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(4,667 posts)
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:14 PM Nov 2012

MSNBC's Morning Joe discusses " The Conservative Entertainment Complex" (with video)

This is the news program "Morning Joe" discussing what has come to be known as the C-E-C. This stands for the Conservative Entertainment Complex. This is an entire media industry driven by media outlets such as FOX News, The Drudge Report and Rush Limbaugh. These entities don't report news, but broadcast untrue stories, conservative talking points and Republican propaganda to increase their audiences size and popularity.

Over time what has developed is an entire Republican "news bubble" where conservatives get their news. This new " GOP news bubble" is void of facts, differentiating points of view and even reality. This is part of what led conservatives to believe that Romney was likely to win on election night. For the entire campaign, conservatives were being fed affirmation stories, when objective polling and news outlets correctly reported Obama as very likely to win.

Conservatives are increasingly rejecting facts, math, science and even basic news because it does not fit their viewpoints. This is the founding base of the CEC.


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MSNBC's Morning Joe discusses " The Conservative Entertainment Complex" (with video) (Original Post) aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 OP
Scum is rude kitt6 Nov 2012 #1
I'm wondering what else scum is doing ti miKKKa! yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2012 #6
Nice legs! UCmeNdc Nov 2012 #7
Disturbing picture Nonhlanhla Nov 2012 #11
She has two teenaged daughters and is always talking about parental responsibility! CTyankee Nov 2012 #12
Well said, welcome to DU! onecent Nov 2012 #17
Isn't his program one of those in the "C.E.C"? They are certainly close to Fox 'news' AlinPA Nov 2012 #2
How can Joe sit there BrainMann1 Nov 2012 #3
Saw part of that this morning... PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #4
They just don't get it. Won't see a Rethug elected in 2016. Tutonic Nov 2012 #5
Mika is worthless. Seriously. She said nothing in that 8 min segment. smorkingapple Nov 2012 #8
Agreed. I have no idea where her fan base comes from. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #10
Someone explained to me years ago Third Doctor Nov 2012 #9
She supported Obama. JRLeft Nov 2012 #15
K&R cprise Nov 2012 #13
Tiresome bullshitting. The unending words just fly through the air without any meaning. lumpy Nov 2012 #14
How ironic JHB Nov 2012 #16

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)
11. Disturbing picture
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 11:28 AM
Nov 2012

He sits comfortably, dressed comfortably, relaxed pose. She poses in a seriously uncomfortable pose, short dress, high heels not fit for actual human walking, leg in the air, flesh exposed. He looks at us, big grin on his face, she pouts and looks at him. All that is missing is a leash - even the neck line of her dress is somewhat evocative of a dog collar, at least within the context of this picture. The picture says everything about the power differentiation in that TV relationship. Very disturbing.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
12. She has two teenaged daughters and is always talking about parental responsibility!
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 01:52 PM
Nov 2012

I wonder how she manages to justify this pose to them! And what about her husband? I wonder what he had to say about this...

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)
2. Isn't his program one of those in the "C.E.C"? They are certainly close to Fox 'news'
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:37 PM
Nov 2012

in their views and his vomiting the same line of crap qualifies him for membership.

BrainMann1

(460 posts)
3. How can Joe sit there
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 05:44 PM
Nov 2012

and pretend he wasn't an advocate of lies fox was spitting out. He is still in a bubble the lier.

PoliticalBiker

(328 posts)
4. Saw part of that this morning...
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 06:02 PM
Nov 2012

... before I came to work.

SHUT UP JOE!!

Sad, but true.

Far be it for one of us to convice an avid Faux Snooze lissener of that tho...

Faux is the only True News.

Pfffftttt!!

Idiots.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
10. Agreed. I have no idea where her fan base comes from.
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 08:30 PM
Nov 2012

Sometimes I think she is just there to help Joe promote his macho image by having him shout her down the 1 or 2 times per week she even has a relevant point.

I have a friend who calls her "Meek-A" instead of Mika.

And I don't mind saying this... For a woman who is suppose to be "all about pay equality" I don't think her actions on the show often do a real good job promoting women equality in the work place.


If I were a producer or TV news exec, and I saw a segment like the one above.... "Why the heck would I pay Mika the same as everyone else?"

JHB

(37,161 posts)
16. How ironic
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:08 PM
Nov 2012

Isn't Morning Joe Washington's go-to place for the day's memo on conservative talking points?

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