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Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
109. Exactly what I was thinking as i watched it.
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:51 PM
Feb 2013

There is good reason to be angry. Thank you for speaking what I only thought.

Gee, thanks so much, MSNBC [View all] mn9driver Feb 2013 OP
FUMSNBC Berlum Feb 2013 #1
They did have a #1 rated show that covered the Iraq lies.It was called Countdown with Keith Olberman SugarShack Feb 2013 #54
Yep, just another massive propaganda and diversion machine. eom ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #2
+1, I think this every day but didn't realize so many people here agreed. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #80
It's mostly in what they DON'T say or don't report. Also, they are often two or more ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #87
Nor do they follow up on answers dubious enough to challenge a high school maddiemom Feb 2013 #104
What's most infuriating is that they allow bold-faced lies to hang out there unchallenged. And ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #106
This message was self-deleted by its author maddiemom Feb 2013 #108
MSNBC was owned by GE, a major military industrial complex player. follow the $$ nt msongs Feb 2013 #3
Don't confuse anyone with actual facts... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #43
and soon to Comcast, another typical establishment corporation. n/t alp227 Feb 2013 #115
Well said! City Lights Feb 2013 #4
Nothing like hindsight riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #5
I'll be honest... AZ Progressive Feb 2013 #6
Business mentality mn9driver Feb 2013 #9
+1 deutsey Feb 2013 #13
+2 zeemike Feb 2013 #15
Excellent point, excellent memory! colorado_ufo Feb 2013 #32
also, might be why 9/11 happened in September NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #42
But corporations ARE people, my friend. maddiemom Feb 2013 #105
Remember what they did to Dan Rather PatSeg Feb 2013 #46
Regarding Rather War Horse Feb 2013 #67
True, he shouldn't have run with them PatSeg Feb 2013 #72
Rather was licking Bush's war boots good. Whisp Feb 2013 #88
Great post. MinneapolisMatt Feb 2013 #7
preach on brother! Hulk Smash Feb 2013 #8
Scott Ritter. progressoid Feb 2013 #16
Scott is a bit of a tragic figure mn9driver Feb 2013 #33
I did not know that. progressoid Feb 2013 #36
Yes it is xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #49
I believe that all was right wing character assignation. FarPoint Feb 2013 #40
I met Scott Ritter at a book signing just prior to the invasion. MindPilot Feb 2013 #64
I discovered Diane Rehm belatedly. It was after her throat problems and I was amazed at the common maddiemom Feb 2013 #103
Spot on rant. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #10
I just signed on for the day and was going to point that out... WCGreen Feb 2013 #11
Don't know him... mn9driver Feb 2013 #12
Yea, Bill Press... WCGreen Feb 2013 #23
This burger is delicious, but I'm going to bitch about it because I REALLY wanted a burger yesterday beerandjesus Feb 2013 #14
Prediction: mn9driver Feb 2013 #20
GE makes a lot of war stuff WCGreen Feb 2013 #25
GE no longer owns NBC. Comcast does. Zen Democrat Feb 2013 #50
Ever fly in a plane? Chico Man Feb 2013 #77
I just made a statement.... WCGreen Feb 2013 #84
We should thank GE? snort Feb 2013 #94
Don't fly then Chico Man Feb 2013 #95
Mmmm, yummy snort Feb 2013 #97
I know a lot of people at GE Chico Man Feb 2013 #98
Yeah, I like my plane travel and GE appliances fine. Isn't there some old saw maddiemom Feb 2013 #107
I'm not sure what you mean Chico Man Feb 2013 #110
Nothing to do with the employees, but the corporation. Basically Nazi -like systems are maddiemom Feb 2013 #111
Sorry Chico Man Feb 2013 #112
I really, really, really hope you're wrong, but wouldn't want to bet against you... beerandjesus Feb 2013 #26
Yeah, Paul was the real deal. mn9driver Feb 2013 #38
Uh huh Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #69
+1 JHB Feb 2013 #48
It's so much easier to be skeptical in hindsight. Where were they when we needed them? rhett o rick Feb 2013 #71
Matthews was against the war...and said so many times jaysunb Feb 2013 #17
but he fawned over Shrub's codpiece Carolina Feb 2013 #74
All true, but jaysunb Feb 2013 #75
Hey, don't forget Keith Olbermann! 90-percent Feb 2013 #18
We invaded Iraq on March19, 2003. Olbermann first appeared on March 31. mn9driver Feb 2013 #22
I first started paying attention to Keith PatSeg Feb 2013 #47
But he was doing a great job and they fired him, too. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #62
Agreed . . . I miss Keith . . . Wish he could find a home . . . We need his voice to be heard again. Liberal In Red State Feb 2013 #24
Would love to hear Tom Brokaw rationalize away the stains caused by HUBRIS - the gravitas that Liberal In Red State Feb 2013 #19
One other point 90-percent Feb 2013 #21
Indeed. Webster Green Feb 2013 #56
It is always going to be the money! Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #27
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #28
I would say FU, MSNBC of 2003 renate Feb 2013 #29
Yeah, I think while it's great that MSNBC has woken up, alp227 Feb 2013 #116
K&R stonecutter357 Feb 2013 #30
MSNBC did not become progressive until 2005. Jennicut Feb 2013 #31
MSNBC: Worse Than Fox Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #34
Uh, no dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #86
No, no sarcasm whatsoever. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #89
OK, can't agree with that dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #93
Well said. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #35
K&R, but let's not stop there MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #37
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. moondust Feb 2013 #39
+1 Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #45
im afraid MFM008 Feb 2013 #41
I can't believe anyone takes cable "news" seriously. harmonicon Feb 2013 #44
In addition to the network news, which no one should take seriously either. Zen Democrat Feb 2013 #52
Oh, yeah, that goes without saying. harmonicon Feb 2013 #70
I think airing Hubris was a good thing. I get the impression ecstatic Feb 2013 #51
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #53
They did a good job promoting it, then *crickets*. gateley Feb 2013 #55
^This^ mn9driver Feb 2013 #57
We need to get Carter's Grandson on this . . . Maybe he can find a video that will blow this Liberal In Red State Feb 2013 #58
dixiegrrrrl posted a like - there's a YouTube video of the entire piece! gateley Feb 2013 #60
But isn't it our job to make a stink about it? ecstatic Feb 2013 #59
We've been making a stink about it for years. I'm hoping the YouTube video will make it impossible gateley Feb 2013 #61
Wow! Everything I've been thinking, especially in regards to Bush's number one cheerleader! DearHeart Feb 2013 #63
me too. I want to find the video of tweety gushing over Bush in the flight suit. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #81
I've tried to find it also, but it's been scrubbed everywhere. DearHeart Feb 2013 #113
Tweety must have pull. n/t limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #114
Donahue had a top rated show .. yet they fired him. YOHABLO Feb 2013 #65
Amazing... egos continue to be mistaken for talent... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #90
Been thinking the same thing, War Horse Feb 2013 #66
Ashleigh Banfield got fired, too, for being too critical of the war. Roland99 Feb 2013 #68
K&R Carolina Feb 2013 #73
"Dear MSNBC: I chose to be an ignorant twit 10 years ago. Now I'm mad." Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #76
Huh? mn9driver Feb 2013 #82
Gotta agree mimi85 Feb 2013 #85
I don't think mn9driver was ever deceived by MSNBC's soft-pedaling of skepticism for invading. John1956PA Feb 2013 #101
LOL You got it right. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #78
And you all are surprised the media sucks? Chico Man Feb 2013 #79
People who tell the truth watoos Feb 2013 #83
Recommended, for sure... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #91
Thanks for that reminder. I had totally forgotten. BlueStreak Feb 2013 #92
Yep, Tragically A Bit Late colsohlibgal Feb 2013 #96
K&R!...and meanwhile, ten years later... yoyossarian Feb 2013 #99
Really? This is the kind of stuff that starts to irk me about liberals/progressives, and I'm one. spicegal Feb 2013 #100
Jerry Nachman (Conservative) was the Editor-in-Chief of MSNBC at the time. Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #102
Exactly what I was thinking as i watched it. Gregorian Feb 2013 #109
k & r! nt wildbilln864 Feb 2013 #117
Fire Chuck Toad and Andrea Mitchell. Hire JON STEWART & KATIE PORTER. Trueblue1968 Aug 2022 #118
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