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Sherman A1

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26. You are confusing Chuck Todd with journalism and he is not a journalist Don't know the other guy you

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sat Dec 14, 2019, 03:26 PM

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Todd's function is to fill airtime between ads for drugs we never knew we needed and nothing more. It is Infotainment and nothing more. Don't hold him to a standard higher than what his employers expect. If you don't like his presentation, find something else as it will not change.

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alex witt, chuck todd and the trouble w journalists. [View all] mopinko Dec 2019 OP

You don't like the, "But what about democrats whose districts went to Trump now how are they ... Botany Dec 2019 #1

that was exactly the question that made my fingers itch. mopinko Dec 2019 #3

There's a market for it somewhere... Maxheader Dec 2019 #2

msnbc is background noise in my house most days. mopinko Dec 2019 #4

I'm making the mistake of having it on thegoose Dec 2019 #25

Absofuckinglutely, mopinko! rusty fender Dec 2019 #5

Weekends in the media belong to the Republicans and low IQers katmondoo Dec 2019 #6

yup. mopinko Dec 2019 #9

Have They Asked If The UK Election Is A Warning For Dems Yet? Me. Dec 2019 #7

right now she is baffled by rudy in ukraine. mopinko Dec 2019 #8

But I Bet Her Hair Looked Great Me. Dec 2019 #12

ugh. that too. she belongs on faux. mopinko Dec 2019 #13

Alex Witt is one of MSNBC's worst news people. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #15

They never move beyond the "conventional wisdom" BuffaloJackalope Dec 2019 #10

for that i usually go to chris matthews. mopinko Dec 2019 #11

Witt and Todd are to journalism what those who "paint-by-the-numbers" are to art. nt Atticus Dec 2019 #14

The afore mentioned Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #16

Joy Reid seems to have a firm grip on the steering wheel of her weekend show. hedda_foil Dec 2019 #27

They do allow her from time to time Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #29

They should be described as Journalism for Dummies reporters lunatica Dec 2019 #17

I think they're different Brainstormy Dec 2019 #18

Talking "their" language Roy Rolling Dec 2019 #19

Alex Witt is an airhead lillypaddle Dec 2019 #20

K&R, the stenographers are completely dispassionate from the subject because they're not threatened uponit7771 Dec 2019 #21

I don't think Toad is a journalist. Isn't he more of a commentator and propagandist? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #22

Alex and Chuck are Trumpers. gab13by13 Dec 2019 #23

How many times have I thought the very same thing!❤ Karadeniz Dec 2019 #24

You are confusing Chuck Todd with journalism and he is not a journalist Don't know the other guy you Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #26

Alex Witt hedda_foil Dec 2019 #28

Oh, Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #32

Except they aren't journalists Nature Man Dec 2019 #30

Precisely Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #31