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calimary

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135. Hey, is anybody sharing their concerns with the NBC brass?

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:23 AM

Sep 2014

Sounds like we need to start a PR offensive via Facebook etc. and elsewhere online. Plus emails and a few paper letters too. Paul Begala once said "100 paper letters can change the course of a newsroom." That's because more weight is STILL given, I think, to the hard-copy correspondence. If somebody takes the trouble to write and send an actual letter, that's usually read as a louder voice from the viewership or listenership. I may do it myself.

Here's what I wrote on one MSNBC link http://www.msnbc.com/speak-out :

I think you should start over with "Meet the Press." Chuck Todd does NOT make it. WHY did you move from Slants-GOP with David Gregory to STILL-Slants-GOP with Chuck Todd? WHEN ARE WE LIBERALS GOING TO GET RESPECT - AND PRIORITY with you folks? If I want republi-CON talking heads on Sunday (and I don't!), there are legions of alternatives. WHERE 'S MINE???????????????

More links:

http://www.msnbc.com/speak-out

https://www.facebook.com/msnbc

https://twitter.com/msnbc/

http://msnbc.tumblr.com

http://www.nbcnews.com

http://www.nbcnews.com/info/contact-us
This one has snail-mail address in NYC: NBC News, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10112
Email: contact.nbcnews@nbcuni.com

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Chuck Todd Is Doing Worse Than David Gregory As Meet The Press Continues To Nosedive [View all] babylonsister Sep 2014 OP

It's not on FOX where it belongs. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #1

Not a fan of Gregory liberalmike27 Sep 2014 #31

Yeah, the geniuses at nbc news blamed it on Gregory "leaning too left wing".. like we're all stupid Cha Sep 2014 #55

NBC DID blame Gregory for leaning too far left? You're kidding, or I really missed that. maddiemom Sep 2014 #108

No, sadly.. I kid you not. Cha Sep 2014 #112

I don't think a "left wing host" changes the trajectory. You won't get Repukes to agree to sit down Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #81

Sure they'll sit down, regardless - with a declining market share, Repukes aren't closeupready Sep 2014 #88

Both Stewart and Colbert: far more incisive interviewers than any of the usual maddiemom Sep 2014 #109

Sorry, FOX is there... maddiemom Sep 2014 #110

Who cares? You can get all the republi-CON spew you want at the other network down the street. calimary Sep 2014 #134

If ratings are what they care about, any number of things may work. You're speaking to people.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #139

Did Murdoch buy NBC? NYtoBush-Drop Dead Sep 2014 #73

I watch just a couple of seconds and saw that his panel were right wing hacks Gothmog Sep 2014 #2

Typical formula has been to put a bunch of right wingers on the panel,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #19

I kind of like him on MTP - it keeps him off MSNBC in the mornings. Vinca Sep 2014 #3

SNAP! maddiemom Sep 2014 #111

Well, there is that. calimary Sep 2014 #136

... Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #4

:) the Reasons for Chucky Todd not being very popular keep piling up.. Cha Sep 2014 #56

What a piece of fiction! JHB Sep 2014 #5

Well duh! al_liberal Sep 2014 #6

damn you beat me to it CatWoman Sep 2014 #13

Not true! Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #75

they may have to go to Joe Scarborough Enrique Sep 2014 #7

Why don't they just rename the show.. virgdem Sep 2014 #8

I now call it Meet the Shills myself on point Sep 2014 #64

UpChuck DRoseDARs Sep 2014 #85

"Elephant Fluffing" is a bit more direct . . . hatrack Sep 2014 #152

Hard to believe, 2.416 million people can't find a hammer with which to hit their own thumb. . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #9

Wow! I didn't see THAT one coming... catbyte Sep 2014 #10

todd is a fool and i feel like a fool if i watch even a second of his repug ass kissing show samsingh Sep 2014 #11

It's not Chuck's fault Obama never mentioned Syria. . B Calm Sep 2014 #12

Rofl.. It's not Obama's fault Chucky wasn't listening. :) Cha Sep 2014 #57

It was so ridiculous brush Sep 2014 #66

I like how they have a couple panelists waiting way off in the background, almost out of sight. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2014 #14

Yeah, the way where Chuckie walks around the set customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #37

Not a surprise to most on this board. He is the worst. Pisces Sep 2014 #15

What's that about the definition of insanity? lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #16

Yeah, they musta thought that big Gotcha of Chucky Todd's on Obama not mentioning Cha Sep 2014 #58

Yep, we all told you so.... Stellar Sep 2014 #17

+ maddiemom Sep 2014 #113

Stephanie Miller going on and doing an hour of sound effects and fart jokes would do better. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #18

LOL- you got that right Iliyah Sep 2014 #27

There is no press to meet malaise Sep 2014 #20

LOL. Very true. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #24

LOL, good point. closeupready Sep 2014 #89

I will not watch this crap LittleGirl Sep 2014 #21

Ah, Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #22

Network suits did not listen. We said all this in the beginning B 4 the show started. oldandhappy Sep 2014 #23

I don't think it so much the format as the participants and the desire to be rw propaganda on point Sep 2014 #67

Unsurprising. He's awful, awful, AWFUL. nt MADem Sep 2014 #25

Both of them are a bunch of corporate whores! gopiscrap Sep 2014 #26

Todd compare America to Starbucks and Click a Flick Iliyah Sep 2014 #28

Oh yeah.. I read that the other day.. it's getting harder and harder to keep up with Chucky's Cha Sep 2014 #59

It's time to bring in the big guns, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #29

That little video is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #43

I don't think mitts elevator is going all the way up, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #65

Luke Russert has already been named sprts Sep 2014 #72

Please STOP that video. It makes me crazy and it may be one of the most normal maddiemom Sep 2014 #114

NBC didn't need something new. They needed something old. DFW Sep 2014 #30

Yes I agree Va Lefty Sep 2014 #33

They need something else Califa Sep 2014 #74

And Chris Wallace is better than Todd and Gregory Renew Deal Sep 2014 #94

YES! I keep posting the same thing, for what it's worth. maddiemom Sep 2014 #116

Definitely! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #126

I'd rather watch QVC George II Sep 2014 #32

More compelling discourse. Octafish Sep 2014 #34

They blew it by not bringing in Jansing. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #35

Who would expect anything else? Watch the commercials and you'll know exactly who they're appeasing. Marr Sep 2014 #36

Good. W_HAMILTON Sep 2014 #38

I just noticed Calista241 Sep 2014 #39

I'm SURE that's considered "a bold change" by those corporate idiots.... . .n/t annabanana Sep 2014 #40

OMGS! "standing up.." what will they think of next?! lol Cha Sep 2014 #60

The only thing that can save MTP, is a REAL newsperson SoCalDem Sep 2014 #41

But how can we survive Sunday mornings without John McCain? (especially since maddiemom Sep 2014 #115

Only way to fix it is to give it to Rachel. Egnever Sep 2014 #42

That would get me to watch. Fearless Sep 2014 #127

If people want to watch a smug partisan talking head they have cable news for that. herding cats Sep 2014 #44

you are right samsingh Sep 2014 #76

How sad pscot Sep 2014 #45

RIP G_j Sep 2014 #46

I expect those idiots to Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #47

Who watches Military Trumps People, I mean, really. nt valerief Sep 2014 #48

if people wanted to watch fux, they have fux gnewz. pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #49

I never watched Leno's show after he came back because his first guest was Rush. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #50

Some spokesperson or other for MTP was asked, during the Clinton years, administration, maddiemom Sep 2014 #129

There are too many of these shows JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #51

Chuck should talk to an empty chair, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #52

Bring back Keith Olbermann quarbis Sep 2014 #53

YES! 1000+. That would be a tough honest show worth watching on point Sep 2014 #68

With no guests Renew Deal Sep 2014 #95

NBC doesn't get it The Wizard Sep 2014 #54

Unless NBC hires Cenk, Olbermann or Donahue as a host, I will never voluntarily watch MTP again.. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #61

NBC will give us 3 years to change our attitude about Chuck rurallib Sep 2014 #62

people don't want right-wing bullshit shoved down their throats spanone Sep 2014 #63

Liberal wanted apply within turbinetree Sep 2014 #69

It's not about Todd, it's that their narrative is extreme right wing. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #70

Mr. "you didn't mention Syria" chuckie asiliveandbreathe Sep 2014 #71

Well, did he think people were going to shrug this off? rocktivity Sep 2014 #77

Chuck is the funeral home director. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #78

It beats the hell out of me, the bitching about MTP, it is like going to the doctor with a hammer Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #79

So, you pose yourself as happy product of repeatedly hitting your own head with a hammer? nt delrem Sep 2014 #99

Don't think I said hitting myself, I think I said your head. That would not be Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #102

So, you *enjoy* it, and *enjoy* the results. delrem Sep 2014 #103

bwahahahahahahahahaha :) TeamPooka Sep 2014 #80

After UpChuck Toddler they'll move on to Morning Blow FlatStanley Sep 2014 #82

Gregory & Todd as dual hosts would be the bomb. nt NCjack Sep 2014 #83

That would be an incredibly bold and daring new approach, no doubt! nt stillwaiting Sep 2014 #84

They could call it the "Dumb and Dumber" show. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #87

conservatives won't come on if asked tough questions jonjensen Sep 2014 #86

Mike would be sooooo...rich!! orbitalman Sep 2014 #117

The messenger does not matter . The show should be called " meet the republicans " . The show is the geretogo Sep 2014 #90

Well he's no Mike Todd libodem Sep 2014 #91

NBC cannot solve this problem given their current operating philosophy GitRDun Sep 2014 #92

They should go to the old model Renew Deal Sep 2014 #93

That requires finding three independent journalists in the pay of the MSM. nt delrem Sep 2014 #101

first show Chuck Todd interviewing Obama demigoddess Sep 2014 #96

How about howard stern? jonjensen Sep 2014 #97

In this entire thread... IkeRepublican Sep 2014 #98

What's worse to step in: dog shit or cat shit? delrem Sep 2014 #100

It was refreshing to hear from Bernie Sanders bluedeer71 Sep 2014 #104

I Watched David Gregory Akbar Sep 2014 #105

Why is anyone surprised that Chuck Todd is bombing? maddiemom Sep 2014 #106

They should add Tucker Carlson to co-host. L0oniX Sep 2014 #122

Completely unwatchable n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #107

of course Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #118

Only Tweety or Maddow can turn that show around. craigmatic Sep 2014 #119

They'll have to change the name of the show to "Meet Your Maker" C Moon Sep 2014 #120

Meet the Pest. L0oniX Sep 2014 #121

Jerry Springer would be the perfect host, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #123

I think that the show itself, concept and all, is past its time... elzenmahn Sep 2014 #124

The show would be great if they returned to the ORIGINAL concept. MADem Sep 2014 #125

Lol, they should have Jon Lovitz replace him. Ampersand Unicode Sep 2014 #143

Ha ha ha! MADem Sep 2014 #144

Andrea Mitchell belongs there... NOT Chuck Todd whatacountry09 Sep 2014 #128

No no no no no no tavernier Sep 2014 #132

What tavernier said... freebrew Sep 2014 #142

Maybe he shouldn't have screwed up his opportunity with the President. I didn't care about him.... marble falls Sep 2014 #130

I didn't think it was possible NastyRiffraff Sep 2014 #131

NBC hasn't realized that the majority of their audience were those who DID NOT watch FOX. Fla Dem Sep 2014 #133

Hey, is anybody sharing their concerns with the NBC brass? calimary Sep 2014 #135

I'm kicking this post again, even though it's an old one. calimary Oct 2014 #153

NBC – NoBodyCares. calimary Sep 2014 #137

Prediction DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #138

Never was a fan of this tripe anyway Harry Monroe Sep 2014 #140

they've yet to find a Tim Russert :( PatrynXX Sep 2014 #141

A lot of us couldn't stand Russert -- Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #146

When are the corporate oligarchs going to get it ? The American people want real meat and potatoes geretogo Sep 2014 #145

Put Maddow in that Seat and watch the ratings soar n/t Yavin4 Sep 2014 #147

Middle 'Murica might be prejudiced against Rachel Ampersand Unicode Sep 2014 #149

2.72 million viewers is the high point Yavin4 Sep 2014 #150

Cut out the middleman- put McCain in front of a mirror each week n/t n2doc Sep 2014 #148

I'd rather watch paint dry than either Todd or Gregory do/say anything. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #151