Programming notes

*** Thursday's “Daily Rundown" line-up (live from New Hampshire): Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on his support for Romney… Santorum supporter Ron Carey (who previously backed Pawlenty and once worked for Bachmann) on his candidate's surge and where it goes from here… NBC's Carrie Dann on Perry's plans to return to the trail… NBC's Pete Williams and Luke Russert on the battle over President Obama's recess appointments… And more 2012 news with USA Today's Susan Page, CNBC's John Harwood, and Michael Shear of the New York Times.

*** Thursday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include New York Magazine’s John Heilemann, former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, the New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh, and the Atlantic’s Megan McArdle.

*** Thursday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up (from Manchester, NH): NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Sen. Kelly Ayotte, former NH Sen. John Sununu, Sen. John Barrasso (about military defense cuts and the payroll tax), Politico’s Alex Burns, Vanity Fair’s Todd Purdum, the National Journal’s exclusive cover reveal with Ron Fournier, and the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza.

*** Thursday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Time magazine’s Michael Crowley, Huntsman senior adviser Ben Porritt, and Jon Soltz of VotVets.

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I confess I've been discouraged by the focus on the Republicans on TV for months now. When the msm trains itself on one side for so long I think it shapes the story itself - people hear constant criticism of the President, it shapes their perception of him. I was thrilled to see the President back in the news, fighting to confirm Cordray. Looks like that is what the President has to do, to get coverage - mix it up with Congress.

We already know, most Americans don't understand the Affordable Healthcare Act, since the media botched its coverage of the healthcare debate, by focusing on the opposition, instead of the content. I hope the media designates some portion of its coverage to simply educating people about reality. Don't play the spinmeister game, PLEASE. It isn't "balanced" news to present two spins without a jolt of truth.

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Reply#1 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:01 AM EST

It is always popular, and profitable, for the media to go with the "sexier" story.

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#1.1 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:26 AM EST

yeah, it's so hard to make the issues "sexy" enough to draw viewers (not that broadcast news has really tried it, but they're pretty sure viewers don't want to see factual, in depth reporting, just "stories.")

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#1.2 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:39 AM EST

no only liberals and the liberal media doesn't want the true stories of OBOMBO to come out!

    #1.3 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 1:25 PM EST
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    programming notes: Obombo cuts military weakens US, Obombo passes congress again

    appoints another czar to make more regulations harder for business to hire and make money,

    Obombo passes housing bills to give cheaper loans to people who can't afford them to get

    votes in November, Obombo's economy going down more than 120,000 sign up for unemployment!

    GM Volt production moving to china! another bust for Obombo's green agenda he's forcing on america!

    where's those headlines PSMNBC?

      Reply#2 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 1:22 PM EST

      GM just announced it's recalling 8,000 volts? hey libs how's that

      green agenda working out for OBOMBO?

        Reply#3 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 1:45 PM EST

        Obombo announced to release military secrets to Russia!

        come on liberals defend this anti-american act of treason!

          Reply#4 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 2:13 PM EST
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