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MSNBC’s ‘Lean Forward’ Promo Campaign Moves To ‘Next Level’ With New Spots

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The Spike Lee-directed promotional campaign for MSNBC, Lean Forward, debuts a new series of spots today, featuring Chris Matthews, Lawrence O’Donnell, Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz–each shot by Lee in iconic American locations, from the Hoover Dam to Washington, D.C. “These ads are unlike anything else,” said Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC. “They are mini-documentaries that express the passion of our primetime hosts. You’re able to truly learn what drives them and why their audience tunes in to watch their shows.”

The new series of spots begins airing on MSNBC today, and will appear in movie theaters over the summer. The new spots replace the first series, which included then-Countdown host Keith Olbermann writing a commentary and Rachel Maddow covering her office floor with index cards. The new spots deal with hot issues:

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews – Spike Lee shot Matthews in Washington D.C, where he candidly discussed the civil discourse in the upcoming 2012 election

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell – Spike Lee shot O’Donnell in New York City, where he opined on the pressing issues of immigration and health care

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow – Spike Lee shot Maddow at the Hoover Dam, where she discussed the importance of having a renewed national focus on infrastructure

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz – Spike Lee shot Schultz in his hometown of Norfolk, VA, where he spoke about the problems facing the middle class and the imperative need to create jobs

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  • Anne 1

    These messages bought and paid for by the DNC .

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Revolting .

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Appartchiks…

  • im_lovin_it

    Everybody should try to come up with a good promo slogan for MSNBC. Here’s a few……

    “Blue sheep need shepards, too”

    “Just as loud and dumb”

    “Today on Fox News Channel…..”

    “We should have kept Michael Savage”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/W-Pearson-Dupree/1364280232 W Pearson Dupree

    LOL…..you know what’s funny about this…..

    @Chris Matthews……..they have said that……….you are too busy demonizing them to have heard it.

    @Rachel Maddow……….guess you live in an entirely different world..did you see what the IMF said today?

    The other two……..seriously who watches them anyway……….this TV station needs something and they also need to get rid of these guys too

  • ModerateMan

    I love how they show Chris “everybody is a birther/racist” Mathews talking about “civil discourse” by a director who thought Bush caused Katrina.

  • cjd ohio 1

    the matthew’s one was funny, what was he bringing up?

  • Black and Gold Brad

    im_lovin_it said:
    “Today on Fox News Channel…..”

    Bingo.

  • WHarropson

    Lean Forward
    Change the Channel.

    WHarropson Plagerizing great statements 24/7

  • Colorado_Conservative

    “…..why their audience tunes in to watch their shows.” ~ Phil Griffin

    Ummm Phil…..hate to break it you but very few people tune in to watch their shows….cough cough…errr sorry about having to tell you that!

    I’m surprised all four didn’t focus their “mini-documentaries” on their hatred of Fox News.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    It should have been called “bend over” to the Obama agenda at all costs.

  • im_lovin_it

    NOBAMA 2012 said:
    “Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink.” P.J.O’Rourke

    “The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.” P.J. O’Rouke

  • black and WHITE

    Wonderful. Now these dupes are doing reconnaissance work ( including detailed photos ) for the many stealth muslim sleeper cell just waiting to launch their next attack on us ” real ” Americans.

    I think it’s time we build an interment camp somewhere in an undisclosed desert location, round up all the left wing muslim terrorist sympathizer / co conspirators in the MSM and keep them there until we take our country back from the Obama regime in next years presidential election.

  • VoiceofReason

    What would be really nice would be if Jason Biggs would take the other three up there to his perch on the dam, get right up next to the edge and then all four in unison………..

    LEAN FORWARD.

  • just wow

    How do you circumcise The President ?

    Kick MSNBC in the mouth .

  • Pablo

    Colorado_Conservative said:
    It should have been called “bend over” to the Obama agenda at all costs.

    Bend over is the “next level” of “lean forward.”

  • Cecelia

    I think Roger Ailes had the most hilariously dead-on take on that ad campaign.

    Ailes asked how it is that no one thought of the more obvious (and less politically suggestive) word “move” — as in ‘Move Forward’.

  • Cecelia

    “Chris Matthews- “Move on to the issues”‘??

    Is he kidding? He spends 95% of his time labeling people as extremist for holding anything other than his view on the issues!

  • TangledThorns

    Comcast, y u waste money on MSNBC?

  • OxyCon

    Why did MessNBC hire Andy Dick to do Rachel’s “Loon Forward” spot?
    And as a proud Socialist, why didn’t Lawrence use a red flag with a hammer and sickle for his backdrop?

  • LeviCoultify

    The dumbest campaign name in the history of campaign names. Why not just call it “Move Forward” or “Go Forward” or anything simple like that… instead they call it something that makes me think of people bending over to take it in..

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Cecelia said:
    I think Roger Ailes had the most hilariously dead-on take on that ad campaign.

    Ailes asked how it is that no one thought of the more obvious (and less politically suggestive) word “move” — as in ‘Move Forward’.

    Well, Ailes is a comedic genius, that is sure.

    When this campaign started, I didn’t think too much of it, but is has, over time, become more meaningful. Americans are, by their very nature, a forward-looking people. Rightist Reactionaries tend to be few in number, and such attention as they may grab from time-to-time tends to be short-lived. But, at times they do have some effect in holding America back from its inclination, its destiny and sometimes even pulling us back into some pre-evolutionary muck and mire. Still, the Rightist Reactionaries never really accomplish much more than one step back for every four advanced.

    However, America is not nor has it ever been a revolutionary society. Our moves are deliberate and sure. We never surge ahead. It is like unto pushing a wheel barrow or a tiller. Your most forceful, productive stance is to lean into it, put your shoulder to it, all the while remaining grounded.

    I’ve come to like the imagery.

  • OxyCon

    just wow said:
    How do you circumcise The President ?

    Kick MSNBC in the mouth .

    Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • screwauger

    Lean forward, grab your ankles…

  • Georgia999

    Truly, this is hysterical…..hiring the person (Spike Lee) who was responsible for the failed and humerous “Lean Forward” campaign to further (try to) promote MSNBC by using these four clowns in ads desecrating our National Landmarks. Will the comedy never end?

  • TillieGlockenspiel

    Anne 1 said:
    These messages bought and paid for by the DNC .

    A complaint should be filed with the Federal Elections Commission on at least two out of the four of these ads. Since Obama has already declared, they certainly can be considered as advertisements promoting Obama. Equal time should be given for RNC ads.

    Obviously, Spike Lee and Rachel Maddow don’t know the history behind Hoover Dam and the companies that built it. Can we now talk about the Bohemia Grove?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    LeviCoultify said:
    The dumbest campaign name in the history of campaign names. Why not just call it “Move Forward” or “Go Forward” or anything simple like that… instead they call it something that makes me think of people bending over to take it in..

    You’ve drawn an odd inference, and one which may be reflective of you.

    OxyCon said:
    Why did MessNBC hire Andy Dick to do Rachel’s “Loon Forward” spot?
    And as a proud Socialist, why didn’t Lawrence use a red flag with a hammer and sickle for his backdrop?

    Rather puerile.

    TangledThorns said:
    Comcast, y u waste money on MSNBC?

    Must not think it is wasting its money. Comcast is a far more effectively run organization than NewsCorp has ever been. Of course, NewsCorp seems to realize that in its protracted dumping of O’Beckerhead. It’s like the never ending Raygun funeral or the Judd’s unending Farewell Tour. A clear cut of the Olbermann sort is more likely the better business model.

    Cecelia said:
    “Chris Matthews- “Move on to the issues”‘??

    Is he kidding? He spends 95% of his time labeling people as extremist for holding anything other than his view on the issues!

    You have documented this? Seems to be he spends too much time doing this at about 5% or his airtime. For commentary, he seems to be far more balanced than O’Van Karlsen, Il Douchey, Mad Meghan, O’Beckerhead, Bill-o, O’Hannity or O’Van Susteren. Seems to me O’Beckerhead and O’Hannity are much closer to your 95% range.

  • AnnaNanaism

    MSNBC, they crack me up.

    This is the best they could do? Really?

    It’s nothing more than a love fest for Obama’s rhetoric!

    Hilarious and pathetic that they can’t get past their crushes on their b.o. to just do their job.

    PS: Chris Matthew’s, I know you’d like to believe that’s all the Republican’s are doing is going after your b.o.’s birth certificate, however the GOP candidates are the one’s saying they don’t want to talk about it and yet, you and your liberal buddies won’t let it go. And Donald Trump in EVERY interview says he doesn’t want to talk about it, yet you people just won’t let it go – we all can see right through you and again, the only word I can come up with to describe what we feel about you is – pathetic.

  • david r

    Talk about the gang that can’t shoot straight. All they can do is gush over Obama, and tell him “You had me at hello.”

  • tws258

    just wow said:
    How do you circumcise The President ?
    Kick MSNBC in the mouth .

    HAhHAHAHhahHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Georgia999 said:
    Truly, this is hysterical…..hiring the person (Spike Lee) who was responsible for the failed and humerous “Lean Forward” campaign to further (try to) promote MSNBC by using these four clowns in ads desecrating our National Landmarks. Will the comedy never end?

    What evidence do you offer to conclude the campaign is failed? Do you have some privileged information regarding the business plan of MSNBC that you aren’t sharing? I imagine I know much more about American Cable News than you, and that I understand business plans and advertising campaigns far better than you, but I don’t have the data to say that this campaign failed. It may well have. But, I don’t know that, nor do you.

  • cjd ohio 1

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    What evidence do you offer to conclude the campaign is failed? Do you have some privileged information regarding the business plan of MSNBC that you aren’t sharing? I imagine I know much more about American Cable News than you, and that I understand business plans and advertising campaigns far better than you, but I don’t have the data to say that this campaign failed. It may well have. But, I don’t know that, nor do you.

    ratings = money………failed

  • Cecelia

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Cecelia said:
    “Chris Matthews- “Move on to the issues”‘??

    Is he kidding? He spends 95% of his time labeling people as extremist for holding anything other than his view on the issues!

    You have documented this? Seems to be he spends too much time doing this at about 5% or his airtime. For commentary, he seems to be far more balanced than O’Van Karlsen, Il Douchey, Mad Meghan, O’Beckerhead, Bill-o, O’Hannity or O’Van Susteren. Seems to me O’Beckerhead and O’Hannity are much closer to your 95% range.

    No, unlike your unassailable summations concerning media balance, good taste, and the particulars of the levels of low IQs among the various conservative women who post here, I was merely making a personal observation based upon my experience in watching his show.

  • TucsonTerpFan

    Painfully pathetic! The only “good” thing about these spots is that they are only 30 second in length, but that’s about how long most people can spend watching any of MSNBC’s shows.

    “Lean Forward” was successful? Their ratings sure don’t show much success.

    Again, like MSNBC, these promos are painfully pathetic!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    AnnaNanaism said:
    It’s nothing more than a love fest for Obama’s rhetoric!

    How does this campaign slogan encapsulate our President’s attitude or rhetoric? Please be very specific, because I see nothing in your post that establishes such a link. It seems to me you are merely making a clumsy effort to bash our President by an awkward linkage you haven’t begun to establish.

  • tws258

    The sheep , gazing adoringly , have a collective ” When Harry Met Sally ” moment ,
    and exclaim en masse ” We’ll have what they’re having ” .

  • Cecelia

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I’ve come to like the imagery.

    And it’s not like you’d let go of an opportunity to put forth a contrived unctuous diatribe on the matter either. ESPECIALLY when you can argue the merits of choosing pejoratively laden symbolism over clean straight forward ad copy.

    That sort of unwavering unreality is straight up your alley.

  • Arkansas Steve

    What a wonderful idea??
    Hire the 4 stooges to act like reasonable people for 30 seconds.
    Spike, just exactly how stupid do you think the public is?

  • Cecelia

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Your most forceful, productive stance is to lean into it, put your shoulder to it, all the while remaining grounded.

    I’d venture to say that between merely leaning forward or actually accomplishing three STEPS forward, REAL farmers would prefer the latter…

  • The Lantern of Truth

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I understand business plans and advertising campaigns far better than you

    Robert TheRealRoyalKing explains . For over fifty years , I have advertised my hair salons and Tupperware parties through my cutting edge techniques . Putting flyers on car windshields and having my shampoo boy (Ernesto , these days ) wear a sandwich board worked in ’59 and still works today .

    My business plan is still ” To get business , give’m the business ! “

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    Is that Ralph Macchio or Rachel Maddow?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    What evidence do you offer to conclude the campaign is failed? Do you have some privileged information regarding the business plan of MSNBC that you aren’t sharing? I imagine I know much more about American Cable News than you, and that I understand business plans and advertising campaigns far better than you, but I don’t have the data to say that this campaign failed. It may well have. But, I don’t know that, nor do you.

    ratings = money………failed

    O’Beckerhead’s ratings certainly never translated to profitability for FOX “News”, and “Morning Joe” (which I don’t particularly like) is considered a success because of the quality of those who watch it, the movers and shakers. I think your formula is overly-simplistic.

  • lobodons

    Awesome spots!! Great messages!! For those spewing hate, what about the messages do you disagree with? Not that Rachel is a mancow (yes, she does look like a man and is gay) or Ed is fat (yep he is a red headed fatty) or their ratings are -1100 gazillion (yep ratings are not is same stratosphere as other networks). But what about the messages warrent such negativity? Personaly, when I watched these spots they made me feel good to be an American.

  • Cecelia

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I understand business plans and advertising campaigns far better than you

    Yeah, he’s a wunderkind in the ways of Madison Ave, alright.

    He understands that when it comes to media organizations the more linkage you can get with the concept of “political leanings”, the better….

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Cecelia said:
    No, unlike your unassailable summations concerning media balance, good taste, and the particulars of the levels of low IQs among the various conservative women who post here, I was merely making a personal observation based upon my experience in watching his show.

    So, your conclusions about Mr. Matthews’ programming are based upon the same empirical basis as your conclusions about my views about conservative women. In other words, you have no supporting data.

    I appreciate the honesty in your answer.

    Cecelia said:
    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Your most forceful, productive stance is to lean into it, put your shoulder to it, all the while remaining grounded.

    I’d venture to say that between merely leaning forward or actually accomplishing three STEPS forward, REAL farmers would prefer the latter…

    As would anyone. Of course, planting a seed is a step in harvesting a cucumber, but it is no guarantee you’ll have a cucumber.

    Cecelia said:
    And it’s not like you’d let go of an opportunity to put forth a contrived unctuous diatribe on the matter either. ESPECIALLY when you can argue the merits of choosing pejoratively laden symbolism over clean straight forward ad copy.

    That sort of unwavering unreality is straight up your alley.

    Wherein might I find the diatribe?

  • Alice67

    screwauger said:
    Lean forward, grab your ankles…

    You must be a Dittohead. Rush and his followers love talking about bending over and taking it. They obsess over it.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Cecelia said:
    Yeah, he’s a wunderkind in the ways of Madison Ave, alright.

    He understands that when it comes to media organizations the more linkage you can get with the concept of “political leanings”, the better….

    That’s surprisingly superficial coming from you. I would expect that from Janet Hawkins, Jeff Merrill, Michelle-in-Utah, Nutsofast, Sara N. Italy and Writer, a/k/a Lantern of Truth, a/k/a The Reai Royai KLng, the Real Royal Queen and all his numerous other monikers, but not from you. I must have hit a nerve. Forgive me.

  • chatmandu002

    Yeah, LEAN all the way FORWARD and spread them. LOL

    Radical Madcow and Ed, the talking horses ass, Schultz.

    MSNBC, the official mouth piece for our Campaigner-in-Chief.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Alice67 said:
    screwauger said:
    Lean forward, grab your ankles…

    You must be a Dittohead. Rush and his followers love talking about bending over and taking it. They obsess over it.

    Indeed, they scarcely speak of anything else.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    This is like when they tried to sell the New Coke. LOL

  • George C

    just wow said:
    How do you circumcise The President ?
    Kick MSNBC in the mouth .

    Ouch !

  • cjd ohio 1

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    O’Beckerhead’s ratings certainly never translated to profitability for FOX “News”, and “Morning Joe” (which I don’t particularly like) is considered a success because of the quality of those who watch it, the movers and shakers. I think your formula is overly-simplistic.

    but a fact, you can’t get around, morning joe a success, i dont think so

  • silkworm

    I see MSNBC is not going to be trying faux patriotism from the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse

  • Alice67

    These spots were really well done. Makes me proud to be a progressive. :)

  • Alice67

    chatmandu002 said:
    Yeah, LEAN all the way FORWARD and spread them. LOL

    LOL Obsessed I tell ya!

  • Anne 1

    tws258 said:
    The sheep , gazing adoringly , have a collective ” When Harry Met Sally ” moment ,
    and exclaim en masse ” We’ll have what they’re having ” .

    ^^^^^ snicker ^^^^^^

  • http://activitypit.ning.com/profile/massmurdermedia MASSMURDERMEDIA

    “you’re able to truly learn what drives them and why their audience tunes in to watch their shows.”

    they’re driven by a hatred of all things conservative, and their audience tunes in to have their own stereotypical opinions reinforced…

  • RogerAilesIsSexy

    There’s so much love on this board. All the progressives and conservatives having a smart policy debate rather than just name call. Its warm and fuzzy and sweet. Thanks everyone for loving your fellow American’s who exercise their right to think freely. Go us!

  • jerrybobphil

    Alice67 said:
    These spots were really well done. Makes me proud to be a progressive. :)

    So well produced commercials make you proud. Has it really gotten this bad for liberals?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Albert-Moore/100001333355433 Albert Moore

    Lean forward until you fall flat on your face.

  • Zandandido

    This seems like a political ad. “We must stop being so rude to each other, and we must tone down the rhetoric!”, first one. “We must make sure all people have health care, and that all immigrants are not demonized!”, second one. “We must invest/spend much more in infrastructure!”, third one. “We must invest more in the stimulus!”, fourth one. Does this sound like déjà vu to anyone?

  • Alice67

    jerrybobphil said:
    So well produced commercials make you proud. Has it really gotten this bad for liberals?

    No. What makes me proud is their focus. The concerns that are addressed.

  • Zandandido

    Alice67 said:
    You must be a Dittohead. Rush and his followers love talking about bending over and taking it. They obsess over it.

    I would love to know why would you want to “Lean forward”? I thought going forward was a good thing? If you lean forward, you usually don’t stay leaned, you end up either falling forward on your face (or hands, most likely), or because your body wants to stay straight when you are standing up, you will lean forward and then lean backwards and fall on your butt, unless your hands break your fall. Lean forward is just a really stupid slogan. Why not Move Forward (oh wait, Fox News already has it)? What about Lunge (possibly too violent), Decide, Go, Run, Jolt (again, possibly too violent), Jump, Skip, Dance? So many better words to use than “Lean”.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    What evidence do you offer to conclude the campaign is failed? Do you have some privileged information regarding the business plan of MSNBC that you aren’t sharing? I imagine I know much more about American Cable News than you, and that I understand business plans and advertising campaigns far better than you, but I don’t have the data to say that this campaign failed. It may well have. But, I don’t know that, nor do you.

    Go back and look at the damn ratings before they started this
    Stupid Promo and compare them to now, Numbnuts!!!
    Phase Two should finish putting the nail in the coffin if
    Phase One is any indication!
    Now, get you ass back in the Drive Thru>

  • Probably NOT wrong

    Zandandido said:
    I would love to know why would you want to “Lean forward”? I thought going forward was a good thing? If you lean forward, you usually don’t stay leaned, you end up either falling forward on your face (or hands, most likely), or because your body wants to stay straight when you are standing up, you will lean forward and then lean backwards and fall on your butt, unless your hands break your fall. Lean forward is just a really stupid slogan. Why not Move Forward (oh wait, Fox News already has it)? What about Lunge (possibly too violent), Decide, Go, Run, Jolt (again, possibly too violent), Jump, Skip, Dance? So many better words to use than “Lean”.

    LEAN FORWARD is the Dumbest Slogan ever. Just a bunch of
    inuendo Jokes waiting to happen when they introduced it, AND
    they happened!!! lol

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremy-Volkens/100000152902441 Jeremy Volkens

    OxyCon said:
    Why did MessNBC hire Andy Dick to do Rachel’s “Loon Forward” spot?
    And as a proud Socialist, why didn’t Lawrence use a red flag with a hammer and sickle for his backdrop?

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Rather puerile.

    Cecelia said:
    “Chris Matthews- “Move on to the issues”‘??

    Is he kidding? He spends 95% of his time labeling people as extremist for holding anything other than his view on the issues!

    Cecelia said:

    You have documented this? Seems to be he spends too much time doing this at about 5% or his airtime. For commentary, he seems to be far more balanced than O’Van Karlsen, Il Douchey, Mad Meghan, O’Beckerhead, Bill-o, O’Hannity or O’Van Susteren. Seems to me O’Beckerhead and O’Hannity are much closer to your 95% range.

    Holy hypocrisy Batman! Hey RKK, ever hear that old adage about those who live glass houses? Seriously, you call someone else puerile calling MSNBC MessNBC, comparing Maddow to Andy Dick and poking fun at the slogan Lean Forward and the in THE VERY SAME POST you call other people childish names that don’t even make sense. Wow.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    Where’s Chunk?
    He hasn’t threatened to burn the house down yet, for excluding him?

  • TillieGlockenspiel

    For pity’s sake, Hoover Dam was started in 1931, under Herbert Hoover’s administration, and completed in 1936. Why not use Cape Canaveral and the space program as a “BIG” thing we’ve accomplished? At least, it was under Kennedy (a bit more contemporary) that the call went out to explore space. Oh, that’s right, we are out of the space business and will have to pay for rides from the Russians to go to the space station!

  • mailpro56

    ‘Lean Forward”…….and grab the remote!

  • felixw

    There is plenty of leaning at MSNBC. But it is always to the Left, and never Forward. Unless Forward is measured by out-of-control spending, rising unemployment, expanding federal bureaucracy, more war fronts and higher taxes. You know, all the things they now love at MSNBC.

  • illusive man

    Alice67 said:
    These spots were really well done. Makes me proud to be a progressive. :)

    When you have nothing, every crumb counts.

    The Lean Forward campaign inspired me to lean forward, pick up my phone, and cancel my subscription to Comcast.
    Those dirty-filty-”progressive”-collectivist-drones on MSNBC (which is owned by Comcast BTW) will no longer be getting my money!

    collectivists who view themselves as expendable cannon fodder ( what does the loss of a few drones mean compared to the survival of the collective) do not deserve the money from hard working individuals.

  • perceptorii

    Yes, it’s quite breathtaking just how rabidly partisan these spots are. And…I find that they’re being so up front and honest about it to be quite refreshing compared to much of the rest of the TV news media who lacks either the honesty or self-awareness to admit what their biases are. But don’t take that to mean that I’m going to start watching them any time soon.

  • fromthatshow

    Where the hell is Cenk?

  • news_junkie

    Because we all know liberals have been for hydroelectric power for the last 50 years.

  • Cecelia

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    So, your conclusions about Mr. Matthews’ programming are based upon the same empirical basis as your conclusions about my views about conservative women. In other words, you have no supporting data.

    I appreciate the honesty in your answer.

    Oh, I have no problem with defining something as being subjective when it is that.

    You don’t need to thank me for my honesty, rather do the world a favor by emulating it.

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    As would anyone. Of course, planting a seed is a step in harvesting a cucumber, but it is no guarantee you’ll have a cucumber.

    Well, I’d suggest that not planting a cucumber is a virtual guarantee that you won’t have one, but I’m sure you have a program to take them from the seed planters…

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Wherein might I find the diatribe?

    You’ll find it and your Battle Hymn of the Republic CD at !:21 pm

  • Cecelia

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    That’s surprisingly superficial coming from you. I would expect that from Janet Hawkins, Jeff Merrill, Michelle-in-Utah, Nutsofast, Sara N. Italy and Writer, a/k/a Lantern of Truth, a/k/a The Reai Royai KLng, the Real Royal Queen and all his numerous other monikers, but not from you. I must have hit a nerve. Forgive me.

    And I’m in good company, I must have hit it in on the head.

  • TheEagle

    No morning joe??? I’m not surprized. They can’t even beat Robin Meade.

  • Phocus2

    WHarropson said:
    Lean ForwardChange the Channel. WHarropson Plagerizing great statements 24/7

    Classic! Great comment, great idea!

  • Pablo

    Alice67 said:
    These spots were really well done. Makes me proud to be a progressive. :)

    Do you believe Maddow when she says that MSNBC doesn’t have a political agenda?

  • LA screenwriter

    So let me get this straight — Here we have Chris Matthews asking for — no, dare I say it, demanding (given the boring, lecture-some tone of his commercial) — more civility during the next elections.

    Riiiiight. This coming from the guy who BRAGS and BLUSTERS about how he plays “hardball” with people by literally shouting them down. And of course he does that — after all, it’s the name of his own freaking show! Yet most laughable of all, here we have a plea for civility coming from the guy who has REPEATEDLY denigrated women like Michelle Bachman on national TV with comments worthy of a school yard 12-year-old. And who nightly continues with that same mocking tone of name-calling towards anyone on the Right.

    In fact, you want to know my FAVORITE Matthews moment of late?

    The other night, in his mid-show sideshow tidbits, he mocked Florida Senator Marco Rubio for a few comments that he had made about former Senator Strom Thurmond, who is now long deceased. Matthews used the segment to rattle off a list of all the racist things he could think of relating to Thurmond, as a Southerner, and then proceeded to indignantly point out how it was morally wrong for Rubio to say ANYTHING nice about Thurmond.

    Of course, keep in mind this was coming from Matthews, the guy who will ALSO instantly (and with a happy tingle running through his entire body) get down on two knees, in order to kiss the ass of anything labeled “Ted Kennedy.”

    You know — that would be the guy who was a vicious, mean drunk while a Senator…who was a womanizer that repeatedly cheated on his wife…and who then actually got away with MURDERING A WOMAN, when he drove a car DRUNK into the icy waters of Chappaquiddick, where he then LEFT THE WOMAN TO DIE. And yes — make no mistake — Ted Kennedy LITERALLY left her to die, as a post-mortem autopsy on the remains of Mary Jo Kopechne showed that she had survived for up to 45 MINUTES, by breathing the oxygen that was created in an air bubble against the roof of the car. That’s right — 45 MINUTES, which was MORE than enough time for Kennedy to get help.

    But as we all know, he thought it was a MUCH better idea to stumble home and make his FIRST call NOT to 911 or the police or to anyone who could help…but to his lawyers instead. And to then crash and sleep off his drunk stupor, while Mary Jo died.

    Well, good for MSNBC. Glad to see their usual double standard of laugh out loud hypocrisy at work. Matthews wants more civility in political discourse, all while taking cheap personal shots at people on a daily basis. And he wants to point out the faults of dead people, but praise other people who used their power to skirt the law and get away with ACTUAL MURDER.

    But hey! He was a DEMOCRATIC senator who wanted socialized health care. So that makes it okay — right, Chris? Gee, why doesn’t Matthews do a commercial about THAT?

    Oh, that’s right — he can’t. That’s because O’Donnell drew the short straw and got picked to do the laughable Lefty medical care commercial instead…

  • KirbbDogg2000

    It new promo’s just started so Give it a few weeks to see if it works. I do think it’s over kill to have these adds the movie theaer’s. I also want to add something as far as monring joe go’s. The so called movers and shakers that watch it. They are really there a real low number. That show really in my view show’s what is wrong with MSNBC. They pander too much to rich snops. Witch is really who realy watch’s moning joe. Rich Elitist snobs. Who talk down to the peolpe who watch that show. That;s what hurt the liber format MSNBC has.

  • mlb

    Were these suppose to funny? They are trying so hard to be taken seriously, I started to laugh. Spike Lee? Was having his name attached suppose to infuse instant “coolness”.
    I would suggest calling James Cameron next time and using Avatars in place of Maddow (seriously NOT photogenic), et al. Way more fun and as cartoons I may have even taken them more seriously.

  • WHarropson

    WHarropson said:
    Lean Forward
    Change the Channel.
    WHarropson Plagerizing great statements 24/7

  • X-3

    MSNBC’s ‘Lean Forward’ Promo Campaign Moves To ‘Next Level’ With New Spots

    Might that “next phase” be “bend over?”

  • X-3

    just wow said:
    How do you circumcise The President ? Kick MSNBC in the mouth .

    The term “crude but effective” comes to mind. Thanks for the laugh.

  • Yoda002

    X-3 said:
    The term “crude but effective” comes to mind. Thanks for the laugh.

    Just like a righty swimming in the sewer.

  • X-3

    Yoda002 said:
    Just like a righty swimming in the sewer.

    What this malignant dwarf means is that anything said by a liberal about a conservative is justified but nothing said by a conservative about a liberal can be tolerated. You phony little bas+ard! I have seen you make outright HATEFUL comments about conservatives in the past so don’t accuse me (or anyone else) of swimming in a sewer.

  • fanofgrendel

    I don’t give a dam what that drip of water, Maddow has to say.

  • Wayne Harropson

    Lean Forward
    Change the Channel

  • Anonymous

    mert

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