'New Republic' Contributor Takes a Torch to MSNBC's Russia Coverage: 'Just as Bonkers' as Glenn Beck

[DonViejo]

by Aidan McLaughlin | Apr 5th, 2019, 4:58 pm

A contributor for the New Republic wrote an extensive piece diving into MSNBC’s ride on the Trump-Russia train, comparing some of the network’s coverage, particularly Rachel Maddow‘s show, to one of cable’s most infamous conspiracy theorists. As Jacob Bacharach writes in the liberal mag:

Maddow’s prime-time hour of overheated speculation lacks the antic sensibility and maudlin sentimentality of, for instance, the pre-exile Glenn Beck, who had scribbled all his manic and intricate chalkboard theories of history as conspiracy (and vice versa) with the studied passion of a coffee-shop prophet. But Maddow—and much of her network these days—is frequently just as bonkers.

Bacharach runs down the MSNBC lineup, from Maddow to Lawrence O’Donnell to Chris Matthews and all the pundits they pack segments with, and packs a punch when describing the network’s reliance on former FBI officials (John Brennan, frequent MSNBC guest, is featured in the piece):

The result is an unfortunate tendency to rehabilitate dubious people and organizations the moment they line up against the right villains. How else to explain the sudden liberal affection for the FBI, the office of the special counsel, the “intelligence community”?

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https://www.mediaite.com/print/new-republic-contributor-takes-a-torch-to-msnbcs-russia-coverage-just-as-bonkers-as-glenn-beck/

[shanny]

1. Haven't read the article but I certainly agree

with that bit about rehabilitating dubious people and organizations. Many of these individuals lie for a living, have lied to us, have lied to Congress...but now we find them credible allies? C'mon, man!

[bobbieinok]

2. Do I recall correctly--NewRepublic has had recent articles by neo-Nazis? Really gone down?

[manor321]

3. Just ignore this author.

[UpInArms]

4. Lol!

Liberal affection for the rule of law ... how dare we have that?

These peeps who act like caring for what is just and right is politically motivated... are ... ummm .... politically motivated.

[marble falls]

5. Rachel drags her points out a lot, but she is no conspiracy nut. She is informed and she ...

reports clearly if wordily.

[HAB911]

6. Bullshit

[RealityBasedNewYorkr]

7. Stylistically, can't deal with TRMS

20 minute rambling monologue that contains endless repetitions of the same three points. Not for me, thanks. Good influence overall, though.

[Laxman]

8. Proclomations From The Cognoscenti......

looking into Trump's corruption is so last month's issue. This guy must be writing from Stephen Glass' old office.