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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:08 PM
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Someone please explain to me the anti-Dylan Ratigan sentiment here.
I'm listening to him now, and I am having a hard time disagreeing with him.
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:10 PM
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1. I love Ratigan, think he's getting a bad rap around here for some reason
I guess he's been too fair to RWers sometimes, and that infuriates people. I'm not on the hate Ratigan list, but you are bound to find many here who do (!?) whatever....
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:10 PM
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2. He's like Tweety
in that he's all over the map sometimes, inconsistent from day to day.
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:16 PM
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7. Bingo.
Just like Tweety, you have people on DU that love him and people that hate him.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:10 PM
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3. The most truth anywhere on cable news. n/t
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:11 PM
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4. Don't know what you're talking about. I've always liked Dylan.
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:12 PM
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5. i find him to be all over the charts too . . . and i WANT to like him! eom
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:13 PM
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6. My sense is that he is playing catch-up on the politics, but that he has
some real grounding in the economics of the matter.
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:17 PM
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8. He pops the illusion that everything is fine
Which bothers some people who dont want to hear any bad news with a Democrat in the WH.
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:17 PM
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9. Like Warpy said, he's all over the map. Here's an example:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x433642#433650

He takes Beck to task over climate change, and then for no reason takes a cheap shot at Al Gore as a "fear monger". Why?
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:25 PM
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11. I agree. I like him but he seems to have a Kneejerk need to
criticize Democrats if he dares criticize Republicans.

This can give a wrong impression of him. It is almost
as if he can identify and explain problems well. He
seems obsessive in saying both parties do it. This will
never lead to correction of any problem.

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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:28 PM
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13. Yeah, it's a common practice in the media today.
(and the government *cough* Obama *cough*)

I guess we're just spoiled by Rachel who straight up tells it like it is.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:22 PM
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10. I'm a BIG fan! Didn't even know there was an anti-Dylan sentiment, although
regardless of who, some of us love him/her, others of us hate him/her. Just how we individually perceive someone, I guess.
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Uzybone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:28 PM
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12. Completely inconsistent, with a bent towards giving conservatives a pass
always does the "Both sides are the same" shtick., when talking about liberals and conservatives.

GOPers and fringe party folks like that kind of talk, but it doesn't match reality.
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90-percent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 03:29 PM
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14. Dylan
I've seen him say some things that were downright courageous. As in; "Dylan, your corporate overlords are not going to be happy with you saying that." kind of courage.

I like him and he sure does some insightful reporting when it comes to the Wall Street/Bank bail out coverage.

-90% Jimmy
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