Thought I'd seen it all but not quite.

[kstewart33]

Just watched Rachel Maddow's 'The Interview' segment tonight. Guest: Jane Sanders. Not many details here but to sum up: with Rachel's help, it was the most effective 10 minute political ad for Bernie I've yet to see. With each lovely question, Jane smiling sweetly as Rachel tossed her one fluffy question after the next. Bernie's income taxes, which Jane told Rachel in their previous interview, would be released soon? A followup question, perhaps? No, not fluffy enough.

Thanking Jane enthusiastically because she has "thousands of things to do", Rachel noted that to be fair, she had interviewed Jane twice recently but not Hillary or Bill Clinton yet because they hadn't worked it out. But any time, they are welcome.

Then after a commercial break, Rachel ran a video of a closeup of a rotating Bernie Donut, in a donut case, decorated with black glasses, blue background, and 'Bernie'. As it rotated, Rachel said that it is in a local Oregon donut shop in a state where thousands of people attended Bernie rallies in Oregon today. She said that you know you are a winner when you have your own donut.

Normally, I'm not sarcastic in my posts, but it was too much. Perhaps because in my younger years, I was a newspaper journalist and was taught about the value of fair and objective reporting. It was so galling. I had to vent.

Check it out on her website if you can. Worth watching, but do keep a trash can nearby. You may need it.

[stopbush]

1. I just can't watch her show anymore.

The Sanders cheerleading isn't the problem. It's her self-obsessed way of delivering the stories. Do we really need a 20-minute intro to a story that's insignificant or boring? Apparently so, because that's how she starts every show.

[EileenFB]

21. I'm with you about her intros

My god! Did you see the one on the day Prince died?

One of the most exciting entertainers ever and she managed to make Prince boring...unreal.

[stopbush]

2. And MSNBC has decided to prop up Mr Loser like he still has a chance.

Un frickin believeable.

[ladym55]

14. It's called ratings

They don't give a damn about the actual election. Horse races (real or fake) boost ratings and bring in ad revenue. Besides covering elections like horse races is pretty cheap--don't have to spend all that money on journalists researching the real issues that face the country.

[savalez]

3. Nice recap.

Thanks for watching it for me. I'll take your word for it.

[riversedge]

4. no, I do not need to watch anyone gushing over

Jane Sanders.

[George II]

5. "Bernie donut" - that's funny. Being an older man with lots of older male friends, very familiar...

....with the "donut"!!!

[kstewart33]

9. George, yours is the post of the day. LOL!

[displacedtexan]

6. Don't tell me; let me guess: Voodoo Donuts in Portland?

I was there last month. Not one single example of political interest. No signs, bumper stickers, or even a tshirt.

[kstewart33]

8. I don't remember.

I should have taken a few notes.

[Rose Siding]

7. At least 2 other remarks Jane made today should have been addressed

She said Democrats aren't fair to Bernie and that the FBI should hurry.

Any journo worth a spit should have asked about those -including some push back reactions from the Jane's target.

[FrenchieCat]

10. Rachel doing flip-flops?

She said the night of the last elections that Bernie wouldn't be able to win mathematically, and That it was more or less over.

Today, she's talking to Jane Sanders as though Bernie Sanders has a pretty good chance.

That's the problem with modern day journalists, they have too many opinions, some of which are in direct conflict with each other. She must get a lot of Sanders supporters hate mail, which might explain her flip-flops!

Perhaps Comcast figured out that Bernie Sanders still has some money to spend on advertising, so they might as well get their hands on it!

[romana]

12. Maddow

She's also feeding them talking points. Jane Sanders mentioned the platform point Maddow brought up last night.

[UtahLib]

11. Well, they have demonstrated a reluctance or inability

to answer the tough questions. Rachel's been trained to stick to the Bernie script or, heaven forbid, she may no longer be graced with their presence.

[DemonGoddess]

13. I was disgusted

that was not journalism.

At least Tweety was actually rebutting and refuting it all earlier. That was a pleasant surprise.

[leftofcool]

15. A blue donut is pretty much what the Bernie campaign is worth these days.

[SunSeeker]

16. Thank you for summarizing it. Now I know to skip it.

[Cha]

17. Poor desperate mrs bs.

[jmowreader]

18. So tell me Rachel...

If having your own donut means you're a winner, what does having an 808-delegate deficit to Hillary mean?

[2naSalit]

19. I couldn't watch it

and I couldn't watch the last time she was on RMS. What I did notice was that in her shows after each interview she wasn't so softball about what Jane actually said. I will be interested in what Rachel has to say tomorrow. I can't watch JS though, she makes me want to throw my laptop off the mountain and I can't afford that.




Karma baby, karma.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. I didn't think I could despise anyone more than BS, but then along came Mrs. BS, who I despise....

even more.

[Eisenhower_Repub]

22. Surely not!

I rarely watch Maddow anymore (no cable) but I thought Maddow was a Hillary supporter?

[SharonClark]

23. RM isn't supporting Hillary and is usually quite fair with her interviews

Last night was just too much Bernie love for me.