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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC Threw Liberals Under The Bus And Is Now The Lowest Rated News Network [View all]kwolf68
(7,383 posts)56. Maybe not enough Liberals watch TV
Living in Pittsburgh I have a good mix of Liberal and Republican friends.
My Liberal friends: You goto visit them, no TV is on, they have rooms dedicated to NO TV...these are rooms with books, games, chairs, areas of the house ostensibly set aside for family time, reflection and learning. They value relationships and exchange, possibly some music is playing in the background but time with family and friends is time with family and friends.
My Conservative friends: TV is blaring full speed, conversations revolve around what is on TV (may be bad, good or indifferent). Main room has TV, usually a very nice one in plain view and easily accessible. Hard to find literature or books, certainly no rooms dedicated to intellectual pursuits. After a long hard day on the grind who wants to come home and reflect on Plato or opine about the meaning of it all.
This is why AM radio is so loaded with righties and lefties are like the Dodo Bird. Liberals simply don't want shit ground into their head. They consider intellectual pursuits as a journey of discovery. Because we Liberals are fairly confident we're on the right path in our intellectual and political salvation we read objective pieces, even views contrary...we don't need a "left wing Rush Limbaugh" telling us about Conservatives, because we're not much interested in them. We are more interested in solidifying the mental apparatus that helps give us meaning. In short, we just are not interested. In talk radio or TV. Sure, I listened to Stephanie Miller some, randy, Thom, but in the end of the day I didn't listen often. Just had other things going on. And capitalism doesn't like that volatility...Conservatives are there at 12PM every day ready for their 3 hour dose of pig shit delivered by Rush Limbaugh, a locked in recurring audience corporate advertisers love because the sheep know constant reprogramming is a necessity. You can't guarantee that with us fickle Liberals.
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MSNBC Threw Liberals Under The Bus And Is Now The Lowest Rated News Network [View all]
cal04
Aug 2015
OP
I can't stand them now. Even Rachel and Lawrence are muzzled. It frees up my night.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#51
Last night - ONLY covered GOP candidates, NO DEMS, and a 10 minutes on the 2 Female Army Rangers. nt
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#112
The exact opposite. Right now I think they are kissing her feet the moment she walks in the building
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#9
It's exactly the way they think. She is the only one bringing in ad $$$. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#40
That's part of the equation. The Limbaugh sponsor boycott also had a side effect of hastening
Chakab
Aug 2015
#64
IMO Thom Hartman has best political talk show on TV by far. And check out FSTV documentarys too.
ooky
Aug 2015
#96
Bingo, bango, bongo! Comcast executives in control changed MSNBC. Morning Joe and daytime was always RW, so Quelle surprise!
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#78
I'm having Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump beaked beans Trump Trump Trump and Trump! nt
eppur_se_muova
Aug 2015
#44
All that MSNBC is interested in is selling vodka and Lincolns to 27 year old stock brokers.
leveymg
Aug 2015
#32
And kissing up to Trump with endless coverage of the toad turns off their regular viewers. nt
kelliekat44
Aug 2015
#52
TRM is the only progam I watch there exclusively. I've been thinking about sacrificing the...
marble falls
Aug 2015
#34
MSNBC was not a station on the low-priced list of stations in my area of Los Angeles.
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#37
FOX is free. That's one reason their #'s are always good. The other reason is...
napi21
Aug 2015
#104
I already could not stand Maddow, sadly. Sad to see final death of Air America progressive talk.
Leopolds Ghost
Aug 2015
#43
I have to agree...drive down ratings, switch to RW like they always intended to at the right time.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#79
I think MSNBC is trying to spoon feed us Republic0n BullS***, to start a new competition with
Stellar
Aug 2015
#68
It amazes me that DUers do not notice...Trump is not just a Republican candidate, he's a Republican
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#111