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Rhiannon12866

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102. I certainly would! Watching the news has gotten tough enough as it is

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #101)

Mon May 15, 2017, 05:54 AM

May 2017

And without voices like Rachel and Lawrence and Joy and Chris Hayes it would be completely unwatchable.

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Lawrence ODonnells Future At MSNBC Is Unclear [View all] Miles Archer May 2017 OP

Bill O'Reilly's new slot 50 Shades Of Blue May 2017 #1

Hope you aren't right... LakeArenal May 2017 #2

JFC, I just barfed. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #11

Probably. joet67 May 2017 #21

I think that is a great idea - and who knows - perhaps Fox will diversify? If they keep Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #50

True progressive reporting and punditry has so little tv and radio bandwidth SticksnStones May 2017 #106

I wonder if long term it might be Megan Kelly BannonsLiver May 2017 #96

I think viewers would boycott Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #100

Couldn't agree more!! Cooley Hurd May 2017 #101

I certainly would! Watching the news has gotten tough enough as it is Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #102

I remember Lawrence became persona non grata from 2004 - 2006... TheDebbieDee May 2017 #3

then I will only watch Rachel on MSNBC... chillfactor May 2017 #4

+1 TheBlackAdder May 2017 #12

Yep. nt joet67 May 2017 #24

Agreed SCVDem May 2017 #29

Rachel and Hayes for me - will miss Lawrence! Hope moonscape May 2017 #31

Remember Joy Reid. TNNurse May 2017 #38

My first choice too. appleannie1943 May 2017 #52

Rachel and Joy for me. nt Stellar May 2017 #82

+100 blueseas May 2017 #46

+1111 davekriss May 2017 #47

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #99

Andrew Lacks doing. So glad I no longer receive the cable/satellite so-called news networks still_one May 2017 #5

I hear Billo is available... OneBlueDotBama May 2017 #6

I will cry my eyes out jodymarie aimee May 2017 #7

odonnell and maddow are the only shows i look forward to on msnbc JI7 May 2017 #8

Awful news... Mike Nelson May 2017 #9

Republicans ARE stupid. There's your how and your why. dchill May 2017 #66

They aren't stupid. They know exactly what they are doing. Tatiana May 2017 #68

perhaps a more comfortable slot as expert commentator librechik May 2017 #10

nope . he is best at hosting and calling out liars JI7 May 2017 #16

so you must be very disappointed. librechik May 2017 #20

I love Lawrence O'Donnell. athena May 2017 #13

I love him too, I always look forward to him after Rachel katmondoo May 2017 #92

I hope he doesn't turn into Ed Schultz bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #14

check his history. odonnell is no ed shultz JI7 May 2017 #22

Zero chance n/t moonscape May 2017 #32

seems they're intent on shooting themselves in the foot... dhill926 May 2017 #15

Maybe Joy will take his timeslot MattP May 2017 #17

I love Joy but Lawrence has done nothing to justify losing his time slot. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #44

Message deleted by DU the Administrators liberal from boston May 2017 #108

"Highly rated" LyndaG May 2017 #18

Horrible news, especially with MSNBC pretty much abandoning all pretense of still being progressive. Different Drummer May 2017 #19

Pity malaise May 2017 #23

I Wonder If This Has Anything To Do With Tamron Hall & Her Departure? Me. May 2017 #25

That Would Be Bad Leith May 2017 #26

Yes, hyper-bad, but you make a good point...he's a hard-working man, and maybe would Leghorn21 May 2017 #41

He isn't retiring. This isn't by his choice. This is politics. SticksnStones May 2017 #107

Second highest rated program? Makes no sense to me. nt babylonsister May 2017 #27

No sense AT ALL, elleng May 2017 #55

Perhaps he wanted a salary they didn't want to pay? babylonsister May 2017 #70

Then there would probably be negotiations tinrobot May 2017 #71

I somehow doubt it's about money, but what do I know??? elleng May 2017 #72

The boss Andrew Lack is turning MSNBC into Fox. KeepItReal May 2017 #28

So they're back to being MSRNC. They should just adopt the motto "Lean Right"... GBizzle May 2017 #30

For Christ's sake he is clearly the best show on TV underpants May 2017 #33

" H2O Man May 2017 #62

Message deleted by DU the Administrators crazylikafox May 2017 #34

Exactly... HipChick May 2017 #37

same here. TeamPooka May 2017 #80

renew Lawrence or find someone better RussBLib May 2017 #35

Yes TuxedoKat May 2017 #75

CNN will hire him. This is madness. octoberlib May 2017 #36

Would love CNN hiring him. LovingA2andMI May 2017 #105

I've been hoping for a media vaccine defacto7 May 2017 #39

M$NBC has edict from RW Goon Andy Lack to abandon the left and move right... CousinIT May 2017 #40

Andy Lack - 212-664-4444 CousinIT May 2017 #98

No big surprise nadine_mn May 2017 #42

I would not be surprised if they give that slot to Hugh Hewitt csziggy May 2017 #43

No wonder he has no f*cks to give. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #45

O'Donnell is excellent DownriverDem May 2017 #48

Will Andrew Lacks become known as 'C.M.O.T.' Lacks ? eppur_se_muova May 2017 #49

It's all a ratings game. But he's been there a long time & probably amassed a fortune. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #51

I would miss him terribly. Lifelong Protester May 2017 #53

I'll go wherever Lawrence, Rachel and Joy go. C_U_L8R May 2017 #54

+1 OnDoutside May 2017 #57

+100 Duppers May 2017 #65

In order Rachel, O'Donnell, then Hayes. Doreen May 2017 #56

Here Here...(or is it Hear Hear? I can never remember) spiderpig May 2017 #61

Yeah, being night time my cats are coming to life to play. Doreen May 2017 #63

I really do like all three of them. They each complement one another by contributing to StevieM May 2017 #69

Too bad. kentuck May 2017 #58

Stupid, stupid, stupid BeyondGeography May 2017 #59

They're idiots if they let him go. I hope CNN picks him up -- and then Rachel should leave, too. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #60

MSNBC becomes the new FOX PsychoBabble May 2017 #64

Seems odd, they want to slay the golden-goose. Jack-o-Lantern May 2017 #67

The world would be better if Lack passed away, soon. Dawson Leery May 2017 #73

I wonder if Keith Olbermann would come back and have Chris Hayes move to 10 PM? (eom) StevieM May 2017 #74

Only silver lining if true would be Rachel gets a second hour. IADEMO2004 May 2017 #76

Idiotic to drop their 2nd highest rated show. SunSeeker May 2017 #77

Then I will be down to Maddow, Hayes, Reid and Ari Melber's show on Sunday afternoon. TeamPooka May 2017 #78

Those rats. Lawrence has been excellent flamingdem May 2017 #79

We must RESIST. Call, write, tweet - let 'em have it. Gawd, we need a liberal network. chimpymustgo May 2017 #81

I don't care. Scruffy1 May 2017 #83

Shit! I watch him every night! n/t Greybnk48 May 2017 #84

This would seriously bum me out.... R B Garr May 2017 #85

Lawrence O'Donnell is the Best There Is On MSNBC - Save His Show: Call 212 664 4444 DDySiegs May 2017 #86

So Andrew Lack(ey) Wants to Turn MSNBC into Fox Lite? Best_man23 May 2017 #87

Rumor says he and Tamaron Hall are a couple tavernier May 2017 #88

Rachel and Joy will be all the is left.. Tom67 May 2017 #89

I'd love to see a return of Ed Shultz jambo101 May 2017 #103

I find him not only thoughtful and smart, his on air presence makes his show so enjoyable to watch. Glimmer of Hope May 2017 #90

Agree. His calm and demeanor made his show the only one I could watch moonscape May 2017 #97

K&R! Time to find some contact info. MelissaB May 2017 #91

I just can't imagine Rachel segueing into a RWNJ in the next time slot Mr. Ected May 2017 #93

L'OD was my favorite, but lately I can't watch because it seems ecstatic May 2017 #94

We aren't watching the same show. He's horrified. LibraLiz1973 May 2017 #95

OH NO!!!! Raster May 2017 #104

Hannity has Trump on his show... Dalai_1 May 2017 #109