Early Thursday evening during Hardball, a new MSNBC promo highlighted their unabashedly liberal slant with footage from Monday’s All In of host Chris Hayes giggling over a Donald Trump rally in Wisconsin chanting “Paul Ryan sucks” and an on-screen chryon reading “[t]his is a party foul.”
After the chyron about a “party foul,” Hayes appeared and chuckled as he led into the anti-Ryan soundbite: “This is a rally for Donald Trump in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This is the crowd chanting early in that event. Take a listen.”
The crowd was then heard chanting “Paul Ryan sucks” at least three times before Hayes returned and exclaimed to MSNBC political analyst and former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele: “They’re chanting, “Paul Ryan sucks.” The guy’s the Speaker of the House. He’s the most powerful Republican in the country at a rally in his backyard for the presidential candidate of his own party.”
The clip from All In ended after Steele laughed and responded: “Welcome to my party. Oh yeah, this is where we are.”
Following in the footsteps of previous MSNBC promos, it ended with two separate slogans reading “[t]his is why you watch” then an MSNBC logo and “[t]his is who we are.”
As a refresher, some of past MSNBC commercials included a promise in May that they “seek different perspectives,” touting Al Sharpton’s PoliticsNation as “where a nation gets answers,” Matthews being committed to asking “the tough questions,” MSNBC Live host Thomas Roberts looking back on the Supreme Court’s 2015 gay marriage ruling, and Hillary Clinton telling Andrea Mitchell that she is “my kind of woman.”
Taking a page from NewsBusters contributing writer P.J. Gladnick, here’s an exit question: Would MSNBC or any liberal network air a promo gushing over a crowd chanting “lock her up” or saying the President sucks?
The transcript of the MSNBC promo that aired during MSNBC’s Hardball on October 20 can be found below.
MSNBC Promo
October 20, 2016
7:28 p.m. Eastern[ON-SCREEN CHYRON: This is a party foul.]
CHRIS HAYES: This is a rally for Donald Trump in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This is the crowd chanting early in that event. Take a listen.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Breaking News; Crowd Chants “Paul Ryan Sucks” at Wisconsin Trump Rally]
CROWD AT TRUMP RALLY: Paul Ryan sucks! Paul Ryan sucks! Paul Ryan sucks!
UNIDENTIFIED MAN AT PODIUM: Alright!
HAYES: They’re chanting, “Paul Ryan sucks.” The guy’s the Speaker of the House. He’s the most powerful Republican in the country at a rally in his backyard for the presidential candidate of his own party.
MICHAEL STEELE: Welcome to my party. Oh yeah, this is where we are.
[ON-SCREEN CHYRON: This is why you watch.]
[ON-SCREEN CHYRON: MSNBC. This is who we are.]
