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In the discussion thread: Melissa Haris Perry's INTENTIONS may be good. Her delivery is like nails scraping down a blackboard. [View all]

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Sun May 27, 2012, 02:52 PM

jillan (31,392 posts)

43. I stopped watching her also - but for other reasons.

Her attitude gets on my nerves.

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153 replies	Author	Time	Post
Melissa Haris Perry's INTENTIONS may be good. Her delivery is like nails scraping down a blackboard. [View all]	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	OP
Is there a reason why you are limiting	DURHAM D	May 2012	#1
No, I'm just looking at one female host and assuming she could be replaced with another.	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#2
I'm a woman	PatSeg	May 2012	#33
Are you fucking kidding me?	RetroLounge	May 2012	#102
I agree with you. Her television show needs a performance coach desparately.	EFerrari	May 2012	#3
Yeah, Melissa uses professorial arguments--too lengthy,	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#32
Professorial arguments without the benefit of peer review. nt	EFerrari	May 2012	#45
Really?	Shankapotomus	May 2012	#81
Love MHP's intellect, but she could learn a thing	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#86
Even as a visiting commentarian, I find her annoying.	Lionessa	May 2012	#4
She's annoying because she's not more interested in her audience and in her topic	EFerrari	May 2012	#7
I like her show, but I can see your complaint.	bluedigger	May 2012	#5
And remember what comes after...	ellisonz	May 2012	#10
I also find her abrasive and annoying.	MoonRiver	May 2012	#6
Just use the remote	Mponti	May 2012	#8
I love her show	goclark	May 2012	#36
She's got that tenured mindset	BeyondGeography	May 2012	#9
I like her show.	Swede	May 2012	#11
I do too	TuxedoKat	May 2012	#96
I really want to like her	XanaDUer	May 2012	#12
My feelings too... I really want to like her show. But I find her show difficult to watch.	hlthe2b	May 2012	#17
That's where I'm coming from	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#23
Chris Hayes acted like	Are_grits_groceries	May 2012	#13
Yes, Chris is smart as a whip	XanaDUer	May 2012	#21
Living in New Haven, I've noticed that Ivy Leaguers all seem to be rapid talkers.	CTyankee	May 2012	#35
Chris sometimes reminds me of the guy in this ad	ashling	May 2012	#55
Bwaahaaaa! Spot on!!	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#88
And he was wired at 10 on a 10 scale this morning, too...	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#24
You know, Amerigo, I think his brain gets ahead of his tongue...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#27
You may be right	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#28
+1! Agree completely, grits...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#26
And just to confirm...	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#29
I understand completely...I have a musician's ear	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#39
If you ever saw her on her earlier days in interviews on issue...particularly her debate with	CTyankee	May 2012	#37
Know what you mean about the cornrows...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#40
Other than that, I think she looks amazing. Just gorgeous...	CTyankee	May 2012	#70
Very pretty woman--beautiful eyes...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#90
The image makeover	PatSeg	May 2012	#116
+1!	uponit7771	May 2012	#34
I don't knew how truly a progressive voice she is	EFerrari	May 2012	#60
No drama	aint_no_life_nowhere	May 2012	#14
An academician, not an actor...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#41
I think we are already over entertained	Shankapotomus	May 2012	#82
+1. My only complaint is that I was hoping that MHP would cover world affairs more.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#130
You're right	Shankapotomus	May 2012	#134
Ditto! I'm a huge Fareed Zakaria fan, and I wish he'd make the switch to MSNBC, but I....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#139
I can't get past the braids.	Peregrine Took	May 2012	#15
I can't get interested in her show and I think it is her delivery.	Tennessee Gal	May 2012	#16
Rachel is even more animated. Gosh, I wonder what you think of her...	Liberal_Stalwart71	May 2012	#18
Gosh, could you BE more condescending?	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#25
It's very confusing why some members...	tallahasseedem	May 2012	#74
You came here to flamebait and now you act like a victim?	Liberal_Stalwart71	May 2012	#79
There is nothing remotely flaming baiting in the OP and neither is the poster obligated	EFerrari	May 2012	#87
yes!!! Let's be happy they support Democrats in every way	goclark	May 2012	#101
We just hope Melissa ups her game	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#118
Thanks for your positive thoughts	goclark	May 2012	#127
It drives me up the wall, too, goclark...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#133
You're welcome! I am a black woman too, and was taken aback by some	Liberal_Stalwart71	May 2012	#137
I like her	WolverineDG	May 2012	#19
I wouldn't know	Cali_Democrat	May 2012	#20
Same reaction here, Amerigo. I think it's	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#22
Rachel has improved greatly	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#30
I think the "little too pleased with her own performance"	PatSeg	May 2012	#38
As I said elsewhere in the thread--she's a bit like an	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#44
Yes, I've referred to her as a cheerleader in the past	PatSeg	May 2012	#46
Cf with her participation on this tribute panel for Manning Marable.	EFerrari	May 2012	#51
Exactly	PatSeg	May 2012	#58
I find booknotes a bit reserved, which I like but which may not "sell" on msnbc.	CTyankee	May 2012	#61
While she is clearly very talented, I don't find her morphing into a talking head	EFerrari	May 2012	#65
She just may be nervous because she might have gotten feedback that she was too	CTyankee	May 2012	#68
You're probably right. I can't watch her	EFerrari	May 2012	#69
Thanks for bringing this video to the discussion, Ferrari...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#85
She needs to breathe. I'm out of practice and didn't notice.	EFerrari	May 2012	#91
Call in the "King's Speech" voice therapist, asap...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#93
well, she IS an academic, not basically a performer.	CTyankee	May 2012	#117
She's had to lecture, present and lead discussions. She has skills that cross over.	EFerrari	May 2012	#125
Is it possible that you're older than MHP's usual demo? She's a college professor. She is....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#131
Yes, I am older	PatSeg	May 2012	#136
MHP, Chris, & Rachael all talk way too hyper fast. I'm more Charlie Rose speed.	northoftheborder	May 2012	#31
That is what I like about the weekend morning shows	PatSeg	May 2012	#48
+1 So true about Rachel, PatSeg...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#50
Chris Matthews	PatSeg	May 2012	#54
It drives me crazy how Chris...	tallahasseedem	May 2012	#75
I know	PatSeg	May 2012	#78
His verbal fellating of Halperin is even more cringe-making...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#83
In Matthew's book,	PatSeg	May 2012	#107
Word! "Greatest"...he's certainly devalued that currency!	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#119
On a rare occasion	PatSeg	May 2012	#122
And that's exactly why you see the same old	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#129
Yes, he does have his moments	PatSeg	May 2012	#132
He's out of control like a loud-mouth,	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#135
There a few people	PatSeg	May 2012	#138
Once a dick, always a dick! LOL!	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#144
That's for sure!	PatSeg	May 2012	#147
I think it is the result of great intelligence and a trained mind.	CTyankee	May 2012	#140
Her mind is like a mouse trap wrapped in velvet.	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#145
We have to remember she teaches at Princeton. The Ivies are a pretty	CTyankee	May 2012	#146
Has Rachel ever taught at Princeton?	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#150
sorry, I was talking about Harris Perry. Rachel is at that level, having gone to	CTyankee	May 2012	#151
the issue for me is the 'cute' factor.	ellenfl	May 2012	#42
Yep. It's like an apology for being smart or something. n/t	EFerrari	May 2012	#47
I think it is	PatSeg	May 2012	#62
My viewpoint is skewed	EFerrari	May 2012	#63
And there was a time	PatSeg	May 2012	#66
Me, too. I wonder if she ever watches her own video.	EFerrari	May 2012	#67
Yeah, they could all take some inspiration from	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#49
I don't think it undermines them	Shankapotomus	May 2012	#84
Being a woman doesn't consign you to giggling and smirking and squeaking like a little girl	EFerrari	May 2012	#89
Alex Wagner: "An on our panel today, Steve ""The Kornackster" Kornacki"...	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#104
I stopped watching her also - but for other reasons.	jillan	May 2012	#43
I guess that attitude	PatSeg	May 2012	#64
That's what I'm saying	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#99
Yes, that's the teaser I saw this weekend	PatSeg	May 2012	#103
Elaborate please.	PragmaticLiberal	May 2012	#76
I think MHP is trying to be what someone else thinks she should be...?	kentuck	May 2012	#52
She has a lisp	tralala	May 2012	#53
Tom Brokaw had and still has a distinct "baby talk 'r'" like Barbara Walters yet he is still	CTyankee	May 2012	#72
Way to pull the gender card for no reason	tralala	May 2012	#77
but only if the shoe fits. If it doesn't, well and good!	CTyankee	May 2012	#112
I like watching her show.	MineralMan	May 2012	#56
I LOVE seeing all the smart, talented women, not the same old bloviating men...	CTyankee	May 2012	#57
My problem with Harris Perry is not her gender, her youth or her femininity.	EFerrari	May 2012	#59
Thank you, THANK you.	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#98
Well	PatSeg	May 2012	#109
It's not about people agreeing with me	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#111
Oh, I see	PatSeg	May 2012	#114
She has an annoying personality on that show.	EFerrari	May 2012	#124
Uh-Oh...	BiggJawn	May 2012	#71
Seems to me other "troops" have come trooping in, too!	CTyankee	May 2012	#73
Sorry, I forgot the first rule of DU...	BiggJawn	May 2012	#80
A lot of posters on this thread, most DUers	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#92
I really need to start using the "sarcasm" smiley more...	BiggJawn	May 2012	#108
I have never heard of the "Glass Tit." Can you explain to all of us what that is?	CTyankee	May 2012	#94
Never?	BiggJawn	May 2012	#106
Thank you and I hope you feel better...	CTyankee	May 2012	#110
You're welcome, seriously...	BiggJawn	May 2012	#115
I don't care for her. I find her somewhat irritating or something, for some reason. nt	Honeycombe8	May 2012	#95
Unique & important segment here: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/melissa-harris-perry/47049927/#47049927	proverbialwisdom	May 2012	#97
I'm not saying she can't do powerful segments...	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#100
I think she's capable to doing four hours of good segments	PatSeg	May 2012	#105
race have anything to do with it?	HipChick	May 2012	#113
Sweet FUCKING Jesus, NO...race has nothing to do with it.	Amerigo Vespucci	May 2012	#120
See my post just below, Amerigo. Don't let	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#123
No, race is not an issue and neither is gender. Chris Hayes's	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#121
IMO, yes AND no. MSNBC IMO is like an eclectic music radio station	ProgressiveEconomist	May 2012	#143
Ya know, I'm not black, but I ask myself the same question...	CTyankee	May 2012	#148
I think MHP is awesome. Love that show. Hope they keep it just the same.	limpyhobbler	May 2012	#126
I think MHP is lovely and her delivery charming.	AtomicKitten	May 2012	#128
I find her intelligent and worth spending some effort to listen to what she has to say. I've	retread	May 2012	#141
I think it's GREAT so many white DUers dislike MHP. This shows she's doing her job--	ProgressiveEconomist	May 2012	#142
Funny you should mention her cornrows. I thought her show this weekend was phenomenal,	Tarheel_Dem	Jun 2012	#153
Who, what, and who cares?	boppers	May 2012	#149
Professor Harris-Perry is brilliant, and i am able to handle that	nofurylike	May 2012	#152

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