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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe audacity. A veritable infomercial on Morning Joe
Promoting Joe Scar's new book on Truman. And his guests coming on to congratulate him. Hey Joe, I'm sticking with David McCullough's excellent book on Truman. You ain't no David McCullough.
dubyadiprecession
(5,674 posts)Than anyone who comes from the trump whitehouse.
They get fired by trump, and the only people who would want to buy their books are on the left.
I dont want to be apart of making them rich, and neither should the rest of you.
hlthe2b
(102,104 posts)a respectful examination--especially since historians and political scientists have increasingly appraised his contributions as among our greatest Presidents.
Ishoutandscream2
(6,660 posts)hlthe2b
(102,104 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)It's long, but a terrific read as are all McCullough's books.
madaboutharry
(40,181 posts)And that includes their own programs. He isnt doing anything unusual. Rachel Maddow has talked about her books on her show.
CTyankee
(63,882 posts)I am a tough critic on books as a writer myself. I'd like to see how diligent he is with footnotes and crediting others for what they have said. I know, though, that he has "people who do that." I write in the solitary place of my little office in my house.
It's laborious and time consuming. I suspect Joe doesn't bother with that, having a daily weekday show to get done every day.
Ishoutandscream2
(6,660 posts)As a minor historian, I respect research along with good writing. I dont see Joe as necessarily a serious historian. I anticipate nothing new, and more of a pop historian look at Truman.
CTyankee
(63,882 posts)two. My master's in Liberal Studies. But I learned to do research. Just recently I was writing about Edgar Degas and took an idea a bit too far, checked it and found I really had no evidence to back up the point I was making. I was chuckling to myself that it was a nice story, too bad it wasn't true!
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Another CNN anchor too, but her name escapes me.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Firestorm49
(4,028 posts)Joes endless prattle drives me nuts. Mika would like to interject a comment, Joe acknowledges her and continues his endless diatribes. Weve heard all of this stuff each and every day for four years. I dont need to listen to him babble on relentlessly about what we already know. It should not take five minutes for him to get to the point of his question, which by the time he ends his rant, his responder forgot what the question was in the first place.
brooklynite
(94,296 posts)They also periodically discuss his musical accomplishments.
Ishoutandscream2
(6,660 posts)The rudeness of DU