Rachel Maddow sounds off on ‘oligarchic takeover’ of CBS News, after Scott Pelley’s firing

780 points by IllIntroduction1509 19 hours ago on reddit | 24 comments

[OP] IllIntroduction1509 | 19 hours ago

In a statement, Pelley — whom Maddow called “one of the most respected journalists in America” — accused “new management” of instructing him “to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story.”

d1ngal1ng | 14 hours ago

Oligarchic takeover of your whole country is almost complete.

Jameswithoutfrontier | 10 hours ago

What is left?

MarrusAstarte | 6 hours ago

Completely falsified election results.

Stormdancer | 4 hours ago

Waiting for the felon-in-chief's official results for next election cycle to show 98.1% voting for him on a 3rd term.

trouphaz | an hour ago

we're pretty close.

[OP] IllIntroduction1509 | 18 hours ago

Submission Statement: According to Maddow, CBS News has been undergoing “a transformation” driven by “corporate interests.” A trail of veteran correspondents and longtime producers have left the company since David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, appointed Weiss to head the operation last year.

waywithwords | 9 hours ago

I heard the term Capitalist Colonizers recently, and I've been using it every chance I get when I speak of the oligarchy. That's exactly what they're doing - not colonize land per se (although the mass Data Center movement is certainly an invasion), but invading and colonizing every single aspect of our lives.

The_Law_of_Pizza | 3 hours ago

>Capitalist Colonizers

I think this is counterproductive.

It's exactly the sort of turbo progressive speak that makes us seem weird and unelectable to blue collar swing voters that decide elections.

waywithwords | 2 hours ago

OKay. I'm still using it

cxmmxc | 3 hours ago

I think it's counterproductive to base the hope of your nation's future on pandering to blue collar swing voters, but you do you, US.

The_Law_of_Pizza | 3 hours ago

They have a right to vote, and they exercise it.

In a democracy we are forced to sometimes compromise with people who don't agree with.

Falstaffian | an hour ago

so...capitalists?

notproudortired | 16 hours ago

Bari Weiss has been ideologically "purifying" CBS for months. Maddow's just piping up now?

JEFFinSoCal | 6 hours ago

Just now? She’s never been quiet about it. What are yuu talking about?

notproudortired | 4 hours ago

Maddow's guests have been critical. Maddow herself has not directly criticized Weiss before this.

Jameswithoutfrontier | 10 hours ago

Why do you think that is?

cantsay | 2 hours ago

This bitch shouldn't have toed the party line so hard and so long and maybe we'd have some actual opposition in power

notproudortired | an hour ago

Harsh, but yeah.

youappeartobeajerk | 3 hours ago

Diversity of opinion is dangerous! CBS must be stopped!

baphomet_fire | 2 hours ago

That's not what's happening bot.