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Andrea Mitchell... (Original Post) ultralite001 Aug 2022 OP
That's an understatement. KPN Aug 2022 #1
Mitchell isn't afraid to let her biases show dlk Aug 2022 #2
AM's biases... ultralite001 Aug 2022 #4
Who can say? dlk Aug 2022 #46
Don't make me say Mrs. Greenspan sucks again please! Brainfodder Aug 2022 #3
I rather hear... ultralite001 Aug 2022 #7
Her name is Andrea Mitchell -- I am so tired of this exism against her obamanut2012 Aug 2022 #22
Sexist? Brainfodder Aug 2022 #24
She Has Never Been Greenspan ProfessorGAC Aug 2022 #32
Sexist? Brainfodder Aug 2022 #25
God, this place sometimes! newdayneeded Aug 2022 #44
Instead of complaining about her, why not just stop watching? Ocelot II Aug 2022 #5
I know. But us political junkies used to have somewhat... brush Aug 2022 #12
There is always print journalism iemanja Aug 2022 #18
My career was in newspapers. Nowadays with the severe... brush Aug 2022 #31
With the internet we have many more options iemanja Aug 2022 #35
That would make too much sense. iemanja Aug 2022 #17
Long ago done on that, cut cable TV before the Rotten Orange ran in '16. Brainfodder Aug 2022 #20
Because we need a first-rate group of talent at MSNBC. Paladin Aug 2022 #43
You can change the channel or turn off the TV. brooklynite Aug 2022 #6
+100 Sneederbunk Aug 2022 #15
The post should be made a sticky, because of her frequency of being OnDoutside Aug 2022 #8
Such a tired, old sour grape. 2naSalit Aug 2022 #9
AFAIC, she IS gone EYESORE 9001 Aug 2022 #10
That's an old Grateful Dead joke. Just A Box Of Rain Aug 2022 #26
You know what Grateful Dead fans say when they're out of weed? EYESORE 9001 Aug 2022 #27
Good thing that never happens. LOL Just A Box Of Rain Aug 2022 #28
She is unwatchable. Laffy Kat Aug 2022 #11
And therefore the sensible thing to do is not watch. Ocelot II Aug 2022 #19
I only watch long enough to realize I've turned her on again. Laffy Kat Aug 2022 #47
About a week ago she announced her Polly Hennessey Aug 2022 #13
I could swear I read she was retiring. ON EDIT. rzemanfl Aug 2022 #14
Give it a rest iemanja Aug 2022 #16
How would you suggest the DU community post their disgust with her in way that suits you? Stinky The Clown Aug 2022 #21
Focus on content iemanja Aug 2022 #34
Wait a sec. Is it age or gender that lights you up? Stinky The Clown Aug 2022 #39
I explained that in my last post iemanja Aug 2022 #42
it is not sexist, it is meant to tie her RW arse to that RW cockwomble bankster husband of hers nt Celerity Aug 2022 #48
Its not about sexism DLCWIdem Aug 2022 #23
Then why mention sell by date? iemanja Aug 2022 #33
Wait a sec. You cited sexism but now you're on about age. Which is it? Stinky The Clown Aug 2022 #36
It it sexist because it criticizes a woman's age iemanja Aug 2022 #41
In this case, being past her sell-by date means she longer has the cognitive skills to do her job. Celerity Aug 2022 #49
I wanted to see a guest on her show today tavernier Aug 2022 #29
Folks, don't worry snowybirdie Aug 2022 #30
Finally! RussBLib Aug 2022 #37
Not sure that's actually true. it was (afaik) on random person's twit about it. Stinky The Clown Aug 2022 #38
Always a reason for me to do something else. gibraltar72 Aug 2022 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Aug 2022 #45
She is a sad, tired sack of shit. BigDemVoter Aug 2022 #50

obamanut2012

(26,073 posts)
22. Her name is Andrea Mitchell -- I am so tired of this exism against her
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:08 PM
Aug 2022

I do not give a damn how she votes or anything else, It is sexist as fuck to call her this. She goes by Andrea Mitchell.

ProfessorGAC

(65,021 posts)
32. She Has Never Been Greenspan
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:36 PM
Aug 2022

She did not take Al's name when they married.
You may not think it sexist, but it's indisputably wrong.
Her last name, legally, is Mitchell.

newdayneeded

(1,955 posts)
44. God, this place sometimes!
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 03:28 PM
Aug 2022

I swear there are trumpers on here in disguise that won't let anyone speak one evil word about a republican.

Ocelot II

(115,687 posts)
5. Instead of complaining about her, why not just stop watching?
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:31 PM
Aug 2022

If enough people stop watching, maybe she'll be replaced. But watching and complaining is pointless. I don't watch tv programs I don't like.

brush

(53,776 posts)
12. I know. But us political junkies used to have somewhat...
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:47 PM
Aug 2022

of an option to switch to CNN but now with their rightward shift even that's out, as is FOX of course so I either turn her off or see what's up on DU or TCM.

She'll be gone soon as she's announced her upcoming retirement.

brush

(53,776 posts)
31. My career was in newspapers. Nowadays with the severe...
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:33 PM
Aug 2022

contraction of print journalism (papers and magazines closing all over the country, sadly and ironically because of what we're doing right now, getting news online), that option is kind of hit and miss. You kind of have to be in a big city that has enough advertisers to support good print journalism.

It's a grave time for print and I see little chance for a rebound. I worked for Newsday in New York and I remember back in the '90s with the advent of the internet when the newspaper industry struggled to try to monetize the content it produces for an online revenue stream.

It failed miserably for the most part, coming up with easily circumvented paywalls and few if any deals made for it's valuable content.

iemanja

(53,032 posts)
35. With the internet we have many more options
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:50 PM
Aug 2022

for print journalism. We aren't limited by the city we live in.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
20. Long ago done on that, cut cable TV before the Rotten Orange ran in '16.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:01 PM
Aug 2022

Too expensive and internet access is enough.

Saved over 10G and diverted to mental wellness cannabis instead starting in mid '17.


Paladin

(28,257 posts)
43. Because we need a first-rate group of talent at MSNBC.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 03:14 PM
Aug 2022

Particularly now, when CNN shows intentions of becoming Fox News Lite, and Rachel has cut herself back to one night a week, and election season is upon us, and a criminally insane ex-president is furnishing us with dangerous history every single day. Andrea Mitchell is a liability we cannot afford, anymore. Once she's gone, we can turn our attentions to Chuck Todd.

EYESORE 9001

(25,938 posts)
10. AFAIC, she IS gone
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:46 PM
Aug 2022

I never see her on my TV, and the only time I even give her a passing thought is when someone here complains.

First diner: the food here is terrible.

Second diner, yes, and the portions are so small.

 

Just A Box Of Rain

(5,104 posts)
26. That's an old Grateful Dead joke.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:18 PM
Aug 2022

First Deadhead: [Extended diatribe about how badly the boys played at the show that night].

Second Deadhead: Yes, and the concert was way too short.

Laffy Kat

(16,377 posts)
11. She is unwatchable.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:47 PM
Aug 2022

I've been sending emails to MSNBC for two years. They are not doing her any favors by keeping her on the air.

Polly Hennessey

(6,796 posts)
13. About a week ago she announced her
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:51 PM
Aug 2022

plans to retire. All of your dreams have come true. I am hopefully waiting for Chuck Todd to make a similar announcement. I do not watch him my time is valuable.

iemanja

(53,032 posts)
34. Focus on content
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:49 PM
Aug 2022

Rather than sexist excuses. Most of the posts about her are sexist, from "Mrs. Greenspan" to her age. They could discuss the content of what she says that bothers them, but many don't.

iemanja

(53,032 posts)
42. I explained that in my last post
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 03:00 PM
Aug 2022

Criticizing a woman's age is most cases about sexism. Calling a woman "Mrs. Greenspan" is absolutely sexist, and deliberately so.

Celerity

(43,350 posts)
48. it is not sexist, it is meant to tie her RW arse to that RW cockwomble bankster husband of hers nt
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 08:08 PM
Aug 2022

iemanja

(53,032 posts)
33. Then why mention sell by date?
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:47 PM
Aug 2022

The OP was most certainly about age.

Let's not pretend you don't want bias in journalism. You want cheerleaders for the Democratic Party. Anything short of that angers people around here.

Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
36. Wait a sec. You cited sexism but now you're on about age. Which is it?
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:51 PM
Aug 2022

I'm old, too. I see how she is losing her capacity to keep a line of thought at the fore as she goes on about a story. Sorry, that is a mental decline due to age. Many of us geezers suffer the same. Its okay in general, but not okay when her job is to cogently and intelligently tell us news.

To you personally. You seem angry about this. Wanna tell us why?

iemanja

(53,032 posts)
41. It it sexist because it criticizes a woman's age
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:59 PM
Aug 2022

who is four years younger than the President they insist isn't too old. Older women are meant to hide from public view because they offend male sensibilities. I haven't once seen a male broadcaster criticized here due to age.

I remember when we were told Hillary Clinton was too old to be president, all while Bernie Sanders wasn't. Clinton is 6 years younger than Bernie.

Celerity

(43,350 posts)
49. In this case, being past her sell-by date means she longer has the cognitive skills to do her job.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 08:12 PM
Aug 2022

I don't care what caused it, if it is ageing, so be it, but the stance stands as valid for me. She is a rambling, incoherent wreck as well as being RW in her bias.

tavernier

(12,388 posts)
29. I wanted to see a guest on her show today
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:24 PM
Aug 2022

so against my better judgement I turned on her time slot. And there she was arguing with her guests about Biden making a big mistake granting loans to students, and even when they disagreed, she had to play a fox clip to back her up.

She never disappoints.

Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
38. Not sure that's actually true. it was (afaik) on random person's twit about it.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:53 PM
Aug 2022

I have not seen a second source of this news. I HOPE its true, but so far . . . . nope.

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