Watching a featherweight like Mathews always makes me wonder why Moyers doesn't have MSM presence

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Bill Moyers is the only heir apparent to Walter Cronkite on the American media scene. Why didn't CBS hire him instead of Katie Couric? Why doesn't he have a mainstream show like Tweety, but his would actually have some insight and some real reporting?

I want Bill Moyers on a regular basis ands I want it now!!

[supernova]

1. Welcome to my brain

I often wonder why lightweights who schmooze the boss always seem to keep the paychecks coming in and people who genuinely know more than their ass from their fingers, are left to toil on the fringes. It sure is a frustrating quandary.

[movonne]

2. Because they don't want you to get good news...Listen to

George Carlin on the you tube video of front page...

[ecstatic]

3. My best guess: Viewers prefer dummies like Larry King

Chris Matthews, O'Reilly, Hannity... :shrug:

[Selatius]

4. NBC would rather have Matthews than Moyers because it's owned by General Electric

Moyers would actually come out and criticize the military-industrial complex for distorting budgetary priorities in favor of warfare and away from social programs that invest in people, infrastructure, and the future. Warfare ends life and ends futures, but that's where the profits are made. The Cold War is over. There is nothing left that could justify a military budget beyond 500 billion when the next biggest spender comes in under 75 billion.

[AX10]

5. Tweety is the crap from a horses ass.

The MSM needs minions who keep the $$$$$$ gravy train hidden from the public's view.

[jgraz]

9. He's the crap that crap would crap if crap had an ass

God I can't stand that guy.

[Hamlette]

6. the right spreading the "liberal media" meme for years worked. No "news" program dares hire a

"liberal".

It's why Dan Rather was run off. He made the mistake of going to a dem fundraiser.

There is a HUGE part of me that thinks we should keep unfavorable media types from access to WH if we are lucky enough to win next time.

[parasim]

7. Why would he? They're afraid of him.

Just like when they freaked when Jon Stewart berated Carlson and called him a dick on Crossfire.

Nah, there is no way the MSM can handle a truthteller like Moyers.

[SoCalDem]

8. MOYERS?? Surely you jest..

Count the number of times you have seen :
Moyers
Zinn
Donahue
Hersh
and others who ecape me now

on REGULAR shows..not talking PBS specials..

ANY one of these guys should be on all the time, but they have been systematically SHUT out for THIRTY + years..

Why?

because they dare to speak the truth.


we are treated to:
former-democratic-pollster Pat Cadell
Bob Shrum
Donna Brazile
and any number of namby-pamby chihuahuas they send in to do battle with Pitbull republican

[Disturbed]

10. It is obvious why the US Corp Media shuns Moyers & other

non-RWing journalists. It's so obvious that I don't even need to say why they do so.

[UTUSN]

11. Because he has the "Noble Lib" syndrome - he wanted to be "high brow"?!1

What we need are CARNIVAL BARKERS!!1 The wingnuts found theirs in RAYGUN, and slightly less in Shrub. All we got are intelligent, noble, selfless people. Who's going to get off their asses and VOTE FOR THAT?!1

Look at the 2nd row here. Every danged one of them was smarter and stuff than the FOOL who "defeated" them. What we need is TOM BERGERON!!1 A street performer, a MIME!!1 Somebody who can CONNTECT!!1 for gudness sake!!1

[dflprincess]

12. The title of your post pretty much answers your question

Featherweight vs real journalist? No contest for the MSM.