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Dustlawyer

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4. Also, his bosses told him not to call them out, not that HE ever would!

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 08:58 PM

Dec 2014

Cenk had his short run on MSNBC ended because he was calling them out and they had told him to stop, he would jeopardize their "access!"
Networks did just fine getting politicians to come on their shows 30 years ago, before they all turned into propaganda machines. Journalism is truly dead if a host of a major Sunday show openly admits he is virtually a shill. He has stated in the past that as a journalist it wasn't his job to do journalism (challenge Republican lies about the ACA)!
This is the best they can come up with? If they are going to blow smoke up our butts, wouldn't it make sense not to pick the guy who has asthma?

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Chuck Todd SLIPPED AND TELLS THE TRUTH About Traditional Mainstream News [View all] Segami Dec 2014 OP

Yes the M$M is all about the cult of personality. Has nothing to do with news or journalism. Rex Dec 2014 #1

Well, then, Chuckie Toad BellaKos Dec 2014 #2

... napkinz Dec 2014 #3

Also, his bosses told him not to call them out, not that HE ever would! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #4

That right there is everything that is wrong with this country.. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #5

May as well just be a game show host, then.. whathehell Dec 2014 #29

As ignorant a truth-telling as Shrub pangaia Dec 2014 #6

Hey, Toady, if they can't tell the truth they don't deserve to be on the air. Scuba Dec 2014 #7

Correct Dirty Socialist Dec 2014 #15

No ONE?! Bullshite. You know who WILL come to the show? Raine1967 Dec 2014 #8

The unfair, biased news media is where the Far Right derives most of their undeserved power. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #9

What's REALLY needed Plucketeer Dec 2014 #12

That would be something. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #14

Ay caramba Maynar Dec 2014 #17

I like the way you think. ZX86 Dec 2014 #19

Yes sir! Plucketeer Dec 2014 #23

Special Edition! daleanime Dec 2014 #26

Excellent idea...John Stewart hosting a political show! whathehell Dec 2014 #30

I was under the impression Boreal Dec 2014 #20

ratings trump truth. spanone Dec 2014 #10

Lewis Black is fuckin' awesome! And he's pretty funny too! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #11

Yes, so why bother to watch the interview shows? mountain grammy Dec 2014 #13

they should just call it infomercials yurbud Dec 2014 #16

Thom Hartmann has talked about this on his show over the years project_bluebook Dec 2014 #18

Thom slaps republicans silly with the truth, and they keep coming on his show. B Calm Dec 2014 #22

They seem to have it backward daredtowork Dec 2014 #21

Oh FFS ctsnowman Dec 2014 #24

So how about giving Lewis Black a show? Brigid Dec 2014 #25

Well, in all fairness to Chuck Todd... JayhawkSD Dec 2014 #27

that's the same answer i got from the producers of the news show i worked on librechik Dec 2014 #28

Chuck's Lack of A Future Was Just Sealed Dadlee41 Dec 2014 #31

There should be a national law to force politicians to defend their policies on camera LiberalLovinLug Dec 2014 #32

Double-plus good cp Dec 2014 #33

He speaks truth davekriss Dec 2014 #34