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Farmer-Rick

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27. Wow, the filthy-rich really have

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2024, 08:00 AM

Mar 2024

A solid steel bubble that surrounds them.

They are so out of touch with the majority of Americans it's dumbfounding.

And they hire "consultants" when they inevitably make huge mistakes. Most good managers and business leaders don't need anyone to tell them what to do to fix things.

So, why do they pay these CEOs multimillions to make decisions when they are sooooo bad at it?

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Crisis at NBC News: Steve Schmidt [View all] Joinfortmill Mar 2024 OP

Coincidentally, I find myself more often than not lately cilla4progress Mar 2024 #1

Me, too! Wild blueberry Mar 2024 #8

These, and other, means for factual dissemination will thrive so long as there is viability nurtured by need. jaxexpat Mar 2024 #25

Her hiring shows just how much mainstream media is in the bag for Republicans. Lonestarblue Mar 2024 #2

Will we ever find out why they thought that SupportSanity Mar 2024 #3

Makes me physically ill. colorado_ufo Mar 2024 #10

Ronna thought it was swell. czarjak Mar 2024 #21

Maybe NBC hired her to dish dirt on Trump after everything he did to get her fired at the RNC. sop Mar 2024 #26

Jolly Roger must be getting a hearty laugh in Hell. gordianot Mar 2024 #4

Well she wasn't on with a serious journalist, she was on with Kristen Welker and it was made obvious today Bev54 Mar 2024 #5

And Kristen Welker hosting "Meet the Press"? calimary Mar 2024 #17

Yes NBC picked her to take over from Todd. There is something seriously wrong with the executive Bev54 Mar 2024 #20

I'm waiting to see what Olbermann has to say on the subject. Stay tuned. flashman13 Mar 2024 #6

Yes. I'm guessing that Ronna will make Keith's "Worst Persons in the World". SupportSanity Mar 2024 #19

Vox, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, and The Guardian are not Nazi Broadcasting Corp. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #7

K & R malaise Mar 2024 #9

Why did I just get a Hogan's Heroes flashback when reading this? 🤣 TheBlackAdder Mar 2024 #11

Read it at the link. I think I need a cigarette after that, & I don't even smoke. Hekate Mar 2024 #12

I wanted to, but I couldn't get past the paywall FakeNoose Mar 2024 #14

How odd. I got through it okay. Maybe if you try again later? Hekate Mar 2024 #18

Ronna McDaniel at MSNBC is the Wendy's surge pricing of broadcast media. Aristus Mar 2024 #13

she is not at MSNBC NoRethugFriends Mar 2024 #28

I haven't gone there since they raised the price of a Bag to $5 from $4. It sure as Hell wasn't 20% better ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2024 #33

Steve Martin: It's like hiring John Wilkes Booth as theatre critic Tanuki Mar 2024 #15

First thing I noticed when I opened the link - the reminder of the "getting myself camera-ready" thing. calimary Mar 2024 #16

I notied the lips, too. ShazzieB Mar 2024 #22

And her presence on the network will probably encourage more Republicans to come on calimary Mar 2024 #23

First thing I noticed. betsuni Mar 2024 #34

You built this Steve. czarjak Mar 2024 #24

Wow, the filthy-rich really have Farmer-Rick Mar 2024 #27

In our world of vulture capitalism, journalistic integrity appears to have fallen by the wayside at NBC dlk Mar 2024 #29

Suggestion on where to look for "funny business" Trust_Reality Mar 2024 #30

Don't know much about what's going on but Imma just throw this out there Ligyron Mar 2024 #31

The bosses want to lurch to the far right, so they can stay bosses Warpy Mar 2024 #32