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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC rebuts Ezra Klein rumors [View all]zaj
(3,433 posts)59. No, he did good... but...
... let's not confuse things. He's Occupy MSNBC, he's not a journalist. He's MoveOn with a TV Show. He's our version of infotainment.
We can be thankful to have him doing what he's doing and not delude ourselves collectively by labeling him as a "hard news" guy. He's an "activist news" guy.
Which is great to have and great to see all by itself.
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I think the consensus is that you should drop Tamron from your list. She's great.
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#52
So do you think Ed should NOT have exposed the Sensata story? How does one objectively report the
We People
Nov 2012
#33
Agreed. Ezra is host worthy. I've thought he was clealy being groomed for a while.
onehandle
Nov 2012
#14
I'm with you. If they want prison stories, why not expose for-profit incarceration/privatization
We People
Nov 2012
#35
His show should go, if anything, and he knows it. Even one hour of him is a waste of time. n/t
We People
Nov 2012
#36
I like Thom and Pap very much, too, but Ed is a definite plus to the network.
We People
Nov 2012
#38
I just told someone new to MSNBC-viewership that Ed and Rachel would be great to watch as an intro
We People
Nov 2012
#39
second that, The Cycle is the worst and I think SE is Ann Coulter in training
Ghost of Tom Joad
Nov 2012
#63