How about the Mo Rocca effect on CNN?

[Must_B_Free]

He kind of adds the right context of inanity to the commentary. I love it. Tucker is confused as he sees the future pasing him by.

[Lin]

1. elaborate on bow tie ho please? thx <eom>

[Must_B_Free]

5. Stauncy starchy Tucker thought he was the new kid on the block

now he sees someone younger and fresher who actually has some schtick.

[indigobusiness]

14. Tucker is a shill...He's worse than Novak.

Tucker's mock sincerity is disgusting. WHo does he think he's fooling?

He should be on FOX.

[mandelion]

2. Definately..

I love Mo Rocca. His comedy and intelligence draws younger voters/viewers in.

[dennis4868]

11. He's a Repub

:-(

[mandelion]

13. that may be true..

But he does deliver his humor and observations with such a touch that invites people to get interested.

While he may be a repub, he doesn't seem to attack the dems more than the repubs; which is so typical for media repub observers.

[indigobusiness]

15. He's no Republican...Snap out of it.

See through the deadpan.

[mandelion]

17. Actually,

I didn't think he was one. I was replying to a comment left to me, stating even if he was that he didn't seem biased.

[indigobusiness]

18. Oh, I'm sorry...my mistake....never mind

Welcome to DU, mandelion.

[mandelion]

22. Thanks :)

Hey, it happens. I got the comment at first and was like, wait - he's a repub? no way!

[thebigidea]

3. I love when they'd add him to panels on their morning shows...

the other panelists would look extremely baffled as he rattled on...

[lapfog_1]

4. Actually, I think Mo is mostly a miss

he needs the context of The Daily Show and someone who is really
really good at the deadpan humor baffled host thing - like, say,
Jon Stewart.

Where he is here, the rest of the group don't know if he is being
funny or straight and they can't feed him lines...

[Feanorcurufinwe]

6. To put it bluntly

at least there's one person there who doesn't have a stick up his ass.

[indigobusiness]

7. Mo Rocks!

He has taken on a difficult gig...and he is pulling it off.

He is really making the stuffed shirts squirm.

Seperating the re3ally good guys from the pretenders.

Go Mo!

[RummyTheDummy]

8. The effect for me -- he annoys the FUCK out of me

Then again I've never been much for the Bob Hope type of humor.

[indigobusiness]

10. Bob Hope was the only one

that thought Bob Hope was funny.

Mo doesn't laugh at his own jokes. The comparison is laughable. BH was never as fascile, or subtle at times, as Mo.

[RummyTheDummy]

19. Mo is a complete jerk off

And his comedy consists of Bumblefuck, Indiana comedy club schtick. That's all there is. There's not an original bone in his body.

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[father_twilight]

9. huh

isn't he a clown from daily show that got fired?

sorry, i don't get cnn, only msnbc, so i'm confused

[mac56]

16. Did he get fired from The Daily Show?

I never heard that story. Anybody know?

[indigobusiness]

28. He didn't get fired.

That's crap.

[Borgnine]

12. I love Mo Rocca.

Although I'll admit he's an acquired taste. I always relish how he utterly confuses the panel of whatever show he's visiting with his inane references.

[silverpatronus]

20. he's great on vh1...

cracks me right up.

[Generic Other]

21. The FCC should fine CNN for this guy's crap alone

It's like sending a clown to cover a serious event. Why is that acceptable? Will we be allowed to send the guys froim Queer Eye to the GOP convention to suggest wardrobe changes? Extreme makeovers? Maybe we could get Anna Nicole to cover the event.

[Must_B_Free]

24. How about Courtney Love to cover the GOP?

[indigobusiness]

33. Now you're talking.

I think you're really onto something.

on edit- Will she need a work furlough?

[indigobusiness]

30. He's upsetting the stuffed shirts... there and here.

For that alone he deserves high praise.

Rock on, Mo.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

23. I'm with the "thumbs down" on Mo voters. I think he's lame. Just

doesn't seem funny to me.

[Zen Democrat]

25. He has some hits and misses. I did like his O+ for Obamatastic!

And his fascination with the Samoan delegation.

[JI7]

26. he was doing the whole Kerry and Edwards are a gay couple thing today

[AlCzervik]

29. I heard that last night

and he sounded like an utter bastard. Go away Mo.

[indigobusiness]

31. People with no sense of humor.

Are a drag.

[AlCzervik]

32. i have a sense of humor

but i didn't find that segement or any of his segments funny.

[eleny]

34. Mo's problem is that he's got awful "straight men" to work with

The other talking heads can't begin to feed him good lines to work off of. So it leaves him often up in the air having to carry his segments.