I'm kicking Mika and Joe to the curb...need a tolerable replacement...

[cynatnite]

On occasion I watch about an hour of Joe and Mika. While they get on my nerves, it doesn't bother me much. It's no secret they're pure partisan hacks despite Mika saying that she is voting for Hillary(I think she's lying about that).

This morning...I got pissed.

They were talking with Harold Ford, Jr. Ford was making the point that it's not uncommon to like someone a lot one day and then when they do something inexplicable, criticize them.

Both Joe and Mika hit back at him hard over that. Harold was doing his best, IMO, to keep the conversation grounded. He brought up the fact that Trump has accused Comey of covering for Hillary along with the talk of rigged elections.

Joe and Mika weren't having any of it. They really tore into the guy.

I've watched both Joe and Mika rightly criticize Trump, even though they rolled out the red carpet for him during the primaries. There were times they called it right.

Looking back on that I've now realized that they do it in a calm manner and not get over emotional.

This morning is the second time I've seen Joe and Mika damn near come unglued when someone's observations counter theirs.

I don't expect a lot of objective observations from them, but to see the two come uncorked like this is bothersome. Thing is, I like a lot of the guests they bring on the show.

I feel fairly confident Hillary will win and even though I like some morning politics with my breakfast, I'm just gonna have to quit them. After the election, with a new president, I'm pretty sure I won't be able to tolerate them at all.

I can't stand Stephanie Ruhle.

I really miss Jose Diaz Balart. He made my mornings.

Any suggestions for morning news/political shows?

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

1. Chris Cuomo on CNN

He's excellent.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. I have primarily switched from MSNBC to CNN.

I'm not sure what happened to Mika.
She acts like she's had a lobotomy.

[lapucelle]

8. Mika and Joe are in a new campaign commercial,

making Hillary's point for her.

They were played and pwned.

[dogindia]

14. cnn often sets two partisans against each other

that is what happened when I turned to them after Morning j went crazy as was described

I have not watched enough to know how dependable this show is. I could not stand it this morning because of the horrible trump person.

I agreed with text above. Mika has gone crazy. Maybe she isn't a democrat

Are these a couple?

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

25. I watch CNN daily and for the most part it's all good

The only one I don't much care for is Wolf Blitzer...and immediately after a story negative to Clinton breaks they DO report it without a bias one way or the other, so that can annoy you. Other than that, CNN is actually great coverage.

[Hortensis]

40. Avoid shows where reps from each side are spinning like tops.

Inane and irritating, and irritatingly inane, at best. Those include almost all daytime cable, although I also miss being able to tune in to Jose Diaz Balart.

I read the news in the morning, but I confess for viewing I do like to finish and sometimes start the day with recorded evening shows like Maddow, O'Donnell, Zakaria. Stories and interviews with people with expertise rather than spinners and flat-out liars trying to sucker the viewers. Yes, all satisfyingly friendly , but I try to make up for that in reading.

[CajunBlazer]

32. I agree full heartedly

Chris Cuomo is the one to watch in the morning.

[Cosmocat]

39. Correct answer!

Nm

[themaguffin]

2. I saw that just before

I left for work. I think Ford was making a great point and they - Mika especially this time, looked at him like he just said some terrible profanity at her. I couldn't believe her response.

I will watch sometimes despite them. Oh how I wish they just had a show like it without them. They have some useful guests.

[oasis]

4. CNN.

[getagrip_already]

10. ughhhh

cnn is becoming the new fox.

[oasis]

13. For early viewing, it's head and shoulders over Mourning Joe. nt

[getagrip_already]

16. I just watch a regional news channel till 9.......

then I tune out till after mitchell.

[oasis]

19. When I see Andrea Mitchell's mug on my tv screen, I automatically switch

to anything other. That's been my modus operandi for the last six months.

[cynatnite]

35. Same here...

She stutters through the questions too much and it makes her unwatchable, IMO.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

26. No it's not...it is the most balanced reporting there is

That means that it does also report things that are unfavorable to Clinton sometimes too...but they do NOT favor Trump and they do try to fact check and call the vile Trump surrogates out.

[getagrip_already]

28. and lewindowski?

or the small army of trump surrogates they insert into every topic?

And donna (I hate brazille but this is rediculous).

Sorry I dont concur.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

33. Lewandowski caught hell with CNN when they believed he was still working for Trump, too

But Brazile got caught doing something super shady that showed bias. CNN is extremely serious about NOT being biased one way or the other and reporting as fairly as possible. What Brazile did was a really big deal as a result.

Trump's surrogates are on all networks and they are all nasty. If you want to avoid them then you just need to turn off the TV right now, lol.

[getagrip_already]

34. and lewindowski isnt openly biased? really?

Not only does he have an active nda, he is on trumps payroll.

Really, he should NEVER have been hired.

Just out of curiousity, do you work at cnn?

[helpisontheway]

5. I used to watch Morning Joe but I stopped watching all

shows until the election. There were times when I clicked on the CNN show with Chris Cuomo and it was okay. I'm not sure which show I will watch once the election is over.

[Adrahil]

6. No money for CNN!!!

Apparently they think Donna Brazile is disgusting, but Corey Lewandowski is A-OK.

Fuck them.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

11. CNN was justified, though, Brazile was wrong. Not fair to punish hosts for things they did not say.

And Chris Cuomo is one the absolute best journalist on TV, IMO. Brazile did do something wrong and just because she's a Democrat doesn't make it OK.

[oasis]

22. I've loved Donna B for many years, but she screwed up royally on

this blockheaded play.

[lapucelle]

7. CSPAN 1, CSPAN 2, local news for updates on local issues,

NPR on the radio, or Howard Stern (who gets famous people to say stupid things, like the time he baited Joe into making jokes about the dead intern) if you have Sirius.

[Blue Idaho]

9. How about an hour of phone banking? nt.

[sarae]

12. But...

how will you know when to start worrying about how Hillary is doing without Mika giving the camera her best "concern" face?



Oh, how I wish they would give Joy Reid the weekday morning slot...! I'd tell you to watch Chris Cuomo on CNN, but there are so many Trump surrogates on that show. I've just given up on morning tv news completely.

[dogindia]

17. yes

Joy is wonderful. I wish they would give her a serious morning show. I watch her on weekends but it is a weird time for me.
Perhaps they should give her Chris Matthews spot as he has gotten really crazy too. I can hardly listen to him. He argues and interrupts all his guests. He has gotten out of control

[patsimp]

18. don't waste your time watching mika or chris mathews. Both are hypocrites and wild cannons

[cynatnite]

20. I actually like Chris Matthews...

He gets it more right than wrong a lot of times. He does have a habit of not challenging many of Trump's surrogates when he should. Sometimes Chuck Todd does a better job than Chris.

He's still ten times better than Mika and Joe.

[bushisanidiot]

23. I couldn't take their comey and trump support this week. Switched to CNN morning show. Much better!

They at least presented multiple sides instead of just cutting off all clinton supporters before they can complete a full sentence.

Joe cannot stand for someone to openly disagree with him and he cuts them off immediately when they are in the middle of making a point. that, or he will interrupt to make a joke out of something that was said and then everyone at the table has to put in their two cents on his stupid joke, so the person who was interrupted never gets to finish their point.

he interrupts every black guest except for Al Sharpton. I think he knows he can't compete with him. Harold Ford, Jonathon Capehart, Eugene Robinson and Joy Reid all have to talk REALLY fast since they know they will be interrupted. Chris Matthews interrupts the same people, just like Joe.

[PatSeg]

29. Joe is a bully

I've seen him go after people he doesn't like and he is merciless. There was a black journalist who moved from CNN to MSNBC and Joe just tore him apart. The look on the guy's face was one of disbelief. I can't remember his name now. He had a morning slot for a short time, but I haven't seen him in a long time. I really liked him.

[erinlough]

24. I watch Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Nora O'Donal on CBS

Charlie has complete control of every interview, even the horrible Kelly woman. He will stop her every time she goes into Trump speak and softly say, stay in the question....she does back down. They cover more stories than just politics and they are interesting. The interplay between them is interesting and brings out the best of each of them.

[PatSeg]

27. I can't stand Stephanie Ruhle as well

but I can't put my finger on why. I gave up on Morning Joe a long time ago, so I just wait until afternoon before I turn on the TV.

[Jarqui]

30. I've always thought Joe was a little thick, too deep into GOP ignorance and

never had the time or patience for him.

[MistakenLamb]

31. what about Bill Press?

I listen on the radio occasionally

[Lucinda]

36. AM Joy on MSNBC if you are flexible in when you can watch...she is on a little later in the morning

[cynatnite]

37. Love Joy.

[aaaaaa5a]

38. Watch CNN. They are live for the entire show

MJ repeats the start of their show at 8AM. I never fully understood why they do that. They really only do 2.5 hour show. Not a full 3 hours.

Plus CNN has better reporting and their hosts provide better and more objective content.

[femmocrat]

41. I mostly watch Free Speech TV on DirecTV. Sometimes I switch to CBS.

Bill Press at 7 am
Democracy Now at 8 am
Stephanie Miller at 9 am

I used to love C-Span, but left when it started having more and more conservatives on and too many of the callers are RW whackos.

[HipChick]

42. I hear Mika saying that she was going to fight Harold

She could not fight her way out of a paper bag..

[Wounded Bear]

43. I seldom wake up early enough to watch them anyway...

here on the west coast, they start at like 3 am.

Ain't gonna happen.