2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

(108,955 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2016, 12:02 AM Jul 2016

Tempers are flying among CNN commentators, but most of them HATE THE SPEECH. [View all]

How are the other networks reacting?

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Tempers are flying among CNN commentators, but most of them HATE THE SPEECH. [View all] pnwmom Jul 2016 OP

From what I hear Chris M has another crush book_worm Jul 2016 #1

Not really piechartking Jul 2016 #5

Thanks for the correction. I'm not watching, but somebody else book_worm Jul 2016 #7

He did... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #17

You must have missed most of what he said... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #10

Steve Schmidt was the only one I saw fully praising piechartking Jul 2016 #15

What are you watching?!?!!! tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #20

Ok here's my view piechartking Jul 2016 #23

Schmidt's an RNC toady, that's not surprising. Arkana Jul 2016 #24

On the daughter. CrispyQ Jul 2016 #39

I think that's a misinterpretation. Adrahil Jul 2016 #44

good vadermike Jul 2016 #2

tweety can go suck it vadermike Jul 2016 #3

Several are livid tavernier Jul 2016 #4

Who???????? woolldog Jul 2016 #6

Eugene and Joy annavictorious Jul 2016 #9

Well it wasn't aimed at POC so no surprise there. woolldog Jul 2016 #12

The Hispanic lady tavernier Jul 2016 #11

Anderson Cooper MFM008 Jul 2016 #33

I don't watch enough to know most people by name but the Hispanic commentator is furious, pnwmom Jul 2016 #13

What about David Gergen? woolldog Jul 2016 #14

Which network is he on? I've been watching CNN since it isn't as liberal and I wanted pnwmom Jul 2016 #16

He's on CNN. woolldog Jul 2016 #19

Yeah I do know who he is but I haven't him since the speech was over. pnwmom Jul 2016 #22

Gene Robinson said it best Nancy Waterman Jul 2016 #8

Well, if Trump thinks he's a new Reagan, he sure didn't behave like one. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #18

after Reagon got alzheimers Motley13 Jul 2016 #51

Some dipshit lady on MSNBC tavernier Jul 2016 #21

Andrea Mitchell by any chance? Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #42

No, lol tavernier Jul 2016 #43

Mahalo for that, Nancy! Cha Jul 2016 #32

That's not true - most of them thought it was a good speech oberliner Jul 2016 #25

Right after the speech it was the other way around -- only a couple were defending it. Later they pnwmom Jul 2016 #26

Ana and Van were the only ones who reacted really negatively to the speech oberliner Jul 2016 #29

They were actually visibly shaken by it EffieBlack Jul 2016 #52

You're going to have to name names because from what I saw, most didn't like it. writes3000 Jul 2016 #27

The same names you listed oberliner Jul 2016 #28

I didn't see, hear of feel any of them saying he expanded beyond Republicans. writes3000 Jul 2016 #30

Fair enough oberliner Jul 2016 #31

They all agreed that it wasn't effective in expanding the base and that that was a REQUIREMENT. pnwmom Jul 2016 #36

Right, but a very damning evaluation. Hortensis Jul 2016 #47

It was kind of the opposite of one of Reagan's speeches. Reagan was the "sunny" President -- pnwmom Jul 2016 #49

Yes! Trump's built his whole political career on roiling Hortensis Jul 2016 #50

Cooper had the best line of the night. SomethingNew Jul 2016 #34

well vadermike Jul 2016 #35

deep riversedge Jul 2016 #41

I think the face that the two PoC on the panel reacted negatively to the speech... SaschaHM Jul 2016 #37

I agree. Someone said it was full of dogwhistles, and the blond Republican said she did hear any. pnwmom Jul 2016 #38

Am with you all the way on this. We were screaming at the tv all through it. bettyellen Jul 2016 #40

and rolling our eyes and showing him the finger. it was awful and boring La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #45

It struck me that I forgot you were an immigrant and dark skinned and how much scarier it had to be! bettyellen Jul 2016 #46

Absolutely. To everything, except that Hortensis Jul 2016 #48