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MSNBC Disconnects "Connected" (Ron Reagan has no job)
MediaBistro ^ | 12/10/05

Posted on 12/15/2005 7:52:05 AM PST by LdSentinal

MSNBC Disconnects "Connected" MSNBC's "Connected: Coast to Coast" died a quiet death on Friday. Monica Crowley and Ron Reagan co-hosted their last show at noon.

"Thanks to all of you who have written to say kind things," senior producer Tony Maciulis blogged on MSNBC.com. "We've spent the last year bringing you quality programming -- the kind of political debate show that you don't really see anymore." Or, some would say, the kind of political debate show that we don't want to see anymore.

Cliff Kincaid: "...The hosts permitted guests enough time to complete their sentences. It provided a serious forum for the discussion of hard news."

When the show premiered in February, MSNBCers were excited. "We hope to bring some perspective on the news stories that you've been hearing during the day," Crowley said...

Update: 10:38pm: "Was I the only one who truly enjoyed Connected Coast to Coast?," an e-mailer asks. "I felt Monica Crowley and Ron Reagan both were low-key enough to allow the newsmakers to make their points without the egos of the hosts getting in the way. It made the show very watchable for those of us raised in an era of sane television journalism. It was probably the only TV talker that was without rancor between hosts of vastly differing viewpoints and truly which brought a thoughtful discussion of issues to MSNBC. I'll miss the show."

But another e-mailer writes: "What took MSNBC so long to realize how crappy Connected: Coast to Coast was? The show was terrible; they deserved a quiet death, certainly it shouldn't make news


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: ballet; crowley; liberal; monica; monicacrowley; msnbc; nonreagan; reagan; tinkerbell; twinkletoes
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To: edpc
Back to the dog show, Pastyboy.

NOOOOO!

41 posted on 12/15/2005 8:19:24 AM PST by oyez (Appeasement is death!)
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To: LdSentinal

The ballerina's funeral ride is finally over.


42 posted on 12/15/2005 8:20:34 AM PST by RGSpincich
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To: Archytekt

Amazing!c PMSNBC tossed Non Reagan the pass-around bootie poodle *out*?....Will wonders never cease?

Next thing you know, they'll be tossiing Carlson
and his Fart America fascist Lesbian dominatrix
out as well!...

Did all the pervs running NBC programming get
"persuaded" to "turn in their resignations" recently?


43 posted on 12/15/2005 8:20:56 AM PST by Baby Driver
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To: oyez
His father dies of Alzheimer's..he will die of......
44 posted on 12/15/2005 8:21:34 AM PST by Youngman442002
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To: LdSentinal

I can't believe that Monica would go to the Titanic. Aren't they supposed tp scrap MSNBC pretty soon?


45 posted on 12/15/2005 8:22:06 AM PST by desherwood7
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To: LdSentinal

"MSNBC Disconnects "Connected" MSNBC's "Connected: Coast to Coast" died a quiet death on Friday. Monica Crowley and Ron Reagan co-hosted their last show at noon."


Who knew?

pmsnbc should contact me for new programming. I guarantee that I could increase their ratings at least 200%.

Replace spitting chrissy with Ann Coulter.

Replace olderman with Laura Ingraham.

Replace plain old joe with Rush Limbaugh.

With these three moves {provided that editorial content was left to the hosts} will move msnbc up 2-400%.

It will never happen, but I know that they could change their ratings position.


46 posted on 12/15/2005 8:23:50 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: LdSentinal
Sickening the way NBC gave their boy a job after he dissed the religion of the President of the United States, during a funeral of another President, to a world-wide audience.
47 posted on 12/15/2005 8:24:14 AM PST by roses of sharon
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To: oyez

The teeth look the same. His teeth always creeped me out....The guy has fangs. Monica did some very good interviews, Though.


48 posted on 12/15/2005 8:26:43 AM PST by Nothometoday
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To: Baby Driver
Ever notice how much girly-man Tucker says, "I agree with you", to his dyke friend?

He is whipped.

Its very unseemly.
49 posted on 12/15/2005 8:28:23 AM PST by roses of sharon
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To: LdSentinal

Dance Ballerina, Dance!


50 posted on 12/15/2005 8:30:30 AM PST by EnquiringMind
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To: roses of sharon

I've tried to watch the show...i really have..But
the longest amount of time that i can usually
stomach it, usually is about 15 minutes...I don't
really wnt to complain, because sort of like with
Dean, I think the show does more damage to PMSNBC
& the Dims, than replacing it with a *real* news
based show, hosted by a *real* conservative.


51 posted on 12/15/2005 8:33:55 AM PST by Baby Driver
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To: wideawake

I never saw that show, but that bit sounds hysterical.


52 posted on 12/15/2005 8:36:56 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Baby Driver
Yes, I really don't see a purpose to the show, nor any other political shows these days. (maybe the WSJ roundtable that was on PBS for a time) Even they had decent and informative disagreements.

Also, was the old Michael Kinsley vs Bob Novak show good, civil and informative, or do I just remember it wrong?
53 posted on 12/15/2005 8:38:13 AM PST by roses of sharon
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To: LdSentinal

Thank God Reagan adopted Michael.


54 posted on 12/15/2005 8:38:16 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: Leo Carpathian

I've decided to hold to a belief that *he* was
the adopted son..the spawn of a drunken chorus
boy, out on the town with his boyfriends on
a birthday bash, who carried through an a dare,
to "do" a crack "strawberry", in the alley where
they could watch....


55 posted on 12/15/2005 8:40:08 AM PST by Baby Driver
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To: Nothometoday
The teeth look the same.

Somewhere, some orthodontist need to be ripped right out of his practice.

56 posted on 12/15/2005 8:41:55 AM PST by oyez (Appeasement is death!)
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To: dead
The Little Donny Foundation was founded by Little Donny's parents after they discovered that he was afflicted with magnus obliviophallocytis - a condition in which the sufferer has an enormous penis of which he is unaware.
57 posted on 12/15/2005 8:44:18 AM PST by wideawake
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To: dropzone

If she needs some cheering up, she can call me anytime.


58 posted on 12/15/2005 8:44:54 AM PST by texasmountainman (proud father of a U.S. Marine)
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To: LdSentinal

Another one bites the dust, hey hey!

PMSNBC's doomed programming department might as well give up. I can't see them continuing on much longer. They are the err America of TV.


59 posted on 12/15/2005 8:50:43 AM PST by goresalooza (Nurses Rock!)
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To: roses of sharon

Can't say, as i don't remember ever watching it.


60 posted on 12/15/2005 8:51:28 AM PST by Baby Driver
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