http://twitchy.com/warren-squire/2025/08/18/joe-scarborough-tries-to-spin-ms-now-name-change-as-being-awesome-n2417502
On Monday, it broke that MSNBC would start the transition to MS NOW. This is the result of NBCUniversal spinning off MSNBC and other cable properties into a new company called Versant. It didn’t take long for the new MS NOW logo and moniker to be universally mocked.
Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough and crew hilariously coped with the new name and what it means for the untethered cable channel.
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ Here was Joe Scarborough announcing on 'Morning Joe' that MSNBC will be changing its name to MS NOW once the network completes its split from NBCUniversal.
Watch these clowns try and spin this as fan-freak-tastic.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1957444231045300689
Well, that was pathetic.
With the name change, many commenters immediately thought of a familiar figure of speech.
webbdv ( @dena928588 ) ~
RC cola (@chapswoman99) ~ Renaming it won’t matter. Try replacing the not-so-talented "talent" ... now, THAT might make a difference.
Any replacements they bring in will just be more of the same Democrat and far-left activists MSNBC is known for.
Posters say the rebrand is just the next step towards the eventual demise of the ‘news’ network.
Balls66 (@davenut66) ~ MSDNC will not survive the lack of cash infusion - no matter what they call it after the split. Can’t blame NBC for cutting their losses here!
Bret Weingart (@kbweingart) ~ The dead weight now has to survive on its own. It will be fun to watch it.
Wade Jeremy (@WadeJeremy76) ~ Just step one into going completely broke, and then DARK. Jobless. Can't wait. Nobody watches this network anymore.
CSFurious (@furious_cs) ~ It will likely go out of business. It might attract less than a million viewers all day long at this point.
Original Settler (@MAPatriot1630) ~ I don't see them surviving long without some billionaire backing them.
With PBS and NPR struggling, it’s more likely that billionaire money would go to them, instead.
Mary Metros (@MaryMetros7060) ~ They will still be the propaganda arm of the Democrats no matter what they are called.
This is the main takeaway. MSNBC can call itself whatever it likes. But at the end of the day, they will still be what they have always been - the mouthpiece of the Democrat Party.
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