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DLnyc

(2,479 posts)
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:51 PM Oct 2016

Can somebody tell me why MSNBC has Trump speaking all day long?

Last edited Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:28 AM - Edit history (1)

Why do they continue to give this asshole free airtime?

I wish people would call them and complain, it is sickening!


--Edit to add: Here's a link, viewerservices@msnbc.com for complaining!
Thanks to ailsagirl #19 below!

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Can somebody tell me why MSNBC has Trump speaking all day long? (Original Post) DLnyc Oct 2016 OP
doesn't msnbc usually have prison shows all weekend? niyad Oct 2016 #1
They are broadcasting his hate speeches in full or snippets? TrekLuver Oct 2016 #2
Sure, they need a close "appearing" race kacekwl Oct 2016 #3
If you don't watch, it's not an issue. CentralMass Oct 2016 #4
I'm not watching, it's on (on mute) at the house where I'm visiting. DLnyc Oct 2016 #7
MSNBC CNN...all had DT non stop over an hour...AN ISSUE Alice11111 Oct 2016 #10
I've read the amount of free airtime the media has given Trump is valued at close to $2 Billion nt okaawhatever Oct 2016 #23
And yet he is now moaning and complaining about... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #27
Excellent idea! DLnyc Oct 2016 #29
I'm still wondering why their parent company NBC gave $500K to the phony-assed Tanuki Oct 2016 #5
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #11
They just love to hear him talk. LisaL Oct 2016 #6
I've been watching too. lapucelle Oct 2016 #8
News flash. Nobody's Watching redstateblues Oct 2016 #12
Also, the more people see him, the fewer votes he gets. Once you hear him, you know he's not Coyotl Oct 2016 #15
College football Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #13
I decided not to give them the ratings or my time. wisteria Oct 2016 #14
MSNBC now supports his hate speeches. rockfordfile Oct 2016 #16
they still have ad time to sell and need a horse race rurallib Oct 2016 #17
Why did they run Tweety's Trump biography again today? doc03 Oct 2016 #18
Isn't there an email running along the bottom of the screen where MSNBC asks for our input... ailsagirl Oct 2016 #19
Thanks for the link! DLnyc Oct 2016 #24
I stopped watching them because I'm sick of seeing thrump on there all day. NT Ilsa Oct 2016 #20
I'm not sure M$NBC was ever the progressive outlet we wanted it to be. Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #21
Because Trump is offering voters, indeed the saltpoint Oct 2016 #22
I'm sure the guy is several layers of intelligence over me. DLnyc Oct 2016 #25
Hi, DLnyc. Yep. Same here. I try saltpoint Oct 2016 #28
I do my part, i dont watch their sorry excuse for a network still_one Oct 2016 #26
 

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)
2. They are broadcasting his hate speeches in full or snippets?
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:54 PM
Oct 2016

I turned off the news..I'm watching halloween baking championship and I'm much happier.

kacekwl

(7,020 posts)
3. Sure, they need a close "appearing" race
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:54 PM
Oct 2016

so they have something to fill 24 hours of commercials. And don't care how it affects the country.

DLnyc

(2,479 posts)
7. I'm not watching, it's on (on mute) at the house where I'm visiting.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:02 PM
Oct 2016

Not an issue for me directly, but perhaps an issue for all of us if they get this asshole elected. Or even close to elected.

It's like pumping poison into the veins of those who are watching.

Every time I walk into the room that has the TV, there that asshole is, waving his little hands around.

I have not seen them covering Hillary talking once.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
10. MSNBC CNN...all had DT non stop over an hour...AN ISSUE
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:16 PM
Oct 2016

when the entire media are giving him millions of dollars of free adds...even though I had to mute it. HRC has to raise
money for her adds. DT's are free and extensive!

3catwoman3

(24,023 posts)
27. And yet he is now moaning and complaining about...
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:09 AM
Oct 2016

...how terrible the media is and how unfairly he is being treated.

Here's an idea - stop covering the jackass for 48 hours and really piss him off.

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
5. I'm still wondering why their parent company NBC gave $500K to the phony-assed
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:59 PM
Oct 2016

Trump "Charitable" Foundation. In light of all that has come out lately, it sounds like a massive tax dodge on both sides.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512430533

lapucelle

(18,290 posts)
8. I've been watching too.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:04 PM
Oct 2016

At first I was annoyed, but as the rallies wore on, Trump and his acolytes became more and more virulently unhinged.

It might serve a purpose to show voters on the fence exactly what kind of government we would get from the dangerous buffoon and his mob-mentality followers.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
15. Also, the more people see him, the fewer votes he gets. Once you hear him, you know he's not
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:02 PM
Oct 2016

presidential material.

All people need to ask themslves is, "If I were interviewing for a job, would I want to work for this guy?" No way, right. You wouldn't even want to work with him, let alone have him in charge of anything.

 

wisteria

(19,581 posts)
14. I decided not to give them the ratings or my time.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:50 PM
Oct 2016

MSNBC and CNN. And, I will not watch the Sunday shows either, if they just have the talking heads and sleazy Trump reps on.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)
16. MSNBC now supports his hate speeches.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:05 PM
Oct 2016

Some guy at a Trump rally just started shouting jews at reporters.

rurallib

(62,432 posts)
17. they still have ad time to sell and need a horse race
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:31 PM
Oct 2016

so they are doing their part to manufacture one.

The sell by date is Nov. 9

ailsagirl

(22,897 posts)
19. Isn't there an email running along the bottom of the screen where MSNBC asks for our input...
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:49 PM
Oct 2016

re the election? I emailed them once and asked why the hell drumpf gets so much air time.

Here it is: viewerservices@msnbc.com

Maybe it's time I did it again.

It's infuriating, isn't it?

DLnyc

(2,479 posts)
24. Thanks for the link!
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 12:33 AM
Oct 2016

Just emailed them:

Dear Sirs and/or Madames:

I find it quite offensive that you constantly give Donald Trump extensive free air time, running his rants seemingly endlessly. I don't see you running footage of Hillary's rallies. Why would you give free air time to a hate-mongering pathological-lying self-aggrandizing fascist wannabe and then ignore an actual candidate for the presidency of the United States?

Yours,
--One of the future victims of the hate you are helping to spread

Blue Idaho

(5,051 posts)
21. I'm not sure M$NBC was ever the progressive outlet we wanted it to be.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:06 PM
Oct 2016

At best there are a few hours on weekday evenings that qualify, but that's about it. They gave up on "Leaning Left" after a few short months and even announced they were moving to a more centrist (meaning conservative) position before the election season got underway.

In the end they serve the corporate conglomerates not us.

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
22. Because Trump is offering voters, indeed the
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:40 PM
Oct 2016

world, a multi-layered and complex vision. We can't expect someone like Trump to narrow his remarks to the media. They are expansive and require 24-7 coverage generally and at the expense of the Democratic ticket especially.

Guy's a genius, I tell ya.

DLnyc

(2,479 posts)
25. I'm sure the guy is several layers of intelligence over me.
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 12:39 AM
Oct 2016

Even though I know he is really giving a sophisticated discussion of the complex and difficult issues faced by our modern world, it all just sounds like hate speech to me.

Just goes to show how clueless I must be!

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
28. Hi, DLnyc. Yep. Same here. I try
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:19 AM
Oct 2016

to listen to him speak, but within seconds, it just sails over my head.

The liberal media are all attacking him. Fortunately he has those suave and seasoned surrogates to rise to his defense.

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