MSNBC really blew it by not rehiring KO

[ificandream]

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[choie]

1. You are so right.

His is a voice that should be heard in prime time.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. His truths are too truthful for prime time.

[relayerbob]

3. Nah

Too much ego. Too much disruption. Not enough actual content, just sarcasm. No interest from me.

[czarjak]

13. Calling Joe Rogan out for being the idiot he is isn't enough content?

[relayerbob]

15. Anyone not aware Joe Rogan is an ass

Isn’t watching KO, anyway.

[Fiendish Thingy]

18. Agree. He's just a left wing outrage machine, not a journalist or even a serious pundit. Nt

[relayerbob]

23. 100%

[Bayard]

5. Feeling the same way

Looks like she got bored with the show.

[SoCalDavidS]

6. Apparently Rachel Put The Kibosh On Any Deal

I bet the ratings for the 9 PM EST slot are in the toilet, which almost certainly is dragging down the rest of the night's lineup.

[Shoonra]

8. Nobody at MSNBC asked me, but ....

I wouldn't mind Keith Oberman and Randi Rhodes having their own MSNBC slots.

[Baked Potato]

19. Agreed.

[tiredtoo]

10. I always watched Olberman

But his brashness turned many people off. My wife, a life long Democrat, did not like him at all. She would leave the room when he was on.

[hadEnuf]

16. Nice isn't going to help fight Fox and the rest of the extremist right wing propaganda machine.

People like Olbermann will.

Why are we always kneecapping ourselves?

[TreasonousBastard]

24. He didn't make any friends during his war with O'Reilly...

and he didn't do much for Hillary.

The doings at Current TV just reinforced the attitudes that getting rid of him was not such a bad idea. He also violated the rule that news people should remain, or at least look, apolitical by giving to campaigns right before an election.

[hadEnuf]

29. Remain apolitical just like the other side does?

And honestly, who really cares if he didn't make any friends in his war with O'Reilly? Who wants friends like that anyway?

We need to hurl wildcats at the extremist right wing propaganda machine, not milk cows.

[LisaM]

22. I grew tired of him.

He was part of that whole MSNBC Boys Club in 2008 who excoriated Hillary. I couldn't take it after a while. And he was a bit schticky. Remember his "Special Reports" or whatever he called them where he'd dramatically turn to face the camera and then spend like 20 minutes trying to be Edward R. Murrow?

[katmondoo]

28. I felt the same way. I did not like KO

[Grasswire2]

11. I no longer watch television "news" shows.

I spent several hours a day at MSNBC for years.

When Brian left, I left. I don't need opinions.

News and analysis? All the links are on twitter to news makers.

BUT.....I would watch Olbermann if he returned to MSNBC.

[DURHAM D]

12. He is a sexist jerk. nt

[hadEnuf]

17. We need some jerks.

Not necessarily sexist jerks, but in your face jerks. Look at what we are fighting.

[Scrivener7]

32. So the sexism is OK if he is jerky enough?

"Not necessarily" eh?

[hadEnuf]

33. Quit twisting what I said.

"Not necessarily" is a sarcastic figure of speech. Sorry you don't like Olbermann but get a grip.

[Scrivener7]

34. Am I twisting your words? You do seem to be saying we need him

despite his sexism. What am I misreading?

[hadEnuf]

35. Sorry you don't like my adverb phrase but I'm pretty sure my post is clear to most.

The subject of my post is about having someone on our side who will dish it out to the propagandists who are currently engaged in turning America's women into handmaidens and Stepford wives, among other things.

We need some jerks.

Not necessarily sexist jerks, but in your face jerks. Look at what we are fighting.

My post says "we need jerks" but it also clearly implies that sexism is not a desired quality for a "jerk", or aka, a commentator that is capable of taking on the right wing. But your word parsing seems to want to turn my post into some kind of a pro-sexist dog whistle. Why?


Then again, maybe I missed something. Perhaps there is some terribly sexist rant done by Olbermann that I am just not aware of which should automatically disqualify him from using his abrasive style on the extremist GOP.

Any examples?

[LakeArenal]

14. Keith O called women pro-abortion. I even message the show.

He continued to call women pro-abortion.

[Baked Potato]

20. MMMMMM BUSHED !

[Iwasthere]

21. We really do need him

I think his in your face commentary is the only thing that'll reach them at this point

[ificandream]

30. Agreed.

The RW needs something that bothers the hell out of them. He did.

[Schmice3]

25. I agree BUT

he is very difficult to work with. Understatement.

[ificandream]

31. Being difficult to work with works different ways.

Not saying he's a genius (though he kind of is), but people that are difficult to work with can be the most innovative, too. He was that on MSNBC.

[Old Crank]

26. Wait until the Cleric Roberts court

Throws out the New York gun law. Then there will be no effective gun legislation allowed.

[Old Crank]

27. Here is a discussion

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/supreme-court-second-amendment-guns-new-york-bruen-uvalde/index.html