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WillyT

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29. Oh I'm All About The TYT Army...

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 01:06 AM

Jan 2014

One of the benefits of TYT membership is you get to hear about the backstage drama...

When Cenk was at MSNBC... they had not declared it his time-slot, yet he kept giving TPTB a good deal of hell (as much as one can while on a TV Network)...

And he's been DAMNED honorable...

He gives a teeny story every now and again for the members of his site... but also informs us of what he saw from the inside.

My Fave ???

While he was at MSNBC, during his one year +/-...

He was NOT invited to the White House Correspondent's Dinner.

He WAS allowed to go to the after party, where he was introduced to Valerie Jarret.

He stuck out his hand for a shake, and she looked at him and (paraphrasing)...

"Oh... WE KNOW who YOU are."

So at least the Young Turks are on the WH radar.

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And THIS, Ladies And Gentlemen, Is Why The Left Tends To SUCK When It Comes To Politics... [View all] WillyT Jan 2014 OP

I don't consider the head of a large media corporation 1000words Jan 2014 #1

Exactly. The reason he did it is because he did not want to be boycoted by the repukes. Now if lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #12

And Fox doesn't apologize about anything because they don't have any liberal viewers. Kablooie Jan 2014 #34

The communications act of 2000 and other deregulation might go down as the undoing of our democracy lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #38

Exactly. MSNBC is mostly the same corporatist right BlueStreak Jan 2014 #20

I've watched MSNBC on a few occasions, Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #25

I don't even understand what was supposed to be offensive about the tweet. dawg Jan 2014 #2

Priebus can piss and moan all he wants about being persecuted Warpy Jan 2014 #7

My feelings too. It was just an obvious statement of fact that didn't mention the GOP at all. BlueStreak Jan 2014 #30

Yes generally but elleng Jan 2014 #3

Msnbc isn't the left. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #4

It's As Left As You Get On National Television.. WillyT Jan 2014 #13

No kidding, I don't think the firing was the least bit justified Warpy Jan 2014 #5

MSNBC is owned by military contractor GE, they are not the left Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #6

Yep. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #9

Yes, I remember when Chris Matthews was cheering Bush Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #14

Yeah, Tweety was unabashedly gushing over bush's codpiece-equipped flightsuit Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #35

GE sold NBC to Comcast some time ago DefenseLawyer Jan 2014 #10

Did not realize that, Comcast is not much better though. Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #11

Republican Phil Griffin and dead Intern Joe need to be fired! Dawson Leery Jan 2014 #8

Thanks, WillyT...these Media "Tweeter/Twitter Wars" where each goes at each other KoKo Jan 2014 #15

Just showing his true allegiance. You know damn well that if Rachel, Ed, Larry and Al weren't on kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #16

This isn't the fault of the left's politics. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #17

Not Saying It Is... But... WillyT Jan 2014 #18

I'm sorry that I didn't rec this post sooner MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #19

The Tweet Was Tame... And It Was True... WillyT Jan 2014 #21

Like the Outrageous! Outrageous! IRS "scandal" MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #22

THAT... Is The Thing... WillyT Jan 2014 #23

Kick... WillyT Jan 2014 #24

Certainly a major part, along with our fondness for circular firing squads and eating our own.... Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #26

And Some Don't Want To Play The GAME Any More... WillyT Jan 2014 #28

Apparently our perceptions vary. I never had any expectation that I was Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #31

Cuz MSNBC is not left wing.... not even close. They fired Olbermann and Cenk, after all. grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #27

Oh I'm All About The TYT Army... WillyT Jan 2014 #29

Which indicates to me that they know and understand the arguments concerning how the admin grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #40

G'Night !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #32

Corporate media is not Left mainstream media. Rex Jan 2014 #33

I don't bother watching MSNBC anymore. They are profit driven media just like the rest. liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #36

MSNBC is NOT "the left", or even part of it ... Scuba Jan 2014 #37

MSNBC will probably purge soon RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #39