MSNBC Gives Donald Trump A Primetime Stage Against CNN's Republican Town Hall

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a town hall hosted by a couple of trump fans....how cute

it's ALL about ratings...

NEW YORK -- “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will moderate a town hall at 8 p.m. Wednesday with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, MSNBC announced Tuesday, thus setting the stage for a ratings battle against CNN's already scheduled Republican town hall.

The 2016 election cycle, featuring competitive races on both sides and a former reality star boosting debate ratings to historic heights, has been a boon for cable news networks. With no debates scheduled before Saturday’s Republican primary in South Carolina and Democratic primary in Nevada, CNN and MSNBC capitalized on the brief lull by organizing dueling town halls on Wednesday and Thursday night.

Both networks are publicizing the competing events with countdown clocks, an on-screen graphic that's been ubiquitous on CNN this election cycle and appearing more frequently of late on MSNBC.

On Saturday, CNN announced that Anderson Cooper would moderate two primetime Republican town halls in South Carolina featuring all six remaining candidates. Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are scheduled for Wednesday, with Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ohio Gov. John Kasich set to appear Thursday

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/msnbc-donald-trump-cnn-republican-town-hall_us_56c374f5e4b0b40245c81b26

[Hortensis]

1. Scarborough is off my list permanently.

Disgusting. I can't even laugh.

Joe is a MODERATE conservative. I believe the only principled and responsible course for people like him is to support one of the Democratic candidates, to vote for someone worthy who is not yet on the GOP ballot, or to abstain from voting.

[rockfordfile]

3. lol yeah right

"Joe is a MODERATE conservative" ? lol on what planet? the guy is a far right sleazeball.

[Hortensis]

7. Well, if he's working for the Kochs,

you're 100% right. He's sold out whatever principles he once had.

I'm wondering what's going on with this. Is Joe really trying to get The Donald elected because the Kochs et ilk think they can control him? Could the Kochs have decided Trump will work fine as a tool in their plot to install a libertarian shell government?

Is Joe trying to push The Donald now as part of a strategy to get a different person the nomination?

(And what on earth is Zbigniew thinking of Mika? She admitted once to the contempt he felt for the Morning Joe product back then; I forget the term, but she apparently was hurt and said she was thinking of having it made into a bumper sticker.)

[malaise]

2. Not just that - Joe Scum vivisted Trump in his hotel room

Trump even thanked GEM$NBComcast for their support. This is fascist media most foul.

[spanone]

4. these folks will be cheering the loudest when trump becomes the nominee

broken media

[librechik]

5. fucking tools. But it is fascinating--and satisfying-- to watch Trump

destroy the Republican Machine by stumbling inadvertently into all the favorite Thought Bubbles of the GOP, one by one. Pop! Pop! Pop!

ow, I bet that hurt, Karl Rove!

Trump's political naiveté is doing what the timid Dems have been afraid to do.

Bravo!

[kimbutgar]

6. When I saw this last night my first thought was after watching Ed Schultz on RT

At 5:30 pm I won't be watching msnbc the rest of the night. My husband told me he's getting sick of all their trump coverage.