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Andy Lack Is Out At NBC (Original Post) Me. May 2020 OP
Sounds good mcar May 2020 #1
And Some Of The Hosts Are Rather Dreary Me. May 2020 #2
I don't listen that much mcar May 2020 #9
Sounds like Lack did the opposite of what he was brought Cha May 2020 #10
I guess you could say... PJMcK May 2020 #12
It's ok! They were talking about that on Cha May 2020 #13
Good riddance... comradebillyboy May 2020 #3
... Me. May 2020 #4
Ditto. cwydro May 2020 #5
Rachel Maddow wins Wellstone ruled May 2020 #6
WE Do Too Me. May 2020 #7
Did the #firechrishayes protests play a role in this change? Gothmog May 2020 #8
msnbc really blew it when Chris Hayes had his one sided Cha May 2020 #11
It was a hit piece. BlueIdaho May 2020 #14
You KNow, I Never Really Heard His Expnation Me. May 2020 #24
Hey Aloha, Me.. I didn't hear it.. Cha May 2020 #25
Part 1 Of HIs Pompous Reply Where He Explains Why We Are Wrong Me. May 2020 #28
But did Hayes point OUT WHY Reade was Not Cha May 2020 #29
Part 2 In Which He Mansplains His Faulty Reasoning & Why We Are All Wrong Me. May 2020 #30
I Believe This Has Been In The Works For A While Me. May 2020 #23
I haven't watched cable news in over two years now Steelrolled May 2020 #15
I'm not a purist, and I like to hear different viewpoints. But when a Hugh Hewitt comes on... Midnight Writer May 2020 #16
And don't forget the ill-fated Greta Van Susteren in the mid afternoons. calimary May 2020 #17
Be careful what you wish for...what if he wasn't "conservative enough" for MSNBC execs? BamaRefugee May 2020 #18
good rockfordfile May 2020 #19
Lack the hack got the sack. BigmanPigman May 2020 #20
MSNBC owns the libs. Marcuse May 2020 #21
And Maddow gave Chis Hayes a compliment tonight, to save his ratings after diabolical anti-Biden Prof.Higgins May 2020 #22
Trump today brags he used Mika & Joe "beautifully and then dumped them" in 2016. n/t Prof.Higgins May 2020 #26
True Me. May 2020 #27

mcar

(42,331 posts)
1. Sounds good
Mon May 4, 2020, 06:36 PM
May 2020

Maybe they will get rid of certain people on MSNBC and bring back/promote a few others. The weekday schedule seriously lacks diversity. And Chuck Todd sucks.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
2. And Some Of The Hosts Are Rather Dreary
Mon May 4, 2020, 06:40 PM
May 2020

Also...he made the mistake of kicking Tamron Hall to the curb for the sake of Kelly even though she had good ratings and popularity, never matched by Kelly.

mcar

(42,331 posts)
9. I don't listen that much
Mon May 4, 2020, 06:55 PM
May 2020

Don't get MSNBC (I've got Roku) but I listen on Sirius sometimes. They all, with the exception of Maddow, say the same thing, over and over and over.

CNN is similar. They are on air 24/7. You would think they'd be able to report on more than the 3 items of the day.

Cha

(297,240 posts)
10. Sounds like Lack did the opposite of what he was brought
Mon May 4, 2020, 07:01 PM
May 2020

on board for. And, after many many years of propaganda.. he finally got let go.

Cha

(297,240 posts)
11. msnbc really blew it when Chris Hayes had his one sided
Mon May 4, 2020, 07:05 PM
May 2020

Tara Reade show.. and Hayes' response was gaslighting, too.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
14. It was a hit piece.
Mon May 4, 2020, 07:17 PM
May 2020

Hayes smirked through the whole thing. His attempt to “fix things” was a very Trumpian Fuck You!
He needs to be gone tomorrow.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
24. You KNow, I Never Really Heard His Expnation
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:10 PM
May 2020

Though I understand he tried to do a whitewash.


Aloha...

Cha

(297,240 posts)
25. Hey Aloha, Me.. I didn't hear it..
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:37 PM
May 2020

I googled it and it was in the hill I think.

MSNBC's Chris Hayes responds to trending 'FireChrisHayes' hashtag over coverage of Biden allegation

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/495785-chris-hayes-responds-to-trending-firechrishayes-hashtag-over-coverage-of-biden

I can't read it anymore bc they have this video in the way and it won't let me X it out. I hate that. Maybe you'll be able to.

Of course he's in denial mode.. he can do "no wrong".

Mahalo!

Me.

(35,454 posts)
28. Part 1 Of HIs Pompous Reply Where He Explains Why We Are Wrong
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:47 PM
May 2020

"MSNBC host Chris Hayes responded to backlash he received this week after covering the sexual assault allegation against former Vice President Joe Biden, which resulted in "#FireChrisHayes" trending on Twitter.

"A lot of people were unhappy with the fact we covered the story, which is why you may have seen the hashtag 'FireChrisHayes' trending on Twitter yesterday. Needless to say, I received a lot of feedback about the segment, which basically fell into three categories," the "All In" host explained on his show Friday.

Hayes had focused a segment of his show Wednesday night on the allegation from Tara Reade, a former Senate aide who alleged in March that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993. Hayes was the first prime-time host on the network to address the allegations on his show, citing information collected by a New York Times investigation.

“The first category were people who basically said, 'I don’t believe Tara Reade. I believe Joe Biden,'" Hayes explained on his show."

Me.

(35,454 posts)
30. Part 2 In Which He Mansplains His Faulty Reasoning & Why We Are All Wrong
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:57 PM
May 2020

and proves why fed up we are with his poor form of journalism and never-ending defense of BS.

"He called the second group of critics the "'I don’t care' category," saying it consisted of Democrats who see unseating President Trump as an urgent

"And then the third category, which I got a lot of, that was the most disquieting to me," Hayes said. "A whole lot of people pointing to various aspects of Reade’s character or her writings or her politics as a kind of proof that she’s not credible, she’s making it up."

Hayes said some viewers pointed to Reade's political positions, including the fact that she supported former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and :

“These are the things that have been used forever against women making these types of allegations,” Hayes said. To me, the lesson of the 'Me Too' movement is not that you believe every allegation. Of course not, no.
The lesson is to take allegations seriously, to swiftly investigate the facts surrounding them as best as one can while leaving aside the worst, age-old instincts to drag the women who make those claims through the mud,” he added."


Sp I guess it's ok to make false claims against a candidate and drag them through the mud.


Me.

(35,454 posts)
23. I Believe This Has Been In The Works For A While
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:08 PM
May 2020

There was unhappiness about the way he handled both the Matt Lauer & Ronan Farrow matters. Plus the networks, NBC & MSNBV, are suffering from two much crossover and overexposure of the talent. Craig Melvin does the Today show as well as MSNBC, Geist id the same for 2 examples.

 

Steelrolled

(2,022 posts)
15. I haven't watched cable news in over two years now
Mon May 4, 2020, 07:20 PM
May 2020

I think it is harming our nation. MSNBC is as toxic as any of them.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
17. And don't forget the ill-fated Greta Van Susteren in the mid afternoons.
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:17 PM
May 2020

AND I believe that smug smirking would-be know-it-all asshole Hugh Hewitt got a try-out on early Saturday mornings for awhile. Whoever thought that was a good idea DEFINITELY needs to be shown the door.

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
18. Be careful what you wish for...what if he wasn't "conservative enough" for MSNBC execs?
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:23 PM
May 2020

MSNBC is pretty much just a gift to shut us up, the owners being what, the 2nd largest media conglomerate in the world? Hardly a hotbed of liberal thinking.

Prof.Higgins

(194 posts)
22. And Maddow gave Chis Hayes a compliment tonight, to save his ratings after diabolical anti-Biden
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:51 PM
May 2020

hit piece Hayes perpetrated last week. I tweeted on his hashtag that he's lost me as a viewer permanently.
It's apparent that MSNBC's top executives have given the green light for Hayes and any other hosts who are still hoping to resurrect Sanders' campaign from the crypt to perpetrate a fallacious "investigation" of Reade's accusations.

This is a rinse and repeat from 2016 when the MSNBC reporters at Democratic Party Convention every night interviewed only Bernie supporters who stated Clinton had not convinced them to vote for her against Trump. The hundreds of Sanders Delegates there who were willing to support Hillary were totally blacklisted from MSNBC interviews.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
27. True
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:45 PM
May 2020

What the heck were these two 'journalists' doing swanning around Mar-A-Lago. They said they went for an interview....He's been going after Joe lately. Wonder why the upsurge.

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