In which case, the bad faith that was sewn has reaped no emotional response whatsoever. Either way, they don't get what they want, and I am satisfied.
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Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 31, 2018, 02:03:43 AMAiles involvement [or lack of] is a big whatever. But MSNBC, in its infancy, was home to Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and Ann Coulter. So there is that.MSNBC in its infancy was Soledad O’Brien talking to a CGI hipster voiced by none other than Leo LaPorte. It’s bizarre.
Ailes involvement [or lack of] is a big whatever. But MSNBC, in its infancy, was home to Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and Ann Coulter. So there is that.
Two of the world's most powerful industries converged with a bang yesterday as software giant Microsoft Corp. and NBC announced plans for two news services that would reach viewers through cable television and the Internet.In the more conventional of the two ventures, the companies said they have formed a 50-50 partnership to launch a 24-hour cable news channel that would compete directly with Ted Turner's CNN.But in a move with even greater potential impact, the companies cemented an alliance that could bring Tom Brokaw and the NBC Nightly News to your computer screen.They agreed to create an interactive on-line news service that will be distributed through the Microsoft Network, the Internet-connected service built into every copy of the company's Windows 95 operating system. "Some very interesting and powerful creature will be created, but I don't know what it is," said Steve Rosenbaum, president of the Broadcast News Network. "There's going to be some kind of marriage between television and computers and here is the logical place to do it."
NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Microsoft and NBC on Monday launched MSNBC, the biggest start-up in cable television history. The venture pits the software giant and the leading broadcast network against another once-upstart in news, CNN. MSNBC is the most serious challenge that CNN has faced. The alliance of the two companies has deep pockets, close to half a billion dollars at the start. It's pouring on the NBC star power and the production look of network TV, but analysts note the launch comes after NBC drastically cut back its overseas bureaus. Mark Harrington, vice president of MSNBC, was optimistic.CNN is taking the threat seriously, citing Microsoft's marketing mastery and NBC News' reputation. CNN has fought off competition before, namely the Satellite News Channel, backed by Westinghouse and ABC in the early 80's. The company that Ted Turner built is counting on a 16-year head-start and the loyalty of viewers, advertisers, and cable operators. "We have never been better positioned to compete than we are today with nine domestic bureaus, 21 international bureaus, 3,000 superb staffers, and we know we are in for a fight. We're ready." noted CNN President Tom Johnson. The news tournament will also take place in cyberspace, where MSNBC will maintain a Web site to go along with the television network.
Among the slogans the new network used to advertise itself in the weeks leading up to the launch:QuoteThe revolution begins here. From now on, the promise of the Internet and the power of television become one. Because from now on, NBC News and Microsoft will revolutionize the way you get news.And:QuoteThe future of news, from the people you know. MSNBC.And:QuoteYou're connected ... to MSNBC.Connection! Revolution! Future! And yet the content of the first broadcast itself was ... pretty much like the content of any other news network, cable or otherwise. There was Matt Lauer. There was Katie Couric. There was their discussion of the upcoming Olympics -- held, that summer, in Atlanta. The day's lead news story, read by anchor Jodi Applegate, was that Boris Yeltsin had failed to attend a planned meeting with Vice President Gore -- leading to questions about the Russian president's health. (The second story? An MSNBC poll predicted a bleak finish for presidential candidate Bob Dole.)
The revolution begins here. From now on, the promise of the Internet and the power of television become one. Because from now on, NBC News and Microsoft will revolutionize the way you get news.
The future of news, from the people you know. MSNBC.
You're connected ... to MSNBC.
from the related videos, one of the earliest Fox News clips I could find, from O'Reilly in 1997 talking about Tupac and some PINHEAD who's teaching a class about him:
