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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 09:51 PM Aug 2021

Who is your favorite talking head on MSNBC ?

Tastes will vary.


57 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Brian Williams
5 (9%)
Lawrence O'Donnell
14 (25%)
Rachel Maddow
26 (46%)
Chris Hayes
2 (4%)
Joy Reid
2 (4%)
Nicolle Wallace
6 (11%)
Chuck Todd
0 (0%)
Alicia Menendez
0 (0%)
Alex Witt
0 (0%)
Other?
2 (4%)
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Who is your favorite talking head on MSNBC ? (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2021 OP
No Andrea Mitchell? JohnSJ Aug 2021 #1
I really don't have a favorite, but I had to give Joy Reid some love. Coventina Aug 2021 #2
No contest for me - Rachel Maddow.... Upthevibe Aug 2021 #3
..... I. LOVE. RACHEL. RADDOW ..... Trueblue1968 Aug 2021 #16
Brianna broiles Aug 2021 #4
None, until we have a blue government in all Tetrachloride Aug 2021 #5
I like Rachel, Lawrence, Nicole, and Brian Piratedog Aug 2021 #6
Would be interesting to have a second choice relayerbob Aug 2021 #7
Hate to pick just one Sucha NastyWoman Aug 2021 #8
If I can pick 2, Florida Bull Aug 2021 #9
Maddow not even close. O'Donnell is the next dsp3000 Aug 2021 #10
Me, too Deuxcents Aug 2021 #13
Jason Johnson Sewa Aug 2021 #11
None... brooklynite Aug 2021 #12
Two: Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow. Personality actually does make a difference... Hekate Aug 2021 #14
I haven't watched MSNBC in years since I dropped cable. CentralMass Aug 2021 #15
Rachel for news and context, Lawrence for nakedly partisan vitriol, Nicole for catty in-jokes, meadowlander Aug 2021 #17

Coventina

(27,172 posts)
2. I really don't have a favorite, but I had to give Joy Reid some love.
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 09:57 PM
Aug 2021

I really love Brian Williams for his snarky humor as well.

I think I like everyone on your list.

Upthevibe

(8,073 posts)
3. No contest for me - Rachel Maddow....
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 09:57 PM
Aug 2021

I've been listening to her since the early 2000's when she was on Air America.

I could write an essay on how much I revere her but I'm too exhausted (it's a good kind of "exhausted" though- I'm back at school with the kids)!

I also very much enjoy most of the others you included in the poll but.....WTF????? Chuck Todd- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! He and Andrea Mitchell are AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tetrachloride

(7,876 posts)
5. None, until we have a blue government in all
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 10:12 PM
Aug 2021

3 branches and none while Chuck Todd is in MTP.

After that, I will vote.

Sewa

(1,262 posts)
11. Jason Johnson
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 11:28 PM
Aug 2021

I like that he doesn’t sugarcoat his opinions and tells it like it is. He isn’t into group thinking like most talking heads today. 💀🤙

Hekate

(90,829 posts)
14. Two: Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow. Personality actually does make a difference...
Thu Aug 26, 2021, 01:49 AM
Aug 2021

One thing I noticed early on with Nicolle: not only is she smart, but she has really good panels that she prepares for, and she lets each person finish their thought when they speak. That is sufficiently rare that it impressed me.

Rachel is a whole other thing. She is formidably intelligent and unbelievably well-prepared. She selects experts to interview one-on-one, and focuses like a laser beam. Her only flaw is a tendency to rant in the first 20 minutes, but if you listen you will learn a lot and see that she’s laying out the theme for the rest of the program. I love it that Charlie Pierce of Esquire calls her “kindly Doc Maddow.”



CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
15. I haven't watched MSNBC in years since I dropped cable.
Thu Aug 26, 2021, 03:03 AM
Aug 2021

I am on and off w,/ Slingtv. When I haven't suspended it CNN was my main cable news source
and I listen to CNN on my walk/jogs on tunein radio.

I'm listening to Don Lemon Tonight on @cnn with @TuneIn. #NowPlaying http://tun.in/seopd

I also listen to OPB (Oregon public Broadcasting) (NPR)
I'm listening to The Inquiry on @OPB with @TuneIn. #NowPlaying http://tun.in/ser5c

And Progressive Voices
I'm listening to Stephanie Miller Best Of on @progvoice with @TuneIn. #NowPlaying http://tun.in/se6hl

I guess I could listen to MSNBC on tunein but fell out of the habit. A number if things turned me off w/MSBBC in past elections.

meadowlander

(4,406 posts)
17. Rachel for news and context, Lawrence for nakedly partisan vitriol, Nicole for catty in-jokes,
Thu Aug 26, 2021, 04:26 AM
Aug 2021

Chuck Rosenberg, Maya Wiley and Joyce Vance whatever show they're on for insider commentary.

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