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Given Ukraine, Mika Blasts People Making Money at Olympics—But Omits NBC
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 02/21/2014 5:21:54 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
What's missing from this list of people Mika Brzezinski blasted on today's Morning Joe for "making a lot of money at the Olympics" while Vladimir Putin's suppression of democracy in the Ukraine unfolds: "the people performing there, the people competing there, the people sponsoring there"?
Did you say NBC, Mika's own parent network? You get a gold medal! To whom does Mika think "the people sponsoring there" are paying their millions to promote their products? Has Mika not noticed that regular programming on MSNBC itself has been pre-empted by the Putin Olympics?
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: mikabrzezinski; nbc; olympics; vladimirputin
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I wonder why Mika forgot to mention NBC among those she blasted for making money off Olympics? Ping to Today show list.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:22:38 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
She's getting older but skipping the wiser part.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:23:45 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Possibly they’re NOT making $$$ on the Olympics?
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:23:56 AM PST
by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Who in the world watches msnbc for information of any kind???
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:28:38 AM PST
by
txrefugee
To: ken5050
If NBC is not making substantial advertising revenue from their olympic broadcasts then they need to fire everyone who works on the financial side of their business.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:28:58 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Excellence catch!
Doesn’t she look less dumb with those nerdy glasses on?
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:30:20 AM PST
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'Any path to US citizenship for illegals HERE is a special path to it ')
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Of course, her “we must have a financial boycott” argument is only valid if one agrees with her “Russia is oppressing the Ukraine” argument.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:30:48 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
To: governsleastgovernsbest
The fact is with our current governments hostility toward religion (at least the Christian religion), it's hostility toward the white race, it's active promotion here and abroad of the abortion holocaust, as well as it's active promotion of sodomy..
I feel more and more like the US is now the “evil empire” that Reagan once accused the USSR of being.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:30:53 AM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
All that bleach has had permanent consequences.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:31:10 AM PST
by
McGruff
(Every night has it's dawn.)
To: McGruff
I honestly think the botox is leaking into liberals brains and making them retarded.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:33:32 AM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Gad she is such a dim bulb. A classic case of ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:36:35 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell)
To: TexasFreeper2009
oh and I forgot to mention the promotion of the police state here, as well as the ever expanding surveillance of US citizens, not to mention to targeting of US citizens by drones, and the active pursuit of good intentioned whistle blowers who expose all the above.
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:36:39 AM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Mika Blasts People Making Money at OlympicsBut Omits NBC NBC spent something like $775 million for the rights and God knows how much for the production. Are they even making money?
To: WayneS
My comment was meant tongue in cheek..but I do recall several times in the past where either NBC or ABC lost big on several Olympics..they attempted to explain it away as a loss-leader..saying it allowed them to promote their upcoming shows..
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02/21/2014 5:39:04 AM PST
by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:41:14 AM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: DoodleDawg
You’re right: the Olympics might be a loss leader for NBC, something to build their profile and prestige. Even so, NBC is certainly taking in millions in ad revenue from the Olympics, and if they were to end their coverage it would certainly send a statement, and cost them lots of money.
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02/21/2014 5:41:28 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
To: ken5050
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:41:50 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
I think I read somewheres that NBC was hoping to make $100 mill net on the Olympics..the problem is that they’re broadcasting every event live..on one platform or another..so everything in prime time is taped, and after everyone knows the results..which today is instantaneous..so they aren’t getting the audiences...and the ad revenues they need. Look at women’s hockey, and women’s ice skating...the premier events...they were on yesterday morning..
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posted on
02/21/2014 5:46:52 AM PST
by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
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posted on
02/21/2014 6:25:40 AM PST
by
Cheerio
(Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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