Bill Clinton: MSNBC 'Has Become Our Version Of Fox'
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Bill Clinton had some sharp words for MSNBC in a just-released interview with Esquire.
The former president was speaking to the magazine about "things we can agree on" in a polarized time,
and he cited the network as one of the culprits when his interviewer asked, "why does the politics seem
so much more caustic now than even [when you were president]?"
Clinton said he thought that "the diffusion of the media has complicated things."
He then used MSNBC as an example of this.
"I was just watching MSNBC, and they had a woman that used to work for me and a couple of other people,
and they were talking about the Republican primary," he said. "And I was laughing.
I said, 'Boy, it really has become our version of Fox.'"
Clinton chalked this up to what he called "the economics" of cable news, which he said made it possible for companies
to target a niche audience and still make a profit.
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I agree with him. I thought that after the Olbermann firing things might turn a bit, but then they hired Sharpton.
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His comparison is sure to rankle people on MSNBC, who consistently reject the notion
that they are the Democratic-leaning version of Fox News.
Recently, the network's most prominent voice, Rachel Maddow, discussed this idea with Slate.
"There may be liberals on TV at MSNBC, but the network is not operating with a political objective,
whereas Fox is operating with a political objective to elect Republican candidates."
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MAY BE???
Chris Matthews, Al Sharpton, Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell'. Yeh, they
may be liberals.
No political objective? Spare me. I'd need a truck to haul that load of shit.
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