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226. I didn't watch MHP. However, I respect her for taking a public stand. I am sure she knows it will

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:32 PM

Feb 2016

do her career no favors, whether with MSNBC or with a future broadcast employer. But she is taking a stand and pointing to racism. if MSNBC lets her go, I hope her stand that will, at a minimum, coerce MSNBC to hire an African American to replace her. They have a brilliant African American woman right on their staff now. She used to have her own show, but they took it away from her.

Maybe she was too brainy and not flashy, but she's soooo intelligent and soooo worth hearing out. (Joy-Ann Reid, in case anyone missed it.) Actually, maybe they should even put her in the head office. She's probably light years smarter than anyone at NBC News certainly light years ahead of the likes of a Dick Gregory or Chuck Todd I think she, too, favors Hillary, but I would watch her. It's more about ethics and intelligence that who some babbling fool favors.

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Melissa Harris-Perry’s Email to Her Staff (This is Absolutely Shocking) [View all] Meldread Feb 2016 OP

Three words Fairgo Feb 2016 #1

Big charges require big proof. I don't think the "DNC" is pulling the strings at COMCAST. nt MADem Feb 2016 #6

Yeah, the DNC doesn't have that type of clout. Meldread Feb 2016 #15

+1. nt MADem Feb 2016 #27

MSNBC is not liberal. They just have a couple of liberals on it. It's corporate media. bjobotts Feb 2016 #148

We shall see... Fairgo Feb 2016 #29

I would never bet on your silly knee-jerk response to implicate the DNC riversedge Feb 2016 #102

MSNBCDNCCNNRNC Inc. Pablum for the masses Fairgo Feb 2016 #124

DNC? WTF? Have you not paid attention, Comcast has been dismantling the network themaguffin Feb 2016 #107

In the best long con, the Mark gladly hands over the money and cheers for the home team Fairgo Feb 2016 #125

I Agree Liberty Sage Feb 2016 #175

Neither do I. This just goes alone with the overall rightward shift of their coverage . . . brush Feb 2016 #112

How naive to not recognize that the Big Money will buy everything they can to bring down rhett o rick Feb 2016 #141

Executive VP of Comcast is a Hillary bundler/fundraiser CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #157

What a surprise, Not. appalachiablue Feb 2016 #184

Comcast & NBC Universal contribute, along with Kittycat Feb 2016 #202

Thanks for that info Babel_17 Feb 2016 #204

Not strings... but aligned interests.... COMCAST owns MSNBC. The Roberts Family... FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #215

Comcast CEO fundraises for HRC NowSam Feb 2016 #219

Comcast surely sucks but the DNC has nothing to do with their suckage. nt MADem Feb 2016 #220

Just makes it more apparent that the DNC artislife Feb 2016 #36

No mcar Feb 2016 #69

Then why can you not hear what she has to say? Fairgo Feb 2016 #71

One word - COMCAST PatrickforO Feb 2016 #83

No that wouldn't make sense. She is a huge Clinton supporter, the DNC should love her. jillan Feb 2016 #94

More like Larkspur Feb 2016 #176

You are thinking too small. lark Feb 2016 #181

Fuck you msnbc, I may be done with you , i cant say no to Rachel yet, but that day may randys1 Feb 2016 #2

What is particularly disgusting... Meldread Feb 2016 #8

Exactly why I am furious. But Comcast is a rightwing company, so this is no surprise randys1 Feb 2016 #10

So far as the executives are concerned, sulphurdunn Feb 2016 #64

yeah, other than that i thought her reaction was a bit over the top redruddyred Feb 2016 #171

I'm getting close to it. Cleita Feb 2016 #14

I can barely watch Rachel anymore. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #65

Hayes is flat-out in Hillary's corner. Bohunk68 Feb 2016 #167

This ⬆️ agracie Feb 2016 #180

I can agree with you that the day of saying "no" to Rachel has not yet arrived. HubertHeaver Feb 2016 #22

Same for me. TryLogic Feb 2016 #52

That day arrived sometime ago for me. agracie Feb 2016 #178

JOE.... MrWendel Feb 2016 #3

Wow, I hope she has another job lined up. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #4

I believe she's a professor at Tulane. LoisB Feb 2016 #66

She's moved from New Orleans to Winston Salem. She teaches at Elon University. nolabear Feb 2016 #91

She's a professor at Wake Forest. Deadshot Feb 2016 #106

She has another job passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #92

She has a professorship at Wake Forest University here in town. Mira Feb 2016 #93

I'm confused ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #129

Read her letter. Mira Feb 2016 #134

I did read the letter but was still confused. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #146

about a month ago i remember catching part of her show questionseverything Feb 2016 #212

Oh, you think she was dropped because criticized Clinton? Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #235

The absence of MHP, and the promotion of Joe Scar, already pretty well "exposed" MH1 Feb 2016 #100

CNN should hire her. nt MADem Feb 2016 #5

Great idea except... DAMANgoldberg Feb 2016 #111

this part is interesting... Enrique Feb 2016 #7

Joe and Mika came to my mind immediately. lamp_shade Feb 2016 #12

Mine too. Meldread Feb 2016 #17

I was thinking Chuck Todd. Nt Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #145

That little pissant wouldn't know what real journalism is Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #217

There are even more than those two. nt artislife Feb 2016 #38

Must mean L'il Luke Russert. He's a relative AND a novice. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2016 #18

ha, i like that Enrique Feb 2016 #28

This is more likely than Mika and (gag) Joe OldHippieChick Feb 2016 #47

What he do? Genuinely curious. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #147

Not sure what "he" you mean OldHippieChick Feb 2016 #196

I was referring to Steve Kornacki ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #203

I see what you did there magical thyme Feb 2016 #55

! nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 #136

LOL GreenPartyVoter Feb 2016 #211

That stood out to me, too. dmr Feb 2016 #74

I immediately thought of Chris Mathews but all the others mentioned fit too n/t truthseeker1 Feb 2016 #162

Brian Williams SalviaBlue Feb 2016 #207

I didn't think of him until you mentioned him Gore1FL Feb 2016 #225

Yes, exactly. Meldread Feb 2016 #227

She is a treasure. I love MHP and love Nerd Land. myrna minx Feb 2016 #9

I am done with MSNBC, and with Rachel. I am grateful for a lot of good work she has done, however, thereismore Feb 2016 #11

Haven't watched Rachel Maddow's show since mid-January JimDandy Feb 2016 #39

Agreed. Rachel never met a topic that she couldn't beat to death LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #58

My husband and I laughed and laughed over your post! Duval Feb 2016 #67

Let me explain jberryhill Feb 2016 #156

Nailed it. vanlassie Feb 2016 #174

I was barely 2 sentences in when the voice in my head somehow changed to Rachel's. Nicely done! Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2016 #177

She started this the day after Keith Olbermann was discharged. earthshine Feb 2016 #72

Two time winner in 2010 and 2014 of the Golden Poo SwankyXomb Feb 2016 #140

Her commentary goes in more circles ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #149

A Box of Cheerios.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #161

Her let me take 12 minutes to give you a minutes worth of news segment stuff is why i don't watch TeamPooka Feb 2016 #78

Now that Obama's almost done MSNBC doesn't need her or Rev. Al anymore. nt TeamPooka Feb 2016 #80

I think she missed her calling. She should've been a preschool teacher. Grab your blankies - it's jillan Feb 2016 #97

I might try watching AC360, too. pacalo Feb 2016 #221

THANK YOU!!! I liked Rachel back when LiberalElite Feb 2016 #115

Rachel has sold her soul MissDeeds Feb 2016 #76

I only watch Rachel on election coverage. grasswire Feb 2016 #84

Good for MHP for standing up for her principles! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2016 #13

+100 narnian60 Feb 2016 #19

This is the huge difference for me between 2008 and now artislife Feb 2016 #40

I have to admit that I'm mostly tuning out this election. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2016 #49

Have a great week end yourself artislife Feb 2016 #75

All good points there. n/t JimDandy Feb 2016 #120

I agree with you! Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #154

One word: Podcasts Rebkeh Feb 2016 #96

Could you point me toward some media sources and podcasts ? n/t agracie Feb 2016 #194

Here you go Rebkeh Feb 2016 #206

That's a great list, thanks! arikara Feb 2016 #213

Thank you very much. agracie Feb 2016 #222

I hate the Young Turks. I can't stand them. Meldread Feb 2016 #230

i love melissa and hate what the executives have done to her trueblue2007 Feb 2016 #16

Melissa has a solid reputation and credentials. She doesn't need Cleita Feb 2016 #20

well said oldandhappy Feb 2016 #24

Who does she support? passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #89

We never used to have a reason to ask who a news personality supported politically. JimDandy Feb 2016 #121

I personally don't care who she supports, passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #132

That would be a good assumption. JimDandy Feb 2016 #138

What difference would it make? gwheezie Feb 2016 #155

NO, She Was Very Complimentary Toward Hillary When I Last Saw ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #199

"I care only about substantive, meaningful, and autonomous work." OZi Feb 2016 #21

I'm having a fantasy oldandhappy Feb 2016 #23

MSNBC wants Trump on all freaking day. Kingofalldems Feb 2016 #25

The Head OR Heads Of MSNBC Are Big Supporters Of Hillary... ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #109

I watch MSNBC and they are all in for Trump. Kingofalldems Feb 2016 #113

(posted earlier in this thread) The Executive VP of Comcast is a Hillary bundler CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #158

I watch the network. Fundraiser or not Kingofalldems Feb 2016 #169

Thanks For The Links... I Knew I Saw These Somewhere, But ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #185

Ed Schultz is doing news on RT. So is Thom Hartmann. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #128

I have been watching Al Jazeera more and more. Bohunk68 Feb 2016 #168

Maybe You Might Want To Look At My Last Post Here... ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #190

I love Al Jazeera renate Feb 2016 #216

No. I have Dish TV. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #234

Yes, I Watch Him On RT, Along Thom Hartman And If ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #188

Fuck M$GOP, it's a propaganda tool. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #26

If Rachel reached out to her, MHP might not say so lostnfound Feb 2016 #31

Rachel has completely sold out to Hillary. IMO that says it all. She stands for nothing. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #32

Rachel Maddow is now a puupet for the execs at MSNBC=COMCAST INdemo Feb 2016 #48

LOL "the Hillary MVP Prize"! n/t JimDandy Feb 2016 #122

I watch her almost every night & that is not my impression whathehell Feb 2016 #163

Each One Of Us May Have Different Impressions, But I Saw It ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #192

That is true... whathehell Feb 2016 #210

Yes it is. Fairgo Feb 2016 #33

^^^^^^^THAT^^^^^^ onecaliberal Feb 2016 #37

So true. MHP has provided a wealth of in-depth stories and viewpoints for 4 years... sorechasm Feb 2016 #63

I knew this crap would happen MFM008 Feb 2016 #30

Follow the money Fairgo Feb 2016 #35

It is reminiscent of when H Post sold to AOL. nt artislife Feb 2016 #44

I dumped MSNBC when they ran off Olbermann Jarqui Feb 2016 #34

I get most of my news online as well... Meldread Feb 2016 #42

Rachel is not been impartial during this election season. She may as well ... agracie Feb 2016 #201

Well, Al Jazeera is going off the air but it's the same station that Cleita Feb 2016 #43

MSNBCDNCCNNRNC Inc. Pablum for the masses Fairgo Feb 2016 #41

I miss Olbermann. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #236

I hate the direction MSNBC is going aaaaaa5a Feb 2016 #45

The Obama era is ending, and with it..... SoCalDem Feb 2016 #46

MSNBC has been biased in their coverage so I can no longer watch. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #50

I miss her show... OneGrassRoot Feb 2016 #51

and with all respect to rachel DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #53

Melissa Harris-Perry! You are a favorite of mine. erlewyne Feb 2016 #54

Brilliant. zentrum Feb 2016 #56

Did they give a reason why they are shutting her out? Loudestlib Feb 2016 #57

No, she's been trying for a month.... Meldread Feb 2016 #105

Keeping her out of the debate is a way of keeping her numbers low. Loudestlib Feb 2016 #110

MSNBC is garbage. Melissa should start her own internet show it would be 8000 times better. Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #59

MSNBC sent a message to its hosts watoos Feb 2016 #60

Not to derail the thread, but to correct the record. LiberalAndProud Feb 2016 #153

a campaign against gagging mhp might be worthwhile barbtries Feb 2016 #61

MHP is the Best and Why MSNBC Loves Trump McKim Feb 2016 #62

Not a Big Melissa Harris Perry Fan BUT.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #68

Wondering how long before Hillary gets blamed for this. How I know. nt Jitter65 Feb 2016 #88

Sure did not take long... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #114

You make some very good points... PoiBoy Feb 2016 #116

Rachel Is Not Walking Away For $7 Million Dollars.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #123

They gave Joy her own show and then took it away so maybe MSNBC just has a problem with PoC? jillan Feb 2016 #164

That's about it. LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #172

I stopped watching you and Msnbc 6 months ago Ernest T Feb 2016 #70

cannot imagine they feel the same way ellennelle Feb 2016 #87

Hence... Ernest T Feb 2016 #139

I am sickened by this, but not surprised. Comcast/right wing nt Duval Feb 2016 #73

Personally I advocate taking a big dump on your bosses desk but if you feel you have to quit tularetom Feb 2016 #77

Comcast is a horrible Tea Party type company that loathes those that would tell the truth. Rex Feb 2016 #79

The ONLY way... americannightmare Feb 2016 #81

Anybody who thinks MSNBC is 'Liberal' has been sold a bill of goods ... Trajan Feb 2016 #82

+1 cui bono Feb 2016 #208

The country is being sold into corporate control houston16revival Feb 2016 #85

He's probably NEGOTIATED with them for good press coverage houston16revival Feb 2016 #98

surprised? ellennelle Feb 2016 #86

GE no longer owns NBC, they sold to Comcast. mr_liberal Feb 2016 #130

You're a little out of date, ownership-wise JHB Feb 2016 #131

"token, mammy or little black bobble head" AngryAmish Feb 2016 #90

MSNBC has truly lost it's soul (as much as any media outlet has one) mmm413 Feb 2016 #95

Don't forget Martin Bashir - he left after being in trouble from the bosses at Comcast for repeating jillan Feb 2016 #101

She is, quite simply, too smart for MSNBC. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #99

MHP, Rachel, Lawrence, Hayes should call them on their bullshit and walk out rurallib Feb 2016 #103

Is MHP a Bernie supporter? mentioned the TPP? What did she do to upset the apple cart? emsimon33 Feb 2016 #104

I am proud to say she's a neighbor of mine. libnnc Feb 2016 #108

Shoot your TV. eom JEB Feb 2016 #117

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #118

"Certified Liar" must be Brian Williams LyndaG Feb 2016 #119

Yes TuxedoKat Feb 2016 #200

I will totally stand up for MHP . . FairWinds Feb 2016 #126

I'm way out of the loop ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #127

Sure sounds like houston16revival Feb 2016 #133

Wow! I hadn't heard about any of this... SoapBox Feb 2016 #135

Selling The News Puppyjive Feb 2016 #137

Remember Punx Feb 2016 #142

Professor Perry defended the Obama Administration . . FairWinds Feb 2016 #143

I have watched MHP on several occasions. She's very academic and knowledgable YOHABLO Feb 2016 #144

I would boycott, but I stopped watching MSNBC and all cable news shows a long time ago. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #150

Anyone have the numbers on her show? I can't seem to find any. stevenleser Feb 2016 #151

Just turn MSNBC off! Bernblu Feb 2016 #152

Tweety shadowmayor Feb 2016 #159

"last hired,first fired" DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #160

Releuctantly,I now find myself turning to CNN for news and mfcorey1 Feb 2016 #165

Cutting off Comcast and telling them why could be a start. lovemydog Feb 2016 #166

Before I cut "it" All off fredamae Feb 2016 #179

i think she's overreacting, but i agree her show is an impt voice redruddyred Feb 2016 #170

I'm afraid I'm in the minority here. Vinca Feb 2016 #173

Wasn't Melissa Harris-Perry NobodyHere Feb 2016 #182

I Guess She'll Have the Continuing Influence of Keith Olberman On the Road Feb 2016 #183

Fuck MSNBC and their Mika (bimbo) and their Joe (the dead intern dude). lonestarnot Feb 2016 #186

What is happening to Ms. Harris Perry... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #187

Good Lord, what a whiner lbrtbell Feb 2016 #189

I'm proud of her and her stand against MSTRUMP. book_worm Feb 2016 #191

Clearly she does not want to continue employment with MSNBC Generic Brad Feb 2016 #193

Well... she aired her grievances.... bdwker Feb 2016 #237

I'm about done with the media, period. AngryOldDem Feb 2016 #195

I enjoyed watching Melissa's Sunday morning show. Always a great narrative c588415 Feb 2016 #197

Is Brian Williams looking for a regular time-slot? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #198

m$nbc is dead to me. spanone Feb 2016 #205

I am realizing that the DNC is bringing MSNBC down. erlewyne Feb 2016 #209

She was my favourite on the channel. lupinella Feb 2016 #214

She should ditch corporate media Don Draper Feb 2016 #218

MSNBC is clearly going to the right. pacalo Feb 2016 #223

Melissa needs to take her show online shireen Feb 2016 #224

I didn't watch MHP. However, I respect her for taking a public stand. I am sure she knows it will merrily Feb 2016 #226

I don't think she favors Hillary. Meldread Feb 2016 #228

I've watched her and I don't think she favors Sanders at all. merrily Feb 2016 #229

Unfortunately... Meldread Feb 2016 #231

Reid not liberal? I don't agree. However, even if she were centrist, she'd be worth hearing out. merrily Feb 2016 #232

Wasn't talking about Reid, sorry. Meldread Feb 2016 #233