First of all -

Rev. Al Sharpton to lose daily show on MSNBC

In a move that will make conservatives and extreme right-wingers rejoice, MSNBC is reportedly going to get rid of the left-wing programming and liberal hosts in light of their recent ratings slide and therefore will remove Rev. Al Sharpton from his nightly TV show slot.

And Secondly -

Comcast, Al Sharpton Hit With $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

The National Association of African-American Owned Media alleges that Sharpton and other advocates have been bought off.

Even though the FCC hasn't yet ruled on the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, one group has already filed a lawsuit claiming at least $20 billion in damages from the way the two giants allegedly discriminate against black-owned media.

The complaint, filed in California on Friday, comes from the National Association of African-American Owned Media, which also filed a similar suit against AT&T and DirecTV in December.

This time, the plaintiff is not only targeting both Comcast and TWC — on the eve of the two companies merging to become what would be the largest pay television distributor in the United States — but also various African-American advocacy groups and MSNBC host Al Sharpton for allegedly facilitating discrimination.

UPDATE! Edit to Add - Make that a triple hitter for old Al. It's not his best news day. I'm still waiting for the headline that says he has been arrested for tax dodging but I won't hold my breath.

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