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snowybirdie

(5,846 posts)
16. I thought of this
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 06:55 AM
Nov 2024

Morning Joe turnabout as a plea to please watch me. Probably ordered to do it by the bosses to stem the loss of viewers since rtump won the election. Sorry but they can't spend years revving up their audience against the orange man and expect us to just accept their decision to normalize. Money drives every decision. I'm done!

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Mika and Joe spent the weekend with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Emile Nov 2024 #1
I think the jury is out. madaboutharry Nov 2024 #2
Based on what you are reporting maybe Mike 03 Nov 2024 #9
As I said, I don't know what to think about this. madaboutharry Nov 2024 #19
There is no point to talking with Trump. None whatsoever.o travelingthrulife Nov 2024 #20
"Talking" with/to him is about as useful as trying to reason with a Walk-Don't Walk sign. Texin Nov 2024 #55
I don't believe that and MJ is dead to me. Demsrule86 Nov 2024 #70
OK, that is perfectly reasonable. madaboutharry Nov 2024 #71
Trump can go on every news show, I won't see him. Now if he appears in an old Perry Mason, I've got a problem. dem4decades Nov 2024 #3
My very favorite show.... FormerOstrich Nov 2024 #59
bye bye H to HE Nov 2024 #4
This only validates my decision.... FarPoint Nov 2024 #5
I watched it. My head is spinning. No idea what to think. OrlandoDem2 Nov 2024 #6
Exactly+1 Emile Nov 2024 #49
I heard that Comcast was looking to sell MSNBC and some other of its media properties Seeking Serenity Nov 2024 #7
I read this too. Mike 03 Nov 2024 #13
doesn't make a lick of sense cadoman Nov 2024 #31
I agree radical noodle Nov 2024 #52
Leon, or whatever the fuck Musk his name is, will buy it maxrandb Nov 2024 #15
The Loon BigMin28 Nov 2024 #27
Their tone... Mike Nelson Nov 2024 #8
See, this is exactly what I am afraid of Mike 03 Nov 2024 #10
Agree. This morning I distinctly sensed a shift toward "well, he's uncontrollable but he allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #44
Well now Macrophylla Nov 2024 #11
MSNBC was just as subservient to W Bush over 20 years ago. RandiFan1290 Nov 2024 #26
It's Morning JoeScum for a reason malaise Nov 2024 #12
Glad that... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #32
I think Joe's attempting to get ahead of possible ruinous liable litigation when T sues the Liberal In Texas Nov 2024 #14
Well Joe is really stuck in a hard place... Hope22 Nov 2024 #18
Libel oswaldactedalone Nov 2024 #30
Oops. Spell checker doesn't help with everything. LOL. Liberal In Texas Nov 2024 #72
I thought of this snowybirdie Nov 2024 #16
If they think BigMin28 Nov 2024 #28
Rationalization is the mother of situational ethics. Never did like Joe. I think Mika has Stockholm Syndrome. marble falls Nov 2024 #17
Glad I am on a news blackout since the election and the foreseeable future. The MSM media will be falling right in JohnSJ Nov 2024 #21
This is all so depressing. madaboutharry Nov 2024 #22
I think most of the press in the US will fall in line. It is not journalists job to become friends. For the last eight JohnSJ Nov 2024 #24
Joe's not a journalist; he's an opinionated morning host with guest journalists. nt allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #65
I don't see DU having a big future. Botany Nov 2024 #34
Switched channel to CSpan. Emile Nov 2024 #23
They're all going back to what they used to be... MiHale Nov 2024 #25
I watch my local morning news bamagal62 Nov 2024 #29
The coup is complete. The corporations that sandbagged Hillary, Biden, and Harris are now in charge. Botany Nov 2024 #33
My impression of this was that it was a preemptive move to avoid the roundup of journalists. Vinca Nov 2024 #35
Scarborough was among the first in the white mainstream media to have Trump on ThePartyThatListens Nov 2024 #36
Absolutely. Used to see him on C-SPAN when he was in the House. He sounded every allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #45
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It's a political entertainment show and depends on ratings. Should Trump desire, he will be allowed to spew. Freethinker65 Nov 2024 #38
They're trying to save their asses from the dictator. appmanga Nov 2024 #39
Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #40
Much as I hate this idea, it's something that has to be done. ificandream Nov 2024 #41
Like many here, I stopped watching (consuming) all network and cable tv news quite a while ago. sop Nov 2024 #42
So glad I turned this crap off... orwell Nov 2024 #43
Let's see what they actually DO, not what they say they will do. CTyankee Nov 2024 #46
A guy who says he will put journalists in prison louis-t Nov 2024 #47
Spineless. Criminal mob boss calling shots for 9 years Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #48
Both sides are insane. They'll go anywhere the spotlight shines. bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #50
Is this like humoring the kidnapper in a hostage situation luvallpeeps Nov 2024 #51
Modeling acquiescence. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #53
I don't watch cable news- I have never seen their show AkFemDem Nov 2024 #54
words voteragain Nov 2024 #56
I couldn't believe this, so I googled it karin_sj Nov 2024 #57
Trump won't submit to questioning and criticism. He won't appear after perhaps one time. liberalla Nov 2024 #58
Let's write to Morning Joe! Here are the email addresses: Doodley Nov 2024 #60
I am very disappointed in Joe and Mika LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #61
Bad idea equals normalizing insanity RANDYWILDMAN Nov 2024 #62
No longer will I be watching Morning Joe after this. Emile Nov 2024 #63
Still happy with my decision to get rid of cable after the 2000 election Loryn Nov 2024 #64
Like most all celebrity journalists misanthrope Nov 2024 #66
Sounds like a very Slippery Slope Cha Nov 2024 #67
Kiss ups bdamomma Nov 2024 #68
I deleted everything off of MSNBC. They were marginally better than Fox or CNN but not Demsrule86 Nov 2024 #69
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