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43. Bars Ari repeats aren't in anyway random, they EXTREMELY well placed in context. I can see where people who didn't grow

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Wed May 15, 2024, 08:18 PM

May 15

.. up on rap could see it as a distraction but Aris and MSNBCs audience is relatively urban and diverse

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Melber is really an embarrassment... [View all] Trueblue Texan May 14 OP

Ahh, Melber is quite worthy.... hlthe2b May 14 #1

Tis a fairly lame schtick at this stage, but he's well in .. OnDoutside May 14 #2

I have basically stopped watching him. lastlib May 14 #3

His ego has grown tavernier May 14 #4

Hopefully Rebl2 May 14 #5

Katy Phang Please! PuraVidaDreamin May 15 #37

I like his show. nt Celerity May 14 #6

The rap shtick is irritating, but what really sets my teeth on edge Ocelot II May 14 #7

This, this, this. TSExile May 14 #8

Yes I love both Katie Phang and Jason Johnson! nt Trueblue Texan May 14 #13

Phang is excellent SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #18

He is trying sooo hard to have his Perry Mason moment Deminpenn May 15 #19

Peter Navarro we can do it May 15 #24

+1000. You absolutely nailed it. Paladin May 15 #20

Total cringe. SunSeeker May 14 #9

Exactly. There is nothing worse than someone who isn't funny, and thinks he is. rsdsharp May 15 #30

I had it on while cooking BigmanPigman May 14 #10

This routine of his is kairos12 May 14 #11

I dont understand why this triggers people on DU so much jcgoldie May 14 #12

It's not because I don't like rap... Trueblue Texan May 15 #15

Has nothing to do with rap SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #17

and I am just the opposite... chillfactor May 15 #27

Never said I love Reid SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #29

Rap NO DOUBT belongs on news programs, looks at it's history uponit7771 May 15 #39

If it relates to a story in some insightful way, sure. SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #42

Bars Ari repeats aren't in anyway random, they EXTREMELY well placed in context. I can see where people who didn't grow uponit7771 May 15 #43

Pandering to the audience are not justification SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #44

Liking or not liking rap isn't the issue. It's that he so often makes rap references to guests Ocelot II May 15 #22

I'm old, don't know crap about rap, but like his show. OAITW r.2.0 May 15 #26

+1, I tune in because he speaks the language of urbn America uponit7771 May 15 #41

People who like rap will NOT like what he does with it on his show. Please. nt Trueblue Texan May 16 #45

It takes almost no time? He has 15 minute segments on subject. That a quarter of the air time of that show. rsdsharp May 15 #33

Even a little bit of time devoted to showcasing his stupidity is way too much. nt Trueblue Texan May 16 #46

I am tired of the rap lyrics and have stopped watching him LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #14

I like Ari and his wide ranging knowledge of music malaise May 15 #16

His knowledge of music actually seems pretty narrow. Ocelot II May 15 #23

I've heard him discuss Tosh, Marley and more importantly malaise May 15 #31

OK, then; how about country, new age, folk, classical, Ocelot II May 15 #35

We agree that the music world is vast malaise May 15 #40

No matter the genre, it is out of place in a news show. nt Trueblue Texan May 16 #47

Yup. Ocelot II May 16 #48

I had an idea: PCIntern May 15 #21

Well his mother is proud of him. n/t elocs May 15 #25

I like him, and he's respected by influential people who pay no attention to others. nolabear May 15 #28

I do the crossword while he is on and half listen. rickford66 May 15 #32

This... quickesst May 15 #34

Why is that Chae idiot on the show? LetMyPeopleVote May 15 #36

This OP has a stay off lawn feel to it uponit7771 May 15 #38