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Carter's avatar

I've quit watching and following Morning Joe but can't totally give up MSNBC as I still watch Rachel and Lawrence.

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Vida Robertson MD's avatar

Yes, I still watch Rachel and Lawrence too. But adios Morning Joe!

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antirumpy's avatar

Lawrence is like a rogue anchor now . He chewed garricks ass and other msnbc people for complancey. So far i like Lawrence, Joy , Ari and Stephanie.

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JA's avatar

Lots of actions during this election?

This Joe act compares to Bezos and the Washington Post?

No one is good for their word anymore! It is all money and social/political climbing?

How much can be made and high can we climb??

Maybe Mika and Joe are looking for a place to spend New Year’s Eve? Again.

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Calamity Jane's avatar

mighty meidas people can be trusted. We don't back down. We are true to our word. If we say it--we mean it

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Jennifer MacKenzie-Gray's avatar

This is so true and so refreshing .

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Twila's avatar

I am dedicated to Lawrence also joy reid is good and Chris Hayes

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jan martin's avatar

I'm keeping Rachel and Jen Psaki but bye bye joe & mika!

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Jane Parrish's avatar

Has any other anchor on MSNBC made comments about J&M?

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antirumpy's avatar

Not sure but i do know Lawrence criticized a few for playing into the republicon hands .

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Jane Parrish's avatar

Thanks. Appreciate your information.

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Ann's avatar

I do too, but I'm still having a hard time watching them at this time.

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Kat's avatar

Only ones I would watch.

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Diane J's avatar

Forgot about Joy and Ari, like them too but don't get to see Stephanie enough to decide yet.

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Keith Olson's avatar

I agree with you. Lawrence and Rachel are the only ones I watch on YouTube not on MSNBC!

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Janis Weiner's avatar

Wondering if either of them addressed the Joe and Mika situation...?

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Jennifer MacKenzie-Gray's avatar

Nobody who has a backbone and a modicum of self respect should be watching ANY MSNBC . If they do, they are not teaching the network anything. A decent news network would have fired both Joe and Mika . But they haven’t so they are all as bad as everyone else who cannot respect the necessity to be committed to BEING 100 % PATRIOTIC !!

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Jessie S.'s avatar

I wish Rachel and Lawrence would resign in protest. I’d follow them wherever they went.

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Joyce leady's avatar

Me also !! My two faves.

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Josh's avatar

They won't resign because there's no need to. Ben is stirring up a pot of nothing.

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Jessie S.'s avatar

I think you’ve stumbled into way too much truth for your comfort level, Josh. MSNBC is an increasingly garbage network that’s swirling the drain. Yet here you are defending it. Why’s that? I smell the ole right wing troll stench. As someone else said here, kindly exit stage left, Josh.

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Ann's avatar

Okay you have said this so many times it is quite clear someone is paying you to start something.

We’re not taking the bait.

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Ann's avatar

Lawrence O’Donnell is an extraordinary journalist. THE best.

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Joyce leady's avatar

I can't believe they haven't they called out when they were going to hire the republican gal. for NBC "Sorry can't remember her name right off hand? Old age.." But, I also have been waiting for them to say something?

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Buchs's avatar

No you're wrong on that .

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Santos Chavez's avatar

If they did, I might consider watching their shows still, especially if they call them out and criticize them for bending the knee. But if they don't, then in my book they are complicit too.

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DebbieLama's avatar

I agree because they have not formally spoken out, I made a choice to stop listening to them on MSNBC. Maybe they think their voices are so important to keep on air, but they have lost me as a viewer. I used to care and trusted that Network. Network what a fool I was.

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Kristie Strauss's avatar

Michael Steele called them both out. I’m truly disappointed but have continued to watch although not faithfully as I did. I am curious why they behaved as thy did and hope they’ll reveal it. I enjoy a few of the other journalists like Ari, Rachel, Lawrence, Nicole & Stephanie! I’m not ready to abandon MSNBC.

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Sandra Tuttle's avatar

Not yet

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Janet's avatar

Ditto

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Josh's avatar

You should consider giving up ALL MSNBC programming. It's all part of the same compromised ball of wax. They're too busy serving their corporate masters to worry about journalistic integrity, much less you or me.

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Ann Brig's avatar

Lawrence and Nicole are awesome!

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Debbie  Mitchell's avatar

I still like Chris Hayes

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Josh's avatar

And "corporate masters"...talk about Fascism language!

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Jessie S.'s avatar

You should really look into who owns all corporate media. Your head might spin. They are, indeed, corporate masters, the billionaires in Trump’s pocket. Go do some research. This is why we are all here - because we are seeking THE TRUTH, not the both sides crap that these spinners of falsehoods put out there.

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antirumpy's avatar

And they aint liberal rich media moguls either

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Josh's avatar

So if they spin BOTH sides...one side is "THE TRUTH" isn't it? Just listen to that side and yell at the TV about the other.

And Ben never mentions the down to earth panelists on Morning Joe (MJ). I think they're great...don't you?

BTW...Isn't "THE TRUTH" Trump's company line?

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Mary Kaye Waterson's avatar

Where is the lie?

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Josh's avatar

Why not keep watching and simutaneously use your brain? Not Ben's diatribe?

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chev_chelios's avatar

ok I'm a bit confused...just so I'm clear here...you are Josh # 2....the Ruski spybot ? ...pissing and moaning about Ben complaining about Joe S. and his wife Mika as if that should be out of bounds and not relevant for their actions ? .... fill me in here, correct me if I'm wrong.

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Josh's avatar

Me is PRO Joe & Mika. Just a chance crosssing I guess.

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Kristi Jones's avatar

I think you meant to go to the smaller app down the street......you don't even care what you've help create, do you?

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Debster's avatar

Sorry, Josh, but Ben is spot on, as usual.

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Lorraine Parish's avatar

duh, cause it shows you support a network that lies and gaslights us for money

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Ann's avatar

Ben’s diatribe? Hardly. You must not like facts.

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Marvin Miller's avatar

Because I prefer NOT to be insulted and made a fool of, that's why. I can use my brain elsewhere, with people who are worthy of trust, and do not cow-tow to the Big Orange Idiot.

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Ann's avatar

Zero people on Meidas cow-tow to the Big Orange Idiot. Zero. Perhaps you are confused or this was meant for another SM platform?

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LadyHistorian's avatar

Kissed the ring lately yourself?

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Jennifer MacKenzie-Gray's avatar

Now this is a comment I can respect . Well said .

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Buchs's avatar

No. Some people on msnbc are smokin hot truth tellers . Except Willie Geist, that herd of brown nosed suckerfish on Morning 'Doh' gotta go .

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Merry Stasiak's avatar

I did, the day after the election.

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Sharliegram's avatar

I'm gone too!

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Jessie S.'s avatar

They are TREASURES. I love them both so much.

But I’m done. I had to do it. Cut the cord. I will no longer support MSNBC.

Maybe Rachel and Lawrence can join forces with Meidas!!! Stranger things have happened. 🙏✨💪😎

In the meantime, we can support Rachel’s podcast and I guess watch Lawrence on old West Wing reruns!?

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Kate O'Shea's avatar

Lawrence also has a podcast of his Last Word show

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Karen D's avatar

I pretty much stopped watching Morning Joe awhile ago but won't ever watch it again now. I still like Rachel and Chris Hayes too. I was glad to hear Katie Phang spoke up against what Mika and Joe did. Did anyone else on MSNBC? Also, I wonder what the future is for MSNBC with Comcast splitting off them and a number of other channels....

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WillieSquillie's avatar

What did Katie Phang say?

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Karen D's avatar

“Normalizing Trump is a bad idea. Period.”

Another staff member said “Katie Phang is right. It’s normalization (and it’s access bulls–t) … Journalists don’t need access to their subjects to hold them to account. None of it is believable. The obvious answer is believable: They are opportunists.”

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Paula Pulter's avatar

Same here. I like Rachel and Lawrence and Chris Matthews.

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Buchs's avatar

Chris Matthew's...?

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Paula Pulter's avatar

Chris Hayes - oops!

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Sandra Tuttle's avatar

I decided to go cold turkey and never watch msnbc again at all.

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Mark Stocker's avatar

Likewise. The thing to remember is Joe Scarborough was originally a Republican so it's not hard for him to regress.

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Rob and Diana's avatar

I agree but I also love Jen Psaki in addition to Rachel and Lawrence.

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Josh's avatar

And I've given up on Meidas. What a stupid crusade against Joe and Mika. Just watch the show and note that NOTHING is different. BTW...where are you going to effect change by bitching about them? You won't. You're so enamored of yourself you can't. Hmm...just like Trump.

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Jessie S.'s avatar

You’ve given up on Meidas for telling the TRUTH about these two Trump ass kissing cowards?? That’s rich. Here’s the door, friend. See yourself out. Byeeee! ✌️

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

👆👆🎯👏👏👏👏👏It's not the airport here, why do right-wingers always announce their departures?

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Josh's avatar

Hi Joe.

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Barry Cusitar's avatar

Josh - you give up on Meidas? Why? I'm sorry, but your reasoning is so flawed. Please think about it. They went to kiss Trumps rear end for their paychecks - it is plain and simple. Just like all corporate main stream Media. Do you think if Hannity wasn't making $25M a year he would spew continual lies all day long? He wouldn't but he wants to live in his castle and will do anything to stay there - just like all the other phonies at Fox, CNN, MSNBC etc

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Josh's avatar

I didn't. The other Josh says he is in favor of Benedict Scarborough and Co.

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Barry Cusitar's avatar

Sorry, I was having trouble following - certainly wasn't for you :).

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WJB Motown's avatar

Josh could be a bott.

Anyone that attacks Meidas could be picking up rubles on the side.

Yea....if you do not dig it here.....take a trip down the street to the other web site.

Get lost Josh.....Please exit stage right

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antirumpy's avatar

Dah trans siberian pa drooga josh GO

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Tom Devereaux's avatar

This is not an airport no need to announce your departure just go away or back to fox troll boy. Seriously why are you here?

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Lor De Shazor's avatar

Why criticize others just because they don’t think like you do? If people don’t wanna watch morning Joe that’s fine with me. I’m not watching them either. But I’m not gonna criticize people that do or people that don’t. We have too much of that critical negativity.

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Crissy Bellon's avatar

I don't think Meidas is criticizing us for watching them, I just think that they are informing us, and they have a strong opinion about it. MSNBC was one of my 'safe spaces' at a time when it seemed almost everyone was justifying and normalizing tRumps behavior, and also making wishy-washy flip-flop ping normal. I made a decision not to watch Joe & Mika anymore before I saw this, and I thought, wow, these guys are more pissed than I am about it! I guess it might feel like when one of your few allies crosses to the other side, making the ship seem even more abandoned.

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Retta F's avatar

Why criticize? Because the loyal viewers of MJ feel betrayed. I do, anyway. That's why.

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MaryAnne Barnett's avatar

You are so wrong and obviously belong on the other side. Blind, too, I guess

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Ann's avatar

JOSH! Meidas isn’t the only news outlet that thinks what Joe and Mika did was a complete betrayal to the truth.

DonOLD doesn’t deserve ONE scintilla of respect. His Cabinet nominations should be a slap in the face to you. He is mocking everything we stand for.

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Marvin Miller's avatar

Your a$swiping of Joe & Mika is kinda creepy. You are suspect on ALL levels, and I guarantee you, no one is paying attention to your nonsense.

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Ann's avatar

Another Russia. Troll

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antirumpy's avatar

Dah vasha padrooga dah (josh)

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Dona's avatar

Never cared for that rethug Joe, and Mika is stupid. Love Rachel and Lawrence, but Joy is my girl! Love love love her show!

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Diane J's avatar

Me too and I like Nichole and Jen and on weekends Velshi and Willie.too.

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Janet's avatar

Me too

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Robin E Ervin's avatar

Me too. I only watch Rachel and Lawrence now on msnbc.

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