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(53,398 posts) Sat Apr 6, 2013, 02:00 AM Apr 2013

Chris and Rachel let us down tonight [View all]

The chained CPI was big news and deserved time. It was one of the most important stories of the day. It pretty much got none on either show. They have valuable real estate. If the chained cpi isn't covered by them, it won't be covered at all.

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Chris and Rachel let us down tonight [View all] dsc Apr 2013 OP

AARP is covering it, and against it also. As far as it not being covered, wait tell next week still_one Apr 2013 #1

does aarp have a tv show now? who knew? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #2

no, but they are a huge lobbying group for seniors. In addition, I said I suspect Rachel will be still_one Apr 2013 #4

maddow et al have TV shows -- media. AARP doesn't get the same eyes. I don't know why HiPointDem Apr 2013 #7

Maddow has a cable commentary show luck to see 2.5 million viewers Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #12

maddow is one of the few shows on the air that presents any kind of 'left' viewpoint at all, HiPointDem Apr 2013 #41

Why Cenk Left bonnieS Apr 2013 #15

Sperling is a complete tool. amandabeech Apr 2013 #21

this is why Ed's show was important JI7 Apr 2013 #3

^^^^^^ nt grasswire Apr 2013 #5

+1 darkangel218 Apr 2013 #11

+2 n/t OhioChick Apr 2013 #17

well, Ed covered it on his radio show.....only newspeak is allowed on tv bbgrunt Apr 2013 #6

I felt the same way. PinkFloyd Apr 2013 #8

I'm in line with your thinking on this . . . brush Apr 2013 #38

Speak for yourself. They didn't let me down. Great shows... both. n/t lamp_shade Apr 2013 #9

Can you really defend Chris spending over a third of his program dsc Apr 2013 #18

WTF? Who else would the OP be speaking for? LOL, get a grip. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #22

+1 Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #29

I only watch Al Sharpton, he never let's me down. Rachel lost me after first debate. graham4anything Apr 2013 #10

I think most have good days and bad onpatrol98 Apr 2013 #13

His linguistic gymnastics make my brain hurt SoCalDem Apr 2013 #27

we don't have millions of members dsc Apr 2013 #16

Wrong brush Apr 2013 #40

Obama lost the first debate badly. And even he knew it. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #23

He roped the dopes, as Al and Dennis Hasbert and G4A said at the time. graham4anything Apr 2013 #24

LOL, sure he did. That is why he dropped in the polls. You spin like the GOP does. You.... Logical Apr 2013 #25

10 steps ahead. 3 steps was so Bush41 and Bush43. Obama3.3333 more graham4anything Apr 2013 #26

Wow, denial. Even lifelong Dems I watched the debate with said Obama was terrible. But.... Logical Apr 2013 #32

People thought Ali was getting his ass kicked the first few rounds too. Same in Rocky4 graham4anything Apr 2013 #33

Wow, maybe worse analogy this year. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #34

Ali invented the rope-a-dope therefore using Ali in an analogy is the only usage graham4anything Apr 2013 #37

Do not agree brush Apr 2013 #39

...and then I realized all was not as it seemed to be. Octafish Apr 2013 #14

Maybe the Demographic for Rachel and Chris is too young KoKo Apr 2013 #19

Hmm.. David Zephyr Apr 2013 #20

Oh, well. Next time their producers will call you for a checklist of topics. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #28

yeah silly me I think the President, who has served not one nano second in the armed forces, dsc Apr 2013 #30

let's see what they talk about on Monday. I've got a feeling you'll see your coverage then. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #31

I realize I am small potatoes compared to Chris and Rachel at this point but I will be naming Obama stevenleser Apr 2013 #35

good for you dsc Apr 2013 #36