Why does MSNBC keep putting Michael Moore on?

[Dem4Life1102]

He was on The Last Word tonight and it is the third show he was on this week. Why?

[redqueen]

1. Because people keep watching. nt

[jcmaine72]

7. Yep.

And I'm one of them.

[cilla4progress]

29. Have.you found his wonderful podcast

Rumble? Highly recommend! 👍

[jcmaine72]

36. No, actually I haven't.

I just bookmarked the page. Thanks for the heads up!

[MH1]

41. Not this person, LOL. MSNBC used to be my default station. No more. nt

[CloudWatcher]

2. Entertainment

Because it's not news, it's entertainment (Maddow's program excepted).

I'm getting really sick of their hyping the primaries like it's a horse race or football game.

[OnDoutside]

3. TV clickbait ?

[Cha]

4. Does he diss Dems and the Dem Party?

[lapucelle]

30. He was busy refighting the 2016 primary last night. N/T

[Cha]

47. Exactly.. and there's the answer.

[KPN]

37. No. He critiques the party record. It's an

evaluation of results.

[mahina]

5. Because he's interesting?

At least he’s more interesting than the nonstop bobble heads who are just saying words, same words, words words words, wordy words. Tiresome, boring, repetitive, irrelevant.

[jcmaine72]

8. Yes. I'd also add that Michael Moore is beholden to no one.

He doesn't toe any lines or compromise his principles. He speaks his mind and is passionate about what he believes. People here may not like him anymore because of that, but it's precisely those qualities that make him interesting and even refreshing to listen to.

[Demsrule86]

13. Michael Moore is self promoting tool...don't watch MSNBC

these days.

[LakeArenal]

33. Yes yes!!!

An irrelevant self-promoting tool wad.

[Sloumeau]

6. If one goes back and reads his article entitled "5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win"

that he posted around the end of July 2016, you will see that he was spot on not just about that Trump would win, but about exactly which states Trump would win in to give him the victory and exactly which voters he would woo to get that win (working class voters).

[link:https://michaelmoore.com/trumpwillwin/|]

Michael Moore talks to voters all the time and interacts with them through his website, so he does have a some understanding of certain voters. However, this does not make him perfect. Many people have been correct about one election and wrong the next. Over the past few months, I've seen him claim both that Trump will win reelection and that Democrats should be supporting Bernie Sanders. If Trump is going to win no matter what, why does it matter who we support?

I suspect that one of the reasons Michael Moore is on MSNBC is because he supports Bernie Sanders, and they are trying to balance out the other people on MSNBC who do not seem to support Bernie Sanders.

[stopbush]

17. Funny how Moore missed the whole Russian interference thing.

[Sloumeau]

19. Michael Moore was simply talking about what he knew.

He knew lots of working-class people that had voted Democratic in the past and in 2016 were planning to vote for Trump. This distressed him greatly, and it is why he wrote the "Trump is going to win" article. He was trying to warn people of what he thought was highly likely to happen. If he did not talk about Russian interference, he may not have known much about it before the 2016 election.

[stopbush]

20. But the reason those people were thinking of voting for tRump was due to

the Russian influence campaigns on social media, etc.

[KPN]

38. Did you see it in July 2016?

[rooboy]

9. Because he's been around America's social issues much longer than most people realize.

Apart from his documentaries, his show "The Awful Truth" was a top-rating television show around the world in the 1990's. Moore goes way back with the progressive movement, and probably continues to meet more people in the flesh than most cable talking heads ever do.

If Carville is worth having on television, Michael Moore is even more relevant.

[JudyM]

21. Good point.

I like that he genuinely seeks the truth about important issues and spells out what he finds in an unfiltered manner.

[KPN]

39. +1

[Prof.Higgins]

10. Why some MSNBC hosts give gobs of positive air time to Moore and our three Senator candidates is

not terribly difficult to surmise.

[Mike Nelson]

11. There are two reasons I can think of...

... Moore is now all in for Bernie... The hosts favoring Bernie will want him on... and the NBC corp favoring a Socialist Democrat for the ratings war like him, too!

[tishaLA]

43. Both Chris Matthews and Lawrence O'Donnell had MM on this week

and neither of them supports BS for the nomination. LO'D hasn't said "I support X," but it's pretty obvious he liked Sen Harris earlier and now seems to be behind either Sen Warren or Sen Klobuchar.

[Mike Nelson]

49. I thought Lawrence might be for...

... Bernie or Elizabeth. I think you may be more accurate, tho... Chris Hayes seems pro-Bernie, and I assumed he'd had Moore on his show.... I wonder who Chris Matthews is for... after he said Bush gave him a "tingle" in his thigh, I thought it may be he just says stuff to get attention.

[Sherman A1]

12. Better question

Why does anyone watch cable infotainment?

[Gothmog]

14. I turned off MSNBC after Rachel when I saw that this idiot was on

MSNBC needs to stop putting this man on TV

[KPN]

40. Yawn

[Gothmog]

48. Why would anyone pay attention to this person?

Link to tweet

[beachbumbob]

15. because Susan Sarandon is too busy to do it.

[MoonRiver]

16. They lose this viewer when he's on.

[Codeine]

18. Because he's funny to look at

and says stupid shit. He’s like a ranting homeless guy on the corner — you can’t help but look.

[brooklynite]

22. For the same reason CNN keeps putting Santorum on

Colorful fringe political figures make for energetic arguments, which make for good TV.

[Laelth]

28. +1 n/t

-Laelth

[Dem4Life1102]

32. But they put Moore on alone

and the hosts never challenge him so there are no arguments.

[KPN]

42. Do the hosts ever challenge anyone?

[Dem4Life1102]

44. No really

[UniteFightBack]

23. He's probably trying to get himself booked too since he is a mouthpiece. I SWITCH when I see he is

coming up next. Mute ain't even cutting it anymore - gotta switcheroo.

FOR that reason alone I can't vote for Sanders in a primary....WE WANT MOORE out on the campaign trail for a general???? OH MY FUCKING GOD.

[UniteFightBack]

24. Can you imagine the DAMAGE having a MICHAEL MOORE out on the CAMPAIGN TRAIL in a GENERAL????

[DanTex]

25. Because he's a powerful liberal voice and a well known filmmaker.

[Me.]

26. Partisanship? Thumb On The Scale?

we keep hearing complaints about so called lack of coverage but just this past week along they had on Moore, Faiz, Nina and BS himself.

Also, why do they have Nunberg on?

[Laelth]

27. He's available, and he says controversial things.

In other words, they think he is good for their ratings.



-Laelth

[Zolorp]

31. $$$$$$$$$$$$$

MSNBC viewership increased with Trump as president. They don't want to kill the golden goose.

Notice how the NRA has been almost bankrupt since Trump became president?

Grievance infotainment and grievance PACs do better when those they "support" are out of power.

[cilla4progress]

34. RUMBLE: his new excellent podcast

in past week he's had on RuPaul and John Sayles. Fabulous interviews!

Do I agree with all Moore's positions? No.

Does this mean I don't listen to him? No, because I'm a grown up and I have DISCERNMENT!

[mahina]

45. Exactly

[totodeinhere]

35. It's a profit making company. If MM can get them viewers then he is on. n/t

[treestar]

46. Haha I turned it off

When Ali velshi said he’d better coming on.