May 30, 2020
NBC News reporters Ali Velshi, Morgan Chesky, and their respective crews found themselves in the center of the clash between police and protesters in Minneapolis. Velshi was struck in the leg by a rubber bullet. Chesky and his crew evaded tear gas after a flash-bang went off near them.

Rhiannon12866

(225,621 posts)

7. I watched that happen live on TV!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:18 AM

Nov 30

Dennis Donovan

(28,025 posts)

8. I did too

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:19 AM

Nov 30

Back in 2020.

question everything

(49,267 posts)

18. This was when I lost all respect. He was screaming about curfew when there "peaceful demonstration"

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:10 PM

Nov 30

There were not! he was not there when daytime broke and we saw all the vandalism and looting of many minority owned businesses.

Until then, yes, I followed him. From CNN to Aljazeera and then to MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle and then his own.

But his shameful comments during the riots sealed him for me.

Not that it will matter to anyone but was waiting for an opportunity to say thus.

vapor2

(1,660 posts)

3. If he does leave MSNBC

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:53 AM

Nov 30

PLEASE post his whereabouts for us. LOVE him too.

Jit423

(502 posts)

4. I would follow MOST MSNBC journalists. (Not Mitchell or Tur).

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:55 AM

Nov 30

I wish most of their legal team and pundits could run the Justice Department.

yorkster

(2,569 posts)

5. Heartily agree. He's a multi-faceted gem.

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:59 AM

Nov 30

MacKasey

(1,267 posts)

6. How about calling/writing MSNBC and tell them what we want to see

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:13 AM

Nov 30

Instead of maga , normal people who vote for Democrats

People who liked President Biden and VP Harris

List of democratic accomplishes and the good they are doing

Have the Republican lie list

Explain how Tariffs really work
By using school house Rock videos

Just throwing out stuff

calimary

(84,810 posts)

16. FANTASTIC idea, MacKasey!

Reply to MacKasey (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:46 PM

Nov 30

6. How about calling/writing MSNBC and tell them what we want to see
Instead of maga , normal people who vote for Democrats

People who liked President Biden and VP Harris

List of democratic accomplishes and the good they are doing

Have the Republican lie list

Explain how Tariffs really work
By using school house Rock videos

I copied your list to use when I send my own message to MSNBC.

MacKasey

(1,267 posts)

22. Thank you , calimary!

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:46 PM

Nov 30

Rhiannon12866

(225,621 posts)

9. He's my favorite, too. I thought he should have won an award for the reporting he did from the Ukraine border

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:21 AM

Nov 30

At the very beginning of that terrible ongoing war.

milestogo

(18,519 posts)

11. I remember him hugging that teenaged Ukrainian girl.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:59 AM

Nov 30

He really comes across as a caring person.

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/teenage-refugee-helps-fellow-ukrainians-i-m-only-15-but-i-tried-to-help-people-because-they-are-people-like-me-136342597595

State the Obvious

(847 posts)

14. A favorite of mine also....beautiful moment to remember

Reply to milestogo (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:18 PM

Nov 30

His sincerity is genuine.... and spontaneous.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,256 posts)

12. I am following him on BlueSky.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM

Nov 30

As I am following many Pols, Journalists, conversing with Joy Reid, some of my favorite people in and out of Politics. From Luke Skywalker, to Lt.Sulu, to Jasmine Crockett herself.

Ali is at BlueSky.

Evolve Dammit

(19,347 posts)

13. and Rachel, Lawrence and a few others

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:01 PM

Nov 30

pwb

(12,208 posts)

15. We only had the third shift on MSNBC

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:23 PM

Nov 30

The rest of the day was all Trump loyalist. IMO. Cable news has become tabloid junk.

Greybnk48

(10,448 posts)

17. I will follow Velshi too, and a handful of others. Wallace, Maddow, L. O'Donnell,

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:49 PM

Nov 30

Hayes, the warrior Joy Reid, and I also like Jose Diaz-Ballart.

moniss

(6,258 posts)

20. He is sharp and innovative

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:43 PM

Nov 30

and his "Books" shows are really great. A guy named Mike Feder was a long time radio guy around NYC and he used to do a talk program that was excellent where he would mix it up between books and interviewing authors, interviewing musicians, reminiscing about how NYC was growing up, how the Beat/Folk scene was etc. Really nice guy and I had some nice correspondence with him over the years.

canadoc1

(1 post)

21. So many good people on MSNBC

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:45 PM

Nov 30

I will follow each of them. Can't we have a real liberal channel somewhere?

milestogo

(18,519 posts)

23. I hope so.

Reply to canadoc1 (Reply #21)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:12 PM

Nov 30

Welcome to DU!

Xavier Breath

(5,234 posts)

25. Welcome!

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:17 PM

Nov 30

LetMyPeopleVote

(156,277 posts)

43. Welcome to DU

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Sun Dec 1, 2024, 02:07 PM

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Xavier Breath

(5,234 posts)

24. It's a bit before my time, but the title still made me hear it.

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:16 PM

Nov 30

milestogo

(18,519 posts)

33. They don't write songs like that any more.

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 04:12 PM

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Xavier Breath

(5,234 posts)

34. Too true.

Reply to milestogo (Reply #33)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 04:21 PM

Nov 30

When I was younger I thought it was hokey, but hearing it again today for the first time in a long time, I can appreciate how well it was performed.

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milestogo

(18,519 posts)

29. He is now on weekends at 10am on MSNBC

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:29 PM

Nov 30

https://www.msnbc.com/velshi

He's quite versatile, so he does a lot of foreign reporting. He was born in Kenya and raised in Canada by Indian Muslim parents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Velshi

Mike Nelson

(10,407 posts)

27. Agree on Ali Velshi!

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:23 PM

Nov 30

... also Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Nichole Wallace.

mopinko

(72,053 posts)

28. i wonder if the employees cd afford to buy it.

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:27 PM

Nov 30

maybe w a little help from someone like mark cuban.

woulndt that b great?

barbtries

(30,040 posts)

30. i consider MSNBC lost.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 03:34 PM

Nov 30

just another corporate media tool.
I'm hoping the good ones quit and start their own youtubes, podcasts, write books, etc. They may not make the kind of money they do presently, but they'll be making a decent and an honest living.

Shoonra

(571 posts)

38. Velshi or Maddow without a research/reporting team ....

Reply to barbtries (Reply #30)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 06:43 PM

Nov 30

Velshi and Maddow might be your favorite liberal news analysts but they are so good because they're hooked up to the enormous NBC news gathering establishment. Without the newsgathering army these two (and others) would resemble Randi Rhodes on the FreeSpeech channel; relying on something clipped from yesterday's news and trying to stretch it into an hourlong show. Randi Rhodes could be the next Rachel Maddow if only she had the impressive newsgathering support available at NBC, but without it she's a voice crying in the wilderness.

bluestarone

(18,463 posts)

31. YES, he is one of the BEST!!

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 03:35 PM

Nov 30

No doubt about this!!!!

demmiblue

(37,893 posts)

32. Love me some Ali Velshi!

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 03:46 PM

Nov 30

If you get a chance, check out his book:

It was a very enjoyable read! I checked it out of the library, but will probably end up purchasing it.

BarbD

(1,230 posts)

40. I own this very interesting book and love it.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #32)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 08:08 PM

Nov 30

Also appreciate his interview of Maria Ressa, the Philippine journalist and author of the fascinating book, "How to Stand up to a Dictator". I highly recommend it.

Lest we forget his weekly "Banned Book Club". Ali Velshi is a gem. Truth to power!