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39. Surely he and MSNBC have gotten the feedback that this weird obsession with music is offputting

Reply to bottomofthehill (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 03:52 AM

Feb 2021

Is it some mental tic? Why can’t he stop? He is losing viewers over this. And I like him as a person!! It’s just that he has become unwatchable.

I don’t get it. Maybe he needs hypnotherapy or something. It works for smoking cessation.

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Ari Melber, enough whining about the witnesses, and enough of the rap crap. [View all] bottomofthehill Feb 2021 OP

I agree. He needs to quit trying to be the coolest kid in the room. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #1

The irony is, the coolest kid never tries. I agree w/you. jrthin Feb 2021 #12

i agree and i'm not tired of all the rap stuff. I appreciate Joy and Nicole more trueblue2007 Feb 2021 #31

A moderate amount of the music stuff was fine, but he has gone overboard, I think. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #32

Agreed. nature-lover Feb 2021 #2

Seriously StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #3

There are times that he is so good. bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #4

Yep. He wastes so much time with anecdotes and tangents sometimes. marmar Feb 2021 #11

Yeah, that was weird nt XanaDUer2 Feb 2021 #5

Ari's show should get the hook. MSNBC can still use him as a contributor oasis Feb 2021 #6

Couldn't agree with you more. He is a perfect example COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #37

He got to be really annoying so BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #7

No the rap tonight was good - that's a great new Jay-Z rap that will teach malaise Feb 2021 #8

Agreed. marmar Feb 2021 #9

More here malaise Feb 2021 #18

I think the rap is strong, but as walk up for Sen Blumenthal... bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #13

Rap Crap? Really????? mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #10

I am a hip hop generation guy, have no issues with rap, actually enjoy it bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #15

I never doubted you ;) nt mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #23

No matter the age I think most of us grew up bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #26

Somehow my mom and stepdad ended up with a copy of Led Zeppelin 2 on vinyl mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #27

"Rap crap"? Perhaps you should re-word that, especially if you're from... brush Feb 2021 #28

What's the problem with Senator Blumenthal? He's a respected Democrat... Hekate Feb 2021 #14

Nope, I am a fan of his, well thought guy bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #17

Ari is not my favorite guy. I generally switch to CNN at that time. Earthshine2 Feb 2021 #16

he says things that he would condemn others for saying. nt msongs Feb 2021 #19

My point, his legal analysis can be quite good bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #20

I tend to go Steve Harvey Family Feud bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #24

He can be tiresome. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #21

Many in the media are mad about witnesses Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #22

Covid relief, Cabinet level appointments bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #25

Exactly StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #34

His obsession with rap music is embarrassing PCIntern Feb 2021 #29

I love the analogy StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #35

I can't relate to the rap, and used to assume he was trying too hard to be cool. ariadne0614 Feb 2021 #30

I'm OK that he likes rap, but has hosting a news show. procon Feb 2021 #33

I Wish He Would Stop INterrupting People Mid-Sentence Because 'that's his job'. Me. Feb 2021 #36

Rap crap? ecstatic Feb 2021 #38

Yes, but he is being paid for legal analysis not rap references bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #40

Surely he and MSNBC have gotten the feedback that this weird obsession with music is offputting renate Feb 2021 #39