MSNBC keeps sinking to new lows

[Tank]

Did the clowns who made the comments get suspended or otherwise disciplined?

[HaloMagic]

They were just guests on the show. The producers of the show would be the ones to be disciplined.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't care if they are disciplined or not really.  It would be the company's choice anyway.

 

enough for most to recognize what they are.

[arch stanton]

The ultimate punishment would be to make them live in the world their politics would create.

[LBHalos17]

I will occasionally stumble onto an episode of Nancy Grace.  I can only take a few minutes, before my outright laughter turns into projectile vomiting tho.

[mp170.6]

I used to be quite fond of politics. Minored in political science, used to watch debates and speeches all the time from candidates of both parties heading into major elections. Any more, it has become more about why I shouldn't vote for a candidate rather than why I should. If all you have to offer me is trying to instill fear of your opponent, I'm not interested in what you're selling.

 

Elections are now a form of pick your poison

[mp170.6]

It's baffling to me how outraged all the news outlets are when Fox News does or says something stupid, as if a conservative viewpoint is so out of bounds. But yet, when one of their own does or says something equally as outrageous, there's hardly a peep from their own side.

They all blow.

 

Another equally baffling trend is the lack of local news.  Most of the "newscast" is about things that happened in other parts of the country that have no news significance whatsoever.  KCAL 9 in Los Angeles is the worst. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I don't care if they are disciplined or not really.  It would be the company's choice anyway.

 

enough for most to recognize what they are.

 

I'm sure that they have gotten enough adverse publicity from this that there won't likely be a repeat.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

It's baffling to me how outraged all the news outlets are when Fox News does or says something stupid, as if a conservative viewpoint is so out of bounds. But yet, when one of their own does or says something equally as outrageous, there's hardly a peep from their own side.

They all blow.

 

Your point is well taken. That said, to call what Fox broadcasts "news" is a stretch in and of itself. I have never seen them break a story. It's more like a 24-hour editorial comment channel. The other networks at least have what most people would call a news department and they make an effort to keep people informed on world affairs. Fox's broadcasts are almost entirely opinion.

[arch stanton]

Another equally baffling trend is the lack of local news.  Most of the "newscast" is about things that happened in other parts of the country that have no news significance whatsoever.  KCAL 9 in Los Angeles is the worst. 

Field reporting requires sending people to the field. Labor costs are to be avoided at every opportunity. 

[mp170.6]

Field reporting requires sending people to the field. Labor costs are to be avoided at every opportunity. 

 

Tonight they ran a segment about a woman who lost her grandmother's borrowed jewelry at Disneyland.  She thinks she left it in the bathroom. 

 

There's just no hope for local news if they're going to run pathetic lost and found stories such as this. 

[HaloMagic]

What local stories would you like them to be airing?

[arch stanton]

Tonight they ran a segment about a woman who lost her grandmother's borrowed jewelry at Disneyland.  She thinks she left it in the bathroom. 

 

There's just no hope for local news if they're going to run pathetic lost and found stories such as this. 

Now I'm curious about what the hell one would do in a public restroom that requires jewelry removal. I really wish they had a hard-hitting investigative team.

[Jason]

What local stories would you like them to be airing?

A squirrel water skiing always works.

[TobiasFunke]

There's a reason I only find myself watching and listening to BBC America and Al Jazeera English. It's sad when news companies outside of the United States broadcast better and more relevant national news than the national news companies themselves.

[TobiasFunke]

A squirrel water skiing always works.

"That squirrel can water ski"

[Jason]

I think we need more Ron Burgandys on the news.

[Adam]

There's a reason I only find myself watching and listening to BBC America and Al Jazeera English. It's sad when news companies outside of the United States broadcast better and more relevant national news than the national news companies themselves.

 

You're so sophisticated. Do you drink cappuccinos while you watch?

[Spirit]

I'm betting on a soy chai.  

[TobiasFunke]

You're so sophisticated. Do you drink cappuccinos while you watch?

It's boba tea actually and the boba's are 24k gold

[Adam]

I'm not much of a BBC fan, but I like Al Jazeera. I just dig when my ultra commie (food not bombs) friend talks about how he gets his news from Europe and New Zealand. 

[TobiasFunke]

Can you blame him?

[Adam]

Yeah. He's an idiot

[Adam]

He reads underground commie blogs and newsletters. 

[TobiasFunke]

the bastard