Two of the so-called "journalists" at NBC News Division, Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell, want NBC News to censor NBC Entertainment Division.
NBC Entertainment is apparently planning on making a 4-hour mini-series about Hillary Clinton. NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said of Hillary Clinton: "She's not going to probably declare for another two years, so this could well have aired before that."
Chuck Todd has said that such a 4-hour mini-series would be "a total nightmare for NBC News" and Andrea Mitchell said, "A lot of news people would say, including the MSNBC news people and Chuck Todd and all the rest of us, a really bad idea given the timing." The timing? WTF? Did Mitchell not read what Robert Greenblatt said about the "timing?"
I have a couple of questions for Mitchell and Todd:
1) Did either, or both, of the them receive any phone calls from GOP members of Congress threatening that they (GOPers) would never speak to them again unless they publicly call for censorship of NBC Entertainment division?
If the answer is "yes" then that is news and should be reported.
2) Do either, or both, of them think NBC News should not only censor NBC Entertainment's productions but also censor NBC programs like Saturday Night Live?
3) Are Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd bitching about NBC Entertainment's programming because they are afraid that all the congressional ass kissing they've been doing over the years will be interrupted?
It is my opinion that Ben Franklin rolls over in his grave when so-called journalist, like Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell, suck up to members of Congress to such a degree that they are no longer able to report factual news but instead spout slanted news.
Chuck Todd proclaims on his twitter feed that he is a "Political Junkie." Someone should tell Chuck Todd that being a "Political Junkie" does not make a person a journalist just like being a Heroin Junkie does not make a person a pharmacist.
Whether a 4-hour mini-series about Hillary Clinton would be good or not good is neither here nor there and that is not what this Diary is addressing. That said, actually, if I were Hillary Clinton I am not sure I'd want any mini-series done about me especially a mini-series where the story begins with the Monica Lewinsky situation as NBC has said it would.
However, the mere fact that Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd want to have enough clout to enable or encourage NBC News division to censor ... censor ... NBC Entertainment would be enough to make me fire both of them if I were an executive at NBC.
Look, its no surprise that the rightwingers are bitching because, you know, they're scared sh'tless of the prospect of Hillary Clinton running for President. Equally as important as the GOP being scared of that prospect, is the fact, stated by RNC Chairman Reince Preibus, that the GOP want to avoid GOP primary debates in general because the GOP candidates are batshit crazy and their batshit crazy agenda glares throughout their debates and repels voters.
"I have to choose moderators that are actually interested in the Republican Party and our nominees"
~Reince Peibus August 8, 2013
In my opinion, that is Preibus saying that no matter what shows any broadcast entertainment division produce or air, the GOP do not want to debate on any network unless the moderators of the debate have their heads so far up the GOP asses that they touch scalp. Bottom line, Preibus is admitting that the mini-series is just an "excuse" and not really the problem -- Preibus is acknowledging the real problem with public GOP debates are the batshit crazy GOP candidates themselves.
As for Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell? Well, they are bitching because neither one of them are respectable journalists and as a result, they both want NBC News division to begin censorship of NBC Entertainment division which, to me, shows how absolutely pathetic they both are.
I wrote this Diary in a hurry and unfortunately will not be around much to see any of the comments. So, I apologize in advance if I've made any errors, typos etc, as I will not be around to make changes in a timely manner, but will make any changes as soon as I can. As always, thanks for reading.