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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChris Hayes is trending on twitter
I guess it's because of his criticism of Biden for mangling words. People are pointing out that Chris is always tripping over his tongue and once called Bernie Sanders "Bernie Sandwiches."
Got me to thinking about how these talking heads should be head and shoulders above everyone else in speaking skills considering their salaries, but most of them couldn't meet the standards they are unilaterally setting for 81 year old Joe Biden. No one who talks a lot is mistake free, but Chris especially is not.
And he is relatively young (40's) and a professional speaker. I think he needs to look in the mirror and think about what's really important here.
TexasDem69
(2,317 posts)we can do it
(12,800 posts)TexasDem69
(2,317 posts)LisaL
(46,805 posts)Clearly Chris is unfit and has to step down ASAP.
StarryNite
(11,019 posts)He's way overbaked.
jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)Cha
(306,158 posts)BlueKota
(3,788 posts)his own kids names when tired. My Mom would usually accidentally start by calling my sister and I, by one of our cousins' names, sometimes she'd even call us by our dog's name, and often end with "Whatever the hell your name is, get over here." She was in her 40's when that started.
It happens to everyone
Cha
(306,158 posts)And, would run through our names in a Flurry before she hit on the right one..
Good times!
slightlv
(4,635 posts)repeat it complete, as in your full legal name? I always knew I was in trouble at that point! (LOL)
Cha
(306,158 posts)of the shorter nick name
TY!
ChazInAz
(2,817 posts)We immigrated from Hungary, she was Welsh. No idea how my parents met. When we arrived, we Americanised our names, shortening them considerably from the typical Hungarian long string of family names. She had trouble shifting mental gears sometimes when calling us. I always assumed I was in trouble when she started out with "Karel Radu... oh hell!"
Hope22
(3,260 posts)He had a screw up while talking about Biden the other night.
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)Cha
(306,158 posts)had on Tara Ried and only TR.. No rebuttal for her LIES.
I loathe him.
TY for the info I sure would like to read some.
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)Thanks for reminding me. And look at Tara Reid now.
Cha
(306,158 posts)for Crap's sake.
Quakerfriend
(5,669 posts)show who is constantly saying like .you know. 🙄
spooky3
(36,583 posts)He does it, Rachel sometimes does it, but the worst offender is Molly Jong Fast.
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)but she is from my neighborhood in CA and we come by the Valley Speak naturally. What's Hayes and Molly's excuse?
spooky3
(36,583 posts)Alex Wagner used to do it but I stopped watching her some time ago so dont know if she still does.
Celerity
(47,156 posts)Valleyspeak originated in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County). Southern California
Maddow is from Castro Valley (born there and graduated from Castro Valley High School and Stanford University, also in the Bay Area) which is SE of Oakland (the Bay area, it is in Alameda County, as you obviously know, as you have lived there. I am adding this for other readers.). Northern California
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)and my hubby grew up in So California. Believe it or not, there is some connection between the two culturally, and the accent is one of them. At least in the 80's the Valley Girl thing was also very big up in the Bay Area too.
Celerity
(47,156 posts)and did not return to live there (LA) until the mid 2010s.
SWBTATTReg
(24,504 posts)speaker than tRUMP the moron will ever be. You can't even listen to one sentence of tRUMP's monologue before it goes off the track nor can anyone make heads or tails out of what tRUMP is saying more than 1/2 the time, or more.
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)The corporate media is completely failing us by falling for and or stirring up this "scandal" considering the alternative. Just no justification for it. Yes, the debate was disappointing, but 3 weeks of pummeling all the while letting cheato go scott free? Nope.
wnylib
(25,038 posts)that do side by side split screen comparisons of Biden giving good speeches next to Trump rambling. They also put together a montage of Trump gaffes.
Maybe they should do a montage of media talking heads gaffes. Include several persons do it does not look like an attack on any single one of them. But, they can give extra attention to the ones who are criticizing Biden the most.
wishstar
(5,511 posts)Ever since George started at ABC in the morning I have often found him hard to understand because of his mumbling and not speaking clearly
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,979 posts)senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)and I was getting those vibes from the talkingheads yesterday. Didn't bring it up because I didn't want to look like I was overreacting, but to me it was coming across that way.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,979 posts)orangecrush
(22,267 posts)XanaDUer2
(14,805 posts)She said B Menendez was from NY. She corrected herself, but its disturbing a well-paid professional host on national TV is confusing ny and nj.
Made me worry about her cognitive abilities. See how that works, Katy?
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)a cognitive test.
skylucy
(3,876 posts)XanaDUer2
(14,805 posts)I stopped watching him
Cha
(306,158 posts)senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)all ask him to resign? So disappointing if that is true. The rest of them...not shocked.
Cha
(306,158 posts)Emile
(31,346 posts)Stupid kid
SheilaAnn
(10,253 posts)slightlv
(4,635 posts)it is hard to believe, especially since I feel like we're living in a Stephen King nightmare right now!
FloridaBlues
(4,401 posts)Negative coverage 24/7. Viewship must be down on msnbc and cnn. The public humiliation of the President has caused some eyes to open about some of the host(s).
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)Deservedly so.
StarryNite
(11,019 posts)Cha
(306,158 posts)KNOW WHY!!
TY S&S..
StarryNite
(11,019 posts)They could be brother and sister. The way they talk, their mannerisms, they are just the same. Were they taught that in journalism school? Or I should say entertainment classes?
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)because years ago Rachel went on the View and I think it was Whoopi who told her she looked like Chris. I could tell that Rachel was a little taken aback, and she said something like I guess I do look like a dude. She also said that Chris Hayes was really big in real life.
StarryNite
(11,019 posts)JoseBalow
(5,918 posts)leftieNanner
(15,773 posts)Since he has been attacking Joe.
Watch Lawrence instead. And Rachel on Monday.
soldierant
(8,079 posts)for sweet reason and good sense. If that also applies to Rachel, good for her.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,914 posts)This is a pet peeve of mine.
We are conditioned to assume perfect speech because of tv and movies.
No! Real life does not work that way.
If you received a transcription of your verbal speech over a 24 hour period, you would be appalled.
Filler sounds, poor grammar, spoonerisms, gaffs, whatever. We all do them. Constantly!
Name replacements? OMG! Just ask a parent of multiple children how many times they used the wrong name. Did anyone call their elementary school teacher "mom" once or twice? When some asshole is consuming your thoughts (like an opponent or a rival), you are going to more readily bring their name to your lips.
I am so sick of people not recognizing reality!
LetMyPeopleVote
(156,304 posts)orangecrush
(22,267 posts)I really liked Chris.
I wonder what made him sell out.
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)and was an admirer of Bernie Sanders (not Sandwich) so I have no idea what's going on with him.
tom_kelly
(1,051 posts)he should drop out of broadcast journalism and let a younger, more spry replacement do the job.
senseandsensibility
(20,486 posts)BlueKota
(3,788 posts)samnsara
(18,337 posts)a thousand words a minute. Hes hot tonight!!
Skittles
(160,711 posts)it kills me that Trump isn't under this sort of microscope
thenelm1
(912 posts)"Let he who is without sin cast first stone." Would seem to fit in this context, yes?
(7-8 years of Catholic catechism classes never leave you, even after leaving the church behind many years ago.)
dlk
(12,506 posts)Quite a lot, Id say
The Third Doctor
(399 posts)Now I see that I made the right choice. He's a sell out. Those multi million dollar checks have changed him.