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Hoyt

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156. If that is what it takes to move forward, you bet. If you want to not-settle, then you'll get

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:18 PM

Mar 2016

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nothing in today's political reality.

The irony is that had we remained under UK control -- we'd have all the stuff you want, single payer healthcare, education, a better welfare system, higher taxes. etc. Now, we are going to have to compromise to get there. I think by settling we'll get there faster than by ranting and pouting if we don't get our way.

I'm not much on the founding fathers, almost all of them were racists who'd go home, after speaking/writing of liberty and such, and rape/beat their slaves.

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That's it. I've cancelled all future recordings on my DVR of the Rachel Maddow Show. [View all] BigBearJohn Mar 2016 OP

Yes I agree. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #1

Money = GREED Rockyj Mar 2016 #171

well Bernie was on Rachel's show tonight CreekDog Mar 2016 #173

Haven't seen it in a week or so GP6971 Mar 2016 #2

I guess I'll have to watch to find out. n/t UTUSN Mar 2016 #3

Don't waste your time SmittynMo Mar 2016 #7

No more Bernie? LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #107

Bernie was on Rachel's show tonight CreekDog Mar 2016 #174

I used to get up at six in the morning to listen to her on AAR. Cleita Mar 2016 #4

I use to do that too. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #73

Yes. Cleita Mar 2016 #79

Franken And Malloy Too Yallow Mar 2016 #88

I subscribe to Sam's podcast. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #89

Malloy, Seder, Franken, Schultz, Maddow, Rhodes--there were lots of great people on Air America. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #115

And to us, it was always about the hosts, not the business. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #118

loved Air America yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #150

Morning Sedition elljay Mar 2016 #114

She must be talking reality again. Now I'll have to watch it. n/t Lil Missy Mar 2016 #5

I had the same thought. n/t SFnomad Mar 2016 #11

I always get a chuckle TM99 Mar 2016 #12

+1 mr clean Mar 2016 #26

When it comes to propaganda ... SFnomad Mar 2016 #74

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #78

Thats the only answer they ever have; "RW talking point!!" 7962 Mar 2016 #82

I find it ironic TM99 Mar 2016 #87

And then you get a hide for a comment that didnt violate the TOS 7962 Mar 2016 #122

Well that hidden was telling the truth. nt mariawr Mar 2016 #135

Just an FYI hibbing Mar 2016 #99

I have been around since 2001. TM99 Mar 2016 #101

Well okay then hibbing Mar 2016 #103

Newbies rock! ahimsa Mar 2016 #104

... Scurrilous Mar 2016 #151

When her foreign policy is described as similar to neocons mucifer Mar 2016 #83

I'ts amazing ... Jopin Klobe Mar 2016 #86

When "right wing taking points" about Hillary end up true.... tokenlib Mar 2016 #84

MSNBComcast reality. Cleita Mar 2016 #31

This! jillan Mar 2016 #69

IMO she sold out brush Mar 2016 #33

Well, I bet her show is the most popular one they've got left paulkienitz Mar 2016 #70

All the more reason for her to leave. With her credentials she'd quickly land on her feet. brush Mar 2016 #76

Used to watch her faithfully. Now I can't tolerate M$NBC . They are shameless. nt agracie Mar 2016 #93

painful when they refuse to play along Skittles Mar 2016 #36

Why do Clinton people get to come here... Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #100

That's only in the Hillary Group, not General Discussion. Lil Missy Mar 2016 #106

^^^ THIS ^^^ Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #110

+1 for a while there she was trying her best to give bernie free air time La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #132

i havent had msnbc on for several days Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #6

I stopped watching MSNBC too Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #14

Me too. merrifield Mar 2016 #19

I have started watching Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #22

Because Putin Approved Television is so much better....? MADem Mar 2016 #38

well they carry Thom Hartmann and Ed schultz Pharaoh Mar 2016 #51

+1 n/t LittleGirl Mar 2016 #102

I watch RT on my Roku elmac Mar 2016 #94

Ventura,Stone and Wallace are exceptional..n/t tokenlib Mar 2016 #85

....! KoKo Mar 2016 #157

I canceled cable TV this weekend elmac Mar 2016 #92

Shoot the damn TV. eom JEB Mar 2016 #8

Please send her a message on MSNBC. I did and said goodbye. I loved her on Air America. rhett o rick Mar 2016 #9

I did. BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #13

Thanks for the suggestion. Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #18

she is now full blown part of the Hillary machine. i stopped watching her long ago litlbilly Mar 2016 #10

That Was Me Last Week corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #15

Maybe what a salary of a few million does- appalachiablue Mar 2016 #39

She used to be an in the streets activist. mucifer Mar 2016 #90

Under the bus with her! shenmue Mar 2016 #111

I watched it today. It was refreshing, there was practically no mention of Trump. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #16

You go! I like her. nt babylonsister Mar 2016 #17

cut the cord, and as war is uncomfortable the television is actually better!. ViseGrip Mar 2016 #20

Just did that. Got an antenna and a Roku. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #25

I am comming closer to doing the same. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #48

We have the same Politicalboi Mar 2016 #58

I stopped watching her several years ago. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #21

I stopped watching her a few years ago too MissDeeds Mar 2016 #46

This belongs in in GD-P PSPS Mar 2016 #23

Why? All I said was I am cancelling Rachel in my DVR. I did not say why. BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #34

To be honest, it belongs in your head. muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #136

WTF? Why should WE care about what YOU feel about what anyone DVRs? valerief Mar 2016 #142

Because I can explain why I think and say as I do muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #144

I'm going to do a mur post. valerief Mar 2016 #145

Gee, and 168 people responded to the post. Go figure. Nice that some people can read between the BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #170

No. GDP is ONLY for Democratic primary candidates. If you post anything about a GOP valerief Mar 2016 #137

oh gee ...... alert the media trueblue2007 Mar 2016 #24

You must care enough to comment on it. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #29

So why bother posting about it? Why should we care about you don't care about? valerief Mar 2016 #143

Yeppers. We quit watching MSNBC about a month ago. Pathetic excuse for journalists. nt Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #27

I've been disillusioned for some time. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #28

Probably, My impression was that she did not think it a good idea.. riversedge Mar 2016 #35

Got it. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #49

the NBC reporter covering the Sanders campaign... grasswire Mar 2016 #56

Was she being realistic again? Again?! NurseJackie Mar 2016 #30

Let me guess? BainsBane Mar 2016 #32

welcome back and see post 25 riversedge Mar 2016 #41

oops. I meant # 35 riversedge Mar 2016 #42

Loved her for years remember her and Liz Winstead (sp?) on AAR? And ALBliberal Mar 2016 #37

Remember Phil Donahue? That network don't play Babel_17 Mar 2016 #40

I had forgotten about the Donahue Debacle StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #133

They're as geared to the public's fickle appetite as any focus group polling politician Babel_17 Mar 2016 #140

I stopped watching her PatrynXX Mar 2016 #43

welcome to the light... Javaman Mar 2016 #44

I quit watching her when she completely ignored Occupy Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2016 #45

I love your tag line... most effective. BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #47

I had not realized that. Certainly a negative for me. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #53

People stomping their feet because Rachel isn't towing their narrative? Chicago1980 Mar 2016 #50

Her show used to be more balanced BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #54

Randi has posts on her Twitter saying... SoapBox Mar 2016 #65

Too many I'm guessing. Chicago1980 Mar 2016 #120

CONGRATULATIONS! snowy owl Mar 2016 #52

I will not watch MSNBC ever again, nor look or listen to Maddow. SoapBox Mar 2016 #55

I don't watch political TV at all Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #57

I stopped watching months ago. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #59

yup. Stopped MSNBC about two weeks ago. oldandhappy Mar 2016 #60

i used to listen to her audio podcast every night shireen Mar 2016 #61

Why would you record them? Scootaloo Mar 2016 #62

Lol that will show HER! rjsquirrel Mar 2016 #63

Urm NJCher Mar 2016 #108

Amazed you lasted this long. basselope Mar 2016 #64

M$NBCComcast is history to me. nt valerief Mar 2016 #66

I'm not happy with everything MSNBC has been doing lately, blue neen Mar 2016 #67

What took you so long? The CEO of Comcast jillan Mar 2016 #68

Guess I liked how she mixes drinks on Fridays BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #75

yep 840high Mar 2016 #77

Why DVR it you ask? SCVDem Mar 2016 #71

Haven't watched in over a month. 840high Mar 2016 #72

Jeebus that bus must be yuuuge!!!!nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #80

Been watching cnn 8-11-ish instead, elleng Mar 2016 #81

Gave Up On Her A While Ago billhicks76 Mar 2016 #91

"Never deals.with the real problems like mass incarceration"? Dealt with 'real problem of Flint, MI whathehell Mar 2016 #123

Maddow? billhicks76 Mar 2016 #172

0-7 sweep, ba-by. SMC22307 Mar 2016 #95

Jury done good! Super silly indeed. nt nc4bo Mar 2016 #96

I canceled Maddow's podcast last week. n/t The Far Left Mar 2016 #97

I still got cable but actially stopped watching MSNBC-and all MSM news in general. PFunk1 Mar 2016 #98

Not sure what she did this time, but sounds like you have difficulty dealing with truth. Hoyt Mar 2016 #105

Wow! marew Mar 2016 #130

The ultimate arbiters -- voters -- have formally disagreed with you. Hoyt Mar 2016 #131

Whether they did or not- marew Mar 2016 #148

Not ignoring anything. I prefer to get something done on issues, not nothing because folks want Hoyt Mar 2016 #153

So basically you admit you are willing to settle! marew Mar 2016 #154

If that is what it takes to move forward, you bet. If you want to not-settle, then you'll get Hoyt Mar 2016 #156

Not a serious student of history I see. marew Mar 2016 #158

Do you give the same credence to confederates fighting to preserve their heritage of slavery. Hoyt Mar 2016 #159

OOPS! marew Mar 2016 #163

Yet, you defend the racist founding fathers. Even Ben Franklin owned slaves and Thomas Jefferson Hoyt Mar 2016 #164

LOL! marew Mar 2016 #165

Yeah, they "opposed slavery" and went home and beat/raped their slaves. Hoyt Mar 2016 #166

I feel ya... was a fan for years. Stopped watching about 2 months ago, due to the OBVIOUS bias. AzDar Mar 2016 #109

Ahhh, lucky me. I don't own a TV. No cable, no satellite hook up. SheilaT Mar 2016 #112

Well it's like here (now) MaggieD Mar 2016 #113

So when all those people were saying "it" would be over by March 15th Samantha Mar 2016 #116

Welcome. Iggo Mar 2016 #117

Rachel reported that Sanders now needs super delegates. ecstatic Mar 2016 #119

All the pissing and moaning in this thread and not one mention of what she did wrong. lamp_shade Mar 2016 #121

Yeah, I was kind of wondering whathehell Mar 2016 #124

haven't heard her show from last night, but i'm guessing she saw the numbers and being trained La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #146

I think your guess is a good one. nt lamp_shade Mar 2016 #147

If there is a reason to stop watching msnbc GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2016 #125

I feel your pain. I reached that point a few years ago. merrily Mar 2016 #126

I did the very same thing less than a week ago! marew Mar 2016 #127

And yet another one doesn't pass the purity test and goes under the bus! joeybee12 Mar 2016 #128

It's hard to say goodbye to that much money .. ananda Mar 2016 #129

Is it Lent already? I thought that came and went not too long ago. randome Mar 2016 #134

No other political pundit has gone from being so admired by me to being so stillwaiting Mar 2016 #138

I quit watching MSNBC a couple of.. prairierose Mar 2016 #139

Out of curiosity, did you watch all of the commercials on your DVR, too? Orrex Mar 2016 #141

MSNBC PUSHED Donald Trump more than anyone yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #149

How DARE a show not agree with my viewpoint every day! brooklynite Mar 2016 #152

"Who will rid us of these troublesome priests...?" LanternWaste Mar 2016 #155

The amount of news/commentary... sendero Mar 2016 #160

I have too--goes for MSNBC in general & I know many others who have also emsimon33 Mar 2016 #161

Haven't turned on TrumpNBC for over a month. Elwood P Dowd Mar 2016 #162

Bernie is supposed to be on Rachel Maddow's show tonight: 8:00 CDT / 9:00 EDT LongTomH Mar 2016 #167

Fine, I'll record tonight's show, THEN cancel!!!11!! JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #168

Maybe she read this thread on DU (lol) BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #169