What the fuck is this Dylan guy on MSNBC talking about

[bigdarryl]

He's an ASSHOLE!!!!! blaming Obama again for shit

[Tx4obama]

1. I can't stand Dylan Ratigan. He hollers so much, my brain tunes him out n/t

[jenmito]

2. He's so obnoxious. I turn to CNN at 4pm now. Shuster and Hall used to be on from 3-5pm

and that was much better.

[mystieus]

28. I turn the channel as well. I never liked him.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

3. How dare anyone blame Obama for anything!!!! n/t

[jenmito]

5. He's clueless. He has Repubs. on and he buys their BS on whatever subject. I don't watch

him anymore. He's loud, obnoxious, and wrong.

[totodeinhere]

22. So he should only have Democrats on his show?

And even if he buys their shit, there are other commentators on MSNBC like Olberman and Maddow who are the opposite. Olberman never ever has a Republican on his show. Isn't a little bit of balance on that network OK?

[jenmito]

23. No. I didn't say that.

When he does have them on, though, he thinks they're being sincere and truthful so he often lets them go on and on. And since the BS they're saying SOUNDS good, he agrees with them instead of calling them out. It's unwatchable. And no, it's not "balance" to let certain people get away with lying, whoever they are.

[totodeinhere]

30. You stated your case well and I understand where you are coming from. n/t

[Cha]

24. And, then there's those who

blame President Obama for everything.

:hi:jenmito

[Hello_Kitty]

4. He's got some kind of branch in his hand. WTF? Props??

Is he trying to be Glenn Beck now?

[Bitwit1234]

6. I just turned it on

one thing he is saying is true. He says that the TARP money is not being accounted for = that banks are taking our taxpayer money and LENDING to foreign countries, because it is more profitable than lending to this country. And that it should be stopped. NOW I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS IT SHOULD BE....he says this is helping our jobs go oveseas.

And I thought one of the things Obama was going to tell congress to do was cut off tax breaks that are still going to companies that have moved their jobs overseas. STOP IT NOW.

[Phx_Dem]

7. He's a Wall Streeter who came MSNBC from CNBC

right after the economic collapse.

[Peacetrain]

8. Every time I have had a few minutes to listen to him.. far right wing wacko

is the first thing that comes to mind... I avoid Fox light

[quantass]

9. Haven't watched but from what i know Dylan passionately supports the Left

It was the frustration of the greed of the right that made him change jobs and from his stint on msnbc he has made many republicans pissed. The guy seems to give'em hell on both sides of the isle....and lets never forget that democrats have bad apples too.

So i find it hard to believe Dylan is doing something evil...i will ahve to see it to believe it.

[mmonk]

10. Yes, I don't associate him with the right.

This thread was quite confusing.

[kristopher]

11. He is a fucking right wing asshole trying to harness populist anger and direct it at Dems.

He and Scarborough are both following the same lying strategy.

[mmonk]

13. Nope.

Here is a video where he hits the Chamber of Commerce's Donohue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRfVdfZ2G0

Here he takes on Brad Blakeman over GOP opposition to health reform

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRfVdfZ2G0


He has been against major aspects of the bailout like many progressives and others have concerning the players involved.

[kristopher]

16. That's the equivalent of greenwashing...

The content of any good liar's spiel is 90%+tue. What you have to look for is the ultimate result of the arguments being made.

Rat and Scab are have been trying this deceitful strategy since it was clear that the backlash against Bush was going to be huge.

[brentspeak]

15. Uh, no

[onpatrol98]

36. Dylan is definitely not right-wing

LOL. Dylan Ratigan is definitely not a right-winger. He's made no bones about being pro-choice, and pro-marriage for everyone. He simply has some financial expertise. I've never heard him NOT support the president. I've heard him disagree with some of the President's choices. But, I wouldn't expect him to agree with everything the President does. Even Rachel Maddow has disagreed with the President a few times.

[Raine]

33. Agree nt

[ecstatic]

12. I guess more people are starting to notice. He acts like a frat boy

yelling, talking wayy too fast, barely informed, and completely unwatchable.

[brentspeak]

14. Dylan Ratigan is one of the better commentors out there

He's one of the few TV financial people who speaks out on behalf of the middle class. Anyone who thinks he's a RW nut needs their head examined.

[Jennicut]

17. I don't get MSNBC (Comcast assholes took it away)

So I can't see this guy anyway. Sounds like he goes after both the left and right but if he is blaming Obama all the time for everything that is kind of stupid.

[slay]

18. Well, since you did not include any specifics in your post I have no idea what you're talking about

buy Dylan seems pretty good to me. :shrug:

[Stinky The Clown]

19. He is monumentally annoying due to his voice volume, but he's on our side.

He is easy to mistake for a right winger based on stereotypes, but when you actually listen to him for, let's say, a week, you come to see how he is on the right side on almost all issues.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

20. Dylan Ratigan is no friend of Wall Street OR the Right.

[change_notfinetuning]

21. If you want to see a shill for the administration, don't watch him. Dylan calls

them fair and square. But Dylan - a Republican Obama Basher? Get real. He's on the right side in the battle against Wall Street. I wish I could say the same thing about Obamanomics.

[protect our future]

25. Ratigan is one of my favorites.

Today he showed a TV ad made by a "new corporation" that is running for Congress. Talking about the Supreme Court decision, Ratigan said "why don't corporations just eliminate the middleman and run for Congress," or something close to that. Then he showed the ad, and I didn't catch the name of the "candidate" corporation.

Great little segment.

[Lil Missy]

26. He's one of my favorites.

[BlueIdaho]

27. Dylan loves the sound of his own voice.

Way too much.

[NYC_SKP]

29. I'm afraid I could never take the stress level of his show, of his voice.

Despite that he often discusses important matters and brings them to light, I just couldn't take it early in my day.

Not good for staying in my happy place.

:donut:

[playboyj305]

31. Hes just establishing himself IMO

[LatteLibertine]

32. From what I've seen of Dylan

he daily calls out the corruption in our financial sector. He's slammed; Bernanke, Geithner and Summers. I haven't been watching him long enough to comment on all his political opinions and IMO he's right on the money when he talks about the flaws in our financial sector. He just had Cantwell on the other day basically pushing for the return of the Glass–Steagall Act.

[Raine]

34. He's on our side

geeesh! :wtf:

[TexasObserver]

35. Dylan Ratigan is terrible on style, but pretty good on substance.

I don't listen to him much because I don't care for his personal style. But among those who have some understanding of economics, finance, banking, and business, he's about the best of the TV talking heads.

He's entirely too talkative.

[Pirate Smile]

37. I flip it to CNN before he even starts and turn it back to MSNBC when he is over.

I had my fill of him from his morning show time. Can't stand him.