MSNBC has GOT to cover other stories!

[manor321]

Jesus Christ! Three straight days of nothing but wall to wall coverage of the immigration story! This is disgusting.

Yes I know the immigration story is very important. Maybe it even requires 30 minutes per hour. But THEY ARE NOT COVERING ANY OTHER STORY!

The freaks in the White House are doing 100 terrible things every day and no one is covering it.

MSNBC: Move on to other stories already!

[likesmountains 52]

1. The situation is still developing..still needs coverage.

[LAS14]

2. Well, I learned a lot of stuff on the Rachel show tonight that...

... needed to be heard.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Yeah, babies in cages is a boring story. We're tired of it.

[likesmountains 52]

5. Amen..

[LAS14]

4. Which breaking stories, with new information, are you thinking about? nt

[oberliner]

9. How about the Antwon Rose shooting?

[Demsrule86]

31. Very sad indeed but we have over 2000 kids who were kidnapped by Trump and he is planning

something evil...they booked the fake charities until 2022... so no you are wrong.

[oberliner]

39. How about 55 minutes on that and 5 minutes on the shooting (and protests)?

[Demsrule86]

49. I have actually seen that...so it is being reported...but this is the most important story.

[Fred Sanders]

43. Yemen genocide, European immigrant crisis, corporate media collusion with Trump, hey, even

the World Cup...seems a few minutes an hour could be spared...but American media is ferocious when it comes to one issue emergent matters....then nothing else matters.

Watch the Big 3 daily news...mainly snippets for morons followed by weather reports...followed by cute animal videos...and of course occasional bows to the military...but not fake news.

Flake news.

[oberliner]

48. Exactly

You'd think they could cover a wider array of stories instead of having the 5PM show be basically the same as the 6PM show and so forth.

[uponit7771]

6. Ummmmm, no ... this is one of a parents worst nightmares. People should know how horrid Trumps is.

[Xipe Totec]

7. ABC announces "Roseanne" spinoff "The Conners". Maybe you can go watch that nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. It's a human rights crisis. It's an atrocity. They must *not* stop covering it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

20. This is a stain on any Republican running for office.......

Who sides with Trump regarding what has Been happening since Sen. Jeff Merkley was denied entry into a detention center in Brownsville. Jacob Soboroff took it over and the dam began to burst on this. Republicans who have spoken in opposition are doing so to save their seats, cough cough Ted Cruz.

Despite other shit taking place, this remains center stage on the sheer cruelty of Donald Trump's journey to Authoritarianism.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. The sea does not rise or fall on account of what MSNBC does

There are plenty of people in the real world who are covering every single angle of what this administration has done. Whether or not that gets news coverage is completely irrelevant.

I can tell you for one that Robert Mueller is doing his job regardless of the news cycle.

In the meantime this is in fact a huge news story so if MSNBC wants to cover it, they’ll cover it.

[Me.]

11. No Words

[milestogo]

12. They've got it right.

[Hekate]

13. This story seems to encapsulate the entire Trump regime. Sorry you feel bored, but if you want...

...greater variety and depth, pick up a major newspaper.

[Blue_true]

17. Or go to Fox News for a new lie every hour on the hour. nt

[oasis]

14. Apparently, MSNBC feels it has a duty not to abandon helpless children. nt

[dewsgirl]

42. +100000

[flibbitygiblets]

50. And make sure Rump doesn't get away with it

His"problem solved" horse shit cannot be tolerated or believed. Outrage needs to continue. We have midterms coming up. Turn off the tv if you don't like it

[malaise]

59. +1,000

Yah think

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. SMFH

[JI7]

16. Nope, this deserves more coverage

[wryter2000]

18. Um...

Over 2000 kids are separated from their parents with no plan on how to reunite them. That sounds pretty catastrophic to me

[bdamomma]

19. This is

a humanitarian crisis and illegal policy, taking children away from their parents who want a better life for themselves and their children this story is not going away, neither is the Cohen, Russian Investigation, CHIP being taken away from children.

There is plenty of journalism out there to read, NY Times, Washington Post, Daily Beast, AlterNet, etc.

[blake2012]

21. Womp womp

[Glimmer of Hope]

22. Try FOX. I checked it out earlier today and they are not covering the immigration story at all.

[teach1st]

23. This issue

The issue has turned more Republican-leaning friends on Facebook against Trump than any other issue I've seen. And we need to protect these children and make sure this doesn't happen again. People need to understand how cruel the Trump administration really is and this issue is doing that.

[Demsrule86]

28. The Biotch from DHS says child kidnapping to resume...told GOP Congress ...it is posted here

somewhere.

[Squinch]

24. Can you spell "humanitarian crisis?" They need to hammer this shit 24/7.

Thousands of children at the mercy of monsters.

[pnwmom]

25. They have been.

Msnbc.com

[leanforward]

26. Sir or Ma'am

Ms Maddow nearly lost it again this evening interviewing a pediatric Doctor.

The actions of our current leadership is abhorrent to families. No one in our country should turn their back on families at the border.

Have you seen any pictures of troops in RVN carrying vietnamese children out of harms way? Check out the circumstances of the pictures.

I am with that troop and that child. I am with the children separated from their parents.

[Demsrule86]

27. This is the most important story. They want us to let it go...but they plan to resume the kidnapping

according to Sec. of DHS.

[tavernier]

29. Yes, let's get back to Hillary's emails.

Fox is already announcing plans for new investigations.

[AlexSFCA]

30. this is the most important story and they must continue

or you think budget deal coverage is more important than missing mass kidnapping of toddlers and children? If media reduce coveragr of this then trump succeded in dehumanization and can proceed further and faster genocide and rapid deportation of all dreamers

[Demsrule86]

32. Self immolation by Trump...and you want to stop it? And why would that be?

[bluestarone]

33. Keep covering this

NEVER FORGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lunatica]

34. Wow! Little angry emoji and all

I’m sure Fox has other stories.

[Tarheel_Dem]

35. You mean like we've "moved on" from the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shootings? Like we "moved on"....

from the post hurricane catastrophe in the US territory of Puerto Rico? You, like so many Americans, don't have the attention span to see anything through to completion. The collective empathy appears to have a pretty short shelf life. Let's all just "move on".

[brooklynite]

63. Translation: why won't people talk about what --I-- want them to talk about?

[Tarheel_Dem]

71. Exactly. This is the kind of crap I'd expect to see posted at JPR, but not here.

[Enoki33]

36. Try walking in one of those mother's shoes, however difficult it

may be, and your priorities may change. Then check what history has to say about the rise and fall of Nazi Germany.

[Polly Hennessey]

37. By the way,

do you know someone named Melania Trump. She might agree with you.

[TDale313]

38. Yes, baby detention centers are so five minutes ago.

Seriously, turn the channel if you’re bored... but this is horrific and a human rights abuse by our government and I hope they keep covering this as thoroughly as they have been.

[sheshe2]

40. Well, no.

Rep Barbara Lee has asked the UN to send observers to investigate President Trump’s zero tolerance policy. These practices are a blatant violation of human rights and a stain on America.

Link to tweet

This is a human rights violation! This is not as you seem to dismiss it at just an "IMMIGRATION STORY". This isn't a story. This is children being ripped from their mothers breasts and stolen from their parents. It is called kidnapping and trumpty dumpty is using them as political pawns for his fucking wall.

[bdamomma]

68. thank you

sheshe2

Thank god for Rep Barbara Lee, this must be stopped.

[The Figment]

41. There is this thing...

It's called a remote,change the channel!

[Kaleva]

44. I get all my news from DU's GD and LBN.

Haven't watched network or cable news in I don't know how long.

[MoonchildCA]

45. Let me split from the pack and say...

I agree with you. It’s always the same with news channels these days, one huge terrible thing happens, which of course should be the top story with plenty of coverage, but the whole world does not stop. There are other newsworthy stories, and much of the coverage is more opinion, than news. Don’t get me wrong, I want to hear the opinion of journalists I respect, but it’s very repetitive and there IS time to at least highlight a few other things.

[Raine]

56. I TOTALLY agree. nt

[Ilsa]

62. I tend to agree. I think about 3/4 of time should cover this

intentional tragedy, but other stories need to be mentioned also, like anything that is going to slash the social safety net, foreign policy changes.

[procon]

46. No, there is no other news story that carries the same weight in terms of scope and interest.

We are only in the first stages of discovery, the full scope of Trump's inhumanity is yet to be revealed.T he tragedy of what has happened to these kids will not be denied, it is a huge event of worldwide historic significance that has brought international scorn and and censure down on our country because of Trump's cruelty. To our shame, the unfolding story will be memorialized in future textbooks and reams of investigatory reports.

[dflprincess]

47. I have to admit I've wondered if Trump's abuse of these families was a way to distract from

Mueller and the New York State AG's actions. Though he is probably shocked at the blow back from this - if he wasn't he wouldn't have signed the EO yesterday.

I'm sure if the investigations had any major developments we'd hear about them.

[RandySF]

51. You sound like Our Revolution.

[ecstatic]

52. This is the most vile act committed by the US in the past 20 years or so

The US government caused irreparable harm to thousands of children, who may never see their families again. The fact that assclown trump, his AG, HHS, etc. are still walking free after this blows my mind. He issued a fake executive order yesterday that was effective in confusing and dissipating the momentum that had built up to stop him. Looks like he truly can do whatever the fuck he wants to do, with no consequences. There's no story bigger than this right now.

[Nevernose]

65. Famine in Yemen, caused by US-backed forces?

An Arab Spring in Syria backed by the CIA? American-backed coups and death squads in Honduras and Guatemal? All those three things really nova bell? Those are arguably way worse things we’re doing right now than what we’re doing to refugees.

Saying “other things are important” is not the same as saying “refugees are not important.”

[kacekwl]

53. This may be the story

that takes down the freaks in the White House. Not to mention the importance of the terrible facts comming out by the hour regarding the immigration story.

[FoxNewsSucks]

54. I agree,

they should not ignore the story of president pussygrabber's child-snatching. But it's not the only thing happening. And where is this endless outrage when children (American children at that!) get blown to shreds by gunhumpers? They move on from that quickly enough.

Again, they should not ignore the story, but while everyone is covering that, who is covering the story of this week's republican bill which strips 1.5 TRILLION DOLLARS from social security and medicare? Thom Hartmann covered it on the radio, has it been mentioned at all on TV? Republicons plan to pay for their 1.5 TRILLION DOLLAR gift to corporations and billionaires by stealing our social services. Is that OK? I don't think so.

tRump is the shiny object that keeps everyone's attention while Mullah Pence, Lyin' Paul Ryan, Mitch McChinless and their accomplices destroy this country. Don't forget that!

[lunamagica]

55. Thousands of children's lives are in danger. Time is precious. This story takes precedence

over everything else.

[Raine]

57. I agree, sure it's important but there's lots of other

issues that are really important that are being totally ignored. Seems they could devote one segment to global warming or any one of a dozen other important pending issues on one show. We get hour after hour of the same story on every show, all that's different is the talking head repeating the same thing. I heard that the ratings have slipped on MSNBC, don't know if it's true or not but if it is it's no wonder.

[Skidmore]

58. I just saw it covered on MSNBC,

the story included coverage of protests. I see them cover a variety of events and issues. These refugee children's plight very much gets at basic human rights in stark relief. Both stories are parts of a greater issue.

[stonecutter357]

60. no !

[Demsrule86]

61. I know ....right Trump said the same thing.

[Vinca]

64. While I agree to a point, this is the first time in a long time I feel as if decency is winning out.

On the other hand, I blame MSNBC for being a big part in why Trump won. During the campaign they covered him almost exclusively - like a reality show that never ends - and ignored Hillary. At the moment, the GOP and Trump are severing ties with allies, cutting safety nets, killing voting rights and destroying the environment. I would like to see some of that covered, too.

[Ilsa]

66. We need more reporting on this, also:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210771145#post15

House fast tracks bill out of committee to kill ACA.

There is other stuff going on out there, including international news. We can stay apprised of the human rights violations going on here and still get other news.

[Tom Rinaldo]

67. I agree. It should be cvered as a major story every hour. But we also need to cover other

issues that will help Democrats retake Congress. That means nailing Republicans over their budget proposals for healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid etc also. Our candidates are running on issues like that on the local level. Outrage over what Trump is doing to America must be stoked, but we can't campaign on that alone.

[oasis]

69. MSNBC chose to continue coverage of Trump War on Children.

Feel free to check back to this thread you started for updates.

[blaze]

70. NO!!! There's a small window of time that will allow for reunions.

These kids and parents may NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN!!!!!

It has to be resolved while there's still time to interview anyone who had contact with the kids. ICE agents, airline personnel... any witnesses to any transport. Someone who remembers what one kid was wearing... were they alone or with a sibling...

THERE IS NO DOCUMENTATION!!!! NONE!!!