"The advantage of being on for a long time is people feel they know you if you choose to share yourself with them. If you choose not to do that, then you're doing yourself a disservice. That prevents that special relationship between you and the audience."
"I was really surprised to hear that I was the only one. It makes me think I must be doing something right if I was able to still be nominated and nobody else in this particular genre was."
"Fans shouldn't have to choose between accepting a blackout and hoping their favorite team's game doesn't compete with an overtime finish somewhere else. They paid for access, and they should receive it."
MSNBC's entire prime time lineup on June 8 — All In with Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner Tonight, and Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell — made up the top three cable news programs of the week.
"When the people who are so proud to proclaim that they're on the right side, it's insufferable. It's grandstanding. It's playing hero and they want to be seen as part of the club."
"It is never a good idea...to debate an unhinged crank who thinks Bill Gates wants to control us with microchips or that chemicals in the water are turning kids transgender."
"I would call him in and say 'You screwed up, shut your mouth, keep your head down, do the job I hired you for, and we’re going to put this behind us'.”
"I need smart people to shepherd me like a moron who wants to get to the top of Everest. Can't do it by myself. I need a sherpa like Rachel Maddow or Jake Tapper."
"I was really surprised to hear that I was the only one. It makes me think I must be doing something right if I was able to still be nominated and nobody else in this particular genre was."
"Fans shouldn't have to choose between accepting a blackout and hoping their favorite team's game doesn't compete with an overtime finish somewhere else. They paid for access, and they should receive it."