Don't lecture me about not being realistic this morning because Steve Kornacki reveling over

[hlthe2b]

"his take" on how things are turning for R's has me wanting to unscrew his head like a toy doll. (and no, that isn't a real violent image--unless you tell me his head does, indeed, screw on).

Waaaay too early in the morning for Kornacki, period. But Kornacki "high" on bad news for the Dems is too damned much. So maybe I only want to trip him up, enjoying him tripping on his "infamous" brown pants and won't unscrew his head? Better?


For those not following, google Steve Kornacki, MSNBC, Morning Joe (and PUTZ)

[PCIntern]

1. Driving to work I had to turn it off...

It was positively nauseating and I found myself getting angry to the point of distraction and exited my TuneIn radio app.

[gab13by13]

2. Why watch him, why watch anyone on cable news other than,

Nicolle Wallace, Chris Hayes, or Mehdi Hasan?

The MSM is owned and managed by right wing domestic oligarchs, they push right wing talking points. It doesn't matter if cable news anchors put a left spin on the talking point, it's what is being talked about that matters.

It was totally predictable that the MSM was going to push the narrative that Magats are gaining in the polls.

Does it matter what Kornacki says? Vote like our democracy depends on it.

[hlthe2b]

7. This is always the response, but at 4AM in Colorado, my choices waking up are limited...

and sadly, don't include Nicole Wallace, Chris Hayes, or anyone else. So, I watch the first hour of MSNBC and wait for NPR Morning Edition.

[AverageOldGuy]

11. Unlimited choices with . . .

. . . audio books.

[hlthe2b]

12. Yeah, but I'm a news junkie through and through; podcasts & audio books come out on the commute.

still, I'm a fan...

[gab13by13]

19. I feel for you,

having to get up a 5AM in LA and drive the freeway 45 minutes to work, go to work for 12 hours and then have to drive the freeway for an hour and a half to get back to my hotel, that was when I was still working.

I listen to Zerlina Maxwell, Stephanie Miller, and Thom Hartmann when I'm driving but I don't think they are available at 4AM.

[NewHendoLib]

35. Music. Crossword

[BComplex]

39. It TOTALLY matters what the oligarchs are saying about the polls.

Because when a huge wave of pro-choice, anti-nazi, terrified Americans hit the polls and cast their votes AGAINST the republicans, all this lead-up is going to give fuel to their fire that the "election was stolen".

There's no fucking way that all the people who actually know how bad things are are going to stay home.

[snowybirdie]

3. Turned him off

Only way to remain sane before coffee.

[Celerity]

4. 'a toy doll'

[Joinfortmill]

5. He's too much for me. What's his track record?

[vercetti2021]

6. One poll

Is all it took for the MSM to once again pounce. I DO NOT believe that all of sudden women are pro GOP. That's a load of horseshit and these are the same idiot who claimed Newsom was gonna get blown out, Kansas would lose their abortion rights, Palin would win, we would lose NY house seat. Yet we won them all by huge margins.

FUCK THE MEDIA AND FUCK POLLS. VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Siwsan]

8. The INSTANT I saw he was on, I switched channels

I can not stand to watch him. His shtick is ridiculous and childish. IMHO, of course.

[onecaliberal]

43. I just so happen to share your observations about kornaki. Ridiculous and pathetic.

[XanaDUer2]

54. Kornacki is a channel-changer for me, too

Someone needs to sprinkle Valium on his oatmeal

[mountain grammy]

55. Completely agree!

[Funtatlaguy]

9. Kornacki is a Log Cabin Republican. Always has been.

[moose65]

26. Is he gay?

Somehow I missed that. I don't get much of a vibe from him, and I have well-tuned gaydar

[PCIntern]

30. Yes.

[Funtatlaguy]

56. He discussed it on air long ago when he hosted a weekend show.

He gave off lots of Republican vibes, not gay ones.
He is log cabin member.
Not a Trumper though.

[Redleg]

13. Exactly what I was just thinking...

... it is way too early in the morning for me to handle Steve Kornacki's earnest joy with polling and prognostication.

[Emile]

14. I think it's a message to get out and vote!

[KPN]

32. Gotta love positive spin! On this one, I'm with you.

[JohnSJ]

15. Just vote Democratic, and forget what the talking heads are saying. Better yet, why waste

time watching or listening to these people if it upsets you?

The only thing that matters is that people get out and vote.

The reality is it is a 50-50 election, and women and young people will make up all the difference in the world.

I don’t know about others, but I will not answer my phone from numbers I do not recognize.

I am not sure how many people actually do the same thing, but whatever the percentage is, those people are excluded from polls

The issues are pretty damn clear.

Weren’t these same polls saying that around 60% of Americans believe in choice, and a much higher believe in exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the Mother.

Are those young people burdened by student debt that have an opportunity to have 10-20K student loans forgiven, understand who is for this and who is against this?

Are older Americans, though younger Americans should be concerned, understand that the republicans want to dismantle social security and Medicare, and get rid of the ACA?

What the SC has done because of the results of the 2016 election, should have made abundantly clear what is at stake.

The choices are pretty clear, aren’t they?

[Vinca]

16. I saw that, too, and it's totally driving me nuts. Polling is driving me nuts. How on

earth can so many Republicans be ahead????? All I can figure is people with better things to do than take polls don't bother answering when they call. I know I don't. Let's hope there's a nationwide, under-the-radar vote for the sane candidates like there was on that abortion referendum a few months ago. I have to believe there will be. It's impossible to think women would not bother to vote when control of their bodies is at stake.

[FBaggins]

17. Why does this have anything to do with whether you're realistic?

I think the question is whether or not they are.

[hlthe2b]

18. There is a certain member that likes to accuse all of us of being unable to accept and be realistic

when bad polls come out. Just heading him/her (and the condescension) off at the pass.

[obamanut2012]

24. i thought this op was from that poster at first

lol

[brooklynite]

31. ...who didn't opine on this post.

[hlthe2b]

44. LOL

Well, you are self-aware, I'll give you that.

[brooklynite]

46. I know my fans.

That said, I watched the segment, and no, I didn't see Kornacki being gleeful about the prospective outcome.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. Kornacki is like a caricature of a dad-nerd

The baggy pants, the rolled up sleeves, the tie a bit loose, the cropped hair.

[USALiberal]

22. So his clothes annoy you?? LOL

[JohnSJ]

21. Does that mean that because of something Steve Kornaci says that we may find disagreeable,

because of that we won’t vote?

According to “polls”.8 in 10 Americans do not answer phone calls from unknown numbers.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/12/14/most-americans-dont-answer-cellphone-calls-from-unknown-numbers/

[hlthe2b]

45. I know that question isn't being asked of me. But rhetorically, I'd sure as hell think not.

[JohnSJ]

51. Exactly

[dlk]

23. I don't care for Kornscki

I always turn him off. He has the most annoying delivery.

[doc03]

25. He is just reporting the polls for what they are worth. I just find him annoying

the way he seems to delight when the polls are against the Dems. If I hear Kornaki is coming up after the break I change channels.

[ananda]

27. The media reallyreally want you to believe this... but I don't.

If Dems GOTV, we'll be fine.

[Klondike Kat]

28. The media loves a good "horse race"

And they'll do anything they can to get one.

[3catwoman3]

29. Isn't that pretty much SOP...

…for Mr. Bog Board?

[dlk]

33. Encouraging Republican GOTV...

Remember, this is the same mainstream media that gave us Trump to begin with.

[niyad]

34. The OP just below this one on "trending now" was about how unreliable polls

are, since so many people do not answer their phones.

[IronLionZion]

36. These news people want some tax cuts

and like to claim things are more exciting than they are to get ratings and viewership.

[Ferrets are Cool]

37. This is one of the biggest reasons my tv stays on sports most of the time...

I get my news from DU and don't listen to the SHIT coming out of their mouths.

[Captain Zero]

38. If gqp takes midterm will they use their '20 platform?

To correct the economy?
No, because they DID NOT HAVE A PLATFORM IN 2020. And they have no viable plan of any kind now.

[a kennedy]

40. "It's the economy stupid". This will decide the election. Abortion?? Might influence some

but the economy, with raising prices will be the deciding factor. JMHO.

[McKim]

41. He is Emblematic

He is emblematic of the election horse race excitement school of “journalism”. The focus is all on the race like its some kind of football game. But truth to tell, people’s lives and futures are on the line with the policies they choose with their vote. Steve never talks about real policy consequences of the elections or the policies of the candidates. It is disgusting and infantile coverage. No mention of the Pink Wave of women voters that is coming. This is all designed to suppress the Democratic vote. By their fruits you shall know them!

[mnhtnbb]

42. Don't underestimate women

We have half a million more women registered voters than men in NC. It wouldn't surprise me to see them vote differently in this election than they have in the past and surprise all the pollsters who don't get how angry women are about Dobbs.

[Wednesdays]

47. If we're behind, it just means we have to work twice as hard.

GOTV! GOTV! GOTV!

[Bev54]

48. It is all BS. By the time the show was 3/4's over the new polls show

the dems in the lead again. It depends on who they are talking to. I no longer listen to any news of the polls, the media will take one poll and try to make a horse race.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

49. Aren't we better than hating someone who says something we might not agree with?

It's not like he said Dems were horrible. He was looking at the poll numbers and trying to explain them to people that, frankly, don't understand poll numbers. I could go back and search for other elections where Kornacki was praised on here because he was saying Dems would win.

How about we not be like the RW nutjobs and hate anyone who dares to say that there might be a problem? Or not, YMMV.

[hlthe2b]

50. Stop putting words in other's mouths. I never said I hated him.

Accusing others of HATE is an RW projection tactic. Most on this thread are annoyed by his mannerisms and apparent glee when the tides shift toward the R's.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

52. OK, dislike.

But there have been a lot of statements in this thread about stopping watching someone and not liking them, so, I don't think I'm far off.

And he's a numbers guy. Numbers and trends make him excited. I don't think he has any more glee for a shift to Rs than he does to Ds. He likes seeing trends and talking about them. How about you don't project your thoughts that he's a RWer on him?

[hlthe2b]

53. I directed no such thing at HIM. I said YOUR accusing everyone else here of Hating on him is

a very RW Hate projection tactic towards us on the Left. So don't assume their tactics. And no I'm not accusing you of BEING a RWer. Don't act like one.

[867-5309.]

57. You were angry, no?

And why? You didn't like the news he delivered.