The Worst of MSNBC in 2014

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Washington Free Beacon:

David Rutz

December 18, 2014

 

 

MSNBC in 2014 was so much like other years: low-rated and highly ridiculous.

 

New hosts made their debuts and didn’t disappoint. Joy Reid offered an on-air “trigger warning” that Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.) would utter the unforgivable term “Redskins,” while Ronan Farrow led a discussion on the racial diversity of emojis, among their more sterling segments.

 

The Cycle‘s Krystal Ball offered viewers a new understanding of George Orwell’s classic “Animal Farm” as a screed against the evils of capitalism. After being called out for butchering a timeless piece of literature, she naturally doubled down on her wrongness.

 

That wasn’t her only rough moment of the year. In addition to being trolled on air by a Howard Stern disciple the day of the Malaysian plane disaster, Ball also took part in a particularly stupid ripoff of the “racial draft” made famous by comedian Dave Chappelle. The kicker was that Reid focused on drafting rich whites like Bill Gates and the Koch brothers to tackle economic inequality amongst the races. It was satire or something.

 

 

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