Why does Mehdi feel that this... news product is needed? Well there's a gap in the market you see: Just not enough progressives in journalism!
From the article Mehdi says:
You see the problem with Mehdi's show on MSNBC was he was being constrained by the corporate suits who wouldn't let him say the 'uncomfortable truths' or whatever! That's it! There's a gap in the news market for firebrand Progressive political reporting and only Mehdi Hasan can fill it!
