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lindysalsagal

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30. I hope Rachel isn't next.

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Wed Mar 2, 2016, 06:54 PM

Mar 2016

They only care about ratings: not news or information.

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Melissa Harris-Perry rejects MSNBC deal in scathing farewell. [View all] Stellar Mar 2016 OP

I read this and thought - I hope she gets picked up by another network dragonfly301 Mar 2016 #1

I wish Current had made it. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #2

That's what I was trying to remember...Current tv with Keith Olbermann... Stellar Mar 2016 #5

Exactly! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #16

Its successor al-Jazeera America is closing at the end of next month. KamaAina Mar 2016 #13

I know! Very sad about ALJ too! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #14

Somehow we lost access to Al-Jazeera English when AJ-America came on board. Jitter65 Mar 2016 #49

RT with Thom and Ed WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #45

I boycott RT for it's Russian Propaganda metroins Mar 2016 #51

Lol WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #54

Integrity. She has it. Rachel lost hers clearly. nt stillwaiting Mar 2016 #3

Sounds ugly on both sides.. TipTok Mar 2016 #4

rejects an offer and then chokes back tears hfojvt Mar 2016 #6

$40,000,000? Link please. I didn't know college professors made that kind of money. nt Stellar Mar 2016 #7

Well, it's on the Internet, so it must be true!!! (nt) jeff47 Mar 2016 #8

LMAO! Okay... Stellar Mar 2016 #10

well she has had a TV show for four years hfojvt Mar 2016 #22

Again...link please. Stellar Mar 2016 #24

There's something wrong with you rockfordfile Mar 2016 #34

If she was worth that much she would have easily paid her back taxes right? snooper2 Mar 2016 #9

and the internet is always right, of course! spanone Mar 2016 #18

All of the other hosts disappeared Shankapotomus Mar 2016 #11

Whoa, I knew nothing about FreeSpeech TV.... Stellar Mar 2016 #15

I think it comes with basic cable Shankapotomus Mar 2016 #17

Guess again tech3149 Mar 2016 #29

She refused to work pintobean Mar 2016 #12

I'm sure she feels bad about that. Stellar Mar 2016 #19

She sounds likea prima donna to me. Others got their programs postponed , why not her also. patricia92243 Mar 2016 #20

This piece says 2 weeks, I thought I read elsewhere it was 6. If she blew up over 2 weeks, that was Justice Mar 2016 #21

Good for her! Jester Messiah Mar 2016 #23

It kinda sounds like "1984" Flying Squirrel Mar 2016 #25

Pretty standard exit agreement leftynyc Mar 2016 #26

Depends how much she would've gotten metroins Mar 2016 #53

Reid, the Rev, MHP -- hmmmm oldandhappy Mar 2016 #27

Before/After... Stellar Mar 2016 #28

I hope Rachel isn't next. lindysalsagal Mar 2016 #30

I notice the republicans can't wait to attack her. Kingofalldems Mar 2016 #31

She should have thought of how much her kids and her mother depend on her financially before Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2016 #32

What was the point Mellisa was trying to make... Stellar Mar 2016 #33

I have no idea. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2016 #36

I think it was the tax on tampons. bettyellen Mar 2016 #55

Well... Stellar Mar 2016 #58

Oh, people were using them in protest! Interesting, ha ha. Bet those dudes would run. bettyellen Mar 2016 #59

She did nothing wrong. The blame all goes to NBC/MSNBC. This reeks of racism. rockfordfile Mar 2016 #35

I think constant accusations of racism Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2016 #37

What have you got against a people calling out racist when they see it or subjected to it... Stellar Mar 2016 #43

NO, YOU DON'T GO THERE WITH ME! Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2016 #46

Boys what have we got here...a SCREAMER! Stellar Mar 2016 #47

and right on cue is the 'privilege' bull shit. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2016 #48

Well, moving right along.... Stellar Mar 2016 #50

they were screwing around with her editorial content. sucks. bettyellen Mar 2016 #56

Poor baby! Stellar Mar 2016 #42

Were they used tampons? notadmblnd Mar 2016 #57

She's been off the rails lately... Last_Stand Mar 2016 #38

Well, that does not sit right with me. DivenParker Mar 2016 #39

Good. With that attitude.... bdwker Mar 2016 #40

I think what she did was incredibly stupid. Vinca Mar 2016 #41

The bottom line is her ratings. NaturalHigh Mar 2016 #44

Disparagement clauses are common... Mike Nelson Mar 2016 #52

She tried a power play and discovered she had very little power tularetom Mar 2016 #60