YOU WILL NEVER FIND A MORE WRETCHED HIVE OF SCUM AND VILLAINY: There are no good guys at NBC.
[Ronna] McDaniel’s hiring simply could not stand with the elite of MSNBC like Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough and Nicolle Wallace (all former political operatives) as they issued on-air apologies over NBC management to hire someone so closely attuned to a political party they don’t belong to.
Jen Psaki would like a word. While she was sitting White House press secretary, she signed a lucrative on-air contributor deal with MSNBC, NBC News and NBC’s Peacock streaming service. It was unprecedented — a sitting White House press secretary taking questions from her contractual colleagues was a clear violation of ethical conduct between a supposedly independent press and the White House they are meant to be covering.
There was no hand-wringing. There was no public uproar. There were no on-air apologies or brow beatings. Jen Psaki was welcomed at NBC with open arms — and zero hint of hypocrisy.
Likewise, MSNBC played a major part in rehabbing the reputation of controversial race-baiter Al Sharpton, even rewarding him with own show to host. Once again, not a peep.
By Monday, the zone had been flooded with commentary from others at the cool kids’ media table. Self-appointed media finger-wagger Margaret Sullivan caterwauled over at the Guardian, writing, “Can NBC News recover from its damaging decision to hire Ronna McDaniel?” She went on to say that. “Hiring McDaniel — a powerful election denialist who joined then president Donald Trump in pressuring voting officials not to certify the 2020 election — was like putting a standing chyron on the NBC Nightly News: ‘Lying is rewarded here.’”
If election denial is the new on-air standard at NBC, then a lot of people should be fearing for their jobs, including Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Joy Reid and others.
Indeed:
For YEARS you have falsely claimed that Trump stole the 2016 election by colluding with Russia. You spent years attacking people who didn't agree with your dangerous conspiracy theory. You can sit down.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) March 26, 2024
Both sides’ lawyers stand to make a killing, however: “McDaniel is seeking legal representation as her termination is imminent, adds the report.”
UPDATE: Great moments in gaslighting:
Former RNC Chair @RonnaMcDaniel is out as an NBC contributor.
Here is the note that NBC News Chairman Cesar Conde sent to staff:
Hey all,
There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many… pic.twitter.com/2vzzXqqNXY
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 26, 2024
Because if there’s one thing that NBC News has long been known for, it’s their “deep commitment to presenting our audiences with a widely diverse set of viewpoints.” But then, to paraphrase President Reagan, sometimes the left hand doesn’t always know what the far left hand is up to.