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Liberal_Stalwart71

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16. Agreed. Great point. Larry was my favorite because he seemed most reasonable.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 05:25 PM
Nov 2014

And given his work with the late, great Daniel Patrick Moynihan, he had the inside knowledge and expertise about how government works. For political scientists like myself, there's nothing better than listening to a commentator who has been on the inside, working for policy wonk and a truly intellectual giant like DPM. With that kind of pragmatism that he brings to the network, I find myself drawn to him because he tends to be able to break down very complex public policy issues in such a way that is easier to understand.

Rachel, another political scientist, is very good as this, too. Trust me, I'm not denying her brilliance and intellect. That was never in question. Her personality is fine, though she sometimes annoy me with her silliness/giggling and shit--and being far too kind to these asshole, racist conservatives (e.g., referring to Pat Buchanan as "Uncle Pat&quot .

But I definitely understand where you're coming from and agree wholeheartedly. These folks are not our friends. They've often been very irresponsible.

I think Ed Schultz learned a very valuable lesson during the run-up of the 2010 election when he was telling Democrats on his radio show, as well as on his t.v. show that he wasn't voting; he was depressing the vote. I was an avid fan at that time and would listen daily. Outraged Democrats would call in after we lost the House in 2010 and yell at Ed for what they perceived as him depressing Democratic Party turnout. Though at the time, he couldn't admit his faults, by 2012, his tune had changed. He'd become this sunny optimist and had this "go get 'em" attitude. Even after that first debate between Obama and Mitt Romney when everyone panicked--only Ed and Al Sharpton agreed that Obama didn't perform as badly as everyone thought. Everyone else--Tweety especially, Rachel and Larry O' all predicted that Obama would lose the election because he had performed so badly after that first debate. (Remember that?!?!?) Funny how it's always those three who are supposedly the more "reasoned" liberals vs. Al and Ed Schultz who are often ridiculed and butt of jokes, or not taken very seriously on our side of the aisle.

I guess Rachel, Chris and Lawrence [View all] onecaliberal Nov 2014 OP
And we may all get screwed Robbins Nov 2014 #1
I agree with you 100% onecaliberal Nov 2014 #2
Also Robbins Nov 2014 #4
The only poll that matters is tomorrow Midnight Writer Nov 2014 #3
Reporters speak of events in the very recent past, these folks are commentators, editorialists Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #5
I agree with all of you. onecaliberal Nov 2014 #6
I turned Rachel off last night Marthe48 Nov 2014 #7
TV Celebrities - Nothing More, Nothing Less. Blue Idaho Nov 2014 #8
I've been saying this about Rachel for years, but you can't speak badly against Rachel Maddow Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #13
I find Rachel personally very appealing. Blue Idaho Nov 2014 #14
Agreed. Great point. Larry was my favorite because he seemed most reasonable. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #16
Very well said! Blue Idaho Nov 2014 #17
I'm in Maryland, so I'm lucky. However, the race for governor is much tighter than it needs to be. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #18
That's dissapointing, especially from Lawrence. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #9
He is the only reasonable one out of these three. I'm shocked at him, too! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #12
They Only Suppress The Vote otohara Nov 2014 #10
All 3 have had a losing record when it comes to predictions, especially Tweety.... Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #11
That^^^^ onecaliberal Nov 2014 #15
Totally agree... Rachel was pulling this before the last presidential election and I left budkin Nov 2014 #20
Do they have exit polls? I mean are they really relevant anymore? book_worm Nov 2014 #19
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