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Marzupialis

(398 posts)
10. Great journalism advice.
Tue May 22, 2012, 01:25 PM
May 2012

Great advice. Be tough and inquisitive except in those cases where you're interviewing a friend. I believe you should become a journalism professor.

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"A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed." I could tell she was a bit uncomfortable but I'm giving her monmouth May 2012 #1
thanks monmouth CatWoman May 2012 #2
yep. I hold nothing against her for that Whisp May 2012 #7
Great journalism advice. Marzupialis May 2012 #10
Take my advice and don't. All of mine seem to bitter unhappy people who don't like journalism much. white_wolf May 2012 #20
But should we hope all politicians have journalists on call to treat them as friends on TV Bluenorthwest May 2012 #16
Have you seen David Gregory on Sunday mornings? n/t monmouth May 2012 #27
I'm surprised Rachel Maddow is using the "off message" line. enough May 2012 #3
I don't ascribe any nefarious intent to it. Arkana May 2012 #21
Maybe Bob Somerby should have mentioned that he's been jealous of Rachel's success rocktivity May 2012 #4
Yea, well Confusious May 2012 #6
What Rachel did last night was good friendship, but bad journalism scheming daemons May 2012 #5
Im supposed to be upset with Rachel for giving a long time friend a chance at redemption? abelenkpe May 2012 #8
I love Rachel Maddow but she's not perfect aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #9
So a Repuke using the same straw man bullshit argument is no good. But it's OK when Guy Whitey Corngood May 2012 #11
Exactly! His "aw, shucks" defense just doesn't ring true. CTyankee May 2012 #25
Rachel's great, but she really should have interrogated him more harshly, like she bullwinkle428 May 2012 #12
She should have recused herself due to her personal ties to him Bluenorthwest May 2012 #13
Maddow is peddling bullshit here. The right wasn't attacking Booker, they are using him as an attack TheKentuckian May 2012 #14
Somerby is not a liberal One of the 99 May 2012 #15
They both did us all a favor actually TomClash May 2012 #17
Rachel and Booker were trying to transfer the outrage over his comments to the GOP. AtomicKitten May 2012 #18
reality check DemocracyInaction May 2012 #19
Well....not gonna throw her under the bus for this Horse with no Name May 2012 #22
jeepers. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #23
I love Rachel procon May 2012 #24
I was disappointed with the interview... Spazito May 2012 #26
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