MSNBC: The Luckiest Network On Television

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MSNBC: The Luckiest Network On Television
Filed under: Big Media, Propaganda, General — Mark @ 2:41 pm

MSNBC may be the luckiest network on television. Republicans are threatening to boycott the cable net. That’s kind of like having lepers threaten to not French kiss you.

It all began when David Shuster asked Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) if she could name the last soldier from her district who was killed in Iraq. She could not, so he told her who it was. It was later reported that the soldier Shuster named was not from Blackburn’s district and Shuster apologized for the error on air. Now it turns out that Shuster was right in the first place. But being right was never a major article of concern for the right and they are still hammering Shuster. Even Brit Hume at Fox News participated in the pile on.

Now, according to Politico, Republicans are escalating the battle to new heights:



This would be a sublime development. I have long been advocating that Democrats and progressives swear off of Fox News (see Starve The Beast). Rupert Murdoch and his media megaphone is openly hostile to our agenda and our representatives. They will only use these appearances to distort our message and derail our mission. Studies have proven that their audience is unreceptive, and even antagonistic, to us and by appearing we will be rewarded more with ridicule than respect.

It has been difficult to advance this strategy because the siren’s call of the TV camera still lures people to Fox. Now, ironically, it is Republicans who are openly promoting the concept in reverse. If their effort has the residual effect of causing a reciprocal boycott of Fox, it will be well worth it. They won’t miss MSNBC and we won’t miss the further propagation of their propaganda.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

"High-placed Republican consultants" want you to watch propaganda instead:

:shrug: MKJ

:woohoo:

won't come near you.

Why is then when we insult them here on DU they start crawling out of cracks to defend their cause like roaches?

Do we need to get Shuster to come here with his super mojo to do a formal fumigation next time?

I wonder how much he'd charge to take this talent on the road? He could call it something like The Mobile Republican Exorcism Tour.

He'll be rich beyond his wildest dreams.

...It was later reported that the soldier Shuster named was not from Blackburn’s district and Shuster apologized for the error on air. Now it turns out that Shuster was right in the first place...

TORO TURD! It's far more likely that after a phone call from the Bush monarchy, Shuster was ORDERED to apologize and PRETEND he got the story wrong!

:mad:
rocknation

MKJ

Last I heard, here, the soldier wasn't from her district. Interesting. Apparently Limpballs and others went after him. But I'm sure they'll now do the right thing and update their info and apologize. <crickets>

"But as today's Memphis Commercial Appeal article suggests, it's not totally clear that Shuster made a factual error. Yes, Blackburn's office did not receive a notice from the Army, but Bohannon's last legal address (and where he lived for a year before joining the Army) was in Blackburn's district.

Shuster appealed for further time to look into it, but Abrams shipped the reporter to apologize on air during Wednesday's 6 p.m. hour:"

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/dan_abrams_and_shusters_apology_67962.asp