***MSNBC Appreciation Post***

[RoverSuswade]

Several recent posts laud the "backlash" against the Republican Party's hysteria over the President's executive orders. We should thank MSNBC's night crew for airing of the facts and playing over and over the shocking videos of extremists like Rand Paul, Michelle Bachmann, and the NRA paid mouthpieces. Nice going Big Ed, Lawrence, Rachel, Rev Al, and Tweety. The more "murcans" that click away from Fox and discover voices of reason on MSNBC the less the radical GOP propaganda will be believed.

[riverbendviewgal]

1. number one msm

Only ones I watch along with Jon Stewart.

[pkdu]

5. What???

No Colbert?

Ed , Rachel , Lawrence , Jon , Stephen....my late evening viewing (or DVR if I have to)

[riverbendviewgal]

8. colbert too

I watch MSNBC from Bashir to O'Donnel. Sometimes morning Joe. I may not be awake for Stewart or Colbert. In my neck of the woods they are on after midnight.

[babylonsister]

22. For you...

if you get the Comedy channel, all Colbert and Stewart live shows are aired the next day. I usually watch them during Hardball's second repeat; works out perfectly!

[2naSalit]

32. You can also watch them

online, there's a one day delay but still worth it. that's what I do, don't have a TeeVee, all I can afford is Internet Service so I am happy to wait until the following day, all is still pertinent.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/

http://www.colbertnation.com/

If you do choose to watch online, I recommend going to The Daily Show first and use the "full episodes" option at the top of the page. When the Daily Show is over you can just wait ten seconds and it automatically goes to the Colbert Report full episode for the same date.

[mimi85]

56. Thanks for the info

I didn't know that. Sometimes my husband doesn't get Jon and Stephen DVRed - we watch the next day anyway. Only 22 minutes w/o commercials. Not everyone uses a computer (like my husband) so we would get a bit annoyed with Jon continuing the interview on line. If he has a really good guest, dump some of the unfunny skits. Although Sam Bee is the BEST!

[Glaisne]

27. Hey, same here

though sometimes I have to squeeze in some Mike Malloy in between.

[RoverSuswade]

6. Shame on me for forgetting Keith Olbermann!

He is the godfather of all those I mentioned. And I wish he would come back to MSNBC.

[LostinRed]

16. He might be the godfather but

He's also the whiny baby that can't hold a job. I used to love him but his ego got in the way

[think]

23. Still Keith Olbermann got the ball rolling. No one else was willing to carry that weight.

Yes, it has been very bitter sweet considering what Keith's done since those early days. But in a time where the GOP had everyone cowering or in lockstep in the MSM, Olbermann stood tall calling out the lies & hate being spewed by the right. He made me proud and hopeful for America's future.

[90-percent]

39. I still love him

And his uncanny knack for inheriting peter-principled-middle-management-pinhead-putz bosses was the determining factor in his leaving both MSNBC and Current TV.

I think what some call EGO others would call pride in workmanship. Keith was our modern day Edward R. Murrow and mediocre managers don't have the capacity to nurture and support people with Keith's level of talent and professionalism.

Keith was pretty doggone self-deprecating for a guy with so much ego.

-90% Jimmy

[RVN VET]

44. Keith was pretty doggone self-deprecating for a guy with so much ego.

Right on, 90-percent. Whatever back stage arguments he may have had, whatever squabbles he may have been drawn to off camera, he was one helluva good -- great! -- spokesperson for truth and light. And he could take down O'Reilly better than anyone. (Talk about EGO).

[amuse bouche]

43. Bull Shit

I will never throw Keith under the bus.

He is principled. Period

[mimi85]

55. Too True! n/t

[Marie Marie]

45. Every single night at 8 pm. I still go through Keith withdrawal.

He needs to come back on the air. IMHO, he was the Godfather of Liberal TV. MSNBC would not be were it is without him.

[RoverSuswade]

63. I always felt this way

but I could never put it into words like you just did.

[appleannie1]

2. We watch them every night and tape anything else we want to watch for later.

[Lint Head]

3. All any 'sane' person has to do is watch the clown parade to know to the truth.

One is known by the company they keep.

[Joe Bacon]

49. Yes, but MSNBC still has the Clown Prince

...Little Luke Russert...

When that asshole's face shows up on MSNBC, I turn the set off.

[patrice]

4. Yes!! & I'm hoping they pick up on the NRA's interference in U.S. support for U.N. gun treaties

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022193033

[jenmito]

7. Ed cleared up the fact that they're NOT "executive orders," but "executive actions." Also,

Lawrence didn't even come on yet (but I know he'll be great).

[pacalo]

9. I thank MSNBC for transforming my husband's apathetic political attitude into one of

sincere interest & concern. He likes MSNBC very much, he thinks Obama is a good man, & he's finally catching up on just how sleazy the Republicans are. He knows now that both parties most certainly are not the same.

Keith Olbermann, with his sports commentator background, opened the door to my husband's willingness to watch MSNBC.

[SunSeeker]

10. K&R

[ReRe]

11. K&R

My MSNBC lineup is Martin Bashir through Lawrence O'Donnell.

[coldbeer]

24. Me too!

I catch Cenk Uygur when Hardball is on the second time (CURRENT).
I always fall asleep during the shows but I catch them on the
repeats. I catch other shows because Keith, Rev Al, Cenk, Ed,
Rachel, and Lawrence get repetitive. I get tired of gun issues and
debt ceilings, but I love Rachel talking down to me, She is a good teacher.
Martin is too early, but whenever I catch him he's the best!

[RoverSuswade]

30. I wish MSNBC would move Martin to 7pm instead of the Matthews repeat.

I like Tweety at 5

[mimi85]

51. Agreed!

Martin is so witty and intelligent - he should be part of the "night crew." I can't imagine what hold Tweety has on NBC. Being on twice really screws up the schedule. At least put Martin in the 2pm slot (PT) - 5pm ET. I adore his intellect.

[ReRe]

46. Current is where I turn....

....after Lawrence, except on most Fri nights. This is one of those bad schedule Fri nights when they switch to the garbage.

[Jamaal510]

12. You know you get under the GOP's skin

when the rank-and-file Republicans constantly refer to you as "MSDNC". Ever since I got into politics in '08, they've been a huge help in maintaining my sanity from the RW hatred towards Obama.

I also have to especially give huge props to Reverend Al. In the several years he has been there, I don't think I have ever seen him take a day off from his job (not including holidays and weekends). It's amazing, considering that he also has a radio show on the side. I know that Rev. Al said and did some questionable things in the past, but he has proven to me the past few years that he's a true voice for not only the brothers and sisters, but for working-class Americans in general. I appreciate him shedding light on the Trayvon Martin murder and the GOP's voter suppression, and participating in the march.

[bluedigger]

13. Alex Wagner, as well.

She's on the way up.

[flamingdem]

14. True, they're really all over this story and the reporting is interesting

and excellent.

[Stardust]

15. I can't imagine life without MSNBC. I'll be forever grateful that there is

at least one network that tells the truth. And I have to give props to Current, too, although I don't watch it as avidly as I do MSNBC. Too bad there's simply not enough time to watch all the excellent programming, but one can handle only so much truth.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

17. If only

they'd stick Martin Bashir in for Morning Joe. Otherwise, pretty strong line-up.

[Carla in Sequim]

18. Amen! To the OP and posts.

I am disappointed when I see an OP bashing MSNBC. They are all we have, right? There are few sources, especially on radio, where the truth is told. Their ratings are up and for good reason.

I just sent an email to them to thank them for a job well done.

[cilla4progress]

35. Hi Carla in Sequim

I'm in Wenatchee. Another smallish reddish WA town!!

Blue dot...

[Carla in Sequim]

59. Hi there!

I know what you mean. A few people have suggested we would probably be happier in Port Townsend but the Obama bumper stickers outnumbered the other guy 5 to one! Also, he won this county by 1400 votes so not so bad after all.

Aren't you in apple country? We've been here a year and a half so we are slowly getting to know our way around.

[cilla4progress]

62. Yes, eastside of the Cascades

MIL lives in Sequim. Lovely there. Lovely state! Where'd you come here from?

[Carla in Sequim]

66. We are from SoCal.

I was a 3rd generation California native. I never thought I'd leave but I had just had enough. About 3 years ago I was sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on a freeway listening to the radio. An ad came on for an auto mall on the "new 10-lane Garden Grove freeway". That was it for me. I'd been in Orange County for over 30 years and paying a premium for doing so. Enough is enough. The litter alone would blow you away.

A friend of my husband told us about the lavender festival so we took a vacation to check it out. That was all it took. I truly believe everything happens for a reason. After my husband recovered from an illness, we looked at each other and we both knew it was time.

We sold our home of 22 years, grabbed our Beagle and off we went.
I will admit this is not a place for everyone and there are many things to get used to. Yeah, it's been tough not seeing all the smog, getting flipped off or honked at or not being greeted by name at the bank.

Oh, and people smile at you and wave as they pass you as we walk our dog. Our only regret is that we didn't do it sooner.

[hopemountain]

19. hello, my name is hopemountain, and i am an msnbc addict

...which makes me a better informed citizen and gives me a "hell yes" to be more proactive.
thanks to rev al, martin bashir, ed, lawrence, rachel, and their stand-ins - brilliant young people.

[DoBotherMe]

29. Hi!

Welcome to DU! Dana ; )

[ellisonz]

20. Don't forget Martin Bashir!

[Cha]

21. Thanks for the msnbc Appreciation Thread, RoverSuswade.

And, as others remind.. Martin Bashir is one to watch, too.

Seems they're "Executive Actions" that are driving fox screws et al ballistic.

[northoftheborder]

25. Lawrence's long and deliberate opening segment last night was priceless!!!!!!

[patrice]

26. K&R for truth!

[Glaisne]

28. Love Chris and Melissa

We think Chris Hayes and MHP on weekends are great. Not to be missed. Also appreciate Alex Wagner and Krystal Ball. Very smart and very good. Too bad we can't see their shows but always like when they are guests during prime time.

[lillypaddle]

31. Not to mention Martin Bashir nt

[Whisp]

33. He's quite okay, but...

there was one show a week or so ago that I couldn't believe it was BAshir saying some of the shit he was saying.

He had Oliver Stone on, and Stone was talking about his latest whatever show which delved into this Exceptionalism crap in the U.S. That for all the good stuff the U.S. has done, there is a lot of really dark and ugly things as well - ex. Vietnam and Iraq war, etc.,.

Well, Bashir got all huffy and couldn't believe that Stone didn't think the U.S. was the Greatest Country on Earth in all of history. He really got upset, physically notably upset that Stone was telling 'bad' stories about some of American history.

At the end of the show, just before the camera shut off - Stone looked over his right shoulder and kind of smirked - you know that look he has. And Bashir was sitting there stunned.

I was really surprised that Martin is telling the rest of us in the world, that are not Americans, that we really are second class.

[lillypaddle]

37. That really surprises me about him

He says a lot of things that are tongue in cheek, and he says them very seriously. I'd like to think that was the case, but since I didn't see that one, I don't know.

[Whisp]

41. I found the vid:

let me know if you think I am off kilter with what I said -

if you see that too?

[mimi85]

57. I didn't

interpret the interview in that way at all. Just shows how people view things differently, I guess.

[lillypaddle]

60. Honestly, Whisp,

I think that is his interview style. As he said at the end of that clip, "I'm just asking questions," which he often does using a devil's advocate style. I kept waiting to see and hear what you did, and it didn't happen for me. But different strokes ... right?

[Whisp]

61. okay, thanks for looking.

I think what set the tone for me was that 'I'm just asking questions' part at the end. I took it a totally different way! I will have to listen again but it sounded like he mumbled 'I'm the one asking the questions here' or something like that then Stone sort of grunted or something.

[rhett o rick]

58. I watched the video and I disagree with your interpretation.

It appeared to me that he was challenging them. Taking the devils advocate position.

[cilla4progress]

34. Larry O!

Oh, a hells ya for Lawrence, who CALLED OUT NRA Board Member Tom Selleck on his show last night.

I look to be hearing a response from Selleck shortly.

[go west young man]

36. Liking what I'm seeing

but still would like to see Keith Olberman and David Schuster back and Joe Scarborough gone. Also Phil who fired Keith can go jump in a lake.

[Lobo27]

38. I want Cenk to come back.

Of courrrrrrrrrrrrssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeee.

[mimi85]

54. Not me

his ego got in the way just like Keith's. The host shouldn't be the story and the best journalists in history knew this. Cronkite, Murrow, Bob Schaefer (still plugging away), Russert, etc, etc.

Cenk and Keith's egos are too big when they think they run the show. Sorry guys, don't miss either one of you. Cenk could have stayed at MSNBC but his view of himself was (and is) ridiculous. Cenk isn't "all that" and I was happy when they called his bluff. Chris Hayes benefited from that - Cenk just couldn't seem to work weekends. Now that Current has sold, it will be interesting to see what happens. I would LOVE Jennifer Granholm to move to MSNBC - she kicked ass at the convention.

[DrewFlorida]

40. I agree!

[BrainMann1]

42. Lawrence called out Tom Selleck priceless

Just like he did with the Romney boys

[Dudette]

47. Feelin' it!

Tweeted it! Thank you!!

[Jennicut]

48. Lawrence and Rachel is pretty much required for my nightly viewing pleasure.

I don't know what I would do without those two.

Of course, Tweety has his moments and so does Ed. I have come to appreciate Rev. Al a lot. I also quite appreciate Alex Wagner and she is closest to my age. I always find her relatable and funny.

[liberal from boston]

50. MSNBC

Lawrence & Martin I confess are my favorites but the whole prime time lineup from Martin, Chris, Rev. Al, Ed, Rachel & Lawrence is excellent!!! Great that President Obama invited MSNBC Hosts to the White House last month!!! Thanks DU for this opportunity to acknowledge MSNBC!!!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

52. I like MSNBC in the evening

[nradisic]

53. Totally

Especially Ed, Rachel $ Lawrence!

[DFW]

64. I don't get American TV here

So I rely on internet clips I can get links to. Renews my faith in sanity back home!!

[RussBLib]

65. I love MSNBC

Finally, it is possible to turn on the TV at most any time of the night or day and get some reasonable, relatively liberal viewpoints expressed. That's been missing for too long.

Current TV also filled that void, but their signal kept getting strangely distorted and unviewable. Now, they're morphing into Al Jazeera, which is too bad. Hopefully some of the Current TV commentators can find a new home on MSNBC..

[Fringe]

67. Signed in just to recommend.

Where would we be without MSNBC? Also, I miss OBIE(Olbermann)!

Also, love Rachel and all the others!

[UCmeNdc]

68. Agree!