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Heidi O'Haver's avatar

There are a lot of other folks that don't either, including this older white woman. No corporate media for me. Journalism is basically dead there. On TV especially, you just have news "readers" and opinion talkers all doing their best to boost their ratings ($$). Print / digital corporate media is just as bad.

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Sandra Tuttle's avatar

Ditto Heidi. And I'm white. Female, 73 y.o.

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Byron B. Carrier's avatar

Ditto, Sandra and Heidi. The Fourth Estate is crucial to our trying to use democracy.

He called it "fake news," and then made it faker. Cue Fox and X.

The media trounced Biden for his pathetic stumble in the debate, but went on to declare Trump the winner. I defy any intelligent person to read the entire response by Trump in that debate to the question (twice asked!) of what he'd do about the opioid crisis and conclude he won the debate. He rambled with trite slogans and never answered in any way. They both lost the debate, and we lost a fair reporting about it.

We need to justly reaffirm the value of journalists and politicians both, but because they're serving the truth. Mika and Joe can start by explaining why they went and reporting on what they encountered. Good for Meidas for calling them on it, but give them their due if they explain.

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Chuck's avatar

He didn't debate. Biden answered the questions. TRUMP DIDN'T, with one exception: when asked for THE THIRD TIME if he would accept the election results if he lost, Trump said, after having to stop and think a moment, "Absolutely. If it is a fair and honest election." Which means if he doesn't think it is fair, more insurrectionist will rain down. The rest of the time he spent deriding Biden ans spouting bullshit.

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Byron B. Carrier's avatar

He never argues intelligently. He uses insult, ridicule, and totalistic false dichomities to "weave" an answer only the gullible would take as intelligent. Sadly, it worked better than intelligent argumentation would have. The gullibles prevailed. They "think" with tribal loyalty.

The mainstream media let us down by broadcasting his stupidity as if reasonable and normative. Trying to be neutral, they betrayed their profession and us.

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TEOTWAWKI's avatar

OmgтАФ-on the nose! How I feel.

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TEOTWAWKI's avatar

I still canтАЩt get my mind around the legitimacy that mainstream media gives him. Yes him. Not Him.

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Reese Erwin's avatar

They explained. But I find their explanation totally inadequate. Did you see how they praised Trump on his great election, etc. according to trump, which they didnтАЩt deny? Clearly, a trip to Mar-a-largo is kissing his ring and a- -.

The election was no doubt helped by Russia and there are many questions about it so should be some audits and recounts in swing states!

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Joan's avatar

I cancelled not just MSNBC and CNN, but Comcast in its entirety in 2018. The BBC, Atlantic, AP and now MediasTouch, MuellerSheWrote and many high quality others are here for it. 70, White, rolling up my sleeves. Shame on Mika and Joe, but they became performers years ago

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Shame On тАШem's avatar

I think anyone out there who has any kind of service ties with Comcast, needs to cancel their contract or ride it out until its completion and cut ties.

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Jean Murphy's avatar

We have a 6 yr contract with Comcast at my Condo Association. I think we have 2 years left. The prior board locked us into that contract. Once it ends thats it for me

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Shame On тАШem's avatar

Silently boycott them by not giving them your business and spreading the word. ThatтАЩll show тАЩem. ЁЯШЙ

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Steve Troy's avatar

Yeah...that'll help. Leave TV News---where like it or not, MOST Americans get most of their information---to the conservatives and hurt the ONE center-left cable channel available. Think this out before you cut off your nose to spite your face.

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Shame On тАШem's avatar

ThereтАЩs more than one way to skin a cat, killa. Expand your horizons a bit.

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Joan's avatar

Joe and Mika and others are not doing their job. There are other platforms now that DO. I'm not heading into an uninformed abyss just because I don't watch MSNBC

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Rob and Diana's avatar

Ditto Diana. I am white, female and almost 73 years old.

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Cyndee H's avatar

Ditto ! White 62yr old,ty MEIDAS !

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

Ditto. 71 year old white lady.

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Cynthia G's avatar

Same here. IтАЩm 73, used to watch MSNBC but stopped about 3 weeks ago. Shame on Mika and Joe and MSNBC leadership(?- if you can call it that now).

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Fran's avatar

Me too, exactly! I'm beside myself with angst! Oh, and I'm childless, by choice. Happily married for over 30 years.

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Rob and Diana's avatar

We, too, are childless by choice and just happily celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary last month. Our children consist of the two pigs pictured to the left, one horse, 2 cats and one big pup.

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MaryAnne Barnett's avatar

I'm done, free, white, in my 70s

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Jennifer Em's avatar

Yup. This middle aged white woman, too. Thank goodness for outlets like Meidas Touch!

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Deborah Thurman's avatar

IтАЩm a fan..

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mth's avatar

100%. 70 y.o. here.

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Michele Wesselman's avatar

Ditto here, 70 yr old white female. I never did like them, never watched.

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Diane's avatar

80yr old white woman agrees with disgusting msm and will be canceling my Spectrum services.

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Shame On тАШem's avatar

Any of my black sisters in their mid to older 50тАЩs in here. Nothing about msnbc EVER peaked my interest. And IтАЩm a news head.

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Laura Maxon Brackett's avatar

IтАЩve heard heтАЩs a total jerk

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Chohni Baird's avatar

I'm with you.This older white woman was appalled when I listened to Joe and Mika and immediately disengaged from the msnbc network and deleted the app as well.Enough is enough!!!

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Catherine Rose's avatar

In my 80's. I have been appalled by the whole campaign coverage. I don't watch any news coverage on TV. All most every newscaster wants me to believe what they say not what I see.

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Terry's avatar

Ditto, Heidi. 77 y/o white grandma/great grandma who only wants truth, integrity and loyalty to our constitution and country.

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Mary Morrison's avatar

Watch PBS Newshour

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Ruth Johnson's avatar

Exactly, white, female, 70

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Geo's avatar

I haven't yet come to understand how/why we rely on performers for information. You know, like the orange Jaba behind the Resolute.

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