Is there like a "minimum IQ requirement" to opine about politics on tv?

[Atticus]

The reason I ask is that I have heard nearly nonstop "discussion" this morning about whether maybe, just maybe, McConnell will bow to public pressure and allow a vote on gun legislation.

As Rachel says, "Ignore what they say---watch what they DO!

Is Mitch bringing the Senate back from their vacay to consider ANYTHING?

I believe the appropriate expression is "DUH!"

[PJMcK]

1. Well, Fox News has a "maximum IQ requirement"

Anyone with double-digits must be excluded.

[kentuck]

2. A debate over guns would help Mitch in Kentucky.

He knows that.

[riversedge]

5. I have not thought of that. And of course, #MoscowMitch needs to win Kentucky to save

himself. That is probably all that matters at this point.

[still_one]

3. In most cases the requirement is any who will stir up controversy

[Hortensis]

4. :) No, the requirement is for lack of integrity.

Those who want to be invited back must be willing to push the approved themes. Those who don't do it and well have their talking-head careers cut short. Those who buck the requirement, by say, calling out a dishonest theme or lie the group is pushing for what it is, get blacklisted from all shows. I saw it happen to a regular on Morning Joe and other shows who one day had had enough of an obvious lie about Hillary and pointed out that "other" people, "of course not here" were pushing it. Gone that day from all shows, never seen again.

At least in daytime cable. Evening shows tend to have a bit more sophisticated viewers and more powerful anchors so the bias and other content control have to be less blatant.

[Me.]

8. ...

[blueinredohio]

6. I'm with Rachel. I'll wait to see what happens.

[comradebillyboy]

7. Obviously not judging by what I see on TV.

[ooky]

9. They need to be entertainers and present the charade in such a way

that viewers actually believe the nonsense until something new happens to shift the attention of their viewers to.

[Wounded Bear]

10. I'm pretty sure it's in the single digits...

[Dirty Socialist]

11. I consider Limbaugh a genius

A master of sophism.
He’s just fucked up.
The Fox talking heads are not so smart.