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rpannier

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65. I think it's an attempt to rebuild Brian Williams

Wed May 17, 2017, 12:30 AM

May 2017

MSNBC is weird in many ways. They cut better talent (people like Donahue and Lawrence) to make room for lesser ability, but bigger names (Chris M. Brian W. Gretchen etc)

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Confirmed: MSNBC is ending Lawrence O'Donnell's Show [View all] Honeycombe8 May 2017 OP

Fuck. PCIntern May 2017 #1

Ditto. skylucy May 2017 #5

same word that immediately came into my mind n/t Stargleamer May 2017 #16

Message deleted by DU the Administrators liberal from boston May 2017 #25

Thanks a lot - I hope it will be posted online to MSNBC later so I can watch it n/t Stargleamer May 2017 #29

Is there any possibility forgotmylogin May 2017 #70

Fuck MSNBC C_U_L8R May 2017 #2

Same here. GP6971 May 2017 #6

Way to go, MSNBC! Suck up to Trump's ass months before he's impeached! Slick business model. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #78

Dumbasses. Squinch May 2017 #3

Dunno, I'm convinced that they're running MSNBC as a tax loss Warpy May 2017 #55

They want low ratings Wabbajack_ May 2017 #72

Look up "tax loss." Warpy May 2017 #80

DAMN! They'll regret it. n/t GP6971 May 2017 #4

showbiz411.com? emulatorloo May 2017 #7

grrrrr flamingdem May 2017 #8

Please, CNN, hire him for the 10:00 slot, and let him destroy whatever lame MSNBC replacement goes spooky3 May 2017 #9

Yup, who do they have on at 10:00? safeinOhio May 2017 #32

Rumor I've seen when it was still possible yes-or-no rpannier May 2017 #63

Sacrifice for O'Riley ? n/t jaysunb May 2017 #10

I think it's an attempt to rebuild Brian Williams rpannier May 2017 #65

DAMN! Where will 'we' go, elleng May 2017 #11

Unless they plan on bringing Keith Olbermann back to take Lawrence's place... ADX May 2017 #12

Lawrence took the right tone from the start and he looks smarter every day BeyondGeography May 2017 #13

I thought they were in negotiations and this is from yesterday morning MattP May 2017 #14

This is the same story/link that's been posted here already. blogslut May 2017 #15

Sorry. I looked for it, but didn't see it. This is a Frum tweet of the imbedded link. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #43

wouldnt Lawrence tweet about it? A-Schwarzenegger May 2017 #17

Rachel is "critical" of trump too.. so why are they Cha May 2017 #18

Lawrence is on MSNBC live right now. Chatting w Rachel, about to start The Last Word emulatorloo May 2017 #24

Good.. but that still doesn't mean he's signed a Cha May 2017 #34

His show is great tonight, tune in! Joy Reid on his panel as I write this. emulatorloo May 2017 #42

Brilliant! I don't have a tv.. will catch Cha May 2017 #45

Check out Lawrence's tweets in the linked article here: emulatorloo May 2017 #58

YAY! That's what I love to see! Mahalo, emulartorloo! Cha May 2017 #69

She never made the fatal error of accusing Trump nadine_mn May 2017 #57

Rachel is fact based and professional grantcart May 2017 #68

Looks like he's still in at msnbc.. I hope so! Cha May 2017 #71

Earlier and not definitive unfortunately grantcart May 2017 #73

I know.. :( Cha May 2017 #74

msnbc already made a big mistake hiring greta Cha May 2017 #75

He's on live now Cooley Hurd May 2017 #19

Well, there he is... A-Schwarzenegger May 2017 #20

Lawrence O'Donnell is live on MSNBC right now. Tune in. emulatorloo May 2017 #21

The article is from May 15. I've seen posts linking to updates that it is STILL up in the air. hlthe2b May 2017 #22

Here: Amaryllis May 2017 #33

Looks like I'm not watching MSNBC anymore calguy May 2017 #23

He's on now. We shall see. elleng May 2017 #26

And calling out Trump's ignorance. Apparently showbiz411.com doesn't know a damn thing emulatorloo May 2017 #35

Right. Hope so, elleng May 2017 #38

Lawrence is on MSNBC live right now. Tune in to watch his show. emulatorloo May 2017 #27

If true, very awkward timing Freethinker65 May 2017 #28

THis article from the same day (15th) has different info: Amaryllis May 2017 #30

Okay...I don't know who to believe. Maybe the talks fell thru. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #37

MSNBC Boss Andy Lack Wants to Dump Lawrence ODonnell for Brian Williams, Insider Says (Exclusive) CousinIT May 2017 #31

How many times do we have to tell y'all that O'Donnell is on live right now emulatorloo May 2017 #39

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What can you share with me about "showbiz411.com's" credibility? emulatorloo May 2017 #54

Apparently Lawrence isnt going away. See his tweets at link: emulatorloo May 2017 #60

Oh, Gawd, I hope not. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #47

brilliant move NBC. Let Lawrence go because he was "too critical of trump". That should go over still_one May 2017 #36

LAWRENCE IS ON LIVE ON MSNBC RIGHT NOW, ripping Trump to shreds. emulatorloo May 2017 #41

I'm beginning to think that... blogslut May 2017 #40

it's unconfirmed, probably bullshit Azathoth May 2017 #46

The Last Word is one of their most highly rated shows. Makes no sense. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #48

Read this article and Lawrence's tweets. Apparently he's not going anywhere. emulatorloo May 2017 #59

Frum is up right now flamingdem May 2017 #49

This just sucks!!!!! Wiseman32218 May 2017 #50

If this is true bdamomma May 2017 #51

More than Rachel? Laffy Kat May 2017 #52

- Bigredhunk May 2017 #53

Maybe change your title to "Unconfirmed" emulatorloo May 2017 #56

Double fuck. Duppers May 2017 #61

Lawrence isn't going anywhere. Link: emulatorloo May 2017 #64

Lawrence apparently is not going anywhere. Link: emulatorloo May 2017 #62

Just shaking my head...wow. iluvtennis May 2017 #66

Please email msnbc @ nbcuniversalviewerfeedback@nbcuni.com triron May 2017 #67

First I hear he is going then not going then going Doreen May 2017 #76

Exactly. Leave Andrew Lack with what he appears to want. spiderpig May 2017 #77

For me SciFi ended when "Haven" ended. Doreen May 2017 #79