Then we are allowing only the nut jobs to speak and the sensible world where the majority live will be deafened to the nut crowd. RP does not censor his crazy bunch who says vile things about us so do nit allow RP to control our thinking.

that it really is OK to tell the conservative outrage machine to just fuck off. Yes, they can make a lot of noise, but they aren't the all-powerful juggernaut they seem to have convinced the rest of the Villagers that they are.

Exactly!

I look forward to the day when a critical mass in America finally figures out what a divisive useless nothing that shrieking harpie is.

by doubling down with this commercial. They are telling all those conservative haters to F..off.

They're able to convince the villagers that they are.

And the Democrat's milque-toast responses further validates that perception.

The Left (Professional and otherwise) needs to show them off the stage, and be ready to put up fists if they fail to do so in a manner that's sufficiently servile.

Yes, as you can tell, I'm sick of the reactionaries.

everytime I think the masses will rise up the media steps in with some more bull...many in the media are too afraid like the many who sit on asshole Scarborough who let him preach and shout them down as though he is the king..

because, as he says, "What can I tell you, but I think MSNBC chief Phil Griffin is no Betsy Throckmorton."

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apologize to bullies and sociopaths?

and always, right on the money. He is a joy to read.

He cuts through the babble to reveal the inanity behind most of it - for both parties. These are really messed up times politically, he has no lack of material for his craft as he exposes the shell game that is the political system 2014 - often in a pretty funny way. He is a bit like Taibbi in having some Hunter Thompson in his style.

This is a man who was around back in the days when the top tax rate was 60-90% and only a few rich cranks complained.

And now too many folks have been fooled as to who the takers really are.

Seriously, these people are fricking hypocrites.

I guess the dignity of her son doesn't matter when a GOP stooge issues slurs that include the "r" word.

Granted, Coulter is about as relevant to the public discouse as Palin is nowadays but consistency in Palin's outrage would negate the general belief that she uses her son's condition as a prop.

So it's not going to make much sense for Palin to bring it up presently.

Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, in an attempt to stop her from publishing stories about Nixon's slush fund used to pay for the Watergate break in.

Graham published the story anyway and on top of that published most of Mitchell's threat.

Griffin can be pushed around by Reince Pip-squeak Priebus.

Un. Freaking. Believable.

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I thought we might never meet but your father and mine are the same.

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got it inverted.

In linguistics, the rebus principle means using existing symbols, such as pictograms, purely for their sounds regardless of their meaning, to represent new words. Many ancient writing systems used the rebus principle to represent abstract words, which otherwise would be hard to be represented by pictograms. An example that illustrates the Rebus principle is the representation of the sentence "I can see you" by using the pictographs of "eye—can—sea—ewe." Some linguists believe that the Chinese developed their writing system according to the rebus principle,[5] and Egyptian hieroglyphs sometimes used a similar system.

He stands up for nothing, he throws his own to the lions (Priebus a lion?), he cares only for . . .what? Access? Access to whom? GOP ass-boogers who all speak the same bullshit talking points in defense of crushing the Obama Administration, of the need to nuke Iran and invade Syria, and of cutting off food stamps and stopping unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work because of Republican intransigence, heartlessness, and greedy sycophancy to the sociopathic faction of the rich 1-5%?

If there is ever an accurate history written of the sick monkey current America sees as journalism, it will hold up Griffith and his slobbering ilk to the ridicule and contempt they deserve.

I will continue to watch Rachel and Chris and, occasionally, the weekend morning shows. But if anyone ever tells me that MSNBC is a leftist leaning liberal outlet, my response will be swift, to the point, and possibly felonious.

no idea about the "ad" because I didn't see it. Still, in the past some of the actions Griffin has taken against several hosts has really angered me. I do watch them, but I also watch alternative TV because I'm lucky enough to have DISH.

Of course you have to get ALL the channels they offer to watch other channels like FSTV & LINK, I think. It's the ONE big expenditure I don't give my husband grief for. If it wasn't for him and the channels HE WANTED... fishing, sports etc., I would never have paid their high price!

Still, it's also made him so much MORE aware of "politics" than he ever was before. He never paid any attention to certain realities until he started watching MSNBC. He likes Al Sharpton too. Still working on making him watch alternative channels. However, MSNBC really isn't Liberal to me, but better than FOX & CNN!

But I totally agree with that Griffin is an ASS! Never see FOX kissing ass and apologizing for their daily fountain of lies!

Where is a link to the ad?

Well said!!!!!!!!!

I don't watch teevee, but if I did, I'd have to buy a nrw one every morning because I'd have bashed the previous night's with a brick.

Phil Griffin is supposed to be on "our side". I don't believe that for a minute. All about the $$$$ for MSNBC. If they thought for a second they realistically could woo the right to the network they would've done it. Probably figure "We're not going to get the Fox News demographic so why not make the money off the libs?"

edit to add: so I'd assume if Rachel steps out of line she'll be shitcanned as well?

He's merely creating a half-assed supply for a damn good demand.

About a decade ago. Remember when they employed Michael "I hope you get AIDS and die, you pig" Savage? Obviously, the half-assed FOX approach failed.

Pubic Ire Sneer

Insure Crib Pee

I Rub Nice Peers

Creepin Scrube

calling The President a "di#k"? DOUBLE STANDARD!!!! I'm done watching MSNBC it's owned by the RNC.
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Certainly not for something like THAT! He just said someone got fired.

thank you, Charlie Pierce

In linguistics, the rebus principle means using existing symbols, such as pictograms, purely for their sounds regardless of their meaning, to represent new words. Many ancient writing systems used the rebus principle to represent abstract words, which otherwise would be hard to be represented by pictograms. An example that illustrates the Rebus principle is the representation of the sentence "I can see you" by using the pictographs of "eye—can—sea—ewe." Some linguists believe that the Chinese developed their writing system according to the rebus principle,[5] and Egyptian hieroglyphs sometimes used a similar system.

The hell is it with these Republican names LOL I hear of an American public figure named Reince Priebus and think, "yep definitely a Republican" lol, Okay I'll stop because I am starting to sound a little like a 'publican, you know ignorant, close-minded and offensive.