Patrick Murphy, Iraq vet and former congressman, to get MSNBC show

[highplainsdem]

Source: Politico

Patrick Murphy, the Iraq war vet and former Pennsylvania congressman, has been tapped to host a weekend show on MSNBC, the network announced this week.

The show, which is called "Taking the Hill," is billed as “a conversation about veterans issues" and “issues affecting the veteran community as they navigate their postwar lives.” It is set to begin airing this Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/12/patrick-murphy-iraq-vet-and-former-congressman-to-179575.html

[polichick]

1. Patrick is such a nice guy and so passionate about vet issues...

Glad he got this spot - vets will get more visibility.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Happy for him although I wish he had tried

to go for his old seat rather than PA AG. Even with the re-districting, the seat is still swing.

[jwirr]

3. Good we need a strong voice for veterans. I will tape it for my evening watching. Kids have the tv

most of the day.

[Corruption Inc]

4. MSNBC = NBC = GE = Propaganda

See how long the guy lasts if he says something real in this environment:

http://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6

[onehandle]

8. GE sold their stake in NBC a long time back.

And there is plenty of 'real' being reported on MSNBC.

So, whatever.

[Doctor_J]

12. nbc is now Comcast. extremely right wing

So we'll see

[freshwest]

13. Just having a vet on the air will help GE = MIC stocks. See how easy it is? n/t

[EC]

5. I figured something like this was being planned

after his Veteran's Day special.

[TeamPooka]

6. I'm done caring what MSNBC does anymore. Suck it MSNBC. nt

[fbc]

7. Glad it's the PA one... the FLA one is a DINO

The PA Patrick Murphy may have been a Blue Dog (boooooooo) but I like him anyway. He seems pretty progressive for a Blue Dog.

Patrick Murphy (D?-FLA) was worth electing to get rid of Allen West, but they should really be looking for a real democrat for that seat down there. Florida Patrick Murphy is just an opportunistic republican.

[1000words]

10. Blue Dog and "progressive" don't ever belong in the same sentence

Blue Dogs have that moniker precisely because they are not progressives.

[Cha]

11. Did he vote on ACA?

[1000words]

9. Isn't that a particularly limited target audience?

As some point, when viewership plateaus, where's the crossover?