Rachel Maddow joins colleagues in objecting to McDaniel for legitimizing Trump, attacking democracy - Rachel Maddow MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow looks at the role that Ronna McDaniel played as chair of the Republican National Committee in taking someone who would otherwise be a fringe character in American politics, Donald Trump, and helping legitimize him with the authority of the Republican Party and then joining in his project to eject democracy as the American system of government, in favor of a strongman system led by Trump. - Aired on 03/25/2024.

[58Sunliner]

1. Kick and rec!

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Lawrence O'Donnell made much the same opening statement:

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[58Sunliner]

27. Thanks.

[Rhiannon12866]

28. You're more than welcome, I thought they both were excellent.

And they opened their shows with those speeches - with good reason. And it sounds like the entire staff of MSNBC got their way.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Lawrence O'Donnell made much the same statement here:

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[Trueblue1968]

3. Rachel and thr other hosts ARE PISSED

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Lawrence O'Donnell opened his show with much the same statement:

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. How is what McDaniel did not fraud and why is she not charged in the conspiracy?

[Rhiannon12866]

7. That's a very good question, but I'm guessing her statements were only made on Fox "News"

As opposed to being a "fake elector" etc.

[ancianita]

20. She's on pages 23 & 27 of Jack Smith's DC federal indictment as Co-conspirator 2.

[madamesilverspurs]

8. She pulled no punches,

and politely so (as is her custom).

But it is incomprehensible that those who employ Maddow et al would stoop to hire the polar opposite. Some things are destined to make no sense whatsoever, this is one of them.


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[Rhiannon12866]

9. Lawrence O'Donnell opened with much the same statement, it would be crazy to cross either of them!

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[SleeplessinSoCal]

10. It's so much worse than Nixon's people.

Demand NBC to Terminate Ronna McDaniel for Misleading Election Claims

My petition. Please sign.

https://chng.it/Fw6xff652v

[Rhiannon12866]

11. The big difference was that it took his fellow Republicans to bring Nixon down, I'm still waiting...

Thanks! Signed your petition. And it wasn't only Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell opened his show with the same statement:

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[SleeplessinSoCal]

16. Thanks

That ought to do it. I expect her termination by sunrise.

[ancianita]

21. Signed it. Thanks. We shouldn't have to ask media not to hire co-conspirators in any indictments.

She's been an accessory after the fact, proven by the fact that she admitted for the first time on Sunday that Biden won.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

22. Thanks. We gotta do what we gotta do.

There's a mad man leading an army of lying cheats who hate democracy.

[elleng]

12. One of her best if not Rachel's very best 'openings.'

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I couldn't agree more! And Lawrence opened with the same type of statement:

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[elleng]

14. Delighted to see a high school classmate of mine noting Rachel's statement with great pleasure!

(on FB)

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Wow! My best friend from work joined DU on my recommendation, replied to me just today!

[elleng]

19. Great!

[RANDYWILDMAN]

15. Fire that loser

unless you support all the crap she brings to your mega station and you feel like you are losing touch with right wing viewers ??


can't lefty's and democrats have something of our own in the mega media..oh wait that might make all the politicians try to help everybody instead of just the democratic party....

[Uncle Joe]

18. I wonder if the decision to hire McDaniel was passed down from Comcast?

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. I wonder as well. Knowing the hosts on MSNBC, I'm not at all surprised that they all objected vehemently

Both Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell opened their shows with a speech on how this was the wrong thing to do, add an "election denier" to the network - if anything, she belongs on Fox "News!"

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[bucolic_frolic]

24. Epic and the most important piece of journalism on TV in more than 50 years

Reminds me of the day Walter Cronkite came out against the war in Vietnam.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Lawrence O'Donnell led his show with a similar message, too. Apparently all the MSNBC hosts felt the same way:

Lawrence O'Donnell on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and 'the Nixon rule' - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132114403

[Wednesdays]

26. K&R. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. Rachel was great last night-Roona is gone

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

30. Thanks so much! Rachel, Lawrence O'Donnell and so many MSNBC hosts spoke out! Kudos to them!

Rachel said that the entire MSNBC staff came out in opposition to having an election denier join them and they prevailed!