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Boydog

(718 posts)
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 09:59 PM Mar 2021

MSNBC needs a weekend makeover

Jonathan Capehart is great but Joshua Johnson and Medhi Hasan need to get the heave ho. Sharpton must have compromising pictures of network brass to be on both days. They should give the entire morning block to Capehart. Great interviewer with great guests.

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MSNBC needs a weekend makeover (Original Post) Boydog Mar 2021 OP
Awesome guests and really knows how to ask questions. dhol82 Mar 2021 #1
David Plouffe should get Sharpton's slot Boydog Mar 2021 #3
It must be sad to be forced to watch so many hours of bad TV... brooklynite Mar 2021 #2
Lol ! obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2021 #4
Capehart Is Good WHITT Mar 2021 #5
I like Mehdi Hasan agingdem Mar 2021 #6
I quit watching them on the weekend when all they ever had was prison Lockup shows Raine Mar 2021 #7
I miss Lock Up. Rachel would end her show on Fridays with MVP Kamala Mar 2021 #13
Truthfully, I don't listen to them much since trump is gone. Hoyt Mar 2021 #8
I guess you didn't see Medhi's interview with Dan Crenshaw tonight? senseandsensibility Mar 2021 #9
Missed that one. How did it go? dhol82 Mar 2021 #15
Your opinion only. Everybody has one. brush Mar 2021 #10
Alicia Menendez show is really good liberalmediaaddict Mar 2021 #11
+1 lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #20
What's wrong with Joshua Johnson and Medhi Hasan? Coventina Mar 2021 #12
And send Tiffany Cross with them helpisontheway Mar 2021 #14
I feel the same. She is a really good interviewer and has great guests. However dhol82 Mar 2021 #16
I hated to say the same thing about her voice. My daughter equates it to nails scratching on a diehardblue Mar 2021 #19
Same here. I've liked her doing panel on other shows but I can't take that voice too long. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2021 #24
I never noticed that. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #21
Me neither. milestogo Mar 2021 #25
Zerlina Maxwell should have gotten Cross's slot Boydog Mar 2021 #23
Sounds like your problem! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #27
De-rec. Medhi Hasan is great. Celerity Mar 2021 #17
Medhi Hasan pulls no punches he should be on Meet the Press.......as the moderator ............ turbinetree Mar 2021 #18
Imagine sitting around all weekend watching cable news. BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #22
LOL, ok! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #26
I really like Capehart PatSeg Mar 2021 #28
What is this dislike of Rev. Sharpton? CTyankee Mar 2021 #29

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
1. Awesome guests and really knows how to ask questions.
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 10:07 PM
Mar 2021

Love him.



The Rev is OK but, does he really need to get an hour?

WHITT

(2,868 posts)
5. Capehart Is Good
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 10:31 PM
Mar 2021

Does well on Friday's PBS newshour, particularly since he's opposite David Brooks.


Raine

(30,540 posts)
7. I quit watching them on the weekend when all they ever had was prison Lockup shows
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 11:18 PM
Mar 2021

and I never went back. I don't have a clue as to what they've put on since then.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. Truthfully, I don't listen to them much since trump is gone.
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 11:19 PM
Mar 2021

I still have CNN or MSNBC on in background, but just don’t pay much attention because I’m not worried above trump’s latest screw up. CNN has some good prerecorded shows on Saturday and Sunday nights.

Before inauguration, I thought CNN and MSNBC just about all weekend slots were good, probably because I wanted to hear what the heck was going on. Not so much, now. Kind of like it.

liberalmediaaddict

(766 posts)
11. Alicia Menendez show is really good
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 12:07 AM
Mar 2021

She focuses on immigration issues which has been really helpful lately.
Mehdi's show is always provocative. I don't agree with everything he says but he definitely is a great interviewer. His interview with Congressman Crenshaw tonight was impressive.

Coventina

(27,119 posts)
12. What's wrong with Joshua Johnson and Medhi Hasan?
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 12:53 AM
Mar 2021

I like them both.

I don't like that Hasan is anti-choice, but other than that I enjoy his show quite a bit.



eta: I hate the Dateline marathon they have on overnight. When I have insomnia, I'd much prefer reruns of shows I missed during the day.

helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)
14. And send Tiffany Cross with them
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 06:46 AM
Mar 2021

Last edited Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:19 AM - Edit history (1)

I like what she has to say but can’t stand to listen to her as host. I can tolerate her for short guest appearances. However, I can’t listen to her high pitched voice for longer than that. It is a shame because I like her ideas.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
16. I feel the same. She is a really good interviewer and has great guests. However
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:52 AM
Mar 2021

that voice just grates on me.
They should get her a vocal coach to tone it down a bit.

diehardblue

(11,001 posts)
19. I hated to say the same thing about her voice. My daughter equates it to nails scratching on a
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:56 AM
Mar 2021

chalk board. That is sad because she is extremely knowledgeable and a great interviewer.

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
28. I really like Capehart
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:58 AM
Mar 2021

and I am so glad he finally got his own show. He is an excellent host and interviewer. That said, I haven't watched much news on the weekends the last few weeks. After four years of Trump, I guess I needed a break.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
29. What is this dislike of Rev. Sharpton?
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 11:35 AM
Mar 2021

I like his insights. I am not religious at all, but I appreciate his views that are shaded by his faith. I don't see anything wrong with that.

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