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senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 04:51 PM Feb 2024

I know many here don't like Andrea Mitchell

and that's fine. I believe you that her political coverage is biased, and not very good in general. But you've got to give her props for foreign policy. At least I do. I watch only the foreign policy section of her show, after recording it, and it is usually head and shoulders above CNN.

Today she interviewed guests about the Nevalny death and the Rs withholding Ukranian funding. She was well informed, made no apologies for Rs, and let her guests talk. Michael McCall, the former ambassador, said that Biden should release frozen Russian funds and give them to Ukraine. He said that many Rs are in favor of this and it would be a good solution. He's in communication with Biden about it. I found this very interesting and informative, as well as positive. There was no stuttering or interrupting from Andrea, and she asked relevant follow ups.

Some here have compared Tur to Mitchell, but Tur doesn't have Mitchell's foreign policy expertise, and has a horrible, bored attitude, so I think that's unfair to Andrea. Just my two cents, of course.

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I know many here don't like Andrea Mitchell (Original Post) senseandsensibility Feb 2024 OP
The foolish Anti-Andrea Mitchell stinks, I've never participated in it. elleng Feb 2024 #1
Sorry---'but her emails' will go down in infamy. Kingofalldems Feb 2024 #4
Yes, Andrea Mitchell has always been a first classs foreign policy repoeter. ms liberty Feb 2024 #2
I won't giver her any credit. Time for her to retire. LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #3
Andrea... Mike Nelson Feb 2024 #5
I was on a self imposed vacation from cable news senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #6
Tur is a fool. Andrea should reduce to being a special reporter lindysalsagal Feb 2024 #7
Her hesitant speech drives me crazy. Emile Feb 2024 #8
Agree. Elessar Zappa Feb 2024 #9

elleng

(135,525 posts)
1. The foolish Anti-Andrea Mitchell stinks, I've never participated in it.
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 04:56 PM
Feb 2024

You are quite correct about her foreign policy coverage.

Mike Nelson

(10,248 posts)
5. Andrea...
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 05:07 PM
Feb 2024

... has experience, for sure, and must be worried about the new Republican party. I admire her career and longevity... sadly, what I remember most is her breathless, breaking news coverage of Hillary Clinton's email releases. The emails never lived up to the excitement.

senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
6. I was on a self imposed vacation from cable news
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 05:16 PM
Feb 2024

during the 2016 election once I got a flavor of the horrible coverage of cheato from both CNN and MSNBC. I never watched her during this time, but I take others' word for it.

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