Rachael's Pre-election Day Show: ALL about Yuuge interview w/Hillary. Bill attacks Bernie,

[99th_Monkey]

Clinton comments, Clinton responds, Clinton this, Clinton that..... wow.

Are NH voters really that gullible? To fall for this last-minute M$M hard-sell?

I guess we shall see.

ON EDIT: Rachael did say later on Larry O'Donnell's show that she'd asked
Bernie to be on too, but he declined re: prior commitments and all. So there
is that. PLUS during that 4-way conversation with Rachael, O'Donnell and
David Corn, Hillary was fairly even-handed and not Bernie-bashing at all.

So I'm trying to be fair here, with my little update.

[Duckhunter935]

1. sickening for a journalist

To give that much time to one candidate

[MissDeeds]

4. Looks like Rachel and Matthews

are all in for Hillary, not giving Bernie equal time at all.

[DeGreg]

29. True dat.

I'd say add NPR to that effort. Today I drove my youngest daughter to sports practice and NPR was on the radio with a 5pm update (or thereabouts). They reported the markets, a lead story about war, and then a quick update of the Prez race. When they started reporting the Democratic race, they led with Hillary's doings today in NH, and I immediately wondered out loud to my daughter if they were going to give Senator Sanders equal time, equal word count, in the report. I said to my daughter, "I bet Bernie gets a sentence, if he's lucky."

Hillary got 3 to 5 sentences, all positive in tone. Then I asked myself, why is Hillary any more deserving of being the lead story in the election coverage of this update? She's not the incumbent. They were both senators. (what's in the style guide NPR? Ladies first? Sec of State trumps senator? Alphabetical? Coin toss?) Why not lead with Bernie––his story is certainly more newsworthy; so why'd they decide to lead with Hillary? They decided, right, that's what it is. Perhaps they might protest my insinuation about their news judgement with the shield of––"she's the front runner," but the imbalance makes it something other than journalism (then again, this has been true for a very long time).

And, as I predicted, Bernie got barely a handful of words of coverage. He was just a tag line, an after thought as they tossed out tokens in an insult to balance, and the update was over. I swear to god, you can ask my daughter, she couldn't believe how lopsided the coverage was even in a simple update.

DeGreg
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[cherokeeprogressive]

20. Maddow's only as much a journalist as Jon Stewart is.

[ThePhilosopher04]

2. Establishment running scared ...

When they have to give Ole Hill a free campaign ad. Disgusting.

[onecaliberal]

3. Nothing like shilling again this week after doing the same thing last week

But Rachel isn't a sell out. 😡

[Motown_Johnny]

5. Nothing about the FBI announcement either.

If you spend an entire hour on a candidate on a day when there is breaking news, it should be mentioned.

[Agschmid]

8. What news?

I've been working all day.

[Motown_Johnny]

9. For the first time FBI confirms investigation into the top secret Emails.

Nothing else.


But up to now it had been leaks about an investigation. Now it is official.

[Agschmid]

11. Okay thanks.

[liberal_at_heart]

6. I gave up on all cable news a long time ago even the so called liberal ones.

They are all owned by billionaires.

[Avalux]

7. I wish Rachel Maddow hadn't succumbed to her corporate masters.

But I guess it was either that, or go the way of Keith Olbermann.

[INdemo]

17. Obviously she sold her soul for a job

At one time she was one of the better ones but now she is just another Comcast corporate puppet

(there is a comment section on www.msnbc Just click on the subject and comment in the right hand column)
Rachel will get the message.

[Snotcicles]

30. I heard Randi Rhodes doesn't have much use for Rachel Maddow or Al Franken either. nt

[jillan]

10. She got the tears! Lol! It's the nite before NH so we have to cry.

They were talking about Flint. Rachel was making the point that Hillary will get things done.

It was an infomercial for Hillary.

[PowerToThePeople]

12. Nothing we don't expect.

All of them are just corporate tools.

They have helped the people zero percent so far, and will continue to look out for us at just the same rate in the future.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

13. Rachel just said on Lawrence's show that she extended an invitation to Bernie, but he refused. nt

[Armstead]

14. "Refused" or was very busy on the dfay before an election?

It was very unprofessional of her. A real journalist would not let the "scoop" of a last minute interview/puff piece override her judgement and at least get a surrogate for Bernie or something. But to turn over the whole hour for Clinton to get her "Message I Care" schtick the night before an election was very bad form.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

15. I don't appreciate how you are throwing Rachel under the bus. She is a liberal hero.

Since her days on Air America she has been giving a voice to Liberals. So, I hope you tone down your vitriol against Rachel. She deserves better.

[Armstead]

16. She's been one of my heroes for years. That's why this pisses me off so much

She violated one of the most basic rules of journalism.

[Duckhunter935]

22. I agree, she did not look good

In this at all. The criticism is valid.

[bettyellen]

18. I agree, this is ridiculous. Bernie could have had half the show.

He could learn from this and book the night before super tuesday.

[Armstead]

24. I don't think MSNBC would give him the same favor

They'd give him one 5 or 10 minute segment followed by equal time for Clinton.

And, for the sake of intellectual honesty, they shouldn't do what Maddow did for any candidate the night before an election.

[bettyellen]

26. We both know Bernie declined. We do not know how much time he would be offered

if he agreed to be on the show, we have no idea. He declined- it is silly to whine about this.

[Armstead]

27. Not whining -- complaining. There is a difference

[Duckhunter935]

21. she deserves to be critiqued

It was poor judgement to at least not have some balance from some kind of Bernie supporter. She was so gentle and did not challenge her at all.

[99th_Monkey]

23. "Declined" would be more accurate

but I did catch that too, and she wasn't weighing in .. in that discussion
with David Corn & O'Donnell and the other guy, in a way that was very
"pro-Hillary" so I'll give her that, on both points.

[jillan]

31. if Bernie couldn't make it she could've gotten a surrogate for him

Instead she ran a 50 minute infomercial for Hillary. Thats not journalism. That's Faux news.

[Jenny_92808]

19. I think we all know

that corporate news can no longer be trusted.

[cantbeserious]

25. A Heinous Display Of Favoritism By The Media And A Travesty Of Shame On The Part Of Maddow

eom

[NowSam]

28. I am glad I no longer have cable

it rotakes the brain. lol.

[AzDar]

32. Battle lines being drawn...