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mahina

(17,662 posts)
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 10:44 PM Feb 2016

Did somebody fall asleep at the controls? MSNBC is letting Bernie speak.

If anyone else heard NPR cut Killer Mike off today- when they asked him why Bernie when his and Hillary's votes were 90% the same, and he started to talk about a vote that incarcerated his friends- they cut him off and went to violin music, then some other music. For three minutes.

Yes, that was some bullshit.

Imua Bernie!!!

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jalan48

(13,869 posts)
1. I quit listening to NPR when they were cheer leading for Bush's Iraq War.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 10:45 PM
Feb 2016

I knew then they had been bought off by the powers in charge.

 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
5. MSNBC is probably trying to revive Tweety
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 10:49 PM
Feb 2016

He did his damnedest to shove HRH down our throats, and we gagged and said "Hell no!"

Feeling The Bern!!!!

 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
9. Her Royal Highness - HRH
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:30 PM
Feb 2016

A lot of us use that because Hillary was thought to be the anointed one, or the chosen one.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
7. They had no choice. They had to let him finish! He played that well, while he had the attention of
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:03 PM
Feb 2016

the entire country and WORLD! Now, everyone knows Bernie and what he's all about.

Of course Brian, the liar, Williams had to whine that the speech was too long.

Jerk.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
10. Wow. That takes balls for NPR to do that so blatantly.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:31 PM
Feb 2016

Stopped listening to NPR stations when they got corporate donors.

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appalachiablue

(41,138 posts)
12. But afterwards with Brian Williams saying Bernie's speech was
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:35 PM
Feb 2016

a bit too long, etc. Rachel spoke up about liberals being a minority for a long time in this country, she remembered Pat Buchanan railing against everyone including gay people. Good for her, it was great to see.

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