Al Sharpton taking Cenk Uygur's 6pm slot on MSNBC... FAIL

[dorksied]

Don't get me wrong, Al Sharpton is a good guy, and I like him... but he also puts me to sleep. I am a long time TYT fan and was THRILLED when Cenk got his own show... MSNBC, don't kill Cenk Uygur's show, damnit!

[Agent William]

1. Well, here's to hopping he gets a better time slot on Current.

MSNBC has been full of fail lately...

[bahrbearian]

3. Thats what I'm hoping , Cenk gets down on Obama and he might be stepping on toes at MSNBC

[21st Century FDR]

2. There's room for both of them in the MSNBC schedule.

All they have to do is replace the Tweety rerun at 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern.

[udbcrzy2]

24. I would love it if they did that n/t

[Strelnikov_]

4. Best idea I saw here, Cenk replaces Matthews n/t

[valerief]

7. And if that doesn't work out, kitty cat video clips replace Matthews. At least, the kitties

wouldn't be so anti-left.

[Shandris]

12. I like Chris Matthews.

I don't find him ~overly~ anti-left, and he's not far right enough to be a Limbaugh. That makes him more centrist-right, and gives me a good perspective on what the 'other side' is thinking without having to subject myself to the horrible evil that is Talk Radio. If for no other reason, that makes his show worth watching in my opinion.

But (obviously!) I like Cenk more. I agree, two Hardball's is one too many. Move Rev. Al to one of the HB slots and KEEP CENK!

[valerief]

19. What the other side is thinking? We're bombarded with it non-stop.

What do we need righty Matthews for to tell us?

[Raine]

21. Tweety is entertaining to a point but here in Los Angeles

he on THREE times in a day. It seems one of those hours could go to Cenk or Al.

[LLStarks]

5. The Chunk will be back. His nameless opinion show was a test balloon. nt

[valerief]

6. I hope Cenk is going to Current. He's terrific. nt

[peace frog]

16. Cenk is a better fit for Current

I would love to see him join Olbermann and Shuster.

[Tx4obama]

8. Cenk was on a two week vacation in Greece, he will be back on Monday. n/t

[Fire1]

10. Wrong. n/t

[butterfly77]

9. We don't need either of them...

we need Bob Herbert in that time slot..

[unionworks]

11. what do you expect

...after a comcast takeover

[2Design]

13. would never watch al sharpton

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

14. i am not getting this?

Is Cenk on vacation, or has his show been pulled?

[Tx4obama]

18. Cenk was on vacation. He'll be back Monday. Everything else is just rumors. n/t

[dorksied]

15. MSNBC looking to make a change at 6pm, link here to article.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc-looking-to-make-a-change-at-6pm_b76895

[CherylK]

17. So stupid, Cenk was getting really good ratings!!!

At least the times I looked at Tv Newser, he was always beating CNN....no one beats Faux News sadly.

Too much truth for MSNBC.... :mad: :puke:

[freshwest]

20. That's why he had to go. Strong progressive men have to be weeded out! This sucks. But it's MSNBC.

They have a long, long history of doing this.

[Exultant Democracy]

22. Is this real? My cable listing today on my guide says MSNBC 6pm Cenk Uygur.

I'm crossing my fingers. I guess we will know for sure at 6.

[alp227]

23. So long, Cenk. And at least he'll get more TYT studio time. I won't be watching Sharpton.

Sharpton might've supported a few causes I supported, but he's so full of himself at times that this move might as well be MSNBC sinking to Fox News' level - and Fox News actually committed all sorts of atrocities such as hiring George W. Bush's cousin to call the election for George and being associated with the phone hacking scandal. Jonathan Turley commented: "His selection destroys the credibility of MSNBC in its criticism of folks like O’Reilly and Beck. His selection in anticipation of the upcoming election appears both cynical and sensational by the network." I predict that Sharpton will bomb just like (coughcough) Michael Savage did.