Joe Manchin on his memoir, Trump, and hopes in a divided moment - The Weeknight - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Former Sen. Joe Manchin, in his new book “Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense,” takes aim at Washington’s “toxic” political culture. He joins The Weeknight to discuss his message and what comes next. - Aired on 09/16/2025.

[moniss]

2. F*ck him and his book. nt

[Mark.b2]

3. Politician memoirs have zero appeal to me...

Maybe 1% of politicians have careers worthy of a memoir…and Manchin aint one.

One must think much of herself or himself to think their political career worthy of such an endeavor. Give me a biography written by reasonably distanced, objective author anyday.

I’m guessing he got received a nice advance as a reward for years of cooperation with the right people. There’s a good reason the memoir is a priorty of the newly retired pol.

I bet Manchin’s book sells dozens of copies!

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Agreed, too many people write "tell all" books that I have no interest in

Especially those who reveal information about government that we never knew before - that they should have revealed while these activities were still going on...

[Mark.b2]

5. And I wonder how many are actually written...

by the politician. Can we say ‘ghost writer’?

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Excellent point! How many times has TFG's ghostwriter been on the news shows?

We know TFG doesn't read, let alone be capable of writing a book...