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7. 'highly suspicious of his coming ... from CNBC', Why? IMO that made him uniquely versatile

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 04:22 PM

Jun 2012

at MSNBC. He knew enough about economics and finance to moderate instant analysis of the day's market events without looking like an idiot, as would just about every other MSNBC host or commentator. He could ask smart questions of people such as technology business innovators at incubators like MIT and Stanford. He knew, cold, important statistics such as x percent of medical costs come from y percent of patients.

I suspect he's a moderate Republican, but he very rarely came at issues from an ideological rather than technocratic perspective.

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Dylan Ratigan: IMO, he's no day-to-day TV personality but rather should be [View all] ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 OP

Deep? Really? His approach is much too simplistic for my taste. And Kahuna Jun 2012 #1

He rarely uses it, but, yes, he has depth IMO. Did you watch him on CNBC's ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #2

I particularly liked his "Greedy Bastards" type stuff. Hoyt Jun 2012 #3

'highly suspicious of his coming ... from CNBC', Why? IMO that made him uniquely versatile ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #7

where's he going . . . and why? eom ellenfl Jun 2012 #4

He wants to foment a third way Republican-Lite party or movement flamingdem Jun 2012 #5

Ratigan's final show will start in a few minutes. ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #6

I think he'd fit in fine at Faux News. He's a rightwing prick. n/t GarroHorus Jun 2012 #8

Looks as though the final show was just another nothingburger ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #9