For me, it's not the preaching to the choir; that's one of the reasons I tune into the network (in spite of its preponderance of centrists and former Republicans; I mean, I like Nicole Wallace, but ...). My problem with Maddow is that she's a lawyer and an academic, and treats her program like she's teaching a class or appealing to a jury, so she goes on long, long rants that take forever to get to the point. She's much better on talk shows, where she's forced to be succinct. I even liked her podcast on the crimes of Spiro Agnew, since it was so focused.
I much prefer Hayes's show; he understands that he's on television and treats his program accordingly. --Dave Sikula On Friday, November 20, 2020 at 9:18:18 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > Rachel Maddow has been doing the MSNBC show since 2008, so her style isn’t > really a product of the current administration. > > As far as preaching to the choir, the three major “cable” news nets all > do that. The last time there was unbiased cable news, “CNN2” was doing > headlines. > > -Stan > On Friday, November 20, 2020 at 7:32:29 AM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: > >> If you want snark, watch Brian Williams in the 11pm (ET) slot. >> >> >> >> On Fri., Nov. 20, 2020, 12:15 a.m. Kevin M., <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I watched it. It’s the first time I watched Maddow since her fake Trump >>> tax “bombshell” several years ago. It was clear she spoke from the heart, >>> and I empathized with her as I watched it, and none of it had any place on >>> what is ostensibly a news program. I don’t have any animosity towards her; >>> her show’s style is a byproduct of Trump, where snark and informality get >>> in get in the way of news and information. Her personality is the bulk of >>> her show... her perspective. And I wish both she and her beloved Susan (as >>> opposed to my beloved Susan) all the best, but her type of show is just >>> awful to me. I just don’t see the point of a prime time series that does >>> nothing but preach to the choir. >>> >>> https://twitter.com/maddowblog/status/1329613581621612551?s=21 >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 8:50 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It was a pretty Real and Personal 9 minutes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu., Nov. 19, 2020, 10:18 p.m. Steve Timko, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-rachel-maddow-828b442412e08d9c069e38d58342f63d >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yyCG7Yp8tk_K%3Dve9ii9PK_7SBS64warFGFKR3onCueMpw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yyCG7Yp8tk_K%3Dve9ii9PK_7SBS64warFGFKR3onCueMpw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BpJ5UNJshAy%3DXG3MPutctfWhEedK2%2BfHCqntFD3vkuhWg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BpJ5UNJshAy%3DXG3MPutctfWhEedK2%2BfHCqntFD3vkuhWg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DkGOVWziebziU6fnd5xuN%2BpO56HTpmTNsuyEkxba-diQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DkGOVWziebziU6fnd5xuN%2BpO56HTpmTNsuyEkxba-diQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/02a1493d-a6f5-4fc5-9a72-3dd393ede34cn%40googlegroups.com.
