Mehdi Hasan on MSNBC had this to say about Joe Manchin

[LiberalFighter]

I've come to the conclusion Joe Manchin is just not very bright. I genuinely think he doesn't understand what is going on around him.

[PlanetBev]

1. Medhi is too nice

Joe Manchin’s head is up his ass.

[mahina]

18. In the headlines and on filibuster etc yes but he also

Votes 100% for Biden’s bills as does Sinema.

Is a Dem in a state that went for Trump by 40 points.

Is the alternative to a Republican there which we will def get if he leaves

Ya know? I’m irked too though. Come on, man.

[Nexus2]

3. As I mentioned elsewhere, I tend to agree with him. [nt]

[Funtatlaguy]

4. If we voted For most head up the ass Senator, there's many choices.

Blackburn
Tuberville
Rand Paul
Just to name three others

[bullimiami]

5. i guess im not the only one that thinks he appears stupid.

[Marthe48]

6. Mr. Hasan also said this:

(paraphrase) The vote on forming a commission was 54 (for) 35 (against) Any sports organization in the world would say 54 beats 35. But the commission was defeated.

I was on the fence for a long time about the filibuster. After reading and understanding better, I made up my mind: get rid of the filibuster. Until we do, the r's will abuse it, and block every single thing that comes to the Senate for a vote. Take it away from them. If the time comes that the garbage is gone from the U.S. House and Senate, reactivate it.

[LiberalFighter]

10. At the least require filibuster to last until the Senator ceases to talk.

[Blue Owl]

7. When a man loves a filibuster

[madamesilverspurs]

8. It bears repeating:

Manchin needs to choose better moments in which to exercise his prima donna option.



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[rogue emissary]

11. His opinions on Biden's mental health didn't hold up well.

Link to tweet

Also, it’s unilateral disarmament by the Democrats in the general. If you’re saying it’s off limits to question Biden’s (manifest in)coherence, then does that mean liberals are saying Trump gets a pass for his (much worse) incoherence?

Link to tweet

I think that’s a bit pedantic. Whether he is in cognitive decline or has dementia or is simply gaffe-prone, there’s no debate he has clear issues, they’re visible to all of us, the stammer doesn’t explain most of them, and it’ll definitely be used against him in the general.

As crappy as Manchin is, Mehdi is no better.

[Mr.Bill]

14. Let us know when the says we won the revolutionary war by taking the airports. n/t

[Budi]

16. Mehdi pushes this same backstab at selected Democrats often.

He's long ago shown who he aligns with.

[spooky3]

17. I think there's a difference between saying Manchin seems

Not to understand something, vs insult him by saying he isn’t very bright. Anyone who has managed to stay in office this long with an electorate stacked against him, probably isn’t dumb. And since Mehdi hasn’t succeeded at that himself, it just seems inappropriate to attribute what could be a political strategy, or a surprisingly naive point of view, to stupidity.

[ChrisF1961]

19. Hasan loves attacking Democrats

He has no credibility with me.

[mountain grammy]

12. I've felt the same way

he's just not that smart.

[Warpy]

13. He thinks the filibuster is somehow enshrined

It doesn't appear in the constitution and in its present form, it has allowed both houses of Congress to be held hostage to the go of one old man, something the framers never wanted to happen.

Somebody needs to rub his nose in this part. Somebody also needs to offer the pigheaded dope a compromise, a suspension of the filibuster during which it is altered to reflect its original use, as a last ditch protest by a minority party, too cumbersome an onerous to be used as a tool of regular business.

[Pepsidog]

15. They live in a bubble and have no clue about what is going on.