We probably wouldn't have noticed MSNBC's sudden acknowledgement that nobody trusts the media if we didn't see these promo spots back-to-back, but alas, we did.

From Tucker Carlson's promo spot:

I promise never to hold back my opinion, always to show stability (no matter how I really feel), and to make sure on my show you're not only thoroughly informed but completely entertained.

And then, in Keith Olbermann's spot:

I promose to make sense of every news day. Give me an hour and I'll give you a grip on what's really going on.

Are MSNBC's anchors (read: top brass Rick Kaplan) developing a passive-agressive guilt-trust complex with all these (empty) promises? Perhaps. Either way, we doubt we've seen the last of these spots, if only because we've yet to see Rita Cosby face the camera one more time and promise to get the big interviews.