The turmoil at MSNBC over the hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel says everything Americans need to know about this cable “news network.” This episode echoes the earlier craziness inside the woke walls of The New York Times. A staff revolt forced an ejection.
Recall: The Times Op-Ed page editor, one James Bennet — the brother of liberal Sen. Michael Bennet (D‑Colo.) — allowed a submitted op-ed from Senator Tom Cotton (R‑Ark.) to be published. The piece called for sending in National Guard troops to quell the riots that had broken out in hundreds of American cities in the wake of the death of George Floyd involving a Minnesota police officer.
The staff of the Times went crazy. They demanded Bennet’s head — and they got it, with the Times publisher forcing Bennet out.
Now comes MSNBC. Parent company NBC, the oldest maj …