MSNBC prez defends convention team

[brooklynite]

from Politico:

DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.

“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday.

Two other MSNBC sources said some of the testy on-air exchanges between Keith Olbermann — whose quick-witted and often caustic commentary has fueled ratings growth — and other network personalities were a public glimpse of much more intense behind-the-scenes turmoil.

[KingOfLostSouls]

1. translation

joe the intern killer and other repukes are mad that they're getting called on their bullshit by K.O. and rachel.

[endthewar]

6. The Scarborough-Shuster blowup was hilarious

Good grief Joe's skin is so thin. :rofl:

[beac]

26. Bingo!

Dead Intern should really go back to actual murder-- he's much better at it.

[valerief]

2. Naturally they're side-stepping the real offense. The manufactured

"problems" in the Dem party and the ensuing endless blather over these manufactured problems.

The only good stuff was the snipping.

[Captain Hilts]

10. How about the 24/7 trashing of Hillary Clinton last winter/spring? nt

[valerief]

13. They're garbage spewers. It's a shame, because teevee could be

such an enlightening tool. Instead it's another tool of oppression.

[Captain Hilts]

14. People look for affirmation rather than information. nt

[medeak]

3. hard to take eyes off trainwreck

of Scarborough's meltdown with Shuster yesterday

[Why Syzygy]

5. Do you have a youtube for that?

Thanks.

[medeak]

7. here ya go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuVc9iRQ-Zw

[Fuzz]

15. Holy shit. First time I saw that.

Joe started that no doubt. What a fucking asshole.

[medeak]

16. he asked for a hug later

from Shuster. Someone must have reamed his ass.

[Fuzz]

18. Even still. Yikes!

Who pissed on his corn muffin?

;)

[Why Syzygy]

23. That's the kind of ignorant behavior

that makes some people feel cute. I find it annoying.

[Why Syzygy]

21. Thank yew. I'm so glad I never watch that show. nt

[NMDemDist2]

11. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyW_-lf27Q

[Why Syzygy]

20. lol

Well he said "someone" got a hold of some "bad acid". Maybe he KNOWS. lol He blamed it on the protesters. How quaint. ty

[Fuzz]

4. I kind of like it. It's honest. Bring it all on!

[magellan]

8. MSNBC can go to hell

...and take the rest of the corporate propagandist outfits and their opinions with it.

REAL NEWS, NOW.

[Bandit]

29. They don't claim to be a News Network

They claim to cover Politics and give opinion. If you don't want to watch you sure as hell don't have to.

[magellan]

31. Oh really?

MSNBC Cable, LLC

MSNBC plays "Hardball" with CNN in the 24-hour news game. An 82%-owned subsidiary of NBC Universal Cable, MSNBC Cable offers a variety of news programs, including breaking news, opinion programs, and news features. Programs include Hardball with Chris Matthews and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Content for the channel and Web site comes from NBC News and NBC's 230 affiliated stations; NBC News has editorial control over MSNBC.

http://www.answers.com/topic/msnbc-cable-l-l-c

For a company that doesn't claim to be a News Network, the word NEWS sure shows up a lot in their description.

[ErinBerin84]

9. politico is always trashing MSNBC

which is funny, bc they (the politico assholes) are ALWAYS on that damn channel

[riverdeep]

12. Yep, Scarborough is the sqeaky wheel.

Thank God Tucker is gone otherwise that smug ass would be in his corner as well.

As far as crossing the line, Fox news has set a standard that makes the old Pravda look tame. People say Keith is opinionated, but a) he backs up his opinions with actual facts and b) if someone strapped you to a table and ripped out your teeth with a plier, you wouldn't matter-of-factly say 'oh, do stop'. You'd cry out, scream, struggle, etc. This administration is destroying this nation, just destroying it. He's one of the few that's reacting appropriately.

[avaistheone1]

17. MSNBC should just dump Scarborough

He doesn't add much of anything to a political discussion.

He behaves like a high-strung chihuahua. It seems like everyone is walking on eggshells around him.

[medeak]

19. Mika did such a great job while he was gone

was surprised to see him return

[RNdaSilva]

25. I could do without Gregory also...

Buchanan is somewhat of a harmless old fool...Rachel keeps him in line.

I like watching MSNBC and C-SPAN...switch back and forth to hear the speeches not shown. Some of the "not-prime- time" speeches were great.

[Captain Hilts]

28. And Matthews for his sexist name-calling. nt

[SoCalDem]

22. Maybe they DID read my email

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3850973

[seabeyond]

24. hubby watching jon stewart tonight. stewart had the clips, was so funny

hubby couldnt believe the first. i told him.... there is more. and then.... one more (shuster and scar)

just a geeez

[medeak]

27. OMG Stewart is all over this

actually feel bad for joe....

[cobalt1999]

30. When the news becomes the news, we're screwed.

I wonder what Murrow and Cronkite would think of "personality-driven" political coverage.