David Shuster Tweets, Then Deletes; Blames Management For Twitter Absence

by Steve Krakauer | 8:47 am, February 17th, 2010

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MSNBC anchor David Shuster broke his three-week long Twitter silence last night with a strange series of explanatory tweets about his absence – that were all deleted a few hours later.

What does appear to be clear, however, is Shuster says MSNBC management is stopping him from tweeting.

Shuster’s tweets were posted by text last night, and honestly looked like direct messages – to someone – gone awry. In other words, they were never meant to be published to his 24,000+ followers. Maybe. Either way, Shuster wrote, “Thankyou. I appreciate it. I’m hoping mgmt will revisit the twitter issue soon. Thx again 4 your support.”

That was followed with “Problems with direct text function” and later “Yes”. Yeah – this was probably a new media mistake. But in light of this new information, we asked MSNBC to explain what Shuster was referring to, and, again, got a “no comment” from an MSNBC spokesperson.

Here’s what it looked like last night:

So what do these deleted tweets reveal? Despite the fact that Shuster has remained on-air, anchoring the 10amET and 3pmET on MSNBC, since his on-air fight with Andrew Breitbart and Twitter attack on James O’Keefe, Shuster is claiming management has cracked down on his Twitter use. And it’s not for any set amount (Shuster was once suspended for two weeks for a crack at Chelsea Clinton) – Shuster says he hopes “to get the green light to Twitter again soon.”

That means he has no idea when, or even if, MSNBC will allow him to get back on the social media service. Or, that’s what he’s willing to say publicly (or, accidentally publicly). And as MSNBC continues their silence on the truth, we are forced to continue to speculate.

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Shuster is MSNBC’s bad boy. I like him. Hopefully he will start twittering again real soon.
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

To me, the deleted tweets makes it appears that he has been forbidden to broadcast or mass-tweet, so he “accidentally” misdirected two which blame management and offer an explanation, then because it was a “mistake”, he’s covered.
Puter Boi

Hey Krak?

Thanks for this post…very interesting.
Facebook User

What a Tool. ESPN went through this whole charade with their ‘talent’ and the whole ‘Twitter’ thing. Obviously Shuster is too busy bloviating to stay in touch with industry trends. Epic Fail on his part.
Tommy Christopher

Magister,

I don’t think so. I’ve done that before by text, so much so that I just don’t tweet by text anymore. It’s easy to hit “reply” on your text and forget that you’re not just replying to a DM, but to all of Twitter. Luckily, I have a DROID now, so I can just use a real Twitter app instead of text.
Grammie

Tommy Christopher…”Despite the fact that Shuster has remained on-air, anchoring the 10amET and 3pmET on MSNBC”.

I think that comment deserves a lot more attention.

This is what I posted at another site last night on this:

“I’m starting to understand just how really sad MSNBC management is.

How can management justify allowing Shuster to anchor a nationally available live program five days a week if he is not to be trusted with inmdependent tweeting? ”

It doesn’t make sense to me. It is analogous to telling your teenage daughter she can’t meet her bad boy boyfriend at the mall but he is welcome to be in the house alone with her.
Puter Boi

HEY! I wasn’t THAT bad….and I liked her house….good times…
The Real Royal King

I rather like Shuster as well, and I suspect MSNBC see him as a valuable whipping boy from time-to-time. I’m not one to favor the “Sure Beck is an ill-informed, raving lunatic, but look at Olbermann.,” type of argument, but the self-righteousness of those who would argue that Shuster ought to be fired whilst excusing and apologizing for the on-going eggregiousness of O’Reilly, Hannity and Van Susteren is more than a bit perplexing and sickening.
StewartIII

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Olby Sucks

I see the faux royal king is still clinging to the “metro” types. ;)
ImNotBlue

So MSNBC doesn’t even trust Schuster with 140 characters… and we’re supposed to trust him to deliver unbiased and accurate news?!

HA!

The Real Royal King says:
February 17, 2010 at 10:56 am

Yes, of course you like Schuster… he has the same ideology, that he tries to pass off as actual journalism. Not a surprise.

However, you point to O’Reilly, Hannity, etc. as being Schuster-esque, or at least similar enough to compare. Tell me… what have any of them done to compare with Schuster’s Twitter “accidents?”

I’ll tell you the response, before you even bother to write: Schuster isn’t a commentator. Schuster’s job is as an anchor/reporter… not a pundit, not a commentator, not really on the same level as O’Reilly, Hannity… or even Olbermann or Maddow! He’s supposed to be the straight news page, not an editorial page. That’s the difference, and because he fancies himself something other than he’s not (and apparently MSNBC doesn’t want to put him in that position… despite these perpetual lapses in judgment and good journalistic behavior) he keeps getting in trouble. If he can’t keep himself together and professional, he deserves a walk to the door.
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Shuster is like a poor little child being punished for dragging mud into the house and he’s being made to stand in the corner.

I am in no way a Shuster fan, but I think MSNBC prohibiting him from using Twitter is fairly outrageous. Freedom of speech? MSNBC doesn’t own Shuster and it doesn’t own Twitter. I can imagine the screams from the left if FNC pulled this on one of its hosts.
The Real Royal King

Yes, INB, I know of Koldy’s great disdain for Shuster. You parrot it very well, indeed.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
February 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Yeah, you spend a lot of time talking about, and apparently reading that site. What gives? Why are you so obsessed with it?

Of course, your statement deflects the points I’ve made, because you can’t refute or argue them. This is similar to our discussion yesterday, where you made false claims about FNC and minorities. I was able to pretty quickly prove you wrong… so you ran away. You’re becoming increasingly frustrated and sporadic Royal… I’m starting to worry about you.
The Real Royal King

Please do forgive me for tending to business and family matters. Last night, as well, as the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper in the Parish Hall. I am a most proficient flipper, and my services were much in demand. I hope you can understand that I had little time to exchange banalities with you. I trust you will forgive me.

As for Shuster, I have seen him do some excellent reporting, especially on matters pertaining to the various Clinton “scandals” which appeared to be anything but. I’ve yet to see Beck, Hannity, O’Reilly or Van Susteren do any reporting. Yes, I know they are merely commentators who call themselves journalists when it is convenient for them to do then run like little girls from the moniker when they’re extremities get caught in vises.

Shuster has an aggressive type of journalism which, at times, begins to blend a bit too much into the advocacy style of journalism. I will admit to not caring for that too much. Then, at other times, his intense preparation and his skilled interviewing produce brilliant pieces of journalism, unmatched by most in the profession today. Coming immediately to mind is his disembowelment of Orly Taitz, Dentist, Extension School Lawyer, Real Esate Agent and Wig Model. The FOX folks, be they self-proclaimed commentators or journalists, offered nothing to match. As a result of Shuster’s superior work, Taitz has been so thoroughly discredited that even the most extreme conspiracy theorists shy away from her now. Pretty good journalism, in my humble opinion.

Now, if you don’t mind, I need to tend to a small matter. If your demand another answer or further elaboration, please afford me a few moments’ time.

My very best to you,
The Real Royal King
Grammie

Quick! Quick! A barf bag!
The Real Royal King

Slow day at the FOX Phan Klub, I gather, Grammie? Well, why change a winning formula? Welcome back, my dearest. Might I ask what, in particular, you took exception to, or is this just a general bleat or moan of no particular meaning?
Grammie

Oh no, nothing more to add.

As you were. You definitely don’t need help from anyone to illustrate your boorishness.

Carry on!
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
February 17, 2010 at 1:36 pm

Please do forgive me for tending to business and family matters.

Yeah, I gotta admit I’m not buying it. You seemed to have enough time to post over and over again with your own thoughts, or by praising the words of other left-wingers like Same, and Roxy, and so on. And besides, I’m more of a waffle guy.

…especially on matters pertaining to the various Clinton “scandals” which appeared to be anything but.

Like when he was suspended for saying Hillary had “pimped out” Chelsea?

I’ve yet to see Beck, Hannity, O’Reilly or Van Susteren do any reporting.

Tough to see what you don’t watch.

Yes, I know they are merely commentators who call themselves journalists when it is convenient for them to do then run like little girls from the moniker when they’re extremities get caught in vises.

False. Provide an example.

The FOX folks, be they self-proclaimed commentators or journalists, offered nothing to match.

Again, false. Of course, when the FNC guys do tough interviews, you complain that they’re “too tough,” “too rude,” or “unfair.” That’s a bit of hypocrisy, isn’t it? But more over, is it Schuster’s place to “disembowel,” or as an alleged journalist, isn’t he merely supposed to ask the questions, not get into a shouting match or play “gotcha” with an interviewee?

As a result of Shuster’s superior work, Taitz has been so thoroughly discredited that even the most extreme conspiracy theorists shy away from her now. Pretty good journalism, in my humble opinion.

So you think it was Schuster who was responsible for this? And yet, nobody speaks of him as having any responsibility towards it, and about a billion others have made similar comments, and talked negatively about the Birthers… even those on FOX.

Now, if you don’t mind, I need to tend to a small matter. If your demand another answer or further elaboration, please afford me a few moments’ time.

I sure would like to hear from you in all those other posts… apologies, corrects, or (most likely) your new spin intrigues me.
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

@Tommy Christopher: Maybe I was just seeing conspiracy theories everywhere this morning, I don’t know. It was just that I assume Steve had tried to tweet him previously and others have wondered aloud, so I found it kind of odd that he chose to respond to two tweets and not directly to the media.

After all, these two inadvertent tweets have been picked-up and reported, while Schuster’s hands are clean.
TfT

Schuster’s great reporting skills: “Rove will be indicated any minute now”. Bwahahahaha
The Real Royal King

Like when he was suspended for saying Hillary had “pimped out” Chelsea?

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I must have been confusing. I was speaking of Bill Clinton and reporting done about him by Shuster. Shuster, as I am sure you know, was an Arkansas reporter when Clinton was governor. He had some great insights.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
February 17, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Whatever Schuster was years and year ago… he’s not it anymore. Perhaps that’s not a great thing, is it?
Rescuedog

“And as MSNBC continues their silence on the truth, we are forced to continue to speculate.”

So what? Let him twist. His situation is entirely self-inflicted.

“Freedom of speech? MSNBC doesn’t own Shuster and it doesn’t own Twitter.” This has nothing to do with his 1st amendment rights. First of all, MSNBC isn’t the government, and Shuster is under no legal obligation not to use Twitter. Sure he may get fired or suspended, but that’s his decision.
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