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spicegal

(758 posts)
100. Really? This is the kind of stuff that starts to irk me about liberals/progressives, and I'm one.
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 07:49 AM
Feb 2013

Be thankful we have MSNBC. It was barely on the radar screen on 9/11, and didn't really get up and running until the mid 2000's. The Iraq War started in 2003. But thank goodness we now have a more progressive voice in broadcast media, one that is finally catching on. There have been any number of expose's on the hubris and lies that got us into the war. I watched the TRMS program Monday night, which was right on the heels of watching The Hurt Locker. It rekindled my anger about the war, but it certainly wasn't new information. The entire country is to blame to some extent, but certainly the media for not pushing back more, and members of Congress. Although am not so sure any of that would have stopped the neocons and Bush administration from launching their war.

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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