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Whoa, Greta has been cancelled! (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jun 2017 OP
Hallelujah! nolabear Jun 2017 #1
yes HALLELUJah and i add Praise the Lord trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #24
AMEN!! onetexan Jun 2017 #94
Agreed Rebl2 Jun 2017 #68
One down. Bye, Greta. Don't let the door COLGATE4 Jun 2017 #2
Oh, go ahead MurrayDelph Jun 2017 #40
Ah yeah! Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #3
Whoo Hoo!!!!!! Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #4
+ 10000000 Tripper11 Jun 2017 #7
It's already been given to Ari Melber. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2017 #30
Yay! Nt politicat Jun 2017 #57
Thank God. i won't miss her for one second. spanone Jun 2017 #5
Good news! gademocrat7 Jun 2017 #6
Niiiiiice!!! Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #8
Joy-Ann Reid BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #9
Ari Melber is taking over the show. kstewart33 Jun 2017 #31
Saw that BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #33
+1000. nt ecstatic Jun 2017 #35
Should have been Joy's spot. iluvtennis Jun 2017 #41
Ari's legal expertise will be a great asset in the upcoming Tanuki Jun 2017 #43
You're right. He's a good choice for these times. I was impressed with him when he took Amaryllis Jun 2017 #51
Ari the lawyer is needed today. frees up Reid to go show to show SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2017 #44
hear, hear!!! Stellar Jun 2017 #97
Ari is my Fav dem in texas Jun 2017 #70
Good news, he answers the Q's I have rolling around my head Deb Jun 2017 #103
RIGHT!!??? flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #95
Bwahahahahaha! She can take her side-of-mouth talking back to her vulpine pals! WinkyDink Jun 2017 #10
i'm sure i am not the only one who was switching to wolfie at 6. mopinko Jun 2017 #11
I've been switching to PBS News Hour at 6 csziggy Jun 2017 #26
i would bet good money. mopinko Jun 2017 #36
Yeah that show I avoided like the plague. I didn't watch any more than enough to say yuck and switch Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #74
Me too. I hope msnbc noticed the spike in CNN when greta was on. Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #83
i kinda like nicole mopinko Jun 2017 #89
Nicole seems like a nice lady. nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #99
I got to the point where I'd switch channels when her PROMOS were on, much less her show. Chiyo-chichi Jun 2017 #93
That was quick. sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #12
Her success has always puzzled me anyway. LisaM Jun 2017 #13
You and me both. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #18
I think she got her start during the OJ trial. Kingofalldems Jun 2017 #21
I think you're right. That totally rings a bell. LisaM Jun 2017 #45
And Then, The "Powers That Be". . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2017 #106
She was friends with Rachel..... kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2017 #28
Good watching samplegirl Jun 2017 #14
May Hugh Hewitt be shaking in his wingtips. nolabear Jun 2017 #15
Hopefully Hewitt is next! FloridaBlues Jun 2017 #69
Andy Lack should be fired also JI7 Jun 2017 #16
Yeah, he's the one trying to force all this right wing crap down our throats. brush Jun 2017 #38
See ya wouldn't wanna be ya deminks Jun 2017 #17
Yea - bye bye greta...as I watched her, once or twice.. asiliveandbreathe Jun 2017 #19
Buh bye Greta! workinclasszero Jun 2017 #20
Yeah! BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #22
I like Ari cilla4progress Jun 2017 #23
Bring back Olbermann! kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2017 #25
Even if you wanted a Repug in that slot Nicole Wallace JCMach1 Jun 2017 #27
YEA! Motley13 Jun 2017 #29
Made my day and that's a fact! She's horrid. shraby Jun 2017 #32
Well, that didn't take long. 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #34
evening audience is not watching Her or Kelly or Hugh Hewitt. MFM008 Jun 2017 #37
Sweet!!! nt LexVegas Jun 2017 #39
What channel was she on? Snake Plissken Jun 2017 #42
YES!! TrishaJ Jun 2017 #46
There is a God. colorado_ufo Jun 2017 #47
OMG, this is so sad elmac Jun 2017 #48
MSNBC needs new faces Fait Accompli Jun 2017 #49
They've got lots of fresh talented young faces C_U_L8R Jun 2017 #52
I never understand what her show was. brooklynite Jun 2017 #50
Yeah Gothmog Jun 2017 #53
Conservatives matt819 Jun 2017 #54
One down, two more to go...... Little Star Jun 2017 #55
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Big_K Jun 2017 #56
Yipee !! flying-skeleton Jun 2017 #58
Wow! That was a shorter stint than Cynk Ungar had on MSNBC, no? stopbush Jun 2017 #59
She'll likely join Chaffetz as a "contributor" at FauxNews. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2017 #60
What took so long! bhcodem Jun 2017 #61
Couldn't stomach watching her... llmart Jun 2017 #62
Everybody involved in hiring her should fired also Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #63
YES! AwakeAtLast Jun 2017 #64
Good. nt SunSeeker Jun 2017 #65
Yay! She SUCKED. Horrible hosting. Every time she was on, I turned it off kysrsoze Jun 2017 #66
YES!!!!!! nt Susan Calvin Jun 2017 #67
Thank you! R B Garr Jun 2017 #71
I wondered when that Cha Jun 2017 #72
K r for hurrah!!!!!!! UTUSN Jun 2017 #73
YAAAAY!! MoonRiver Jun 2017 #75
Wow! peggysue2 Jun 2017 #76
I never understood her television career. madaboutharry Jun 2017 #77
That idiot program director trying to make MSNBC into Fox News needs to be fired as well! Dustlawyer Jun 2017 #78
The show was terrible Pachamama Jun 2017 #79
Excellent News! Mickju Jun 2017 #80
I always thought of her as a RWer and probably always will. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #81
I think Andrew Lack(?) was thinking of scoring some point with the orange man. rurallib Jun 2017 #84
Awwww! 2naSalit Jun 2017 #82
She never should have been hired. Stupid. LS_Editor Jun 2017 #85
She wants to spend more time with Alan Dershowitz GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2017 #86
LOL! KT2000 Jun 2017 #88
+1 nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #105
She was as interesting as watching honey drip off the side of the table . geretogo Jun 2017 #87
Good move RoccoRyg Jun 2017 #90
Raised Catholic, now a Scientologist. Kingofalldems Jun 2017 #91
About time! nightwing1240 Jun 2017 #92
I never watched her program malaise Jun 2017 #96
what took so long ??? liberalla Jun 2017 #98
Ari flamingdem Jun 2017 #102
Fuck yeah yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #100
They finally canceled what should never have been. Foamfollower Jun 2017 #101
HA! Congrats Ari Melber! bettyellen Jun 2017 #104
Are they coming back to the left?? disillusioned73 Jun 2017 #107

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)
33. Saw that
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:24 PM
Jun 2017

Big improvement, obviously. But I would have preferred Reid. Also think she would put up better numbers in that time slot than Ari.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
43. Ari's legal expertise will be a great asset in the upcoming
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:50 PM
Jun 2017

court proceedings involving Trump and his inner circle.

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
51. You're right. He's a good choice for these times. I was impressed with him when he took
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:08 PM
Jun 2017

RAchel's show when she was sick.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
44. Ari the lawyer is needed today. frees up Reid to go show to show
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:52 PM
Jun 2017

And he's male. Something rudderless male Republicans may respect.

dem in texas

(2,674 posts)
70. Ari is my Fav
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:44 PM
Jun 2017

He is so smart of the financial stuff and explains in an easy to understand way. My husband said he started on CNBC which explains his financial smarts. I love Joy Reid and would love to see her bump ole Toddy off.

Deb

(3,742 posts)
103. Good news, he answers the Q's I have rolling around my head
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 08:10 AM
Jun 2017

Should be a good east coast time setup to later programs.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
95. RIGHT!!???
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 07:04 PM
Jun 2017

Joy is the freaking BEST. Why is her only show on Sunday a.m., plus filling in for Rachael and whoever else??

mopinko

(70,113 posts)
11. i'm sure i am not the only one who was switching to wolfie at 6.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:04 PM
Jun 2017

matthews must have been fuming at the lack of lead in.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
26. I've been switching to PBS News Hour at 6
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:13 PM
Jun 2017

If Chris Matthews got Greta cancelled, I will overlook a few of his flaws.

Kahuna7

(2,531 posts)
83. Me too. I hope msnbc noticed the spike in CNN when greta was on.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:59 PM
Jun 2017

Nicole Wallace got better ratings. Then chuck did better than Nicole. Then when greta came on the viewership went down to lower than Nicole's. I'll be happy to not have t switch to CNN at 6.

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
13. Her success has always puzzled me anyway.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:06 PM
Jun 2017

I remember when she was on CNN, before she went to Fox, and I never understood why she had a show in the first place. She's not compelling, she doesn't seem particularly insightful (no matter which network she's on), and she doesn't seem to have any investigative zeal. Why she's had a show for so long is mysterious.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
18. You and me both.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:10 PM
Jun 2017

It's always been a mystery to me. She must have had some great connections or she had some serious dirt on somebody higher up.

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
45. I think you're right. That totally rings a bell.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:53 PM
Jun 2017

How that morphed into a show is strange, but of course, CNN itself has morphed a lot since then.

ProfessorGAC

(65,060 posts)
106. And Then, The "Powers That Be". . .
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 09:05 AM
Jun 2017

. . .thought the big ratings were about her, instead of the public fascination with the trial. She's been riding that misjudgment for a quarter century now.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
19. Yea - bye bye greta...as I watched her, once or twice..
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:10 PM
Jun 2017

only becz hubby was channel surfing...I noticed she would just sit back - ask a lame question, and expect the guest to pick up her slack...Nichol Wallace does the same thing....totally unlike Rachel - our PHD DR. Maddow, or Lawrence, or Joy, who paint the bigger picture - history of subject, specifics, not just a headline

- guess fox just doesn't know how to educate - oh, that's right...and now Chaffshit will join the faux news...good place for him, he has lot's of experience.....lying.....

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
22. Yeah!
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:12 PM
Jun 2017

Yesterday was the 2nd time I ever saw her and was reminded after a few minutes why. I had forgotten to change the channel and heard her seriously say, "Can things used in a hospital be sterilized and reused to cut costs?". Cotton balls, tongue depressors, plastic gloves... sure Greta.

MFM008

(19,814 posts)
37. evening audience is not watching Her or Kelly or Hugh Hewitt.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:29 PM
Jun 2017

Lack is lacking instincts. WE dont want FAUX LITE.
We want Keith Olbermann.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
52. They've got lots of fresh talented young faces
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:09 PM
Jun 2017

They just need to stop hiding them away and give them a chance to shine.

brooklynite

(94,588 posts)
50. I never understand what her show was.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:06 PM
Jun 2017

It wasn't a conservative counterpoint to the general liberal thread at MSNBC, but neither was it "hard hitting news".

matt819

(10,749 posts)
54. Conservatives
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:11 PM
Jun 2017

I think MSNBC is going to find that there is no market for conservatives in the reality-based universe. And, really, I don't think it's the so-called liberal bias. It's that liberals are more interested in rational, fact-based reporting and analysis. To say nothing of the Fox taint.

I think Kelly will follow the same path.

I suppose you can argue that we are all just going to silo our views - hear only what we want to hear from like-minded commentators. Maybe. But I really do think it goes further than that.

It'll be interesting what happens with Bret Stephens from the NYT. The problem is that Brooks, Douthat, et al have repeatedly shown themselves to be party line conservatives for whom reality is a nuisance. Sure, they have a good column now and then, but it's almost by accident.

bhcodem

(231 posts)
61. What took so long!
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:16 PM
Jun 2017

I tried twice to watch Greta...couldn't make it through an entire show. But, darn, now I have another hour of MSNBC that I will have to watch or record since I do like Ari!

llmart

(15,540 posts)
62. Couldn't stomach watching her...
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:17 PM
Jun 2017

for most of her years on TV. So glad I didn't. The few times I saw her she made me cringe.

Go away now, please.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
63. Everybody involved in hiring her should fired also
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:18 PM
Jun 2017

They can't have multiple functioning brain cells.

Greta should go back to a court/law related program. She was very good in that format two decades ago.

R B Garr

(16,954 posts)
71. Thank you!
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:45 PM
Jun 2017

Thank you thank you!

I tend to come in from errands around 3-ish, ready to watch some shows, and she was on....

peggysue2

(10,829 posts)
76. Wow!
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:51 PM
Jun 2017

She didn't last long. Wonder what the reasoning was beyond the fact she sounded too 'Fox News.' Which makes me wonder why in God's name they're taking on Hugh Hewitt.

I like Ari Melber. He's substituted for several regulars and always does a good, thorough job on the issues and news of the day.

But wow. That was a flash-in-the-pan tryout.

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)
77. I never understood her television career.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:54 PM
Jun 2017

She has no charisma and is the most boring person ever to grace a televison screen. I didn't get it.

RoccoRyg

(260 posts)
90. Good move
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 06:47 PM
Jun 2017

I used to have MSNBC as a preset on my SiriusXM car radio. When she took over the 5:00 CT spot, I switch to CNN. I couldn't stand her reporting and her tenancy to invite Republican guests. Hopefully they put a real liberal on now to take advantage of what their audience wants.

liberalla

(9,249 posts)
98. what took so long ???
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 09:33 PM
Jun 2017

the really BIG news is about Are Melber!!! YEAH ARI!



now that's some really good news!


 

Foamfollower

(1,097 posts)
101. They finally canceled what should never have been.
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 08:05 AM
Jun 2017

When will they get rid of the Morning Wingnut Newz hosted by Joe and Mika?

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