2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMSNBC'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.
kitt6
(516 posts)and talks all over Mika. Sad, really sad display.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)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)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...
onecent
(6,096 posts)AlinPA
(15,071 posts)in their views and his vomiting the same line of crap qualifies him for membership.
BrainMann1
(460 posts)and pretend he wasn't an advocate of lies fox was spitting out. He is still in a bubble the lier.
PoliticalBiker
(328 posts)... 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.
Tutonic
(2,522 posts)n/t
smorkingapple
(827 posts)aaaaaa5a
(4,667 posts)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?"
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)that Mika is supposed to be a Democrat and I was shocked.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)lumpy
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JHB
(37,161 posts)Isn't Morning Joe Washington's go-to place for the day's memo on conservative talking points?