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MrScorpio

(73,772 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 07:36 PM Oct 2012

Today's two media heroes: Thomas Roberts & Soledad O'Brien [View all]

I haven't had a lot of good things to say about media folks lately, so when this comes from me it's really sincere.

This morning, I actually had the pleasure of watching MSNBC's Thomas Roberts take on a GOP hack on the Republican Party's campaign to suppress the vote. When the hack registered his indignation, Roberts never backed down. It was a thing of beauty.

The other media hero today is CNN's Soledad O'Brien, when she exposed the blatant hypocrisy of UT Rep Jason Cheffetz (Ridiculous) for blaming the Obama administration in their handling of the Benghazi, Libya incident, even after he himself admitted to voting to slash security funding there.

I'm sorry that I don't have links or vids, I'm writing this from my iPod.

But I think that we should all thank Ms. O'Brien and Mr. Roberts for their fine work today and I, for one, wish them continued due diligence in the future.

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Soledad could teach that other what a real pit bull is like, not that I approve of pit bulls but you 2on2u Oct 2012 #1
Thomas Roberts was phenomenal riverwalker Oct 2012 #2
Meanwhile the rest of CNN has been a Romney love fest aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #3
Noticed that too. Turned her off. NCarolinawoman Oct 2012 #15
i saw mr roberts, he was relentless as the puke kept trying to talk over him. spanone Oct 2012 #4
O'Brien gets points. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #5
give a couple of seconds for the frame to load... happerbolic Oct 2012 #6
Excellent! Thanks for the link. The Repugs couldn't be more wrong on this. reformist2 Oct 2012 #12
Do you happen to have info about the vote to slash funding, or terms SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #7
I usually watch Robert's ever day...but he was exceptional today regarding voter suppression. Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #8
Roberts was hot before his marriage! Change has come Oct 2012 #9
Soledad is on my TV every morning kalli007 Oct 2012 #10
Thx for the informative post. I love to hear when the reporters catch things & stay on them.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #11
K&R SunSeeker Oct 2012 #13
Rachel Maddow just picked up the clip from CNN. BVictor1 Oct 2012 #14
So apparently Hillary asked for more funding for State Department security TWICE, NCarolinawoman Oct 2012 #16
Ecstatic it's getting Traction!! Cha Oct 2012 #18
I so Appreciate you highlighting these "media heroes", Cha Oct 2012 #17
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