MSNBC Threw Liberals Under The Bus And Is Now The Lowest Rated News Network

[DirkGently]

11. Eh. I find Chris and Rachel better liberals than Ed.

I know he talked a good populist game, and I liked it too, but I always heard the ex-conservative radio host in him. Lots of shouting generalities; not a lot of analysis.

Chris Hayes can analyze and explain policy and politics at a level, and with a reassuring lack of emotional bias that I see nowhere else on television. Rachel Maddow is simply brilliant, and makes more partisan arguments in a slightly more mannered way, but remains extremely compelling and essentially unassailable in her approach.

I don't care for Lawrence's venom -- he always looks like he's about to pop a blood vessel.

Tweety's not going anywhere. He's his own thing, and he's probably got a level of clout at this point no one can touch.

It was kind of funny the other night when he was sniping with Scarborough and ended with "vampires rise at dawn," looking right at him.

I don't know why MSNBC's ratings aren't great, but I don't place a lot of stock in the tastes of the public at large. Fox and cheesy reality shows get great ratings, despite both requiring and contributing to ignorance and stupidity.

I'd like to see MSNBC emphasize the brain trust they have in Hayes and Maddow and Kornacki and build from there. It's still the best source on television for intelligent discussion as far as I can see.