Execs at MSNBC really are demanding hillary fluff at every mention of Bernie Sanders.

[Bubzer]

[DanTex]

1. Conspiracy!

[frylock]

3. Reality!

[DanTex]

6. Reality is what Bernie's going run into on Tuesday...

[frylock]

8. Super Tuesday?

[QC]

14. THANK GOD THIS WILL ALL BE OVER BY MARCH 1!!!

Remember that one?

[frylock]

20. This was supposed to be over after Iowa.

You'd think people would get tired of being so monumentally wrong, but here we are.

[QC]

22. Yep. Then it was the middle of march. Then it would all be over by April !,

when the HRC fan club would be allowed to drive off the other 90% of DU and the world would be put right again.

It's kind of like all those Jehovah's Witness predictions of the end of the world.

[realmirage]

30. It's been over, you just don't realize it

[frylock]

36. My vision must be cloudy from all those recent primary victories.

[realmirage]

37. Small states few delegates friend

[frylock]

39. I'm not your friend, son.

[realmirage]

40. But you can add numbers, right?

[Bubzer]

41. David Brock? Is that you?

[JimDandy]

60. Forked on The Ides of March. I remember their poke at that pig.

It's just killing them that Sanders has massively skewered her in the last 8 contests.

Hopefully NY tells them "You've been served" and brings them Hillary forked on a platter.

[QC]

67. Hil's internal polling must look really, really awful,

given the frenzy among her fans, to say nothing of last night's performance.

A confident campaign doesn't act this way.

[MFM008]

77. May 1

actually Tuesday.

[cui bono]

57. Deflection!

[reddread]

68. Yes indeed. But I think from there he will stroll

into the White House

[Jackie Wilson Said]

12. It makes sense. She represents status quo but not necessarily in a bad way.

ALL of the other candidates, for different reasons, represent an interruption to the Status Quo.

In the case of Drumpf and Cruz., that means complete destruction of the planet, possibly, and in the case of Bernie it means an inconvenience to the one percent.

In Hillary's case it also means keeping sanity in many areas, but clearly Bernie is not who the establishment wants.

[Wordslinger]

27. Yes, she does represent the status quo and in a VERY BAD WAY!

Bernie represents voters who feel completely disenfranchised by Washington DC and who are deadset against the establishment.

Hillary IS the establishment -- First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State. She pushed to overthrow Saddam -- the result? Chaos and disaster for Iraq and the United States. She pushed to overthrow Gaddafi. The result? Chaos and disaster for Libya and the United States. Now name a war we've fought since Vietnam that Hillary was against .... I thought so. Crickets.

[redstateblues]

35. Bernie has been part of the establishment for 25 years

He's been getting a big check from We The People for 25 years. He has many votes that can hardly be called anti establishment.

[redstateblues]

32. Bernie is a loose cannon-

It's part of the reason voters other than millenials prefer HRC by a large margin- he has become more unhinged as the campaign wears on.

[Bubzer]

43. I'll take him as a "loose cannon" over Hillary's finely tuned corporate cannon anyday.

If he's "unhinged", then Hillary is complete off the reservation in her derangement!

[Jackie Wilson Said]

44. Calling Bernie unhinged is ridiculous and does more harm to Hillary than Bernie.

[TheBlackAdder]

45. Question: Do you get an extra nickel if you're the first one to reply to an OP?

.


I find it humerous how fast and often certain users are always jumping on the posts, like there is a competition.


It seems to be 5 SBS and 12 HRC users doing it.

[noretreatnosurrender]

49. Here's another example of the "conspiracy"

I saw this piece this morning. The headline plainly doesn't agree with the facts. So when people scan the headlines they get a distorted view about what happened. There have been dozens and dozens of these during the campaign. So it's not just TV that's shilling for hil. There is no excuse for a headline like this on this story. The facts do not support it.

Clinton and Sanders both staged huge New York rallies on the same night
Associated Press

Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Sanders' campaign said his rally in Manhattan's Washington Square Park brought out 27,000 people, one of the largest gatherings in support of the 74-year-old democratic socialist who has galvanized Democrats and independents alike with his calls for reforms to corporate America and remedies for income inequality.

Clinton attracted a smaller but still enthusiastic crowd of 1,300 people at a Bronx community center, where she made no mention of Sanders but focused instead on Republican rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

http://www.businessinsider.com/clinton-sanders-host-new-york-rallies-2016-4

[noiretextatique]

75. Wow...that's an excellent example

27k for Bernie 1,300 for Clinton...both HUGE. Bullshit!

[Merryland]

78. I was a newspaper reporter

and I would have quit if editors ordered me to write crap. I understand that people need jobs, but to be a fucking hack? never. they are not journalists, they are tools.

[silvershadow]

55. It is a true, vast right-wing conspiracy. nt

[snowy owl]

63. You're rather apathetic about propaganda I guess. Democracy relies on an informed electorate.

[uponit7771]

2. But does Podium Bird like it? ... that's the question !! sigh... I come here to laugh

[SwampG8r]

47. And we laugh because you come here

[lagomorph777]

4. Hardly surprising

but it only adds fuel to the Bern!!!

[bkkyosemite]

5. No conspiracy. It's obvious.

[earthside]

17. It is obvious.

I stopped watching MSNBClinton about four months ago ... I really haven't missed it at all.

Mrs. Clinton is such a flawed and inadequate candidate that she needs all the favoritism she can get.

[passiveporcupine]

61. MSNBClinton

Oh that's good. I'm stealing!

[Vincardog]

71. Obviously M.ain S.tream N.one B.ut C.linton is their name after all

[All in it together]

7. Humm. Why do you think this is happening?

Who is friendlier to big business' bottom line, and who cares about us?

Shows how much we need Bernie when MSM is doing this, what happened to objective news reporting?

[Else You Are Mad]

11. Comcast...

which owns NBC has given millions to Hillary and Bill over the years... and none to Sanders.

[All in it together]

19. Yes thing have really gone right wing since Comcast took over

Bye to MHP and Ed Shultz.
I question those remaining.

[Else You Are Mad]

21. Million dollar contracts...

would make most people report as they are told.

[snowy owl]

65. He's fighting corporate greed and the people who maintain the oligarchy. No longer the Fourth Estate

People are so slow to recognize it. I wonder when they will. How bad does it have to get.

[Else You Are Mad]

9. Comcast owns MSNBC...

and Comcast and its executives have given a lot of money to both Hillary and Bill over the years. So, if anyone thinks that this is a crazy conspiracy theory from Bernie supporters, please ask yourself why people who have invested money into Hillary wouldn't try to protect their investment.

[think]

18. ...

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Top-Comcast-Lobbyist-Hosting-Hillary-Clinton-Fundraiser-134215

[underthematrix]

10. President Obama would call this the silly season. But thankfully it's almost over.

[malokvale77]

13. It has become obvious...

to anyone with a functioning brain who lacks a portfolio.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Well that explains the photo on Twitter

[livetohike]

16. The have not given Sanders a hard time. No one does n/t

[All in it together]

23. Maybe you've been hiking too much

It's here and all around. Not enough for you I guess.

[oldandhappy]

24. We know! Stopped watching a month ago.

Yippee for alternative media. I am almost grateful this happened so that I was forced into new to me media. Thank you to all who make it possible for us the receive 'news'!!!!!

[Waiting For Everyman]

25. I'm glad they're revealing this stuff.

If more people simply said what's going on, less of it would happen.

I'd love to hear some people in Congress (besides Clyburn) or super delegates tell us about how they were threatened or what bribes they were offered by the Clintons. We know there is a hit list, but specific reports would help to clean it up in the future.

[QC]

26. Remember when MSNBC canceled Phil Donahue's very popular show

because he wouldn't cheerlead Bush's war in Iraq like the other on air "talent"?

We talked about it a lot here when it happened.

There's ample precedent for MSNBC playing politics.

[restorefreedom]

28. this is exactly why our next president

will be bernie or trump,they are the ones committed to draining the swamp, whether we like it or not.

[passiveporcupine]

62. draining the swamp

Excellent metaphor!

[restorefreedom]

66. ty! :) nt

[merrily]

29. Thanks. Confirmation is great, but it's been obvious FOR THE PAST *FOUR* YEARS. nt

[mythology]

31. Shaun King is a scam artist

Why anybody would take anything he says seriously is beyond me.

[The Old Lie]

46. Proof?

You just committed libel.

[Bubzer]

48. Thats quite the claim. It screams character assasination attempt.

It also screams character assassination failure... probably has something to do with an utter lack of supporting anything that isn't merely your opinion.

[Juicy_Bellows]

50. Probably a big fan of mythology.

[noiretextatique]

76. A favorite tactic of some

Come into a thread, make a statement without providing any proof, then refuse to answer any questions. It is tiresome, truly.

[winter is coming]

74. Link or slink. n/t

[All in it together]

33. Most people online have heard a lot more about and from Bernie than TV watchers

That's why he's so popular with young people. Even when he's on the TV screen, it's someone else speaking over him.

[BernieforPres2016]

34. Bill's Telecommunications Act keeps paying dividends for Bill and Hillary

And it keeps screwing the American public.

[WhenTheLeveeBreaks]

38. Do you think this is happening because...

1) They really, really, really like Hillary (this means supporting her policies), or,
2) They want to keep a Democrat in the White House and they believe Hillary is the best, if not the only, chance to accomplish that goal?

I believe it is number 2 as I see no historical record that shows they love Hillary. As a matter of fact, they turned on Hillary in '08 and I see no reason they would come to love her now. As a matter of fact I think most people have tired of the Clintons and their shtick.

If this is true, to argue against this, Bernie/supporters must be able to create a narrative that Bernie has appeal outside of the liberal half of the Democratic Party. And no, polls 6 months out don't do that. Hell, polls commenting on next weeks primary may be way off.

If the Democratic establishment, the main stream media and the super delegates continue to believe Bernie cannot win the general, Bernie supporters are howling at the moon.

[elehhhhna]

80. #3 she's a Corporate pimp they're using as a hedge

Bc they will talk shit about her 24/7 if she's the nominee. Which means ratings.

And if the g e popular vote hAppens to go her way against their wishes, they still can work with her.

[PufPuf23]

42. Hillary Clinton as an issue in the Democratic Party is not going to go away.

Personally, I backed into Sanders as I was going to support anyone not named Hillary Clinton in the Democratic slate of candidates; that said, there are many aspects I do like about Sanders, specifically his take on issues and relative lack of character issues.

If Hillary Clinton loses the general election, teeth will gnash and the Sanders supporters will be blamed and in this case they may well be partially to blame.

The Democratic establishment blew it by selecting a candidate with so may negatives with voting public prior to considering a full Democratic field.

If Hillary Clinton wins, there will be Democrats that will immediately look forward to a primary challenge in 2020.

Regardless, Hillary Clinton will be a status quo rather than transformative POTUS and her time in office will pale compared to POTUS Obama.

[northernsouthern]

52. Agree 90%

I don't agree with this little part, that is blaming the victims. They endured so much slander, hate, bias, lies, propaganda, electioneering, that the independents that came to the Democrats have no blame for leaving, the Democrats that supported Bernie also are innocent since they have don their best to avoid RNC talking points. They are not spamming the airwaves with popegate, standgate, taxgate, raceggate, gungate, cubagate, fingerwaggate, and so on...

If Hillary Clinton loses the general election, teeth will gnash and the Sanders supporters will be blamed and in this case they may well be partially to blame.

The Democratic establishment blew it by selecting a candidate with so may negatives with voting public prior to considering a full Democratic field.

If Hillary Clinton wins, there will be Democrats that will immediately look forward to a primary challenge in 2020.

Sadly the second part is 100% likely.

[haikugal]

54. We can't afford a Clinton presidency.

Our climate, among other issues, is going south in a big way. We must act NOW! There is no time to waste.

[Ino]

79. I don't believe she'll be primaried...

Her power will be even more entrenched, and NO ONE will dare cross her.

[PufPuf23]

81. I don't want Hillary Clinton to be POTUS and I don't believe that there would be

a successful 2020 primary to remove Clinton from office either.

I unfortunately believe it probable that Clinton is the 2016 Democratic POTUS nominee.

I also think that Hillary Clinton is the most likely to lose to the GOP in 2016 than Sanders or about any other Democratic nominee.

If Hillary Clinton is nominated then elected POTUS many good Democrats will hold a grudge and hers would be a weakened POTUS and there will be a weakened Congress for the Democrats because people will not go to the polls this Fall.

I don't like this and I am angry at the Democratic establishment that deliberately created the situation.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

51. Bernie wants to end the gravy train

Hundreds of millions of campaign and super PAC dollars spent on political ads. The cable news companies know who butters their bread.

[kstewart33]

53. Not surprising given that prime time has been a Bernie love fest.

I doubt that what's reported is true, but if so, perhaps it will establish a bit of balance in MSNBC's prime campaign coverage.

[JSup]

56. I also...

...doubt that what's reported is true because I no longer believe a word these people say.

[glinda]

58. This needs to go viral. MSNBC is dead.

[arikara]

59. Some of the stuff they're saying is so frickin' stupid

Last night they were going on about his huge rally, of course reporting the numbers way lower but at least admitting that his rally was bigger than Obama's. But their ridiculous spin on it was that it was Bernie's "swan song".

[floppyboo]

64. Look at the advertisers and that might also explain msnbc's hillary support

I don't have cable, but can stream from a couple of sources. The first 'channel' I found was FILLED with pharmaceuticals. insurance companies, and law firms. Thankfully I found one that just shows bios of hosts instead.

I worked in advertising for a brief stint as a media buyer. The companies that place ads get lots of 'free stuff', especially if a client doesn't like the content of the show.

[mariawr]

70. Red pill or Blue pill? nt

[Fairgo]

72. Like fluffing is a bad thing...

Its a time honored trade in the porn industry.

[Bubzer]

73. And the red light district.

[vintx]

82. Corporations do this shit all the time.

Anyone who makes fun of it as if it's some far out conspiracy theory is an idiot.

Either that or they're just really bad liars pretending they don't know what's going on which everyone should because we all lived through the Bush years so we all know this is reality.