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merrily

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38. Who owned it before Comcast? Disney? It's always been an establishment network.
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 07:52 PM
Sep 2015

Fired Donahue, fired Olberman, fired Cenk, fired Schultz. All did not fawn on the establishment enough for NBC news. Or for the establishment.

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Yup! SoapBox Sep 2015 #1
I'm replying so I won't lose the link tavalon Sep 2015 #25
Maybe, but with social media, there are (I hope) fewer low info voters than there were even four merrily Sep 2015 #33
done frylock Sep 2015 #30
Done with joy. I LOVES me some bernie2015tv. merrily Sep 2015 #34
The revolution will not be televised retrowire Sep 2015 #2
exactly!!! It really does seem to be happening this time. Fast Walker 52 Sep 2015 #3
The only time you'll know something's up with the MSM is when your TV screen goes black. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #12
WOW This thread just got a mention on Thom Hartman's show. Way to go merrily nt Snotcicles Sep 2015 #4
Seriously? Cool beans! We ARE making a difference! merrily Sep 2015 #35
awesomeness! marym625 Oct 2015 #50
The corporate media can only handle one populist phenomenon at a time ... staggerleem Sep 2015 #5
Don't laugh at me too hard, but I think merrily Sep 2015 #8
I could forgive him if he does that. Just to see heads explode! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #13
After the way he's been talking about those running for the Republican nom, he's going to merrily Sep 2015 #18
Bernie has a chance to make the corporate media look irrelevant AZ Progressive Sep 2015 #6
He can borrow my finger for the photo shoot. It's been extended now for YEARS! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #14
Mine is gnarled, arthritic, particularly ugly HubertHeaver Sep 2015 #29
I think he already has. 29,500 attending a rally, publicized in advance only on the net? merrily Sep 2015 #37
People still watch the news? d_legendary1 Sep 2015 #7
They may, but they are trusting other sources more. merrily Sep 2015 #9
I had hoped Rachael Maddow (or Chris Hayes) on MSNBC might be exceptions 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #10
+1 merrily Sep 2015 #19
That is seriously depressing navarth Sep 2015 #23
Yes, but then, things can change 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #24
Who owned it before Comcast? Disney? It's always been an establishment network. merrily Sep 2015 #38
didn't Microsoft own it? navarth Sep 2015 #39
Yes, IIRC that's right. There was a Disney connection at one point though. Even a Bain Capital c merrily Sep 2015 #40
They CAN'T air his actual speeches because they are about ISSUES. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #11
+1000000000 azmom Sep 2015 #17
+1 merrily Sep 2015 #20
What you said! avaistheone1 Sep 2015 #45
Great article! Stevepol Sep 2015 #15
"the largest amount of any candidate from single donations" Eric J in MN Sep 2015 #16
Or, donations from individuals? merrily Sep 2015 #21
A Long Time Ago, It Was The "Hollywood Types" Who Helped ChiciB1 Sep 2015 #22
Co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, aka The Wizard of Woz. merrily Sep 2015 #27
Like I have said before. WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2015 #41
Go Bernie Go - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Sep 2015 #26
+1 merrily Sep 2015 #28
Bernie is like a multi-million-person antiwar parade. M$M censored. nt valerief Sep 2015 #31
Thank goodness people trust social media more than deceptive corporate media. merrily Sep 2015 #32
Maybe he should start calling them out...all of them individually... libdem4life Sep 2015 #36
Thank Goddess for the Internet MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #42
Yup. BeanMusical Sep 2015 #44
Thanks, merrily! BeanMusical Sep 2015 #43
My pleasure, bean musical! merrily Sep 2015 #46
Go Bernie! GoneFishin Sep 2015 #47
I will say again, and will keep saying it, the Corporate Media is no longer relevant. That is why sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #48
Yup. It's up to us now. merrily Sep 2015 #49
K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #51
K&R azmom Oct 2015 #52
I Love Bernie, but... LoveIsNow Oct 2015 #53
I posted it about 5 weeks ago. It had not been posted before and this is not LBN. merrily Oct 2015 #54
I thought you posted it today. LoveIsNow Oct 2015 #55
It got kicked. No problem. merrily Oct 2015 #56
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