago.

[rhett o rick]

63. Thanks for catching that.

[quickesst]

42. How dare...

MSNBC give Hillary equal air time. Outrageous!!!

[revbones]

44. Equal time huh?

1 hour of Chris Mathews literally yelling at Bernie.

1 patty-cakes interview by Rachel yesterday
1 hour of Chris Mathews playing patty-cakes with Hillary the night before a major set of primaries.

Definitely not equal.

[quickesst]

49. How many Bernie's supporters...

... divide their posting time. 1/2 flailing away trying to beat the shit out of Hillary Clinton. 1/4 trying to convince everyone that Bernie is surging, and 1/4 crying, pissing, and moaning about how unfair everyone is to poor Bernie. A quick scan of the threads in GD primaries pretty much proves it.

[liberal_at_heart]

52. straight to the ignore list. bye.

[quickesst]

70. Thanks

Appreciate it.

[beaglelover]

105. Better get to your safe space!

[FSogol]

57. LOL. Sherlock Holmes award for your post. n/t

[quickesst]

73. I love...

..Sherlock Holmes. Basil Rathbone rules!

[FSogol]

74. Completely agree. n/t

[quickesst]

78. ....

[bravenak]

71. ....

[quickesst]

76. You,,.

...inspire.

[bravenak]

79. Your post was perfect

Just so true

[quickesst]

90. Thanks..

I call'em like I see them. Imagine if all that energy was put to good use.

[great white snark]

97. +1

[quickesst]

100. ....

...

[FSogol]

60. It's not fair!!!!!!

[progressivesonly]

95. Yes

It's outrageous she should be in jail for her military coups. Does Honduras or Berta Baceres ring any bells? Hillary and her supporters lack the ability to take criticism. Her supporters blind themselves to the obvious media bias for her. A Bernie-bashing article is written every hour, while Hillary, the weakest candidate this cycle (Jeb Bush aside), is propped up as some kind of competent leader instead of the neocon war machine that she is.

[quickesst]

104. Ok...

"A Bernie-bashing article is written every hour"

I beg to differ. We can take it, and respond accordingly. Then you guys get mad and go off the deep end.

[laruemtt]

46. It sucks but not other than what I would expect from MSNBC anymore....

[Merryland]

53. This is wrong.

[Merryland]

56. Rachel Maddow blog says Bernie will have an hour at 6pm, Hillary at 7.

[flamingdem]

61. Excellent, wonder if they responded to the petition

I posted the link below

[flamingdem]

58. There is a petition but for some reason it's "Closed"?

https://www.change.org/p/chris-matthews-tell-nbc-to-include-bernie-sanders-in-the-3-14-townhall

I suppose it was already sent in, but people could still call msnbc?

ASK MSNBC TO INCLUDE BERNIE SANDERS IN THE 3/14 TOWNHALL!

Letter to
chris matthews
Phil Griffin
Val Nicholas
Michael Rubin
Lauren Skowronski
Court Harson
Colleen King
Lisa Crivelli
Michael LaRosa
TELL NBC TO INCLUDE BERNIE SANDERS IN THE 3/14 TOWNHALL!!!!

[Merryland]

62. I'm guessing the petition worked since Maddow says Bernie gets the first hour - good for petitioners

[flamingdem]

65. That's good, I don't think they want to appear partisan

and I really don't think Rachel is all that partisan. Tweety's daughter or someone in his family I believe is working for Hillary -- so it's in his interest to try to seem fair.

[casperthegm]

67. Grass roots still works

Nice to see.

[rhett o rick]

59. This is what is to be expected when running against a candidate backed by the same

billionaires that own the networks. We just have to get more of The People to step up to counter the dominance of the Oligarchy.

[Zen Democrat]

66. Nah. Who's gonna watch it? Hillary supporters. No problems.

[oldandhappy]

68. No MSNBC in my house.

Williams has been drooling over Hillary for months. Suspect only a very few undecided will watch at this point. I am not undecided, giggle.

[Octafish]

82. I don't think that's fair.

Why isn't Bernie Sanders appearing?

Was he invited? If not, he should have been.

Even after she first refused an invitation, Ms. Clinton elected to join the Town Hall in Michigan with Bernie Sanders on Monday.

[leftofcool]

83. Holy Moly! It's townhallgate!

[kenfrequed]

85. Hmm...

Honestly this kind of a cable news extended commercial will only attract the kind of people that would want to vote for the Hill in the first place.

Isn't it interesting the level to which cable news is bending and flexing to give the Hill every possible advantage in the election. I cannot recall an election that had such lop sided coverage of one viable candidate over the other. It is just so obvious and pathetic.

[Le Taz Hot]

87. And only the Hill people will be watching.

Seriously, MSNB's viewership has plummeted since they've gone all All Trump All The Time.

[senz]

89. Comcast loves Hillary. So do the other Cable giants.

Comcast owns MSNBC and a host of other media outlets.

Hillary gets more money from telecom lobbyists than all other candidates combined.

Feb. 25, 2016 Big cable companies are placing big bets on a Clinton presidency.

At $357,768, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has received the most money of any of her competitors from telecommunications lobbyists, according to data from Opensecrets.org and highlighted this week by CutCableToday.com. In fact, Clinton takes in more money from Big Cable than all of the other presidential candidates combined. Her telecom money far outstrips that of any of her rivals.

<snip>

However, there might be reason for cable giants to hope, at least if Hillary plans to take any tips from her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Twenty years ago, he signed the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which took big steps to deregulate the industry.

Last June, Comcast executive vice president David Cohen hosted a $2,700-a-plate fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, held at his home in Philadelphia.

[6chars]

93. there's no law against it.

look, they can do what they want. it's a free country, as they say. Bernie could ask another network to do one if he wants to do one.

[one_voice]

96. No. Chuck Todd is doing a town hall with

Bernie the same night. Problem with that?

Stop looking for shit.

[kstewart33]

98. Considering MSNBC's ratings...

Not an advantage at all.

[NCTraveler]

99. No. I can't even grasp your direction with this one. Nt

[FarPoint]

101. I'm looking forward to hearing the town hall style discussion.

I appreciate the hint of informal discussion that a town hall gathering brings to the community.

[beaglelover]

102. No, they've been doing these 1 candidate town halls all week with the republicans.

I'm sure they will do one with St. Bernard.

[NowSam]

106. Doesn't matter

as long as she keeps talking she keeps digging a deeper hole.

[Firebrand Gary]

108. Nope, not at all. Sanders had his, she should get hers as well.

Unless you're suggesting that she should receive different treatment?

[UglyGreed]

115. I'll wait and see how Tweety

treats Hillary and then I'll tell you if they are treated differently................

[DesertFlower]

111. no problem.

[rurallib]

113. It's not like anyone will be watching

[bigwillq]

119. No

They can do whatever they want to do. It's their network.

[Holly_Hobby]

120. I heard about this at Bernie's rally today in Toledo

from more than a few people. They said there's a petition on change.org. I have no opinion on the matter.

[Skwmom]

122. It's the corporate media. Of course the timing would be favorable for her. n/t

[Ken Burch]

124. Will they be screening the crowd to keep non-supporters out? n/t.

[Kalidurga]

126. Not even a little. In fact I want Hillary to talk more a whole lot more.

[mikehiggins]

128. No problem, really. Probably have very low ratings though.

Nothing to be done about it though. MSNBC is obviously in the tank for her, as is Tweetie and the Toad, and now, apparently Maddow to boot.

I don't even tune in anymore. CNN seems biased as well but there are occasional flashes of light that manage to make it through the haze every so often.

As a matter of fact, it seems like Faux is sort of drifting into the Reality Universe once in a while as well, though I really don't have the money to buy gold.

MSNBC? They are done.