Lawrence, Maddow Bow To New York Times Before Criticizing It

Not enough, MSNBC, and weeks too late.

By driftglass

07/25/24 09:04 am

Yes, MSNBC's two remaining heavy hitters, Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachael Maddow, want to make it very clear that they lurve The New York Times.

Lurve, lurve, lurve the Times. Because New Amsterdam is a small town for people in the media business, and you never know when you'll need the favor of the dragon on the mountain, so whenever you approach the dragon, 'tis best to first make supplications. What a mighty tail you have. And such glossy scales. And have you done something with your hair? It seems so bouncy and manageable.

First, always declaim your lurve. Its depth and irreplaceability

Take it away, Edgar Allan Poe:

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

Left Jabs) --

They kicked Joe Biden when he was down. Over seven days, they published 142 news articles and 50 opinion pieces about it. All on the website homepage, all “above the fold.” It was a long scroll before you came to anything else.
-- surely there is still a great American newspaper in there somewhere.

And apparently the plan is for all of us to wait around patiently until that newspaper shows up.

Take it away, Mary Chapin Carpenter:

Hey baby tell me what we're gonna do
It's getting crazy and I need some help from you
We were so connected that you were a part of me
Now I feel an emptiness right to the heart of me

But you pretend and I pretend
That everything is fine
And though we should be at an end
It's so hard admittin'
When it's quittin' time...

Driftglass.

Lawrence, Maddow Bow To New York Times Before Criticizing It

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