Dear Melissa Harris-Perry,
It’s me, Kaile.
I hear you were looking for a job shilling PR for the government. Congratulations, you passed your first eligibility exam!
That letter to Edward Snowden you read on the air today — boy, that sure was some inspiring stuff. I’m positive Snowden is going to hop on a plane straight to the nearest American maximum security prison after your performance.
You know, I know a lot of people who were really happy when you got your show. You were part of that initial wave, right before the election, of new MSNBC hosts that promised up and down that you all would be speaking truth to power, regardless of who was in the White House. All of those wonderfully-produced “Lean Forward” ads made it seem like the new liberal vanguard was committed to integrity in journalism, rather than a commitment to towing the State’s line.
I mean, I guess they were wrong? If that’s the case, how long will it be before Chris “Least Reprehensible TV Anchor” Hayes decides to throw caution to the wind and demand the arrest of Snowden as well?
My favorite bit was when you condescended down to Snowden, talking about all he’s “lost” for his brave deeds, right before you mention how much journalism has “lost” in not being able to cover the information he leaked because he’s “become the story.”
CNN, with its wall-to-wall, ratings-shattering coverage of the George Zimmerman trial and Paula Deen scandal (and literally nothing else), doesn’t seem too upset. Neither does FOX News. I mean, where do you even come up with that kind of garbage, Melissa?
The fact that you would literally see a person go to prison for blowing the whistle on government misdeeds because it’s inconvenient for you when you’re thinking of things to write about for your show — that says a lot more about you than it does about Edward Snowden.
That PR job at the Department of Homeland Security is waiting for you, Mrs. Harris-Perry. You should take it.