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Imus rattling MSNBC nerves
NEW YORK POST ^ | October 15, 2009

Posted on 10/15/2009 6:55:06 AM PDT by kingattax

Joe Scarborough is under intense pressure to perform as he goes head-to-head with old foe Don Imus.

MSNBC chiefs have been nervously watching the ratings since Imus' show on the Fox Business Network started airing at the same time as Scarborough's "Morning Joe" earlier this month.

Scarborough was hit with a further blow this week when his radio show was dropped by DC radio station WMAL.

A source told Page Six: "Those higher up at MSNBC are unnerved by Imus' move to Fox Business Network and fear his show could push Scarborough down. They're putting a lot of pressure on Joe to keep the ratings up. To make things worse, there are multiple scores to be settled."

Tom Bowman, Imus' old producer at MSNBC, jumped to Fox Business with him, and is said to have harsh feelings toward Scarborough and his executive producer, Chris Licht. "So they [Imus and Bowman] are out to win," said our source.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: imus; msnbc; talkradio
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1 posted on 10/15/2009 6:55:06 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

HA HA HA HA!

Serves you right Joe!


2 posted on 10/15/2009 6:58:39 AM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: kingattax

Two slugs battling for turf ,,,,,, that’s funny .


3 posted on 10/15/2009 6:59:06 AM PDT by lionheart 247365 (-:{ 0bama's dream is an American NIGHTMARE }:-)
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To: kingattax
Scarborough and his team are keen to play down the rivalry with Imus, and Scarborough has been busy focusing his fire at Fox News' host Glenn Beck.

That's part of Joe Blow's problem right there...

4 posted on 10/15/2009 6:59:07 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: kingattax

Imus strikes me as a shrunken man and that huge hat only adds to the image. Be that as it may - Go I Man. Thrash Mourning Jo.


5 posted on 10/15/2009 6:59:19 AM PDT by csmusaret (Obama. The master of Jack, Squat, and the Nobel committee.)
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To: kingattax

After kissing MSNBC butt Joe will soon find out he is out of a job..Then guess where he will go for work..You got it FOX..


6 posted on 10/15/2009 6:59:48 AM PDT by PLD
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To: kingattax

One suckup vs. another.


7 posted on 10/15/2009 7:01:02 AM PDT by truthkeeper ("Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?")
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To: kingattax
..and fear his show could push Scarborough down.

How much further down are we talking? Scarborough's show is already in the toilets, he just didn't have any other shows to compete with him in his timeslot.

8 posted on 10/15/2009 7:02:51 AM PDT by LoneStarGI (Vegetarian: Old Indian word for "BAD HUNTER.")
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To: PLD

Is there a better example of how the Republicans have gone wrong since 1994 than Joe Scarborough?


9 posted on 10/15/2009 7:03:16 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: kingattax
I have Dish TV but I still haven't found the new Fox Financial Network

Anyone know anything about how one would find this channel?

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10 posted on 10/15/2009 7:04:44 AM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: Elle Bee

“Anyone know anything about how one would find this channel?”

Nope. I have Time Warner, and have no idea where Fox Business News would be. It’s amazing Imus has any viewers on a channel this hard to find!


11 posted on 10/15/2009 7:06:19 AM PDT by brownsfan (The screen name is a misnomer. Cleveland is STILL without a PRO team.)
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To: Elle Bee

“I have Dish TV but I still haven’t found the new Fox Financial Network. Anyone know anything about how one would find this channel?”

We looked in to Dish, but in order to get Fox Business News (not Fox Financial — not sure if that exists), you have to get the top level package. We have DirecTV, and FBN is part of a lower-level package.


12 posted on 10/15/2009 7:06:46 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (POWER TO THE PEOPLE)
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To: PLD
After kissing MSNBC butt Joe will soon find out he is out of a job..Then guess where he will go for work..You got it FOX..

It's going to take a few billion in stimulus bucks to repair the bridges that Joe's burned.

13 posted on 10/15/2009 7:07:07 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
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To: PLD

Not bloody likely. Ailes will “wish him well in his job search”, and throw Joes’ coffee cup away as he shows him to the door.


14 posted on 10/15/2009 7:09:11 AM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi!)
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To: Elle Bee

Switch to DirecTV.


15 posted on 10/15/2009 7:10:05 AM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi!)
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To: The South Texan

You got that right!


16 posted on 10/15/2009 7:10:30 AM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: 9YearLurker
No there is not..I was very shocked at Joe Scarborough,I always had a very good opinion of him..I have to say I have not watched his show for a long while..When he first went on MSNBC that was before I knew what those evil morons were about..To bad, I think he has everyone scratching their head, but I guess money speaks louder than honesty..
17 posted on 10/15/2009 7:11:15 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Night Hides Not

Do you really think they can be repaired?


18 posted on 10/15/2009 7:13:04 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Elle Bee

Fox Business News is 359 on DirecTV.


19 posted on 10/15/2009 7:13:44 AM PDT by safetysign
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To: Elle Bee

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360864/posts
http://www.tikilive.com
http://www.blinkotv.com


20 posted on 10/15/2009 7:14:59 AM PDT by whatisthetruth
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