Lawrence On Those 'Left Behind' In Afghanistan And Vietnam - The Last Word - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Lawrence O’Donnell explains that no army has ever evacuated from a lost war without leaving anyone behind. Aired on 08/19/2021.

[msongs]

1. evidently living in a war zone is risky. who knew? nt

[Uncle Joe]

2. I believe Lawrence nailed it.

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks, Uncle Joe!

I certainly agree, Lawrence has the background - and he remembers! And he also worked with those who were involved at the time. He's done a stellar job explaining the history...

[markpkessinger]

4. This is, by far, the best and most honest commentary on the subject I've seen anywhere! n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I agree, Lawrence has been the chief "explainer" of the history and the issues we're facing there

His statements should be required viewing for all the rest of today's talking heads.

[2naSalit]

6. Lawrence at his best, I'd say.

This is, as you say, one that should be required for all the talking heads.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. He has been stellar all this week, he really knows the history

[2naSalit]

8. He does...

That's why I like to watch him. Sometime he gets on my nerves but not often.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. He not only remembers, but he worked in Congress for those who were around back then

We tend to forget since he did TV more recently. I once saw him playing a judge who got called out by Monk for cheating...

[2naSalit]

10. Yeah,

I've known about him for several years, he's at least a good person. My sister works in the broadcast industry and she has interacted with him, doesn't think very highly of him. She can be a bit of a snob herself and I suspect they have similarities she doesn't appreciate. We have very different views in some areas.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. He's always seemed like a pretty straight arrow to me

That's why I thought it was quite strange to see him playing a sleazy judge!

[2naSalit]

12. I must have missed that...

I missed a lot of what was and is on teevee. I didn't know he played any role on anything. Was he any good at it?

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I think that was the only time I saw him, but I'm used to seeing him on MSNBC

He played a judge that detective Monk figured out had been fooling around with his assistant.

The strangest one, though, is Rev. Sharpton. It's been awhile, but he did play himself ages ago on Law & Order. As part of the storyline, he was advocating for someone - and he looks completely different!