Andrew Yang Turns Down MSNBC Invite, Blasts Them on Twitter Instead: We Don’t Need Them

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https://www.mediaite.com/politics/andrew-yang-turns-down-msnbc-invite-blasts-them-on-twitter-instead-we-dont-need-them/

 

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Candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination Andrew Yang was not happy with MSNBC’s handling of the primary debate on Thursday, a point which he made on air on CNN.

He made the point again on Saturday about what he sees as the network’s biased coverage, when he tweeted about turning down an invitation to go on the network’s air, and gave his reasons why.

Yang said he’d be “happy” to appear on the network if they’ll “apologize on-air” to him, presumably for how he was treated at the debate. Yang told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he went extended periods of time without being asked any questions, despite raising his hand for a chance to respond to statements from other candidates, and couldn’t “get a word in edgewise.”

His tweet was more broad, regarding overall coverage of the candidates on MSNBC and air time devoted to individual campaigns.

 

He said that MSNBC would have to be willing to “discuss and include our campaign consistent with our polling, and allow surrogates from our campaign as they do other candidates’.”

“They think we need them. We don’t,” said Yang.

Update: Yang added more to his commentary after this article was published.

 

 

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[Auburn85 432]

i don't really blame him

 

here's one of the graphics he's talking about:

 

 

Then, when they correct it, it looks like this:

 

 

[Auburn85 432]

Who talked the most during the fifth Democratic presidential debate

 

Elizabeth Warren 13:26

Pete Buttigieg 12:46

Joe Biden 12:38

Bernie Sanders 11:45

Cory Booker 11:31

Kamala Harris 11:31

Amy Klobuchar 10:43

Tulsi Gabbard 09:14

Tom Steyer 08:21

Andrew Yang 06:53

 

 

Booker is polling below Yang, yet almost got double the speaking time.

Klobuchar is polling below Yang

Gabbard is polling below Yang

Steyer is polling below Yang

 

 

[AU64 10,122]

MSNBC has an agenda ?  wow ...who knew?  

[DKW 86 7,419]

19 hours ago, AU64 said:

MSNBC has an agenda ?  wow ...who knew?  

Everyone in America?

[bigbird 60,445]

18 hours ago, DKW 86 said:

Everyone in America?

Have you read this board? Its definitely not everyone...

[AU64 10,122]

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

Have you read this board? Its definitely not everyone...

True....they apparently have a loyal following who believe everything they hear from Rachel and her cohorts.   Which is one of the good things about a America....you have plenty of media choices and can believe/trust whichever you like.....or none of them.... as in my case. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

3 hours ago, bigbird said:

Have you read this board? Its definitely not everyone...

There's two things worth watching on MSNBC.  Chuck Todd's Meet the Press Daily edition and anything with Steve Kornacki when he's breaking down vote totals, counties, etc.  Todd does about as good of a job as you will find questioning everything.  Kornacki is simply amazing in his role as the numbers guy on election nights.

Otherwise, the network sucks.

[AUFAN78 3,892]

9 hours ago, Brad_ATX said:

There's two things worth watching on MSNBC.  Chuck Todd's Meet the Press Daily edition and anything with Steve Kornacki when he's breaking down vote totals, counties, etc.  Todd does about as good of a job as you will find questioning everything.  Kornacki is simply amazing in his role as the numbers guy on election nights.

Otherwise, the network sucks.

Todd is a shill as is his wife. They question nothing without partisan intent. To pretend otherwise is ignorant.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

1 hour ago, AUFAN78 said:

Todd is a shill as is his wife. They question nothing without partisan intent. To pretend otherwise is ignorant.

You quite obviously don't watch his show or pay attention to what he says.  He's right up there with Chris Wallace on calling out BS when it's there.

[DKW 86 7,419]

The last interview with Obama, Todd would ask a question, and then give the answer, and ask Obama if he was right. Todd is as sycophantic and partisan as they come. He practically tossed Obama’s salad. 

[AUFAN78 3,892]

18 hours ago, Brad_ATX said:

You quite obviously don't watch his show or pay attention to what he says.  He's right up there with Chris Wallace on calling out BS when it's there.

Watch him most Sunday's. He's a shill.

[AUDub 11,137]

I am not a big Yang fan. There is an "MLM" vibe to him I'm not particularly keen on. 

[TitanTiger 20,472]

I like Yang a lot actually.  But I think some of his economic ideas are just too far in the future for most people to get energized about.

[TexasTiger 12,827]

On 11/25/2019 at 8:18 PM, AUFAN78 said:

Todd is a shill as is his wife. They question nothing without partisan intent. To pretend otherwise is ignorant.

Who is his wife?

[TexasTiger 12,827]

On 11/25/2019 at 10:16 AM, Brad_ATX said:

There's two things worth watching on MSNBC.  Chuck Todd's Meet the Press Daily edition and anything with Steve Kornacki when he's breaking down vote totals, counties, etc.  Todd does about as good of a job as you will find questioning everything.  Kornacki is simply amazing in his role as the numbers guy on election nights.

Otherwise, the network sucks.

Nicole Wallace and Brian Williams typically have good guests.

[DKW 86 7,419]

On 11/25/2019 at 8:17 AM, AU64 said:

True....they apparently have a loyal following who believe everything they hear from Rachel and her cohorts.   Which is one of the good things about a America....you have plenty of media choices and can believe/trust whichever you like.....or none of them.... as in my case. 

I know, they actually believed the HRC will win by 30-40 or more electoral college votes. We now know that the American Media was just recycling their own bad research on that one. Maddow was likely THE worst at this too. 

[AUFAN78 3,892]

http://hopelesslypartisan.com/the-quote-of-the-day-1053/

BTW, watched CT as usual on Sunday and it was classic CT, partisan as ever with no objectivity. I was shocked.

[Auburnfan91 1,407]

This tweet has aged about as well as the Steele dossier.