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Fred Sanders

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40. The purpose was not to piss off the liberal audience, it was to embrace the Wingnut audience.

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 02:33 PM

Jan 2015

The liberal audience is gumming up the works of the current mass propaganda push of the corporate media to get you to ignore rising populism in the world.

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MSNBC Sticks A Fork In The Eye Of Hayes And Maddow Viewers By Putting Morning Joe On At Night [View all] babylonsister Jan 2015 OP

NBC corporate is signalling its shift away from the liberal wing of the Dem Party. Joe Scum for VP? leveymg Jan 2015 #1

Click! SCVDem Jan 2015 #59

When did a little thing like murder ever stop anyone in the GOP from pursuing higher office? leveymg Jan 2015 #64

hey! grasswire Jan 2015 #67

Thanks. leveymg Jan 2015 #70

Screw Joe billhicks76 Feb 2015 #90

When was NBC corporate with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party? merrily Feb 2015 #106

That's by their own demographic categories. leveymg Feb 2015 #109

I turned on Rachael marlakay Jan 2015 #2

She was off deflating the Patriots' footballs in Arizona. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #3

Oh, it was Rachel!! Rachel is The Locker Room Guy!!! MH1 Jan 2015 #14

If the guy just used the needle, without holding the entire pump, he would completed it in time. nt TheBlackAdder Jan 2015 #55

I too turned it off as soon as I realized WTF was happening. classof56 Jan 2015 #24

Since she wasn't on last night, Mr.Bill Jan 2015 #36

Of course she is .. aren't all lesbians "knowledgeable" about sports? Especially U.S. football? YOHABLO Jan 2015 #76

I did the same thing...as soon as I saw she was not on, off went the tv... movonne Feb 2015 #86

Just for fun, imagine the fireworks if Keith Olbermann were still in that slot and got preempted... Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2015 #4

I guess putting another couple hours of prison yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #5

I refused to watch this show Gothmog Jan 2015 #6

I think we'll live without one night of Hayes and Maddow CAG Jan 2015 #7

If that is all this is, then yes of course, we can endure ONE night w/out Hayes & Maddow 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #82

LOL -- You should see the Morning Joe Face Book comments CatWoman Jan 2015 #8

Thanks. I am officially adding MJ at night to my boycott list. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #22

Who owes the Kochs a blow job? MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #27

The list of people that owe that Kochs a blow job is longer davidpdx Feb 2015 #83

Comments are great, below another link to a story about their horrible ratings, more great comments winstars Jan 2015 #41

Any mention of free seats in the Koch box? What else were they promised at the secret Koch retreat? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #47

I "Shut That Whole Thing Down" fredamae Jan 2015 #9

Oucheroo!! Their FB page is really really filled to the brim with bad press and bad pans vlyons Jan 2015 #20

awwww, the page is "currently unavailable". niyad Jan 2015 #23

try the link in post 8 above, some really funny comments winstars Jan 2015 #42

thanks. they were great. niyad Jan 2015 #44

:) winstars Jan 2015 #45

truth. ^ BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #26

I stopped watching 'morning joke' about eight months ago... Stellar Jan 2015 #10

Dive for the remote, did ya? That's what I use to do when I had a tv back in the day and bush would Cha Jan 2015 #72

I did the same a couple years ago. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #104

I did not watch. MSNBC should learn something from this. I actually preferred nothing to what they jwirr Jan 2015 #11

your TV isn't even furnature any more olddots Jan 2015 #12

There's always The Weather Channel. nt valerief Jan 2015 #34

Even the Weather Channel isn't what it used to be starroute Jan 2015 #49

You know, I must agree with you. It used to be a real weather channel. Now it's as bad as TLC. valerief Jan 2015 #50

It's all about the ratings starroute Jan 2015 #52

Then they should put on movies with a weather theme. They'd be better valerief Jan 2015 #53

Pitbulls & Parolees, Too Cute are pretty good irisblue Jan 2015 #75

Pitbulls are NOT squeeable. Ugh! nt valerief Feb 2015 #94

your call, mine is different irisblue Feb 2015 #97

You can thank Bain Capital for that. obxhead Feb 2015 #89

Oh, my. We have SO much to than Bain Capital for! valerief Feb 2015 #95

If they really want ratings, they should do a series on Joe Scarborough in Jail pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #13

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #57

! Caffeine Free Feb 2015 #112

I got ready to DVR Rachel to watch in the AM when I read on my guide that it was MJ. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #15

Bad enough repeats prempted by damn prison shows on Fri Panich52 Jan 2015 #79

2016 jalan48 Jan 2015 #16

So glad we were Duval Jan 2015 #17

Good Ole "Morning Ho" IS a travesty. . . BigDemVoter Jan 2015 #18

I am pissed! Faux pas Jan 2015 #19

Probably in his contract 2naSalit Jan 2015 #21

Management decision tooeyeten Jan 2015 #25

If this was just one night, meh. HappyMe Jan 2015 #28

I've been off cable for years now ArcticFox Jan 2015 #29

Me too, and I don't miss it at all. zeemike Feb 2015 #85

Yep, Thats about how it felt kydo Jan 2015 #30

It was a one-night Super Bowl special! George II Jan 2015 #31

That's what I thought. HappyMe Jan 2015 #32

Since NBC is doing the Super Bowl this year, they have a whole bunch of people out in Phoenix... George II Jan 2015 #39

She may have taken some time off. HappyMe Jan 2015 #43

Quite possibly. The bottom line is that the premise of the linked article most likely isn't true. George II Jan 2015 #51

No, I don't think it's true either. HappyMe Jan 2015 #56

I'd say we "stuck a fork in the eye" of crooks and liars! George II Jan 2015 #61

Yup. We sure did. HappyMe Jan 2015 #63

Why don't you two get a room? 12AngryBorneoWildmen Feb 2015 #101

What is your problem? HappyMe Feb 2015 #102

You get offended when reality trumps phony conspiracy theory? George II Feb 2015 #108

They pretend Barnicle has inside info about all things Massachusetts, even though he has merrily Feb 2015 #107

Didn't you hear? Republicans WON in the mid-term..... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #33

I didn't know that MSNBC was into republican propaganda demigoddess Jan 2015 #35

So why don't they *SURPRISE!* put Rachel and Chris on during Morning Joke's slot? NBachers Jan 2015 #37

I was really confused, I have to admit, but I turned it off pronto when I saw there was no Chris... Hekate Jan 2015 #38

The purpose was not to piss off the liberal audience, it was to embrace the Wingnut audience. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #40

Yes, it's a vast conspiracy! HappyMe Jan 2015 #46

Truth! Rachel could have given much more intelligent commentary on the Superbowl. LongTomH Jan 2015 #48

She is better informed than just about anybody... 3catwoman3 Jan 2015 #68

Wasn't this just a special on the Friday before the Super Bowl? I have checked and found Hayes, Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #54

and the last night I saw Hayes, it was a whole hour of "draft" nonsense SoCalDem Jan 2015 #62

That was really annoying. I couldn't change the channel fast enough. Vinca Jan 2015 #58

More and more MSNBC is forcing me to switch to CNN or AJZ. I just can not RKP5637 Jan 2015 #60

Agree aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2015 #78

At least they didn't preempt Lockup NT Ex Lurker Jan 2015 #65

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #66

Ever since discovering Al Jazeera America, I stopped watching MSNBC. kentauros Jan 2015 #69

I've got my ex CIA, Republican Women board member wife watching al Jazeera and Rachel Madow..... marble falls Feb 2015 #92

That's impressive! kentauros Feb 2015 #110

CNN has turned into a mockery of news, as bad as Fox but in a different way. marble falls Feb 2015 #113

Ye-ah! And, as this tweets states.. "No better way for @msnbc to say the hell with the viewers.. Cha Jan 2015 #71

Joe Scarborough Had A Zell Miller Moment DallasNE Jan 2015 #73

link CatWoman Jan 2015 #77

If that was a meltdown, I'm a monkey's uncle. Grammy23 Feb 2015 #99

Your subject line reeled me in... JohnnyRingo Jan 2015 #74

K Cha Feb 2015 #80

I found it very easy to change channels. oldandhappy Feb 2015 #81

I just turned the TV off. RoverSuswade Feb 2015 #84

And yet you still give them $50-$150 a month... americannightmare Feb 2015 #87

In 15 years there'll be a whole new "TV" delivery paradigm Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2015 #93

Whoever is running MSNBC has gone insane. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2015 #88

And Phil Donahue. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Feb 2015 #103

Before my time, but absolutely right. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2015 #111

"Morning Smoe, gets a night show" Historic NY Feb 2015 #91

Another reason to be glad I gave up cable tv. Atman Feb 2015 #96

I quit watching MSNBC over a year ago when we cancelled cable TV. onehandle Feb 2015 #98

Blah!!! dicksmc3 Feb 2015 #100

Murdering Joe at Night geomon666 Feb 2015 #105