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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am in love with Steve Kornacki, his compelling, riveting reporting translates
to the most incredible story telling - better than Homeland.
By the way, the all-New Jersey panel he had on this morning are all STELLAR examples of smart, focused, even handed public servants - including the one Republican.
Their statements, demeanor, respect and approach should be used in every Politics 101 class.
US Rep Rush Holt-D
State Assembly Member-Bonnie Watson Coleman-D
State Assembly Member-Michael Patrick Carroll R
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(297,655 posts)Ninga
(8,277 posts)language.. Even if they have contradictory opinions.
Justice
(7,188 posts)When he said the shore was really hurt but hoboken only had flooding.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)see if the "story line" about a bill that specifically targeted the shore for the lions share of Sandy dollars "holds water". (Pun intended)
mucifer
(23,565 posts)I don't have cable tv and the Christiegate is my telenovela.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)Matariki
(18,775 posts)mucifer
(23,565 posts)Matariki
(18,775 posts)Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)For a lot of the reasons you are but he also finds K *incredibly* attractive.
I don't quite see that. But to each his/her own.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)see Kornacki when I'm on the elliptical. He's just got something about him that seems sexy to me. I like guys who are smart and have sort of a quiet personality.
Bohunk68
(1,364 posts)thinks Steve is a hottie. First time he appeared on MSNBC he was real nervous at first. My gaydar pegged, and he did come out later. I like his incisive reportage and he speaks it with authority, backing up his statements. I envy the man who catches his heart.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)So he's of the "hot-gay-nerd" sub-archetytype. Yeah. I can see it now.
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/16/the_coming_out_story_i_never_thought_id_write/
snooper2
(30,151 posts)looking for a quick news fix before I had to turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, CNN has stupid money show on-
Fox, no chance lol
turned on MSNBC and they had people up there doing some kind of stupid faux game show. REALLY?
That is what news has come to
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on now
Ninga
(8,277 posts)BEST part!
PatSeg
(47,593 posts)Reminds me of smart shows that I watched in the 70's. I just wish they wouldn't resort to the silly gimmicks. I want serious, informed discussions about the issues. "Up" is one of the best. I loved the show when Chris Hayes hosted it and now Kornacki is blowing me away.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Last week, I was actually on the edge of my seat watching the mayor of Hoboken. Compelling!
Ninga
(8,277 posts)any credit- Steve's reporting while investigative is EVEN handed. Joe is as much a bully as Chrisite and Milka whores for him. She has no center, but she plays the dumb blond role well. Sickening.
Jemmons
(711 posts)If you are superficial, materialistic, non-committed to ideology and rather spoiled by good fortune, a lot of political viewpoints are hard to understand.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)Jemmons
(711 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)So true. You said that very well, I wish I had your way of putting things. I feel the same way about Mika.
fadedrose
(10,044 posts)I thought he was too young to be any good. He surprised me in that he investigates his stories and knows how to make them sound interesting to the viewers.
There's something about his determination and effort that remind me of Rachel. These two don't read cards - they know their stuff.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)translates to viewers as "authentic"
PatSeg
(47,593 posts)He is so informed, when he opens his mouth it all just spills out. Smart, articulate, wonky, and passionate, he is an absolute treasure.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)PatSeg
(47,593 posts)handmade34
(22,757 posts)I worked security at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte and on the 3rd night I worked the Reporters section ended up sitting next to Steve Kornacki he is a sweetheart!! very nice and genuine
Ninga
(8,277 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)to hide. Heh heh.
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)Great panel and discussion.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Probably getting nervous about his timeslot.
BlueEye
(449 posts)Chris Matthews can't go on forever. If he retired, I would expect Lawrence O'Donnell to take his spot, Chris Hayes moved to Lawrence O'Donnell's spot, Steve Kornacki to take Chris's job, and of course Rachel Maddow stays where she is.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)His ego couldn't stand the soapbox withdrawal
Blus4u
(608 posts)Chris Hayes, Steve Kornacki, Ezra Klein, and Melissa Harris Perry as contributors initially and then guest hosts.
Chris Hayes got his solo break in the time slot that Kornacki now enjoys...
and Keith O. did the same for Rachel.
Thank you, Keith.
Peace
calimary
(81,467 posts)That's surprising. I didn't see it, so I'll take your word for it. But it's hard to believe. Most of what I've seen out of the "r's" has been circling the wagons around the fiend-du-jour and taking his/her side over reason or rising tides of incriminating evidence or suspicion of wrongdoing. They seldom ever concede anything. What they mostly do is sort of wander into the general time zone of conceding, and they use a lot of weasel-wordings like "mistakes were made." Notice in the "mistakes were made" fall-back, that there's NEVER a pronoun in there.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)Some of his points/thoughts differed from the Dem., he included the facts as he believed them and did so without a demeaning tone, negative inference in such a way that I actually employed active listening.
Just my view.
calimary
(81,467 posts)My apologies, but I guess by now, I've seen and heard and watched and read so much that points glaringly toward the general "you Dems (or liberals) fucking SUCK!" that I'm always expecting to behavior displays of snark, smugness, bullying, closed-mindedness, condemnation, a sense of entitlement, and a major holier-than-thou complex. They've built themselves a very toxic reputation in my view. So when one hears someone from the GOP acting like a reasoned, civil grown-up, it's welcome news. Surprising news. And good to hear. I'd almost given up hoping that there'd still be humane, courteous, and far less negative or angry or demeaning individuals in that tribe. If they exist, they're awfully few and far between.
Laxman
(2,419 posts)Smart, good sense of humor, but crazy! He also has a history with the Governor. He beat Christie in a primary when Christie had broken his promise not to run for the office. He and a bunch of other conservative legislators from this part of the state used to call themselves the "Mountain Men". He does not like the governor. There is so much wrong with what he said about Sandy damage, it needs its own post.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)were absent the typical GOP attitude....which you well point is very different than accuracy of the actual facts. Didn't see crazy, but doesn't mean it's not there.
Laxman
(2,419 posts)he's currently one of my assemblyman. He's nuts. I don't agree with almost anything he says, but personally I like him. I wouldn't vote for him, but I like him.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)In journalism but Kornacki is doing that kind of job
calimary
(81,467 posts)He's certainly earning some! Michael Isikoff could learn some things. Still waiting for anything meaty from him on the chris christie mess. I don't mind repeating this - that he couldn't investigate his way around the inside of a paper bag unless there was a stained blue dress or a Clinton in there (preferably both). Hope springs eternal, I suppose. But it seems to me he buckles down much harder on stories involving sex and Democrats (also preferably both).