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a kennedy

(29,647 posts)
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:15 PM Jul 2018

Ok......sometimes I don't like how Rachel reads stuff that are relevant but.....

I don’t like it.....it’s important I know.....but it’s kinda annoying. Sorry...she’s been doing that a lot. Lotsa of paperwork to read I guess.... but I don’t really like it. Is it just me?? AND I LOVE RACHEL’S SHOW.

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Ok......sometimes I don't like how Rachel reads stuff that are relevant but..... (Original Post) a kennedy Jul 2018 OP
This should be interesting. I have to wait until it shows up on Youtube Maraya1969 Jul 2018 #1
This is not her best program oberliner Jul 2018 #2
She hasn't even finished her discussion yet. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #12
??? manor321 Jul 2018 #3
She's reading a lot of stuff that she is showing us on the tv screen.....lotsa READING along. a kennedy Jul 2018 #5
Would you have bothered to read them at all if she wasn't doing it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #9
I like the way Racel reads, it really helps in understanding the court katmondoo Jul 2018 #26
I love the way she sets up the background of her story and ties the parts together. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #4
Yes, yes, love her for that..... a kennedy Jul 2018 #6
YES. elleng Jul 2018 #8
and the importance of Continuity . these are not just all randon individual scandals, news stories JI7 Jul 2018 #25
Her adherence to facts is maybe the best part of her show, elleng Jul 2018 #7
Complex stuff....she makes it understandable...... a kennedy Jul 2018 #10
She is awesome. milestogo Jul 2018 #11
I mean zero offence but this is so typical of Dems. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2018 #13
Absolutely. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #14
She's better than Cronkite Sedona Jul 2018 #16
Some of her segments lordsummerisle Jul 2018 #15
I disagree whole-heartedly..... chillfactor Jul 2018 #17
Wonky, yes snowybirdie Jul 2018 #18
Not just you. I hate it too, but love her show. beveeheart Jul 2018 #19
Amen. I like the backstory and the detail shanny Jul 2018 #21
Same here Raine Jul 2018 #22
She explained it at the end of her show tonite...she LOVES words on paper. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #20
She has a process that can sometimes be annoying but in the end she gets you there Solly Mack Jul 2018 #23
WHat Do you Love about the Show ? because it seems like I Love the Show for the things that many JI7 Jul 2018 #24
Waaaah! I was told there would be no homework! Rachel is great and she does her thing her way. FreepFryer Jul 2018 #27
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
2. This is not her best program
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:16 PM
Jul 2018

Seems like there are more important things to discuss and analyze then reading the transcript of the Manafort case where not much of anything happened.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
12. She hasn't even finished her discussion yet.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:26 PM
Jul 2018

And a lot of important things happened in the Manafort case - like the new witnesses and their relationships to the case. Makes Manafort look more screwed than ever.

a kennedy

(29,647 posts)
5. She's reading a lot of stuff that she is showing us on the tv screen.....lotsa READING along.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:20 PM
Jul 2018

Sorry, can’t explain it any better.......we’re reading stuff she’s saying from court filings. Sorry I can’t explain it any better.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
9. Would you have bothered to read them at all if she wasn't doing it?
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:23 PM
Jul 2018

I bet a lot of people wouldn't. She's making sure we know what was in those transcripts that nobody would be reading otherwise because people have the attention spans of gerbils.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
4. I love the way she sets up the background of her story and ties the parts together.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:19 PM
Jul 2018

Nobody else does that. I love it because she does a better job of explaining complex situations than anyone else because she takes the time to do it. Everybody else goes for five-minute, superficial stories that don't explain how the story came about, maybe because TV and the internet has given people short attention spans. I'd be even happier if she could spend her whole hour on a single complicated story.

JI7

(89,247 posts)
25. and the importance of Continuity . these are not just all randon individual scandals, news stories
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 02:39 AM
Jul 2018

there is more to it. the porn star thing wasn't just about whether he had sex but about pay offs which is also something we see in other areas of his business.

the bribes and other shit .

elleng

(130,865 posts)
7. Her adherence to facts is maybe the best part of her show,
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:21 PM
Jul 2018

ESPECIALLY because she imparts them to the public.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,413 posts)
13. I mean zero offence but this is so typical of Dems.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:27 PM
Jul 2018

Everything everytime has to be agreeable to everyone. C'mon people, this is the current generations version of Walter Cronkite we are talking about here. She explains the minutiae of the story.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
14. Absolutely.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:32 PM
Jul 2018

She explains things that need explaining. People should be able to pay attention to a single story for a lousy 20 minutes.

lordsummerisle

(4,651 posts)
15. Some of her segments
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:49 PM
Jul 2018

Last edited Tue Jul 24, 2018, 04:58 PM - Edit history (1)

can get kinda wonky. Small price to pay for all of the information and perspective she provides...

chillfactor

(7,574 posts)
17. I disagree whole-heartedly.....
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:58 PM
Jul 2018

Rachel explains a great deal of substance in each story she reports...…..w/o the substance, which most of us would neve research on our own let alone understand, she gives a clear whole picture of the current news.

snowybirdie

(5,223 posts)
18. Wonky, yes
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 10:01 PM
Jul 2018

but we've been so indoctrinated into swiftly, changing and rapid stuff about rTump on a daily basis, perhaps it's us who have changed and demand constant updating? It's become the new normal.

beveeheart

(1,369 posts)
19. Not just you. I hate it too, but love her show.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 10:03 PM
Jul 2018

I can't tell you how many times I say: Rachel, just get to the point!

 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
21. Amen. I like the backstory and the detail
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 11:37 PM
Jul 2018

but I really don't need things explained and emphasized 3 times over.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
20. She explained it at the end of her show tonite...she LOVES words on paper.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 10:22 PM
Jul 2018

People tend to share what they love.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
23. She has a process that can sometimes be annoying but in the end she gets you there
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 02:34 AM
Jul 2018

and you realize, at least I do, that you needed the process.

She brings people along in her own way and the info you carry away stays with you.

That's a good thing - even when it gets annoying.

If any of that makes sense.

JI7

(89,247 posts)
24. WHat Do you Love about the Show ? because it seems like I Love the Show for the things that many
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 02:37 AM
Jul 2018

people are always complaining about .

FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)
27. Waaaah! I was told there would be no homework! Rachel is great and she does her thing her way.
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:13 AM
Jul 2018

Respect.

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