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In reply to the discussion: Rachel Maddow - she is amazing. Every nite. [View all]girl gone mad
(20,634 posts)39. I watched the segment with open eyes and an open mind.
They both came off as pompous. They have relatively low-rated cable tv programs. They aren't curing cancer or even doing important investigative reporting or journalism. They are merely talking heads, presenting filtered snippets of information deemed copacetic by their corporate overlords. Even bus drivers have a more "awesome responsibility" than today's television personalities do.
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I also agree that she is great. And she does not do sensationalist stuff like "Banksters are
banned from Kos
Mar 2012
#5
Have to dissent. She is annoying - her voice alone turns me off. Not
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#13
bet most people think he is...it's the standard meme....putting off the decision. I still don't
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#38
needs to season for ten years or so? you are kidding, right? at least, I hope you are
niyad
Mar 2012
#15
Nope. 10 years - It may not take that long, I don't know. All I know, is
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#17
of course, we are all entitled to our own opinions. but, it is rare to hear a rhodes scholar
niyad
Mar 2012
#18
amazing. you defend tweety, yet say that rachel needs YEARS of seasoning, that her actual knowledge
niyad
Mar 2012
#27
not what I said, you need both. no worries, she'll get there, if she gets out of the studio. nt
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#28
could not disagree more...at least with Ed and Tweety. Is Mike Wallace still
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#22
Interviewer? thought we were talking political guru and historian. sorry nt
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#26
An opinion is certainly acceptable, but what in the world gives anyone the right to judge content?
juajen
Mar 2012
#34
simply stating my opinion, nothing else. We are not a bunch of lemmings, are we. But
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2012
#37
I love watching her on election nights... you can just tell that she loves her job.
jillan
Mar 2012
#30
That segment was very good. My family watched Gasland the other night and were ancious to talk
jwirr
Mar 2012
#25