Ari: Seriously?

[lindysalsagal]

Am I the only one who thinks these rappers are morons?

[sweetroxie]

1. I think Ari is good at his job

except for his obsession with being cool by hanging with the rapsters.

[hlthe2b]

10. Yes... I agree. To each his own on music tastes, but he does overdo the rap references.

Most of his guests-- who are made to look clueless-- are gracious enough to laugh it off, but it gets a little old, especially when they are there to talk the day's political news relative to their expertise. It is too frequently cringe-worthy and embarrassing. I'm not slamming rap music or rappers, but I watch the show for the legal and political commentary.

[spooky3]

17. It reminds me a little of Rachel's hosting a red haired comedian.

I can’t remember his name.

Nothing against comedians, or spicing up a show to bring in more viewers (to a point), but neither the rappers nor the comedian seemed to fit with the theme of the show.

[doc03]

2. Ari must be a big rap fan, he constantly talks

them up. I don't get it either.

[DeminPennswoods]

21. It's a generational thing

The music he grew up with. I don't think it adds anything to his show, but that's just me.

[madaboutharry]

3. I don't get why he does this every week.

I just think it is self-indulgent for him to bring on musicians.I wonder how many people find this interesting. I actually think Ari is starstruck.

[HipChick]

5. His target group is not

old folk

[madaboutharry]

9. Who are you calling old?

[bobnicewander]

29. Sir, sir...

I get to wear long pants next month!

[True Blue American]

11. He was just talking about Lindsey Graham and impeachment

After the commercial.

Everyone I know now is sick of his rapper schtick. Turn him off. I was on the phone so missed it.

[HipChick]

4. What do you know about the rappers to call them

morons?

[lindysalsagal]

7. They're not making any sense, and can barely put a sentence together.

[HipChick]

14. That's a majority of Americans though....

I would not single out rappers for that...

[lindysalsagal]

22. I'm not. Usually they discuss rap, and that's fine. Whatever. But he was asking them about politics.

I expect to have people worth listening to on national tv. If I wanted reality shows or cartoons, I wouldn't put on msnbc.

[OnDoutside]

16. I honestly tried to give them a chance but had to turn to something else eventually.

[Siwsan]

6. Yea, I switched over to a 'Law and Order' re-run

and wandered outside to see how the tulips are holding up with all of this wind.

I think there are some big stories that could be a better use of his air time.

[eShirl]

8. Was it the GMO stuff?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. Which rappers? ETA: Whoa wait what you're mad about Wu-Tang Clan?

[RhodeIslandOne]

13. It is the worst part of his show

Come at me.

[HipChick]

15. I'm not a rapper fan, but I love the change...

From the dry old boring old folk stuff..

[RhodeIslandOne]

19. I have no problems with rappers

A guy like GZA would be fantastic on the show. Maybe he's had him on, I don't know.

But Ari seems to be doing it to show how cool he is, and he brings on a lot of guys who are just happy to be on TV.

[chillfactor]

18. when he brings rappers on I mute the xound....

disgusting part of his program...YUK!

[Chin music]

20. He, he likes it. It's his show. I don't get the references but, I understand people like the music.

Didn't he say in the last few days he's a musician himself? Thought i caught that in a slight reference.
We do need the news, but, we are all liberal thinkers here. Big brains, open minds, and indulgent of each others humanity.
not a big deal-io (see what I did there?)

[handmade34]

23. ...

I guess you aren't the only one but I for one, enjoy his guests and music

[Dream Girl]

24. We Tang Clan is legendary. You guys are like "get off my lawn!"

[maxsolomon]

25. And people say DU is old...

People like me.

[Miles Archer]

26. It's his thing, not mine

I'm not a fan of rap...to each his own, I don't want to make a "value judgement" and offend anyone else's tastes. It's just not my thing. So while Ari has a great deal of fun with it...it's his show, so more power to him...I tend to lean more toward the 9 to midnight hour on MSNBC.

[uponit7771]

27. GET OFF MY LAWN !!!

[Talitha]

28. Rappers don't interest me, so I switch channels.

It's his show, he can host whoever he wants.

I love old movies too, but everything on TCM doesn't interest me.
So I change the channel.

Easy enough to do.