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Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:03 AM Oct 2012

Melissa HP must take control of her guests.

That rightwing guy would not let anyone speak. Yelling louder and constantly does not make you right.

If she could set some parameters and then enforce them. No one could get a word in edgewise. And she had on some good guests. I would like to have heard from them but they could not talk loud enough to talk over that...talking point shill.

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Melissa HP must take control of her guests. (Original Post) Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 OP
Agree - DURHAM D Oct 2012 #1
Oh god, THAT guy PatSeg Oct 2012 #2
missed it, luckily. Who was that cretin, anyway? ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2012 #4
Rick Tyler PatSeg Oct 2012 #7
She should've reached over there and slapped his ass! iloveObama12 Oct 2012 #3
It was disrespect, wasn't it? Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #5
The RW jerk is gone now. stopbush Oct 2012 #6
Both. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #15
I turned her off montanacowboy Oct 2012 #8
+1,000! Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #9
You are supposed to be fixated on the choreographed hand gestures, instead of content.nt Snotcicles Oct 2012 #13
I had to turn of Bill Mahre last night for the same reason. broiles Oct 2012 #17
And the more rope she allowed that smarmy ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2012 #10
Does anyone know who it was? Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #11
His name is mentioned several times in this thread. eom. ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2012 #12
I used to love the Chris Hayes and MHP shows on Saturday and Sunday morning. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #14
I would say they're powerful moreso than smart. redqueen Oct 2012 #16
Not sure how it works warrprayer Oct 2012 #18
The only way to make your voice heard is through feedback.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #19

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)
2. Oh god, THAT guy
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:08 AM
Oct 2012

He is the one who said during the primaries that black children did not have any good role models. I couldn't believe no one called him on that one. This was back when Gingrich said schools should hire children instead of janitors to clean their school and that poor kids didn't see any adults go to work every day.

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)
7. Rick Tyler
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:16 AM
Oct 2012

He was an adviser for Newt Gingrich. Ever since I saw that, I'm always making a list of "role models" in my head. I couldn't believe anyone would say that - did he miss the election of the first black president?

Anyway, he IS an idiot and Melissa Harris-Perry should never have had him on her show. He's not a credible voice for anything.

iloveObama12

(421 posts)
3. She should've reached over there and slapped his ass!
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:08 AM
Oct 2012

j/k...but a lot of these right wingers on these show panels are very disrespectful

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)
5. It was disrespect, wasn't it?
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:15 AM
Oct 2012

Perhaps that is what pissed me off so much. When one of the well-learned guests attempted to speak, she could not get through one sentence before he bulldozed over her with his loud ignorance.

It offended me. Not just because he was wrong. But because it was so disrespectful--arrogant--entitled.

I love some of the guests she has on. Not the usual pundits, but really thoughtful people. So when they are bullied by the dumbfuck in the room--It is annoying.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
6. The RW jerk is gone now.
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:16 AM
Oct 2012

He's currently working for Todd Akin. This guy is the dumpster diver of political consultants, moving from one failed R campaign to the next. I think he did Santorum or Gingrich already. Maybe both.

montanacowboy

(6,093 posts)
8. I turned her off
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 11:24 AM
Oct 2012

if these good shows choose to put on the bottom of the barrel teabaggery idiots for our moning pleasure I can shut them the hell off and I do the same to any other show, i.e., Ed, Larry or Rachel. If I want to watch this shit I know what channel to turn on.

Melissa: as long as you have this scum on your show, I will not watch

broiles

(1,367 posts)
17. I had to turn of Bill Mahre last night for the same reason.
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:56 PM
Oct 2012

Some rw asshole dominated everyone. Yelling and talking over everyone. There was no point in watching.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
10. And the more rope she allowed that smarmy
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:12 PM
Oct 2012

Rick Tyler, the more he hung himself, Akin, and Romney.

I'll take it.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
14. I used to love the Chris Hayes and MHP shows on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:44 PM
Oct 2012

But one right-wingers started showing up in droves and were allowed to talk over everyone else, I no longer make it a priority to turn on the tv first thing on those mornings. The right has Fox, I want them to go there. The right is smart, spread their poison far and wide.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
16. I would say they're powerful moreso than smart.
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:48 PM
Oct 2012

Since the people who control these media behemoths are in the fraction of a percentage of those who actually benefit from republican policies, they are in a position to pressure the producers of these shows, and to make sure they get their way.

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
18. Not sure how it works
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:59 PM
Oct 2012

.... but it's a good guess that she doesn't have complete control over who her guests are. As we get closer to Nov 6, we are seeing corporate flex their money and power more and more and dropping all pretenses.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)
19. The only way to make your voice heard is through feedback....
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:00 PM
Oct 2012
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