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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC’s Collapse Began With The Departure of Keith Olbermann [View all]PATRICK
(12,397 posts)28. Corporate ownership per se
is ironically the problem. How can you be the default mainstream "real" news channel vying for the Fox audience and maintaining corporate propaganda values when even the newsless monopolies tear at the meatless corpse with two many choices?
Competing for squattership on a shrinking hill. The behavior, the unreality they are locked into as a working illusion has two choices. Live through this money losing circus for the sake of the top 1% or create one super outlet in fact like the good old tyrannies of other countries. They want to be Pravda and have a competition moneyfest too.
I don't wish them any luck. Haven't watched any of them in more than a decade.
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Oh I miss KO and Big Ed. I enjoyed watching KO take it to the white house and politicans.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#26
Your description is totally correct. Notice when they talk badly about KO giving his view
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2013
#43
At least Olbermann was highly entertaining. I think the world of Rachel Maddow ...
Auggie
Jul 2013
#41
That and the ascension of Maddow, who is all about Money For Maddow and had 'Uncle' Pat
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#5
No. Reality hurts, and fantasy will always trump reality on TV. That's all this is.
lindysalsagal
Jul 2013
#24
Yep. Keith told the unvarnished truth, and I think it was too much for the corporatists.
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#35
THE CYCLE killed MSNBC afternoons for me--that Sippy Cupp and crew thing is just like nails on a
MADem
Jul 2013
#52
How long has Keith been gone from MSNBC? They did fine without him for years. Why is this an....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#53