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lame54

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17. The premise of the OP is...

Reply to calimary (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 12:40 PM

Mar 2017

That her ratings are rising because she is ignoring the tweets

Colbert is not and his ratings are rising

Could be Rachel's success is do to something else

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Rachel Maddow Stopped Covering Trumps Tweets, And Her Ratings Soared [View all] TomCADem Mar 2017 OP

Yep and she stopped having Trump apologist on too. fun n serious Mar 2017 #1

I think rather that Trump apologists won't come on her show... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #10

You don't have to regurgigate the bullshit du jour from the Russian reps in the White House. dalton99a Mar 2017 #2

I think she still mentions them if they are germane to what she is actually covering. Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #3

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2017 #6

I started watching again....... Little Star Mar 2017 #4

one way to get into the looking glass groove bora13 Mar 2017 #5

Superb metaphor, bora13! calimary Mar 2017 #12

I Like the Direction She Has Been Taking Leith Mar 2017 #7

during the campaign I stopped watching because she got so repetitive Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #19

I Stopped Watching During the Campaign Because Leith Mar 2017 #22

yeah, that too... she was actually pretty awful during the campaign Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #24

Colbert still covers them... lame54 Mar 2017 #8

Comedy gold not fooled Mar 2017 #11

He's a comedian, he can't resist LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #13

But people dont have to watch... lame54 Mar 2017 #15

I think late night comedy shows are the perfect place to make fun of his ridiculous tweets LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #20

Well, why not? His is a comedy/entertainment show. calimary Mar 2017 #14

The premise of the OP is... lame54 Mar 2017 #17

Your are neither validating nor invalidating any position. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #26

But Rachel is NOT a "stand up comedian"......and Stephen really isn't either....but a kennedy Mar 2017 #18

I've always loved Rachel. longship Mar 2017 #9

Kick Hekate Mar 2017 #16

I predict Maddow will win a Peabody this year William Seger Mar 2017 #21

maybe DU could try that and see if ratings soar nt msongs Mar 2017 #23

If we're relying on Comet's integrity, than we're... MarianJack Mar 2017 #25