EffieBlack
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Wed Jul-20-11 01:56 PM
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| 63. Your point: "Sharpton would be a good replacement once he learns how to pronounce the names |
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and words that he continues to mispronounce, and once he learns to read the teleprompter smoother, and once he learns how to run his show" is interesting and I understand your point.
But my point - and I think others here are making the same one - is that the kinds of issues you raised are improved only through practice. None of the hosts currently with their own shows started off as great, seasoned television hosts. They were given chances and then groomed through practice - and the only way to do this is by giving them on-air experience.
This is where some of the frustration you're seeing here comes from. White hosts are given all kinds of opportunities to grow and improve. Yet potential black hosts are criticized for not having fully perfected their craft - even though they haven't been given similar chances to do so.
Rev. Sharpton is a very good host and he has the potential to be a great one. And if he's given the same chance that the likes of Dylan Ratigan, Ed Schultz and Willie Geist have been given, he will be.
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| -For those who think that Al Sharpton isn't quite good enough for his own show on MSNBC |
Empowerer |
Jul-18-11 10:44 PM |
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Love Al. Hate Cenk. Hope Al gets the timeslot via his own show. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-18-11 10:47 PM |
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I like Cenk. If MSNBC wants Al then they can give him the Hardball repeat hour. n/t |
Tx4obama |
Jul-18-11 10:49 PM |
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Well, we were bound to disagree sometime. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-18-11 10:51 PM |
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I would prefer he get |
polmaven |
Jul-19-11 07:39 AM |
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I'll second that. One hour of Tweedy is more than enough. n/t |
Ganja Ninja |
Jul-20-11 02:21 PM |
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According to some folks around here, Cenk IS the dose of "color" |
EffieBlack |
Jul-18-11 10:51 PM |
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LOL! |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-18-11 10:56 PM |
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For all intents and purposes by European standards he is. |
vaberella |
Jul-18-11 11:27 PM |
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Jul-19-11 07:47 AM |
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Some love Cenk because he's a former Republican like Hillary. Some want McCain/Palin as POTUS/VP... |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-19-11 11:04 AM |
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Go Al, he brings humor and a solid perspective on the issues nt |
flamingdem |
Jul-19-11 09:04 AM |
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That was a wonderful speech by Rev. Sharpton. |
jaxx |
Jul-18-11 11:13 PM |
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Give him Morning Al |
tularetom |
Jul-18-11 11:18 PM |
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"He's no Cenk?" Are you serious? |
Empowerer |
Jul-18-11 11:43 PM |
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Serious as a heart attack |
tularetom |
Jul-18-11 11:47 PM |
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Wow ... |
Empowerer |
Jul-18-11 11:52 PM |
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I'm gratified that my opinion on this relatively trivial subject is so important to you |
tularetom |
Jul-19-11 12:02 AM |
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What is so surprising that some members of DU prefer a strong progressive voice |
Exultant Democracy |
Jul-19-11 11:27 AM |
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I know what you mean. Rev. Sharpton didn't have to switch party affiliation to |
Tarheel_Dem |
Jul-19-11 12:20 PM |
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He's an informed progressive. Is that a bad thing now? n/t |
Dawgs |
Jul-19-11 07:48 AM |
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I don't like his interview style...he's Sean Hannity in a Sunday hat... |
Joe the Revelator |
Jul-18-11 11:21 PM |
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No he doesn't. What are you talking about? He has republicans falling over themselves. |
vaberella |
Jul-18-11 11:28 PM |
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I don't know about that... |
Joe the Revelator |
Jul-18-11 11:35 PM |
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Different styles ... |
Empowerer |
Jul-18-11 11:49 PM |
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I promise you, I have nothing against the Rev....he saved my 'life' during the counter inauguration |
Joe the Revelator |
Jul-19-11 12:04 AM |
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I'm a big Al Sharpton fan. I believe he serves a purpose, and he calls it the way he sees it. |
secondwind |
Jul-19-11 06:03 AM |
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He's a great public speaker. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Jul-18-11 11:22 PM |
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love Cenk |
libodem |
Jul-18-11 11:24 PM |
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I like them both. Is there something wrong with me? |
checks-n-balances |
Jul-18-11 11:43 PM |
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Nope. A lot of people do. n/t |
vaberella |
Jul-18-11 11:49 PM |
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I'm glad that we're seeing more of Al Sharpton. Not that I don't like Cenk, |
liberalla |
Jul-18-11 11:57 PM |
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Why do we have so many repeats of Tweety? |
juajen |
Jul-19-11 12:14 AM |
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I like Sharpton. |
Scottybeamer70 |
Jul-19-11 02:11 AM |
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I simply object to the idea of any guest host replacing Cenk permanently. |
AtomicKitten |
Jul-19-11 04:21 AM |
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He's the first one on MSNBC to shut up and fluster that loud mouth |
Kahuna |
Jul-19-11 05:10 AM |
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I'd love to see Sharpton replace the Ed show. n/t |
Lil Missy |
Jul-19-11 06:24 AM |
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I like his stands but is annoying as hell! n-t |
Logical |
Jul-19-11 07:13 AM |
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And I find Cenk, Ed, Dylan and Joe S. annoying as hell |
EffieBlack |
Jul-19-11 07:59 AM |
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Finally an OP about a real Democrat |
mdmc |
Jul-19-11 07:16 AM |
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Rev Al has been putting his bacon on the line for 30 years and people |
Kahuna |
Jul-19-11 08:33 AM |
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Thanks! :-) |
Empowerer |
Jul-19-11 09:26 PM |
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I adore Rev Sharpton, but it is bad form in any and all cases |
Bluenorthwest |
Jul-19-11 08:59 AM |
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Oh please. The majority of the nasty remarks are at Sharpton, |
Kahuna |
Jul-19-11 10:58 AM |
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I like Al! |
Bake |
Jul-19-11 11:00 AM |
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Ditto! There's no comparison. One talks about politics on the teevee, |
Tarheel_Dem |
Jul-19-11 12:31 PM |
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Sharpton is a hustler and self-promoter. |
immoderate |
Jul-19-11 01:31 PM |
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Ah yes - the "hustler" perjorative - |
EffieBlack |
Jul-19-11 03:27 PM |
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Hear, hear, my sister! n/t |
Empowerer |
Jul-19-11 04:21 PM |
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Deleted |
Empowerer |
Jul-19-11 09:25 PM |
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I guess you assume that all hustlers are black, or Paul Newman. |
immoderate |
Jul-19-11 04:36 PM |
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|No, I don't - i said that only black activists are called "hustlers" |
EffieBlack |
Jul-19-11 07:17 PM |
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I don't doubt that Al can hold sway over a... |
immoderate |
Jul-20-11 12:43 AM |
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Rev. Sharpton may not get YOUR attention, and you may not like his manner of speaking |
EffieBlack |
Jul-20-11 06:27 AM |
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It's about Al not melanocytes. I have little interest in Schultz for the same reasons. |
immoderate |
Jul-20-11 10:12 PM |
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OK, let's make it "grifter" so we can be PC. Self-promoter stands, right? |
immoderate |
Jul-19-11 04:47 PM |
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excellent response |
noiretextatique |
Jul-20-11 12:52 AM |
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cosign |
my2sense |
Jul-20-11 09:16 AM |
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Co-sign n/t |
my2sense |
Jul-20-11 05:31 PM |
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All he had to do |
leftynyc |
Jul-21-11 08:24 AM |
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Sharpton is going at it with some congressman right now. Love it! |
PragmaticLiberal |
Jul-19-11 05:06 PM |
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Well... |
July16th-20th |
Jul-19-11 05:08 PM |
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I hope he gets his own show |
OhioBlue |
Jul-19-11 09:19 PM |
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I love Cenk |
dreamnightwind |
Jul-20-11 02:38 AM |
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I LOVE Al... |
tallahasseedem |
Jul-20-11 10:25 AM |
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A GD thread comment states that AL was asked to stay on for two more weeks nt |
flamingdem |
Jul-20-11 10:25 AM |
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Since you pretty much accused me of being a racist and having different standards for |
jenmito |
Jul-20-11 10:57 AM |
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Your point: "Sharpton would be a good replacement once he learns how to pronounce the names |
EffieBlack |
Jul-20-11 01:56 PM |
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Just to be clear... |
jenmito |
Jul-20-11 02:27 PM |
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Reminds me of a friend who once asked why his company never hired blacks to be department heads |
Empowerer |
Jul-20-11 02:49 PM |
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My post reminds you of that? Funny you didn't comment on my post. n/t |
jenmito |
Jul-20-11 02:51 PM |
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I wasn't responding to you because I wasn't talking about your post |
Empowerer |
Jul-20-11 05:40 PM |
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Funny how you keep posting to other people who are posting to me, but you never |
jenmito |
Jul-20-11 06:02 PM |
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When you say something I think merits a response, I will certainly respond to it . . .n/t |
Empowerer |
Jul-20-11 06:05 PM |
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You DO respond to my posts by posting to the person who's posting to me, |
jenmito |
Jul-20-11 06:10 PM |
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Whatever |
Empowerer |
Jul-20-11 06:12 PM |
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Yup-whatever. I must've made my case. |
jenmito |
Jul-20-11 06:13 PM |
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Most of the talk show hosts have guest hosted before. That's how they're tested. |
Honeycombe8 |
Jul-20-11 11:13 PM |
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He's been guest hosting for the last two weeks |
Empowerer |
Jul-21-11 06:33 AM |
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If I had a choice between Rev. Al on MSNBC at 6 and |
Vinca |
Jul-21-11 08:34 AM |
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