Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:27 PM

powergirl (2,383 posts)

Watching Elizabeth Warren on The Daily Show - she is not doing well

I want her to win. But she is not presenting well on The Daily Show which is a friendly venu. She will not lighten up. I hope she does better on the campaign trail.

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23 replies	Author	Time	Post
Watching Elizabeth Warren on The Daily Show - she is not doing well (Original post)	powergirl	Jan 2012	OP
Yeah, she's no Daniels.	valerief	Jan 2012	#1
She kept ignoring John Stewart	powergirl	Jan 2012	#5
Thank you for your concern. nt	valerief	Jan 2012	#11
Do you understand how straight-man/funny-man schtick works?	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#19
Thank you for your concern.	aquart	Jan 2012	#2
You forgot the sarcasm tag	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#3
I agree	zappaman	Jan 2012	#7
And passionate	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#9
I don't like passive women...	Bigmack	Jan 2012	#4
She knows her numbers :)	think	Jan 2012	#6
She doesn't need to sell you. She just needs to sell the people of Massachusetts.	MADem	Jan 2012	#8
I think she just had an off night.	progressoid	Jan 2012	#10
Thank you for your concern. nt	valerief	Jan 2012	#14
Elizabeth Warren raises $5.7M in Q4, dwarfing Scott Brown's haul	Zorra	Jan 2012	#12
Thanks for your concern. What is a 'venu?' nt	msanthrope	Jan 2012	#13
I Love JS... But Could It Be That She Is Earnest... And That Never Comes Off As Funny ???	WillyT	Jan 2012	#15
Really? That is the first interview I've seen of her, but I thought she was great.	white_wolf	Jan 2012	#16
Dems are always like that on his show and Colbert's. It's kind of cringy.	Starry Messenger	Jan 2012	#17
Don't worry, she will. Your concern over her doing badly is noted.	Ikonoklast	Jan 2012	#18
Evidently we weren't watching the same TV show	Missy Vixen	Jan 2012	#20
As many have already said	OriginalGeek	Jan 2012	#21
She was great. What are you thinking?	JackRiddler	Jan 2012	#22
what the fuck are you talking about?	rufus dog	Jan 2012	#23

Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:28 PM

valerief (35,729 posts)

1. Yeah, she's no Daniels.

She's great. She's showing passion and enthusiasm.

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Response to valerief (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:33 PM

powergirl (2,383 posts)

5. She kept ignoring John Stewart

When he would ask a legit question or even a joke - that was intended to make her look good. Again, I want her to win but she needs to present well - and it was not happening. Stewart ended the interview and said he would post it online.

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Response to powergirl (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:57 PM

valerief (35,729 posts)

11. Thank you for your concern. nt

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Response to powergirl (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:14 AM

jberryhill (30,165 posts)

19. Do you understand how straight-man/funny-man schtick works?

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:30 PM

aquart (67,682 posts)

2. Thank you for your concern.

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:32 PM

jberryhill (30,165 posts)

3. You forgot the sarcasm tag

That was one of the best interview segments in a while.

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Response to jberryhill (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:37 PM

zappaman (8,658 posts)

7. I agree

I think the fact she is not the same old bullshit politician we are used to seeing is a great thing!
She is honest and that is refreshing.

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Response to zappaman (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:54 PM

jberryhill (30,165 posts)

9. And passionate

I didn't see the same interview the OP saw, I guess.

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:33 PM

Bigmack (6,608 posts)

4. I don't like passive women...

I don't like women who "know their place"

I want her passionate. I want her breathing fire, goddam it!

This is about the future of our country, not looking cool on TV.

We can all lighten up when we're sure the country will survive.

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:36 PM

think (2,439 posts)

6. She knows her numbers :)

That counts big time when people actually hear the numbers and percentages spent by the government on programs. I learned in quick form from this interview that compared to Europe and China we are spending squat on our infrastructure.

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:44 PM

MADem (87,280 posts)

8. She doesn't need to sell you. She just needs to sell the people of Massachusetts.

She's doing just that.

I don't want her to "lighten up." She's running against a frigging naked lightweight. We face serious issues ahead--we don't need a smiling stumblebum in a barn coat and a crappy truck to make us feel special.

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:56 PM

progressoid (27,397 posts)

10. I think she just had an off night.

She's usually great.

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Response to progressoid (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:58 PM

valerief (35,729 posts)

14. Thank you for your concern. nt

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:57 PM

Zorra (19,079 posts)

12. Elizabeth Warren raises $5.7M in Q4, dwarfing Scott Brown's haul

According to a recent UMass Amherst Poll, Warren held a slight, four-point lead over Brown among registered voters, garnering 43% to Brown’s 39%. But the margin fell within the survey’s sampling error.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-01-11/news/30618037_1_consumer-financial-protection-bureau-elizabeth-warren-viable-opportunities

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Response to powergirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:58 PM

msanthrope (16,913 posts)

13. Thanks for your concern. What is a 'venu?' nt

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:59 PM

WillyT (46,378 posts)

15. I Love JS... But Could It Be That She Is Earnest... And That Never Comes Off As Funny ???

Just sayin...

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:14 AM

white_wolf (5,736 posts)

16. Really? That is the first interview I've seen of her, but I thought she was great.

She wasn't at all like an average politician, she was honest and passionate. Jon joked about her not wavering on picking a football team, but he highlighted an important point. She isn't a normal politician and I'm glad of it. Maybe once she's done in Massachusetts, she'll make a fun for the WH.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:18 AM

Starry Messenger (21,662 posts)

17. Dems are always like that on his show and Colbert's. It's kind of cringy.

I haven't seen this particular interview, but I don't think it's anything to worry about. The people who are the most charming on those two shows are often the bad guys, actually.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:30 AM

Ikonoklast (21,699 posts)

18. Don't worry, she will. Your concern over her doing badly is noted.

Bless your heart.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:16 AM

Missy Vixen (16,207 posts)

20. Evidently we weren't watching the same TV show

I thought she was great. I'm excited to watch the expanded interview at the TDS site, too.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:28 AM

OriginalGeek (5,671 posts)

21. As many have already said

I came away with the completely opposite impression.

Through DU I've been hearing great things about her but this was also my first time actually seeing her interviewed and all I could think was "HELL YEAH!"

I look forward to someday voting for her for president.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:34 AM

JackRiddler (19,461 posts)

22. She was great. What are you thinking?

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Passionate, intense, true, informed, nuanced, not willing to dumb down, strong, caring.

I was actually thinking this: damn sexism! Because it's obvious that in the reigning culture she reads as too caring and agitated, which can be allowed in a Senator from Massachusetts but lacks the brutish simplemindedness and insensitivity required of executive "leaders."

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:36 AM

rufus dog (4,947 posts)

23. what the fuck are you talking about?

Seriously.

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