MSNBC - Part 36

Stephanie Ruhle continues to impress. And she shows up on Fridays. I guess that was true of Brian as well. I like her elocution, esp. as she's from Jersey.

why do small squinty eyes look good on some people?

How are Cal Perry in Lviv and Richard Engel Kviv staying safe?

Last I saw Jacob Soboroff was also in Lviv - which seemed comparatively safe until recently. They'll probably need to evacuate as things get worse.

[quote] Is Ali Arouzi the new Richard Engel? (p.35)

Would that be a good thing? He seems to be much less of a showboat.

MSNBC has a promo in rotation of Ali Velshi taking an old woman's smartphone to inquire the name of the train station where they are - she's reaching for her phone while he's repeating the name to her multiple times, like she's deaf. Text appears lauding MSNBC reporters for all the help they're providing on the ground. She's clearly relieved just to get her phone back.

I don't get that promo of Ali Velshi, he comes off as completely clueless, she is simply asking the name of the station and Ali doesn't know and asks someone off camera. Clearly they are attempting to promote Ali Velshi but that isn't the best clip for that.

I think Ali Arouzi is so cute and a good reporter but he always has this sad look on his face. Obviously reporting from a war zone where horrific things are happening on a daily basis doesn't help (and I don't mean this to be a criticism anyway) but I get the feeling that may just be his demeanor. (Cal Perry, by contrast, appears to have more of a personality even when reporting under similar circumstances.) Still, he's adorable and I saw something the other day that said he may be single.

By the way, what happened with Erin McLaughlin? At the beginning of the war (which was a month ago now), she was on constantly but I haven't seen her in weeks. Did she leave?

[quote] By the way, what happened with Erin McLaughlin?

I think now that more correspondents are there, she's pretty much only NBC News coverage.

Will Joy Reid be going to Ukraine to report?

Joy in Camo. head to toe.

R10, why would Joy go? Are Nicole or Chris Hayes or Lawrence going to go? What about Joe and Mika?

Ginni Thomas looks like the offspring of Miss Piggy & Nancy Grace.

R12 Aren't Michael and Nicole there together now, at least in some border location?

[quote] [R10], why would Joy go?

To show that we only care about Ukraine because they are white people.

R15, you post from that site? Well, that tells us all we need to know about you.

Blocked.

R16 It's the fucking production arm for Ben Shapiro. Should be called the dailywipe.com.

R16, Joy said it, sorry, not sorry, you don't like the source, I took the first one that came up. There was a whole thread on it here on DL. Not that you will see this anyway.

How will I possibly sleep tonight knowing that you blocked me? Just fine I suspect.

MSNBC should rehire Amy Robach (she was there in the early aughts). And bring in a Roger Ailes leg cam rig. It would do good things for the ratings.

Paraphrasing a comment Mika made this morning.

If Will Smith is hitting Chris Rock in public, who else is he hitting? It's just a question.

If it's two days after the Oscars, it's a topic for Morning Joe.

[quote] If Will Smith is hitting Chris Rock in public, who else is he hitting?

Did she go so far as to speculate? or just insinuate? Sanctimonious twat that she is.

Craig Melvin just said good bye to MSNBC after 10 years, but he said he didn't quit and didn't get fired, it appears he is only going to be on NBC from now on

I like Craig but he has a lot going on at NBC. Doesn't he host a crime show too?

Hmmm.

R24 I like when he brings out his surly. Nostrils flare, leering glance, little smirk, little sneer, sarcastic aside. Yeah.

While the MSNBC coverage in Ukraine has been good, it has been getting a little repetitive - possibly unavoidable under these conditions. I've taken to watching The Amanpour Report on PBS, including previous episodes, where there's lots of fresher content and perspective - including from the lying sackofshit Russians themselves. She seems to get interview access that networks don't.

I was surprised to see Amanpour doing double duty from Kyiv on CNN today.

No comments about Jen Psaki? It seems to be a done deal that she's heading to MSNBC this spring, even though she hasn't confirmed it yet. Where are they going to put her? I thought she wanted an easy schedule so she could have more time with her kids, so maybe the weekend?

R27, Amanapour is an actual journalist, rather than the kind of opinion spouter that MSNBC specializes in.

Meanwhile, CNN Plus is fizzling

Fox Business Network's Charles Gasparino reported on Wednesday that CNN+, a $120 million venture that launched yesterday, is already failing and may not survive on its own for much longer.

'CNN + employees bracing for layoffs possibly as soon as May amid projections of lackluster sales of new streaming channel; CNN employees say new streaming channel could be merged into larger Discovery+ as early as May unless subscriptions pick up,' Gasparino wrote on Twitter.

My MSNBC viewing has dropped considerably since the war in Ukraine started. I very easily could have watched MSNBC all evening most weekdays and had it on most of the day on the weekend as background noise. But nowadays, I don't even see 30 minutes most days. I don't wanna see that boring, dry, repetitive war coverage. Most of the time they just bring people on to criticize Joe Biden or America for not doing enough to help Ukraine. No matter how hot Zelenskyy looks in the beard and tight athletic shirts, it is not worth it.

MSNBC has gotten so ridiculous with the wall to wall war coverage.

1.) Ukraine is not a part of NATO (they are not our allies).

2.) We had 4 years of a POTUS denigrating leaders and praising dictators and little to no news attention was given to that.

3.) The former POTUS tried to blackmail Ukraine to manufacture dirt on his political opponent in order to to get desperately needed weapons. MSNBC downplayed that.

4.) Current Ukraine President told Congress FUCK YOU during impeachment proceedings when POTUS tried to blackmail him. MSNBC downplayed that.

5.) And now all your coverage is about Ukraine and how horrible Joe Biden is? Fuck you MSNBC!

What irks me a bit is the handful of Ukrainian officials, not Volodymyr specifically, who come on western media and scold about the lack of timely or adequate response on the part of the US/EU. When just the day before Russia invaded, the Ukrainians were partying and poo-pooing the continuous warnings they were being given that it was imminent.

Just once I would like to see them called out on that.

R30, I doubt Fox Business News is really the most reliable source for information about their competitor.

Mika is full on frau today. She’s wearing a knitted sweater, pink shawl, she’s cradling a coffee mug and just smiling at every word Joe says.

Oh my god she is turning into Ed McMahon

Good for her.

The fourth hour of "Morning Joe" is fucking unwatchable, as is most of the shows on MSNBC these days.

Now I know why they never seem to have enough news anchors.

Expect more opinion type programs instead of "hard news".

[quote] Expect more opinion type programs instead of "hard news".

especially the nearer to the election as MSNBC tries to save Nancy's job

[quote] especially the nearer to the election as MSNBC tries to save Nancy's job

I think you mean save America from stupid Republican investigations into every QAnon conspiracy headed by committee Chairman's Jim Jordan, Paul Gosar, Markwayne stupid Okie congressman Markham.

The new last hour of MJ is for the West Coast. I like it.

[quote] The new last hour of MJ is for the West Coast.

It's in Spanish ?

Limpia mi el culo, pendejo sucio.

Simone Sanders is an embarrassing joke. When is MSNBC going to tell Rashida Jones to cut the crap with so many of her hiring decisions?

Rachel's back on Monday.

Rachel has not forsaken us.

Is she going to announce when her last day is?

NBC News staffers reportedly miffed about MSNBC's planned Psaki hire reports the conservative The Week

I don't mind Psaki at all.

R46 First time I've seen the term "perspective programming" to describe what MSNBC does. Psaki probably sees herself as capable of filling Rachel's shoes. I wish she'd stay where she is until at least after mid-terms.

Is it confirmd that Karine Jean-Pierre will replace her whenever she does go?

We shouldn't be hiring any white people. MSNBC is a Black space.

I'm going to miss Ali Velshi reporting from Ukraine. I've been watching him for weeks and he's done a superlative job.

MSNBC’s prime time line-up went through a major ratings shake-up on Thursday night as Joy Reid snagged the top spot on the network in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Reid brought in 166,000 demo viewers, which was enough to edge out Stephanie Ruhle’s 157,000 demo viewers for first place on the network.

The Beat with Ari Melber landed in third in the demo with 153,000 viewers, while Chris Hayes came in fourth with 152,000 demo viewers.

Meanwhile, the once-dominant Rachel Maddow Show, which was guest-hosted by Ali Velshi, came in a lackluster fifth place with 147,000 demo viewers.

Of course Reid was still submerged by the Fox ratings.

People tuned into Joy on Thursday because they wanted to see how over-the-top Blackapalooza she’d go after the Supreme Court confirmation.

[quote] People tuned into Joy on Thursday because they wanted to see how over-the-top Blackapalooza she’d go after the Supreme Court confirmation.

Or or plus her reaction to the 10 year Will Smith ban.

Joy Reid is watchable because you never know what Joy Reid you are going to get. Sometimes she is a scholarly, black Auntie who will school the children, other times she is a Nubian Princess in full headdress, and still at times she is a female drag queen with an endless supply of Dollar Tree wigs!

r54, and in any incarnation (Scholarly Auntie, Nubian Princess, Female Drag Queen) Joy is ready to take off her earrings and throw down.

Katty Kay a Brit and a regular on Morning Joe becomes a Swiss citizen.

When did Yasmin V become the Chicken Lady

I had no idea Nicolle and Michael Schmidt got married last weekend until my sister mentioned it to me this morning. Congrats to them!

Rachel returns.

R56 Voting? What is exciting about being able to vote where you don't live?

What is exciting about being able to vote by mail?

There, fixed it.

Huh?

I agree R56. A bit pretentious.

Nicolle has Michael Schmidt at the table.

^I wonder what portion of her audience knows she recently married the man she’s interviewing?

R64 Smart. Informed. Can someone explain what other possible appeal he might have as a mate?

R66 likes dogs.

Why was there no red carpet coverage in a Rachel preshow?

Hollywood Rachel RETURNS!⁷

Damnit Perinos is MY Place!

R64, did they talk about the fact they had just been married or no mention was made of it?

I miss Brian Williams. He was so witty and sophisticated. Now the show is boring.

I like Stephanie and think she does a fine job but yeah, I miss Brian, too. Just not the same without him.

Rachel announced tonight that she'll be on Monday-Thursday until the end of April and then only on Monday nights beginning in May.

R74 With the caveat, that may change at any time.

R71

Nothing mentioned. Schmidt was playing with his wedding band at the start of the show.

They are all nervous about the bad economic news coming in the morning. Probably also triggered the Salon Writer's bicycle suicide

R77 Is that really a suspected suicide?

Rachel was confusing. She said she doesn't need another hiatus to work on other things and then said she's only doing mondays starting in may to work on said other things. There was no need to say the first part.

[quote]They are all nervous about the bad economic news coming in the morning.

You mean the fact that unemployment is nearing a 50-year low?

If MSNBC isn't mentioning this as often as they mention inflation, they can hardly be described as a liberal network.

More people are working so that they can be ripped off by the oil companies.

R79, you caught that, too! After she said that, I was like WTF?

She seemed confused by her own agreement as well. It seemed like she and the MSNBC President shook hands on the deal five minutes before showtime so the Teleprompter was being rewritten as she was speaking

God, I'll be glad when she's gone.

Sunday, April 10, 2022 Blind Item #1

This talking head at a cable network, who gets hammered on a daily basis, much like his not liked very much significant other is doing his best to kneepad for the new owners, writing one puff piece after the other. It won’t save his job.

Say it ain't so Joe

But it will give him an extra hour of showtime. What punishment.

[quote] This talking head at a cable network, who gets hammered on a daily basis, much like his not liked very much significant other is doing his best to kneepad for the new owners,

but MSNBC doesn't have new owners, CNN does.

If they really want the ratings back they should go back to the original plan from way back when and hire Rosie O’Donnell for the 9pm slot. She’s as supposed to get the job before the deal collapsed and they hired Rachel. Especially with Trump likely to be the nominee again, having Rosie on every night but Monday would certainly liven things up

CNN needs to get rid of 80% of it's hosts. Fire EVERY blonde. Just the worst.

R89 Kate Bolduan is a boss ass bitch.

She rocked the blunt cut years before everyone else climbed on the bandwagon.

Doesn't this thread say MSNBC at the top, not CNN or are my eyes failing me?

CNN and MSNBC are the same thing

Tried out CNN+ just because. No Roku or Android support. Streaming through a PC browser is unnerving to navigate without a touchscreen. New programming is limp. They seem to think the ability watch old Anthony Bourdain episodes will sustain a subscriber base. Overall pathetic launch.

Maddow time!

Cable News Ratings Tuesday April 12: CNN’s Kate Bolduan Beats Maddow in the Demo

CNN should fire the nasty blonde.

Joy is on 🔥 tonight!

Maddow Time!

I hope Ali Velshi is having time off, he deserves it.

ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 04/14 **10**

This cable news anchor only came back to her job because they threatened to put someone in that timeslot she cannot stand. If she is not careful, she will get fired and they will eat her salary.

But she's not really back because she's off on Fridays for the next couple of weeks, and then in May she's in only on Mondays.

Tomorrow, April 15, is the one year anniversary of the #MaddowBleep, where Rachel was accidentally bleeped. Perhaps she can throw in some "Watermelon" for us tonight since she won't be here on Friday the 15th.

R100 In her hiatus announcement Rachel states, (minute 3:40)

"I'll be back doing the show again before you even miss me, I'll be back in April."

This is April. and even if she's not "careful", before they can eat her salary they will need to buy her out of her very sweet sweet contract.

You gotta wonder what she did to piss the higher ups off.

Lately this thread seems to be mostly populated by lazy trolls.

Lazy Lazy Trolls - gonna be my new NFT project.

What is she actually doing besides making movies when she is not working? Only Mondays? Then she should just leave and give it to someone else.

Starting in May Rachel will only work Mondays, will it still be The Rachel Maddow Show on Tuesdays-Friday? or will they give it another name on those days?

Is Ali V taking over? He is off this weekend. MSNBC probably forced him too. He doesn’t seem like the type who likes to be with his family and rather be working.

R107, I'm sure the hour will still be under her name since the other people will just be subbing for her.

R109 - also, the subs will be working with Maddow's staff.

R109 The current plan is to have rotating hosts, and call the show MSNBC Prime.

[quote] The current plan is to have rotating hosts, and call the show MSNBC Prime.

A better name would be MSNBC Part time.

Whichever it's sure to be a ratings loser.

Unless MSNBC can come up with an amazing host to take over for Maddow, they will continue to sink in the 9pm ratings slot.

If CNN were smart, they would find someone who can take on the rotating hosts and win the time period.

They don't seem very smart.

R114

CNN + is in the crapper already, so no not very smart over there.

R115 - RIght. If it's meant to survive in any form they're going to have to offer an ad-based free version. Even the $3 half-off for life subscription is a lame deal. The idea of $6 after the preliminary period is laughable considering the content. You can only get live CNN programming linked-in if you're already paying for it through another provider.

I like Katie Phang. Glad she has her own show now

Phang is having technical problems and Chris's producers did not give her enough segments to skip to. Damn those Good Friday Catholics.

Colbert Fails to Understand What CNN+ Is as Anderson Cooper Tries His Best to Explain

Not even Anderson can find a way to explain the network

R118

Katie Phang is better as a guest, she sucks as an anchor.

Sometimes it takes talent and skill, she has alot more to learn.

She's likable and capable, and I have faith that she will come up to speed. It would be great if she replaced Andrea Mesozoic.

Katie Phang needs to control those awkward silences on her show.

John Heilemann is hot 🔥

wow handsome Julian Castro filling in for Alicia Menendez

I see MSNBC is going the route of adding more political operatives to its network (Symone Sanders, Jen Psaki). I like all 3 of these people but it's definitely less newsy if you don't have an anchor doing the hosting

Phang is such a fine name!

Was it just my imagination, or was Rachel less repetitive on her recent shows?

Ayman is antisemetic. He has been very verbal about it on social media lately. Wonder if he will jeopardize his job.

He already got downgraded from weekdays to weekends & peacock. Someone at MSNBC doesn’t like him so much…

Give Phil Rucker his own show.

Notice how Phil Rucker & Ashley Parker have disappeared from MSNBC. Now take Jake Sherman out!!!

R129 Everyone has a right to their preferences and opinions, and to express them here.

It's a pleasure to see you finally expressing yours without the use of the poop emoji.

[quote] Notice how Phil Rucker & Ashley Parker have disappeared

Their colleague Carol Leonnig appeared a couple weeks ago. They were always favorites of Brian's.. They are probably all working on their next book(s).

Nicolle used to have them on all the time too and now they haven’t been seen in months. Those two lived for the press Trump gave them & now they have no clickbait to report.

The Special Counsel will soon be taking Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman, to trial for his role in procuring and disseminating the fake Steele report.. May be a good time got therm to lay low.

[quote] ...procuring and disseminating the fake Steele report..

Well someone sure watches too much Fox News.

Ali Arouzi is now wearing glasses and unshaven.

Looks HOT but time for him to go home like Ali V.

I was surprised to see that Gadi Schwartz anchored the NBC Evening News tonight.

I think it's the first time he's ever done so.

I saw that, too, R136. He's so hot.

R133 Get your disinformation straight, Sussman had nothing to do with the Steele dossier. He's charged with lying to the FBI when bringing them a tip about communications between Trump Org & Russian Alfa Bank computers. His supposed lie was not revealing that he was working for multiple clients including the DNC. Thin gruel from a 3 year investigation.

[quote] a good time got therm to lay low.

Ashley and Phil are great reporters, I'm sure they'll be covering the trial in detail.

The Justice Department's Special Counsel's Office has said that CIA data alleging a relationship between Donald Trump and Russia is 'not technically plausible.'

In a court filing on Friday, Special Counsel John Durham asserted that the alleged relationship with the former President and Russia - which Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann concluded - was 'user-created.'

Sussmann is accused of lying to the FBI in September 2016 saying he didn't work for the Clintons when he presented the 'purported data and "white papers" that allegedly demonstrated a covert communications channel' between former president Trump and Kremlin-tied Alfa Bank.

Right, once again the only alleged crime is lying to the FBI. Trumps's favorite, "just a process crime". Trial will determine whether it was material. Durham will try to turn it into a show trial.

Fire Ayman!

[quote] Durham will try to turn it into a show trial.

That's what you do when you have a failed investigation where you've spent millions on travel and assorted grift. At least Meuller recouped $25 million, even if he lost his nerve about nailing Trump.

Durham's official photo is a fucking joke.

Eeww, I'm shaking in my booties.

That blonde cunt on Sunday on the Alec cunt Report was licking her chops and drooling over the possibile Democratic candidates in 24 pissed me off. Witlless can lick my dirty hole. Elections are not to be entertaining. She needs to be replaced by a POC, the POS..

Anytime Haake is subbing for Todd is a good day.

[quote]Elections are not to be entertaining. She needs to be replaced by a POC, the POS..

Elections are also not forums for homophobic black women on MSNBC to openly attack white gay candidates, Joy Reid.

Ayman M. hates Israelis and Jews.

So does that Medhi.

That John Heilemann is soo SEXY.

So what happened to Cal Perry? Is he working only for the main network now? Because I haven't seen him on MSNBC in weeks, plus I saw a commercial the other day in which they were showing all of their reporters in Ukraine and Perry was not among them.

R149

Think the original crew of correspondents that started reporting on the war were sent home. Richard Engel is barely on, now Ali Arouzi has taken over. Cal Perry, Erin McLaughlin are all home now. Matt Bradley is back again.

Ali Arouzi was outside in Lviv with Malcolm Nance this morning and a missile flew over their heads. He said he's reported from wars before but this was a first for him.

Can we send Joy Reid to report live from the missile impact zone?

As noted upthread, I was very impressed with Julián Castro hosting over the weekend. He was very smooth, has a great voice, not bad looking, and seemed very comfortable hosting. You'd never know hosting was new to him. He needs a regular gig!

[quote] That John Heilemann is soo SEXY.

So say we all !

R147 they don't hate Jews and Israelis. Calling out the hardcore right wing Israeli government for its bad actions is not anti-Semitic. Does that mean the Palestinians are innocent? No

Just like calling out the extremist repubs does not make someone "anti-American"

[quote] MSNBC Contributor Malcolm Nance Reveals He Joined Ukraine’s Foreign Legion to Fight Russians: ‘I’m Done Talking’

“You know,as the more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought, ‘I’m done talking,’ all right?’” he said from what Reid called a secure location. “It’s time to take action here. So, about a month ago, I joined the international legion here in Ukraine and I am here to help this country fight, you know, what essentially is a war of extermination.”

How far back in the rear was that "secure location".

Time for Maddow.

No one does it better than Rach Madds.

[quote] Witlless can lick my dirty hole

No idea who you're talking about, but if unavailable I'm happy to fill in.

Rachel was on fire! And she has cut down on the repetition.

R160 Still wish she would dial-back the shift into a higher vocal register when attempting to parody, or emphasize the absurdity of a topic. It literally hurts my ears, esp. when listening through bluetooth headphones.

Today on MSNBC the same shit, show after show.

Rachel, take me away!

MSNBC helped me to survive the tRump years, but now I don't feel the need to be glued to it.

I hope Chris Hayes is still working out. I like the way he fills out his tight suits.

Nicolle Wallace & Mike Schmidt were wearing wedding bands today!!!!

Did they secretly get married???

Yup they did!!!!

I don't know the fine points of journalistic ethics, but it seems they would include at least once or twice when she is introducing Schmidt on her show, Nicolle mention in the interest of full disclosure that he is also her husband. Has she ever done that yet?

Joe Scarborough must have a dick the size of a horse's because I don't see what else Mika sees in Joe, they seem to have almost zero in common. Joe constantly belittles how little Mika knows about movies and popular culture. Mika complains about Joe watching too much television and sports. They seem to have little in common except taking money from Comcast.

R168

Joe must be a BEAST in bed.

John Heilemann is 6”5.

Not the typically hottie, but he definitely looks like he knows how to fuck.

Sometimes I don't even know why Mika is there. She really basically says nothing while the men -- led by Joe, of course -- do all of the talking and too often when she does attempt to say something, Joe just cuts her off and she lets him get away with it. I don't care if the show is called Morning Joe, that's some sexist bullshit if you ask me.

WTF they're married? cray cray

[quote] Sometimes I don't even know why Mika is there.

To give Joe hand jobs under the table and introduce commercials.

That's enough out of you, Mike Barnicle (aka R173)

Love Maddow tonight.

MSNBC has added in the last couple weeks Peter Beinart and Charles Blow as contributors

Haven't heard from Beinart in forever. Not since a drunk Scaramucci told Beinart that Bannon was preoccupied with sucking his own cock. Getting Scaramucci canned after 10 days as Trump's comms director. Man, those were such simpler times.

Poor Mika struggled with the teleprompter earlier this morning when talking about Russia's hold on Mariupol:

MIKA: Continuuuuuu-ing to block its sevetic (pause) can't even, quote, fly through.

JOE: So a fly can't even get through.

MIKA: Oh. (pause) Got it.

I still have no idea what she meant by "sevetic."

Mika is probably still dickmatized by Joe from Tuesday morning. It always challenges her ability to speak in coherent sentences

Rachel🔥🥵

Rachel scored a massive exclusive tonight, playing a tape of Kevin McCarthy admitting to Liz Cheney immediately following the January 6th insurrection that he was going to ask Trump to resign because he had the votes in the House to impeach and probably the Senate, as well. Her guests were two NYT journalists, Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, who wrote 'This Will Not Pass' and they assured her there were many more tapes to be released. Good times!

And Alexander Burns is so cute with facial hair. Hope their book gets a lot more coverage.

Mika is dressed in Ukrainian flag colors this morning.

They played that McCarthy-Cheney tape on Morning Joe earlier, and never once was it mentioned that the tape was first played on Rachel's show.

All they would say is that "MSNBC has obtained . . ."

Same when they referenced Maddow's show reaching out to McCarthy for comment; they would only say that MSNBC has reached out to him.

RAchel “obtained” bupkis. The New York Times reporters obtained the tape and played it on her show. Of course, Lawrence made it sound like Rachel had done it.

Having Rachel drop a journo's bombshell is a bonus for both Rachel and the investigative journalists.

Bonus, sure. But it’s not HER scoop.

[quote]RAchel “obtained” bupkis.

I didn't say she said "obtained" anything @ R184.

I said "first played."

But the Times reporter did specifically go on her show to reveal the taped recording.

How is the tape a bombshell? Sadly, people don’t care about the insurrection. Donald Trump isn’t even president anymore and he was never successfully impeached. Does anyone think Trump is actually going to pay any consequence for his part? No. Bombshell it isn’t.

People care about the current Speaker of the House and other politicians lying about their true opinions.

R185 The boys have a book to sell. Giving Rachel the "exclusive" is smart considering her audience.

Almost nothing is a bombshell in this craven D.C. environment. But it will be fun to watch McCarthy backpedal, and try to remain in Trump's good graces. A less savvy politician would be hard to find.

They are probably giving an exclusive to every show they are on.

Lots more tape to come supposedly. They'll likely spread it around.

Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns were on Inside Politics on CNN today promoting their book, Jonathan Martin is on CNN quite often so I am a little shocked they didn't start there. I am sure they will be on all the CNN and MSNBC shows eventually Fox probably isn't interested and won't even report on their book.

Joe S. & Rachel Maddow are not friends.

Joe is such a pussy he wouldn’t give RM props for the scoop.

Something about him is super sexy-but would definitely fuck John Heilemann.

r186, because Joe is a fundy asshole and Rachel is a Lesbian and his intellectual superior.

Joe hates Rachel, they used to fight on air back in the early early days. There used to be clips you could find on YT but not sure if they are still up.

R199 No real fight. She challenged some of his questionable statements, while he pouted and banged his feet. She did it respectfully, he was quite rude.

MSNBC gave saturation coverage for weeks to a Haitian migrant who tried to take the reins of a horse a Border Patrol guy was on, as brutality against black people. They haven't mentioned at all the Texas National Guardsmen who drowned trying to save a migrant who got swept away by the Rio Grande. Come on, MSNBC you're as bad as Fox News.

[quote]Come on, MSNBC you're as bad as Fox News.

^um, no. I’m a regular MSNBC watcher. Never saw ANYTHING about border patrol horse, let alone weeks of saturation coverage.

R202

Who told Joy that was a good look 👀

[quote]Who told Joy that was a good look 👀

It’s better than this look:

Joy’s now been sporting the Rachel Green.

[quote] ^um, no. I’m a regular MSNBC watcher. Never saw ANYTHING about border patrol horse, let alone weeks of saturation coverage.

I don't know if it went on for "weeks" but they certainly pushed the lie about horse-whipping the immigrants, as did the rest of the progressive media.

R207 If you listen to the piece, MSNBC was relaying an El Paso Times report about an officer wielding a whip, which is clearly evident he was. No mention of immigrants being whipped, no lies being pushed. They covered a story that was getting a lot of national attention at the time.

Do you squat here to throw out strangely random Fox "News" narratives from the past?

John Heilemann.

Want that giant soo fucking bad. His wife is ugly and old.

What’s with these hot guys marrying ugly women.

Heilemann looks better when he lets the remaining hair that he does have, grow out just a bit.

Wonder if he has any contact with his former perv of a partner.

I don't know if I ever noticed him before, but Raf Sanchez was on Morning Joe earlier today and I thought, OK, another nice gay reporter.

Nicolle was wearing bridal white today!

R211 Raf is a frequent guest on WTE with Lemire. He was reporting from Moscow before moving to Ukraine. He seems very competent.

Cal Perry is back—Ali Arouzi went back to Iran.

How do you know Sanchez is gay? Is he out?

He and Vaughn seemed very chummy when dining out in Chicago. Third party at the meal was really expressive, you could say.

Nicolle looks 10 years younger a few years ago…her weight loss has really aged her.

John Heilemann looks HOT 🔥

R217 Thanks, it's established, you have a thing for John Heilemann.

What's up with his face in this clip? Has he had dermabrasion since, or maybe facial lipo? Don't think I've ever seen quite so much of the back of his head before. No one can help the boney structures at the base of their skull, one thing that hair growth is good for.

R218

Never Hate on John Heilemann.

He is one SEXY MOTHERFUCKER.

Although we got to get him divorced, because his wife is one ugly gal.

She's actually quite pretty, R219.

R220

That picture is old, that’s definitely not what she looks like in 2022. Not quite pretty by a longshot.

Heilemann when he had hair!

R222

Oh Heilemann looked cute with hair, but that bald head makes him HOT 🔥!!

Ratings

Tucker Carlson scored a whopping 639,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic on Monday night.

Tucker’s dominance in the demo quadrupled MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, who brought in 148,000 demo viewers. Tucker tripled CNN’s Anderson Cooper, in his time slot, who brought in 175,000 demo viewers.

Fox News averaged 504,000 demo viewers across prime time, beating out CNN’s 165,000 average prime time demo viewers. MSNBC came in second in prime time in the demo with an average of 194,000 viewers.

Maddow scored three times Anderson Cooper's audience.

R224 I've never watched the show? How does he fill the hour? Is there actual news, or is it all polemics, conspiracy theories and disinformation?

R225 A lot of mugging and grimacing, interspersed with high-pitched exclamations.

It is an hour of white grievance from a rich white man.

[quote] A lot of mugging and grimacing, interspersed with high-pitched exclamations.

That formula sounds familiar.

[quote] That formula sounds familiar.

I was truly surprised when Rachel expressed in an interview that she admired Glenn Beck, his on-air persona. They all do probably imitate parts of each other's schtick. Thankfully she doesn't do as much sobbing.

Well Rachel is really on fire tonight talking about the Trump testimony about fruit being thrown at him. It could kill you.

Rachel made Sunday Sauce with Trump's tomatoes.

NO TROWING PINEAPPLES!

Happy Friday Eve, time for Maddow. She's rocking a pinstripe blazer.

Was Rachel's guest last night, Timothy Snyder, the first in-studio interview she's done post-COVID?

John Heilemann’s wife Diana Rhoten apparently had cancer and seems like that is what aged her. She looks 10 years older than that 2016 pic.

Also seems like John married a “Karen” which is surprising since he seems like a cool dude. She rage tweets at airlines and starbucks. Telling them they suck and wants free shit. They married when they were both 40 & she seems like her career is #1 too plus they never had kids.

The pics of them on instagram seems like their marriage is in the friendship comfortable stage and has way moved on from the passionate love stage.

Stephanie Ruhle was off last week and she was in Poland helping out with the refugees from Ukraine. Nice thing was she didn't make a big deal about on TV, I wouldn't have even known except one of her guests said something about her doing it.

R423 Idle speculation can be fun.

R236 Assuming you meant R234. I agree, idle speculation is the best kind.

R236

R237

Standby my speculations about John Heilemann and his friend wife. But the fact that she is a white, rich KAREN is spot on.

Shit's getting weird. As they say.

Matt Bradley got a haircut.

Today was Mika's 55 birthday, which Joe managed to mention as many times as he possibly could.

Pucker & blow, Mika.

I want John Heilemann inside me soo bad.

He looks like a beast in bed.

Recently I feel like I'm hearing Pixies everywhere I go.

And now on MSNBC all day long, in weight=loss app advertisements.

Where is my mind?

Luke Broadwater is a fucking stud. He was a wrestler in college and looked great in the tight costume they wore.

Funny how people have different tastes, I was thinking the other day that Luke Broadwater makes Michael Schmidt seem to have a golden personality in comparison. Visually he does nothing for me but he does seem to be a good reporter. Glad you enjoy him R245.

He still coaches. He's got a nice wrestler's bod, long torso, shorter legs, thick thighs. And back in the day he kindly exhibited the constant need to re-adjust himself, in his maroon spandex. Uncharacteristically scrappy on the mat. A sight to behold.

So is Rachel starting her Mondays-only schedule this week?

Maybe the prevailing SCOTUS news will bring her in anyway. Not positive but it sure seemed like she went commercial-free last night.

She probably had to throw out her show again last night due to the breaking news.

John Heilemann is a SEXY BEAST!

R250 For the love of god start your own thread. Sheesh.

R251

Oh Are You Jealous of John Heilemann?

I am pretty sure that neither Rachel nor Lawrence had any commercials it was wall to wall coverage of the abortion ruling. CNN had wall to wall commercials per usual.

Some guy just ran behind Chris Hayes trying to duck down while Chris was on the air, I think it was one of the crew but it was funny.

MSNBC PRIME

Tues-Friday the 9pm slot is called MSNBC Prime and produced by Rachel's team

Amazon needs to send a cease and desist letter. I'm okay with Jen Psaki taking over full time in the future if this Prime thing doesn't work out.

Rachel is now essentially a weekly guest host on her own show. Strange arrangement.

Monday night will still be called The Rachel Maddow Show, R257.

Ridiculous, once a week ? Why is she there at all then ? Why did MSNBC agree to this ?

Because otherwise Rachel would leave.

Fox News’s late-night talk show Gutfeld! topped all of MSNBC and CNN’s prime time line-up on Monday night, including The Rachel Maddow Show.

Greg Gutfeld brought in some 2.147 million total viewers on an evening dominated by the news of a leaked Supreme Court draft decision signaling the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Gutfeld broadcast Monday night with a live audience and from a new studio.

Despite the bombshell news Maddow only brought in 1.94 million total viewers to lead MSNBC in the ratings.

Meanwhile, Don Lemon Tonight led CNN with 689,000 total viewers.

Anything abortion related is not a ratings grabber. Despite the in-roads on the rights to privacy that are being made, which will have effects on everyone - many people would rather tune it out.

I'd bet the ratings for Rachel's individual shows where she drilled down diligently on the absurd restrictions being imposed on specific clinics, they probably lost a segment of her usual audience. I may have been among them on occasion.

If there were a way for this to be settled solely by people with uteri, including SCOTUS justices, I would support that wholeheartedly.

I know they are Republican voters, but how can so many not see right through a total charlatan like J.D. Vance? and all his Peter Thiel money.

WTF, Amy Walter on Moaning Joe?

The Anti-Rachel Lesbian sees an opportunity...

John Heilemann looked soo HOT on Morning Joe this morning.

FUCKING SEXY BEAST!

[quote] The Anti-Rachel Lesbian sees an opportunity...

Looks a lot better and much less annoying shtick

She is soooooo annoying. Bad haircuts and conservative. Kill it with fire.

Bet JOHN HEILEMANN has a huge dick.

Saw Vaughn Hillyard make two mistakes earlier this hour on MTP Daily when, in his live remote from Ohio, he anointed Vance as Portman’s successor & then said that Portman had voted to convict Trump in his impeachment trial.

Is Nicolle Wallace preggers?

Was that a shotgun wedding?

I doubt it. Seeing as she’s 50.

[quote] Is Nicolle Wallace preggers?

This thought crossed my mind yesterday when there was a long shot of her from the side. Could be.

R272

That black blouse from yesterday was very suspicious. Today’s green confection did not squash the rumors.

[quote] Saw Vaughn Hillyard make two mistakes earlier this hour on MTP Daily

Vaughn was on the NBC nightly news just now claiming that JD Vance's win in Ohio "rattled Democrats" Vance was expected to win, I don't think it rattled anyone.

Oh Vaughn what is the matter with you?

R274

Vaughn’s been hanging w/ Chuckie Todd & Andrea.

I hope not, R270 -- she's 50 years old!

She got her man she no longer needs to worry about her figure.

If Mike Schmidt is the best she could do by keeping her looks, she might as well eat herself into a coma now.

Nicolle has lost alot of weight since she premiered DWH.

It has definitely aged her….

R279, pretty women seem to do that once they hit 40, for fear of losing their looks. Menopause slows the metabolism and women who are used to having a good figure tend to go nuts with exercise and diet to avoid getting "fat". Kelly Ripa is an extreme example of a woman who looked great until she became skeletal in her early 40s -- she appeared ill (still does) but was just obsessed with staying thin. The irony is that they'd look so much better with an extra 10 lbs!

[quote] Today’s green confection did not squash the rumors.

She actually looked a bit green around the gills mid-way through the program.

I wondered if she might be feeling a bit of morning sickness at 5 in the afternoon.

Joe Scarborough this morning talking about Trumpists:

"These people are, if I could quote Aristotle here, crazy as a shithouse rat."

MSNBC would fire him if said anything even remotely otherwise. Then how could he possibly support himself and Mika?

[quote]crazy as a shithouse rat

DING, DING, DING... I think we finally have a replacement for the GOP Elephant.

The Crazy Republican Shithouse Rat.

Mika was giving Joe the side eye today.

Imagine what goes on in that house…Joe looks like a good fuck tho.

Nicolle is interviewing her husband, Mike.

Nicolle only seems to have her husband as an in studio guest in the first few minutes of her first hour. So does he just cool his heals wandering around the MSNBC studio until she is done some two hours later? Or does he go home and get dinner ready?

He’s a reporter. He reports.

Nancy Pelosi will be Nicolle's guest tomorrow.

Where’s Nicolle’s bestie John Heilemann?

Chuckie Todd just got replaced.

Go Chris Jansing.

^yeah!

Now do Andrea.

He’s being relegated to streaming.

Soo 11am or 9pm is open for Jen Psaki.

She is too big of a name for weekends like Symone.

Go Mika Go!!!!

John Heilemann definitely has a big cock.

He is 6’5 and looks like a strapping beast.

How long will Symone last?

She is already irritating me and she has only been on for a minute.

Who’s voice is worse—Symone or Tiffany Cross?

But those bumptious titties of hers...

They need to stop with all these Affirmative Action hires.

This Symone Sanders show isn't going to do anything to strengthen MSNBC's weekend lineup. What were they thinking?

What’s wrong with Symone’s ear?

r300, and the white privilege hires. Started with Chuck Toad.

PLEASE keep Chris Hayes!!!!!

Where are the John Heilemann dick pics?

You know he definitely cheats on his wife and since she had cancer its a mercy marriage now.

Nicolle Wallace better have Steve Schmidt on tomorrow. She is the only one who can really interview him about those twitter threads about McCain.

Who’s gonna have Steve Schmidt on today?

What’s that stuffed animal next to HOT Daniel Goldman?

🙌 Yes Joy is doing the Steve Schmidt story.

Disappointed in Nicolle, she knew…

Do not adjust your TV, Rachel is rocking a blue blazer.

Rachel looks better in the studio with a professional makeup artist.

Cable News Ratings Friday May 6:

MSNBC Lands Solid Last Place in Demo, CNN Takes Last Place in Total Viewers

It's Monday Maddow time.