Well, I saw it coming, but it sure didn't take long.

[Mr.Bill]

MSNBC is talking about fired loser Steve Bannon like he is the most important political figure in the country. Like we're all supposed to listen to Brietbart news now.

Fuck that loser.
Fuck Brietbart, the #1 fake news outlet.
And fuck anyone who normalizes this shit by giving it a platform in the world of real journalism.

Anyone who worked for Trump should be thrown on the trash heap of failure.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Ratings, ratings, ratings.

Ugh! They're all in it for the money and this kind of crap works. You can't expect people nowadays to settle for just the facts. Must be infotainment at best to hold the interest of the masses.

[BannonsLiver]

3. What should they talk about?

Maybe a home improvement segment or perhaps fun easy recipes for Labor Day weekend?

He's in the news, so he gets talked about.

[Mr.Bill]

7. But they could, collectively,

make him not be "in the news".

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Not by themselves, all they can do by themselves is become irrelevant, lose

ratings, fire hosts and go out of business.

If all media does it, fine, if not, we are stuck with this.

All moot anyway, a country that would almost (he didnt win either EC or Popular) elect this pile of human trash over the most qualified candidate who EVER ran for office, deserves what it gets and what it is gonna get is gonna be ugly.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

10. My reply was regarding the OP, in which it was stated,

"MSNBC is talking about fired loser Steve Bannon like he is the most important political figure in the country."

In my view problem isn't that they're talking about him, it's talking about him, an other issues, in ways intended to increase ratings rather than to provide factual, useful information.

[bigtree]

2. it's going to be their undoing

...all of the elements which have brought Trump's WH to the brink of treason will be unbridled and readily associated with the republican party on the whole.

Bannon is going to provide a mirror for all of the worst instincts of republicans. It's a bright red target.

[Mr.Bill]

5. They should have all the prominence

of the team who finished last in their division last year.

[drray23]

4. its important to monitor what Brietbard is doing.

This is going to be a pretty good indicator of the internal fights going on between various trumpist factions.
I am delighted that Bannon is out and also happy that he is pissed and going to war with Trump.
I read in another thread that the evening article on Brietbart was about Ivanka, how she was to blame for Bannon's ouster.
So, the fireworks have started. May they destroy each other.

[Mr.Bill]

6. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

They should be ignored into obscurity. Like Trump should have been.

Imagine if every news net work showed his announcement for candidacy, and as soon as he started talking about immigrants being rapists and criminals, they just cut him off and returned to the studio with the commentators shaking their heads. If they make him the lead story every time he farts, he'll be your next president.

[No-Bozos]

12. Exactly

You would not believe how many times I had this exact thought during the campaign. If the mainstream media (and I do not include Fox in this category) had just ignored the clown or called him out for what he really is, we would not be in the mess.

How much effort would it be to call him out for every lie he spouts? Boy, what a show that would make (MSNBC, are you listening).

[Mr.Bill]

13. Chris Matthews was

salivating over this guy on a daily basis. He was the same way with Sarah Palin.

[Different Drummer]

15. Great post!

Welcome to DU!

[Rhiannon12866]

19. I had the exact same thought, as well!

It didn't take any of them long to present his offensive and ridiculous rantings as "normal." During the campaign, I got so I changed the channel every time he appeared, knew I was in for prolonged torture. I couldn't wait for the campaign to be over so I'd never have to see or hear from him again.

Welcome to DU, No-Bozos! We're glad to have you with us!

[CentralMass]

9. They should call out his bullshit everyday.

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[Cracklin Charlie]

11. Waiting for Mueller...

Just like the rest of us?

[malaise]

14. +1,000

and now those that the Con and Breitbart's call fake news will cover every piece of their shit.

[L. Coyote]

16. Tying Trump to Breitbart is a bad thing because ???

These Nazis must be outed. Fake news must be derided.

[Mr.Bill]

18. He's already tied to him.

Talking about it everyday will only embolden their followers and enhance their stature.

[Baitball Blogger]

17. Maybe they're trying to piss off Trump?