I blocked MSNBC on my cable.

There, problem solved.

If General Electric wants to replace left-leaning anchors (though I would argue that about Matthews) with a right-leaning anchor, MSNBC is part of their corporation, so they can do that.

If General Electric wants to demote persons with a left-bias and promote persons with a right-bias, MSNBC is part of their corporation, so they can do that.

But they'll do it without me.


Besides, it's high time I gave my business to PBS, they've long been the most deserving of it.



(And Mika, way to stick that finger in the air. You obviously sensed the stirring of the corporate beast. With the way you've been gushing over Palin lately, you're setting yourself up to be co-anchor of election night! And Gregory, fuck you, and your shameless promotion of Obama smears)

I wonder if that was part of the plan, reduce the viewership, reduce the ratings, alas the right wing has there way again.

if not MSNBC still will get revenue from your subscription

But I had hoped that with KO and Rachel on board there might be some semblance of objectivity at MSNBC, but now I guess not. But I won't be blocking it. Instead, I will only watch those two shows and fuck the rest.

Don't even know what channel it is on my TV.

This is mainly to encourage me to watch other worthy networks who will cover election night and the debates as they should be covered.

But Morning Joe, Hardball (which is the one I really like), all the daytime nonsense and, for the love of GOD, Gregory are out!

MSNBC is entertaining, but it's like sugar, not a lot of substance. And I see the entire network breaking hard right at the request of the McCain campaign, so no more sugar for me!

Faux and MSRNC Now on block.

I still want to watch Countdown and Rachel's show.

they need us more than ever now.

that they change up the lineup and had nothing to do with the powers that be

First, if you want to watch clean, unopiniated coverage of the elections then use CSpan or PBS. I did watch some of the convention on MSNBC but was annoyed that it was all chatter and very little of the convention. So by the last 2 days I was using CSpan.

Second, even with this change in who runs the convention you still have Keith Olbermann a part of this show. PLUS outside of election coverage, MSNBC is offering not one but TWO progressive hosts of primetime shows. You're telling us we should block/boycott MSNBC. Perhaps what we should do is just watch between 8-10pm each night and then make sure you support the sponsers during that show.

Rachel's show is starting tonight

Keith is NOT bumped from election ANALYSIS, just from the anchor desk.



I suppose you'll be watching Fox now? or CNN?


Come on, Kristi.

Think!

There are only THREE shows on cable TV that have a host that DOESN'T lean right:

Countdown
Hardball
Maddow


And you're shutting yourself OFF from them?

Talking about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Chris is impressed by Obama's speaking ability, but he shovels pretty hard for the Right.

They too aren't forced to swing hard right, which I suspect they will be.

:bounce:

Because it could just affirm their idea that they are leaning too far left.

I have Verizon Fios for TV and in the northern New Jersey, Manhattan/Long Island area for some reason no one knows msnbc signed a contract with Cablevision making them the exclusive provider of msnbc in the NY metro area. So if you don't have Cablevision around here you don't have msnbc.

My choice was my own and due in no small part that I loathe David Gregory so completely that the mere sight of him makes my blood pressure rise.

If Keith and Rachel are given freedom in their shows (which I suspect they will not be), I will unblock the channel to watch them.

You are blocking Olbermann because NBC says he leans to the left. The ONLY show/channel with ANY left leaning news and you block it because it will show them? It will show them if they DARE to have news you agree with you will not watch?

And you are "giving" your business to PBS. That's because your watching PBS helps them how? Is it possible you don't know the only support PBS needs is your money, not your viewership?

Please tell me the OP was intended as a joke and was so cleverly written none of us got it?

And the fact the network considers that cause to promote him, means that I can no longer support the network.

With the hard right turn that MSNBC is undertaking?

That remains to be seen.

Why do you assume that the liberal-crackdown ends at election and debate coverage?

Granted, the rest of MSNBC sucks golf balls through a garden hose.

I won't be feeding into their ratings-share.

:shrug:

"other" = classic movies, sports, discovery, TLC, NG, sitcoms, etc.

That's a don't miss 2-hour progressive block IMO.

:hi:

Thats' what I'm going to do. I wouldn't miss Rachel Maddow's show or Keith Olbermann and yes, Hardball (now).

Let them see how low their ratings are with David Gregory without us.

to let them know you'd be watching the debates on CSpan instead of MSNBC because of Gregory's bias.

And apparently the entire network has gotten the message that if you want to make the big bosses happy, then praise McCain. Mika, in particular, is vying for a promotion so desperately that she is fawning over Palin.

And I cannot stand Gregory. The mere sight of him makes my blood pressure rise.

It will be impossible for me to watch MSNBC coverage with the stupid shit that comes out of his mouth. MSNBC has problems with rating, they are going to lose even more people now. It is their loss for caving in so easily to GOP bullying.

But I do appreciate MSNBC's shows from 8pm to 10pm on weeknights. :-)

...way to cut off you rnose to spite your face...