MSNBC Continues Its Race to the Bottom of News and Commentary

Is Rachel Maddow The Only Competent Progressive Commentator In the World?

Keith Olbermann left MSNBC and took with him the mojo of the network.  Mr. Olbermann in private life was apparently an appallingly egomaniacal person but on the air he was intelligent, interesting and entertaining.  He brought Rachel Maddow into the network, supported her and was extremely gracious in sharing his spotlight with her.

The result was that when Mr. Olbermann and MSNBC parted company, Ms. Maddow stayed behind to add class and intelligence and entertainment to the network’s progressive commentary programming.  But with Mr. Olbermann no longer around to help develop more talent, the network has been reduced to actions like giving Rev. Al Sharpton his own show. 

But wait, Mr. Sharpton is not the worst move that the network has made.  MSNBC has retained a young lady named Krystal Ball as a pundit.  Here is the rundown on Ms. Ball.



“At this time last year, Ball was a 28-year-old political novice who was running an educational software company with her husband and launching an uphill campaign against Rep. Rob Wittman (R) in Virginia’s GOP-leaning 1st District, which stretches from Fredericksburg to Newport News.

Then risqué photos of Ball emerged on a pair of conservative blogs. Taken at a costume party when she was 22, the pictures show Ball and her ex-husband holding a sex toy.”



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Ms. Ball went on to lose that race by about 29 points.  But because of the celebrity status she has now signed with MSNBC as a political commentator.  Her credentials,

“Ball’s sole political experience is her congressional bid. She has never advised, been employed by or volunteered for any other campaign or elected official. But the more she appears on television identified as a “Democratic strategist” and political expert, the more she is known as one.”

When Ms. Ball is asked if she is an experienced political operative she can now answer honestly, “no, but I play one on television”.

When MSNBC is asked if they are a serious network for news and commentary, they can now answer honestly, “no, but we play one on television”.