Posted on 09/10/2025 7:09:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An MSNBC guest sickly speculated that the person who shot Charlie Kirk in the neck could have been one of his supporters firing a gun “in celebration.”
“We don’t know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration,” MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd told anchor Katy Tur shortly after Kirk was shot at a Utah university Wednesday. “We have no idea,” Dowd told the lefty network. “We don’t know any of the full details of this.”
SNIP
Police later confirmed a single shooter is believed to be behind the assassination – not a trigger-happy conservative, as Dowd suggested was possible – and that they fired on Kirk from the roof of a nearby building.
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We don't know if? You could say anything. "We don't know if it was an ,MSNBC employee" "We don't know if it was Barack Obama" "We don't know if it was someone in a alternate universe who fired through a wormhole"
This shot was not fired from below, and it was 200 yards away. There was no way it could have been from the audience.
I said it in the thread they ought to lose their license
below are the top advertisers on MSNOW/MSNBC and every one of them needs to immediately pull their ads from this vile, despicable outlet of unrelenting violence and hate, and ALL conservatives must boycott these companies if they don’t cancel their MSNOW/MSNBC advertising:
Top Advertisers by Estimated Ad Spend (2024–2025 Data)
The table below highlights the biggest spenders, drawn from industry reports and ad tracking. Spend figures are approximate and represent national TV/digital ad investments on the network (in millions of USD). Note: These are recurring advertisers; smaller or one-off buys (e.g., during special coverage) are not included.
Rank Brand/Company Category Est. Annual Ad Spend on MSNOW/MSNBC Notes
1 Otezla (Celgene/Bristol-Myers Squibb) Pharmaceuticals (Psoriasis Treatment) $50–$70M Top spender across cable news; heavy rotation during primetime.
2 SmileDirectClub Dental/Wellness $20–$25M Focuses on direct-to-consumer aligners; prominent in 2018–2025 data.
3 Sleep Number Mattresses/Wellness $15–$20M Bedding ads targeting older demographics; consistent across evenings.
4 Nutrisystem Weight Loss/Health $10–$15M Meal delivery service; overlaps with Fox News but strong on MSNOW.
5 GEICO Insurance $10–$15M Auto insurance spots; broad cable news presence.
6 Liberty Mutual Insurance $8–$12M Home/auto ads; frequently seen in streaming and linear feeds.
7 Jeep (Stellantis) Automotive $5–$10M Vehicle promotions; increased during holiday seasons.
8 Ancestry.com Genealogy/DNA Testing $5–$8M Family history ads; ties into news storytelling segments.
9 Freshpet Pet Food $4–$7M Refrigerated dog/cat food; targets suburban viewers.
10 Progressive Insurance $4–$6M Competes with GEICO/Liberty Mutual; humor-based spots.
Key Insights
Pharma Dominance: Over 40% of ad time on MSNOW/MSNBC comes from pharmaceutical companies (e.g., Otezla, alongside others like Humira or Eliquis in past quarters), focusing on treatments for chronic conditions appealing to the network’s 55+ viewer base.
Wellness and Insurance Trends: Brands like Nutrisystem, Sleep Number, and insurers (GEICO, Liberty Mutual, Progressive) account for ~30% of spend, capitalizing on the audience’s interest in health and financial security.
Recent Shifts: Post-rebrand announcements in August 2025, some viewers reported changes in ad rotation (e.g., more wellness shots and fewer big pharma spots on streaming platforms like Hulu). This may reflect sponsor adjustments amid the Versant transition, but no major pullouts have been confirmed.
Total Ad Revenue Context: MSNOW/MSNBC’s overall ad revenue was ~$500M in 2024, down slightly from peaks during election years. Advertisers value the network’s engaged, left-leaning audience for targeted buys.
How to Influence or Track: If you’re interested in boycotting or contacting these brands, many (e.g., GEICO, Progressive) have public feedback forms. For real-time tracking, tools like iSpot.tv monitor live ad airings.
This list is based on aggregated data from ad analytics firms like Alphonso and iSpot, focusing on Q4 2024–Q2 2025. Smaller advertisers (e.g., local spots or digital-only) may not appear but contribute to the network’s ecosystem. If you meant a different “MSNOW” (e.g., the synthetic snow product), no advertising sponsors were identified for that brand.
These people need to be gotten rid of - and soon.
I don’t care if is by indefinite incarceration.
I don’t care if it is by removing their US citizenship and expelling them from the our nation.
And I don’t care if it requires mass execution of every Democrat in this country.
But one way or another, these people need to be gotten rid of - permanently.
We are not like them.
“I said it in the thread they ought to lose their license
cable channels do not require FCC licenses because they do not utilize public air frequencies for signal carriage ...
What an absolute idiot.
Let’s face it, they would never use their license anyway.
And that pantie-wated response will be our undoing. We need to fight fire with fire.
AMEN!
Crass. Blaming the victim. Sickos.
I dont think they have an FCC license per se. They are on cable but I don’t know the regulations around that. Seems like anything goes on cable these days.
We have to keep that in mind. Anger is ok but it has to be controlled.
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