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BumRushDaShow

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167. Agree

Thu Nov 1, 2018, 05:47 PM

Nov 2018

I like Ari's ability to "control the room" and keep things moving. Plus his law background is especially helpful in guiding the discussions and tapping that knowledge to do follow-up questioning for the discussions.

However it becomes disconcerting when he suddenly switches gears, literally diffusing what is often a pretty serious subject to I suppose, "lighten the mood" or something. I don't think he'll ever be a Bill Maher or a Keith Olbermann, and he is in a slot that has had a high turnover of hosts the past few years (used to be Cenk, then Al Sharpton, then Ed Schultz). I get that he is trying to distinguish his show from Chris Hayes' (and even Chris' set and format have recently been altered a bit), so wonder if a more "Charlie Rose" or "Bill Moyers" style might work.

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Kornacki is officially "The Most Annoying Person On TV" [View all] PCIntern Nov 2018 OP

I can't watch him malaise Nov 2018 #1

Same here.... Pachamama Nov 2018 #2

Worse than nails on a blackboard malaise Nov 2018 #7

Yes PatSeg Nov 2018 #84

Don't ya know it has to be, must be GWC58 Nov 2018 #138

Every darn election PatSeg Nov 2018 #164

I thought it was only his frenetic body language, speech, and bearing that annoyed me but hlthe2b Nov 2018 #3

Perfectly stated malaise Nov 2018 #6

+1 2naSalit Nov 2018 #11

What happened to Russert's son? Scarsdale Nov 2018 #63

He quit a couple of years ago and from what I can tell is just traveling and not working... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #65

Well PatSeg Nov 2018 #81

Thanks for the update. Scarsdale Nov 2018 #82

Bingo EffieBlack Nov 2018 #115

I catch a lot of flak on here when I bring up how manipulative MSNBC is, in method and delivery. Snotcicles Nov 2018 #143

I came to say the same thing. BadgerMom Nov 2018 #86

It's like he can't keep still malaise Nov 2018 #89

I can't listen to him. His voice - arrghhh .... dmr Nov 2018 #150

You are right. I thought that something was wrong with me. Stellar Nov 2018 #4

Agree whole heartedly berlin_expat Nov 2018 #5

What? You don't like Stephanie's 60 tooth smile? n/t Eyeball_Kid Nov 2018 #92

Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #135

like a hooker? maxsolomon Nov 2018 #141

I get you don't get it. Thank you for sharing. n/t libdem4life Nov 2018 #156

Apparently, you don't get it. n/t demmiblue Nov 2018 #159

Oops, I'm a math major and find his analysis insightful. . . sorry. pdsimdars Nov 2018 #8

I am a numbers guy too. I find his analysis partisan towards the GOP. His interpretation Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #37

I feel the same Raine Nov 2018 #173

You can't take the Log out of the Cabin. Chickens 🐓 4 Col Sanders Funtatlaguy Nov 2018 #9

That distinction has been won forever by the repugnant mad man The Blue Flower Nov 2018 #10

But remember BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #12

That's what royally pisses me off, the whole dishonest "lack of messaging" shtick catbyte Nov 2018 #47

Ahhh... this is true BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #62

Kornacki dresses like a slob you just dragged out of bed and handed him the mike bucolic_frolic Nov 2018 #13

Huh?. .He wears khakis & buttoned down shirts whathehell Nov 2018 #24

With white sneakers and baggy wrinkled pants bucolic_frolic Nov 2018 #25

Oh the horror! whathehell Nov 2018 #32

Dressing like you just crawled out of bed bucolic_frolic Nov 2018 #39

Well, the problem is.. whathehell Nov 2018 #58

I don't caare how he dresses either.... getagrip_already Nov 2018 #90

I suspect it's probably management exhorting him to "HORSE RACE! HORSE RACE! STIR IT UP!" calimary Nov 2018 #163

Wow. whathehell Nov 2018 #180

he must read this forum... getagrip_already Nov 2018 #181

Lol whathehell Nov 2018 #182

LOL, ok. Nt USALiberal Nov 2018 #59

Wow, now we attack his clothes. Very helpful! Nt USALiberal Nov 2018 #57

Flaw #1: No one's argued it's helpful. LanternWaste Nov 2018 #110

Thank you lame54 Nov 2018 #147

Don't be mistaken about Kornacki watoos Nov 2018 #14

I really enjoyed the women. All very articulate True Blue American Nov 2018 #74

I suspected she was a Republican because she never stopped smiling lunatica Nov 2018 #118

This has been insightful. I 'have a problem' with Corvo Bianco Nov 2018 #133

There were two Republican candidates... k8conant Nov 2018 #125

I must have missed that one.:) True Blue American Nov 2018 #128

Ari did do a nice job with the panel. But I wish msnbc would spooky3 Nov 2018 #111

This is officially the most annoying thread on DU brooklynite Nov 2018 #15

Lol.. whathehell Nov 2018 #16

Why single out Kornacki? watoos Nov 2018 #21

I'm sorry... PCIntern Nov 2018 #23

Thank you! This whole post is just whining! Nt USALiberal Nov 2018 #60

No,the thread is about True Blue American Nov 2018 #76

Agree Quixote1818 Nov 2018 #104

I'm a numbers person and would like him if they'd send him to a leftie indoctrination sabbatical lostnfound Nov 2018 #17

Yeah! Why can't he simply tell us things we already think? brooklynite Nov 2018 #18

I don't. PCIntern Nov 2018 #20

That is a good idea. watoos Nov 2018 #30

Where is the recommend button on your post?? lostnfound Nov 2018 #61

His analysis of close races is not correct. They are within the margin of error and he adds opinion Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #41

What does any of that have to do with numbers crunching? GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #19

That's untrue and facile... PCIntern Nov 2018 #22

It's not the numbers, it's the subtle ways he spins them lostnfound Nov 2018 #53

Sorry but I don't see it. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #68

Assume the worst and you won't be disappointed bucolic_frolic Nov 2018 #26

I never look at the worst ....I strive with all my my heart to win ...and if I lose, pick Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #46

He reminds me of the washed up comedian at the "tote" board on a telathon Dread Pirate Roberts Nov 2018 #27

You nailed it. He should just give us the numbers without all of the editorializing. catbyte Nov 2018 #55

I watch everything on delay and fast forward when he's on. dem4decades Nov 2018 #28

Me too, it's a gawdsend. Ligyron Nov 2018 #56

I'm glad to see I'm not alone in not liking Kornacki. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #29

Me too! Timmygoat Nov 2018 #45

Your Trump observation is right on lunatica Nov 2018 #119

More annoying than Melber's rapper infatuation? DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #31

You're right about Melber... PCIntern Nov 2018 #33

I am hearing from others that Ari and his rapper schtick True Blue American Nov 2018 #38

Add me to the list of being turned off by his "entertainment" schtick BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #51

Add me to that list as well. I like Ari. I think he could go up against any host on tv when it.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #165

Agree BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #167

Rose or Moyers would be great. I don't know what Ari's numbers are, and I'm probably not his... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #170

I know Rachel spends quite a bit of time with her producers prepping for her show BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #171

When I tune into MSNBC, I'm not looking to be entertained, but informed. Ari's trying to be both. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #174

Exactly! nt BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #175

Is it possible that Melber is targeting a different demographic? And succeeding? dem4decades Nov 2018 #78

Suppose so, but DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #153

Ari's fantastic in my book Talitha Nov 2018 #121

It's the histrionics that bug viewers, imho DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #152

Steve went from being a very True Blue American Nov 2018 #34

I prefer John King and CNN Delarage Nov 2018 #35

Don Lemon, Cuomo True Blue American Nov 2018 #44

Have to agree with you, prefer CNN John king for election night coverage FloridaBlues Nov 2018 #66

Yep we'll be watching John King next Tuesday malaise Nov 2018 #67

John King used to be just as bad as Kornacki BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #72

I think John King was like the Thomas Edison of the BIG BOARD. nt Snotcicles Nov 2018 #144

LOL BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #146

No way.. Stuart Varney is. N/T Scoopster Nov 2018 #36

You may have captured why he annoys me ecstatic Nov 2018 #40

Yes, that about sums it up! KelleyKramer Nov 2018 #42

i actually love watching him.. samnsara Nov 2018 #43

Me, too. Maybe we should start a DU "Safe Haven" Group... JaneQPublic Nov 2018 #101

I like him too Brainstormy Nov 2018 #103

I really like Stephanie and Ari lunatica Nov 2018 #120

I agree, and they're Brainstormy Nov 2018 #155

I like him too. He's got enthusiasm and he is animated. Signed photo of Michael Dukakis on his desk Hoyt Nov 2018 #137

he doesn't have super rosy predictions for our side qazplm135 Nov 2018 #145

Both Schmuck Toad and Tweety claim to be Democrats too BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #169

I like him, too pandr32 Nov 2018 #142

kornacki jerabaub Nov 2018 #48

The instant his name is mentioned, I change channels Siwsan Nov 2018 #49

"I'd rather watch an ad for hemorrhoid cream."?? Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #166

I can't stand him. Does Rachel "embrace" him willingly, or by contractual obligation? NurseJackie Nov 2018 #50

I wonder the same. She seems to genuinely like his spooky3 Nov 2018 #113

I like Kornacki Gothmog Nov 2018 #52

Petty Roy Rolling Nov 2018 #54

He is a Trumpster ass sucker,,,,,,, Cryptoad Nov 2018 #64

Totally agree gilligan Nov 2018 #69

How anyone can listen to that blabbering idiot is beyond me... he has no clue. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #70

Kornacki is a media equivalent of a political weatherman. gordianot Nov 2018 #71

When he brought up that tribalism comparison it made me mad lunatica Nov 2018 #123

We call him Steve PLEEEEASE-Switch-to-Decaf Kornacki. calimary Nov 2018 #73

ROTFL thanks for the laugh and the very good ideas steventh Nov 2018 #105

Unload the dishwasher True Blue American Nov 2018 #131

Clean the lint trap. Let (or take) the dog out for a pee. Sort the socks. Start the pre-soak... calimary Nov 2018 #162

To each his own DownriverDem Nov 2018 #75

I find his act to be a little juvenile bordering on annoying, Mr.Bill Nov 2018 #77

Unwatchable for this reason (and not his frenetic style). He's a duplicitous shit. (n/t) FreepFryer Nov 2018 #79

2 things that are important in the polling in this election. watoos Nov 2018 #80

I used Rebl2 Nov 2018 #83

There is someone who turns me off more than Kornacki, watoos Nov 2018 #94

Propaganda machine Haiti2Quebec Nov 2018 #85

Kornacki is like one of those assistant football coaches flailing around at the halftime pep talk. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2018 #87

You're late. I gave him that award about five years ago when he stole Shawn Boburg's... George II Nov 2018 #88

Steve doesn't listen to what is being said on other shows. Resist160 Nov 2018 #91

He's a dumb guy infatuated with the idea of being a numbers guy. PubliusEnigma Nov 2018 #93

I like the guy - sorry to disagree FakeNoose Nov 2018 #95

Yeah, I look forward to his reports. Don't agree with the description in the OP. nt LAS14 Nov 2018 #97

I agree duforsure Nov 2018 #96

Can't stand Kornacki. LiberalFighter Nov 2018 #98

Even his NAME is annoying to see... that's why I'm hiding this thread now. NurseJackie Nov 2018 #99

? sheilahi Nov 2018 #100

I turn the channel when he is on. SummerSnow Nov 2018 #102

Wing Nuts Turbineguy Nov 2018 #106

PCIntern, it took me a while to Polly Hennessey Nov 2018 #107

I might as well pile on. MontanaMama Nov 2018 #108

Wow! PCIntern Nov 2018 #109

Last night he explained why all six rust belt governorships might reasonably go blue. LAS14 Nov 2018 #112

He was unhappy and was sighing the entire time... PCIntern Nov 2018 #114

???? He was tickled at his analysis. Weird thread. nt LAS14 Nov 2018 #117

so absolutely true. I can't stand him and his made up opinions Rene Nov 2018 #116

He's the next Chuck Todd. Spinning numbers to help the GOP all day long. Soft spinner. TeamPooka Nov 2018 #122

No, there's still Tweety. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #124

Don't bet the long game on Tweety. Paladin Nov 2018 #130

They'll Never Move Her From Prime Time Me. Nov 2018 #158

Well I like him. Heard him on a Sirius Progressive show this am nolabear Nov 2018 #126

PERFECT description of Kornaki's technique. NOTHING Democrats do is EVER good enough. Paladin Nov 2018 #127

Got on your last nerve, did he? Yeah, me too. I mute the teevee until he goes away. nt Hekate Nov 2018 #129

Self Loathing montanacowboy Nov 2018 #132

He's fine witth me. I like that he is an openly gay pollster. He's just got his own slant on the CTyankee Nov 2018 #134

+1. Hoyt Nov 2018 #140

Can't stand that guy n/t dajoki Nov 2018 #136

Reason I'm watching CNN on election night vercetti2021 Nov 2018 #139

I have no problem with him. borgesian Nov 2018 #148

Yup, I agree. nt LAS14 Nov 2018 #168

Makes me long MFM008 Nov 2018 #149

Oh, just stoppit. He is adorable in his enthusiasm elfin Nov 2018 #151

Yes I agree FakeNoose Nov 2018 #154

I agree, too. He's the "numbers guy," not a pundit Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 #161

It's like he's somebody's brother in law who needed a job eleny Nov 2018 #157

+1 MontanaMama Nov 2018 #176

His Most Memorable & Oft Repaeated Quote Me. Nov 2018 #160

I like him Raine Nov 2018 #172

That's what I said thegoose Nov 2018 #177

yep He is a shill a for the Repukes. INdemo Nov 2018 #178

When he comes on I change channels. He talks about polls like there is a doc03 Nov 2018 #179