Am watching Don Lemon's show on CNN. Can we talk about him a minute?

[Mira]

I admit that I don't watch CNN, unless a disaster breaks out and I check what they have found out about it. I watch MSNBC.
But it's Saturday night, and I'm cleaning up my kitchen, and needed some background blather so I turned to CNN and have been absolutely riveted with how this young beautiful man is running his show.

He was not picked for his age, looks or color. They may have played a role. He was picked for his abilities. He is running this show by interviews providing intuitive and heartfelt conversation in his interviews. It seems based on what seems to be a huge intellect and knowledge of history past and present.

I am going to try to remember now to listen to his show in the future.

He is a Mensch. And that is a huge compliment because being a Mensch is the most well-rounded compliment I know how to give.

[Agschmid]

1. I like him.

And part of it for me is he is attractive but he does run a tight ship!

[bravenak]

2. He's all right.

Sometimes he pisses me off by speaking out for black people even when he doesn't represent our views.

“Black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here’s just five things that you should think about doing,” Lemon continued. He then listed the five things:

hike up your pants
finish school
don’t use the n-word
take care of your communities
don’t have children out of wedlock.

Most of us do these things. I know I do. It's doesn't help the perception problems that I run up against. He might as well have said, " Don't forget to bleach your skin, too"
I'm tired of him. I used to like him, now I don't.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. You mean CNN got someone who knows how to really interview???

Last I heard of CNN, they were being mocked by Jon Stewart for their catch phrase.."is that a good thing or a bad thing".about every damn subject.

Ohh..just looked him up...do I detect a bit of a resemblance to our illustrious Pres???

[Whisp]

11. back when I watched CNN, Lemon was one of my faves.

He engaged with his interviewees really well and just had this personae of a really nice, caring guy.
I liked him a lot.

Sometimes he goes off into strange/Blitzer land tho. I think his bosses make him go off his real personality track to fit whatever scrub brush face Blitz is yammering wrongly about.

[fadedrose]

4. I like him too..very much

I also like Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper...I didn't like Erin O'Brien at first, but she's grown on me.

[RKP5637]

5. I like him, always have - does a great job! n/t

[ZX86]

6. Mixed bag.

Sometimes he's good. Sometimes he's awful.

Stephanie Miller refers to him as "ridiculously handsome".

[laundry_queen]

7. Yep.

I've watched him for years and that's my perception too. He's like the little girl with the curl - when he's good, he's very very good, but when he's bad he's horrid.

[davidpdx]

8. I also tend to like Lemon

He's on here during the day in Korea. There are only a few good reasons to watch CNN anymore. Lemon, Kristie Lu Stout, and Anthony Bourdain.

[philosslayer]

9. He's number one on this list

http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/09/05/black-celebs-malcolm-x-call-uncle-tom/

[mfcorey1]

13. And he is only on that list because he will call out the wrong in his own community

without sugarcoating it. Kudos to him. I love his refusal to back down to the pressure.

[applegrove]

10. I like him too. He's not afraid of controvertial

issues.

[quinnox]

12. different strokes, I don't find him impressive

I can't remember the last mainstream tv journalist I was impressed by, in today's world they seem to all be pretty boy or girl lightweights with no substance. The 60 minutes guys are all gone, like Ed Bradley and all them. Dan Rather is another one who had a lot of heft and substance. Another, Ted Koppel. I don't see these types around any more.