‘Morning Joe’ delayed nearly 15 minutes as MSNBC faces technical nightmare, bizarrely playing Lawrence O’Donnell rerun

NY Post ^ | 12/12/2023 | Georgett Roberts , Melissa Koenig and Isabel Keane

[ChicagoConservative27]

It was no go for “Morning Joe.”

MSNBC faced a technical nightmare early Tuesday leaving viewers more baffled than usual while waiting nearly 15 minutes for its flagship breakfast show, “Morning Joe.”

Those tuning in at 6 a.m. were greeted with a shot of the Capitol building along with an extended play of The Who’s “Teenage Wasteland.”

Viewers were then met with a series of internal promotions and commercials played on a confusing loop until around 6:07 a.m.

Then, instead of the latest news, the station started playing a rerun of “Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” without any messages explaining that it was a rerun.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Joe had his pants down?

[srmanuel]

Either a computer hack or a board operator who went rogue or was incompetent

[alancarp]

Reports are that both of his viewers were confused.

[blueunicorn6]

That Joe Scarborough is a real lady killer.

[cuz1961]

ru ro

nother dead co worker found in banjo joes office ?

[leaning conservative]

Things that one will experience in hell:
Lawrence O’Donnell reruns & canned beets.

[struggle]

Did someone hit their head on a desk?

[justme4now]

I doubt that anyone noticed!🤔

[Jeff Chandler]

That’s “ Baba O Riley”, ya Dummies.

[bryan999]

Yeah right??? It’s only been the name of the song for 50 years.

People are so STUPID!

[bigbob]

“Squeezebox” might have been more appropriate

[budj]

"...leaving [all ten] viewers more baffled than usual..."

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Yeah, and it only took THREE of their writers to screw that one up.

[BigFreakinToad]

they could have just put a pucker horse anus on live and no one would have even noticed.

[moovova]

I think I know where the guy went after leaving Fox, for pulling the stunt below...

[The Sons of Liberty]

I’d buy the guy who posted that a Beer, (probably pick up his entire bar tab,) ANYTIME!

[Alan Rumack]

Specifically, “Teenage Wasteland” is Baba O’Riley. I’ve seen this kind of mistake previously from similarly amateur journalists unfamiliar with The Who’s ouerve.

[Dr.Deth]

Was it the guy with the hammer?

[dwg2]

I was going to say I hoped they showed where he was literally crazy about hearing hammers. He is a looney.

[Gaffer]

My guess is that Joe and Mika had a knock down drag out right before air time.