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9. Yes, her failure to fact check or bring on other voices puts her segment on my "never

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Tue Oct 22, 2024, 08:34 PM

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Alex Wagner -- What the HELL?!? [View all] Sparkly Oct 22 OP

Turned it off. CanonRay Oct 22 #1

Wife: "This is boring." Squaredeal Oct 22 #7

as a network msnbc preaches to the choir and hardly any non choir members watch it nt msongs Oct 22 #2

As a member of the choir, Sparkly Oct 22 #3

I'd say it's low-hanging fruit for cable news programming. Intractable Oct 22 #15

Just another "understanding the Trump voter" bilge... agingdem Oct 23 #79

In Alex's defense, other than this segment, I noted that the rest of her show was quite pro-Kamala and/or anti-Trump. Intractable Oct 23 #91

The point is to educate us about what the opposition is saying and thinking. LAS14 Oct 22 #40

I sort of understand that Mad_Machine76 Oct 23 #96

I heard a hopeful/sort of scary story recently... LAS14 Oct 23 #98

Did Alex Wagner think she was doing Cha Oct 22 #70

Disturbing kerouac2 Oct 22 #4

Seriously, I turned it off and put on 1,000 Pound Sisters dflprincess Oct 22 #5

Food network until malaise Oct 22 #11

Probably what the 1,000 pound sisters are also watching. Xavier Breath Oct 22 #16

Never heard of that. But I can imagine it's on TLC LeftInTX Oct 22 #21

You imagined right! dflprincess Oct 23 #94

Can't watch her anymore montanacowboy Oct 22 #6

Very unhelpful senseandsensibility Oct 22 #8

Yes, her failure to fact check or bring on other voices puts her segment on my "never diehardblue Oct 22 #9

Agree BidenRocks Oct 22 #44

Any Black (or any minority) person supporting Trump TeslaNova Oct 22 #10

Turkeys For Thanksgiving czarjak Oct 22 #41

WKRP Time! nt BidenRocks Oct 22 #47

"As god is my witness... SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #85

No different from the white people supporting trump BaronChocula Oct 22 #59

Amen and Hear, Hear!!! Moostache Oct 23 #101

Thank you!!!! BaronChocula Oct 23 #105

Didn't Trump say something similar about Judeans? Come on man, be better than that. padah513 Oct 22 #64

Thank you!!! BaronChocula Oct 23 #104

It's hard when Musk is out there offering $1 million for a pledge to vote for Trump Mr.WeRP Oct 22 #68

Misogyny is universal jfz9580m Oct 23 #74

I turned it off. Willfully ignorant idiots. Yes Alex, some black people are idiots too. Some are bigots. That's not news tulipsandroses Oct 22 #12

Yes, so annoying, no fact checking or balance to the morons' positions. brush Oct 22 #42

I don't watch her at all. Bev54 Oct 22 #13

This isn't the first time she's had a ridiculously non-representative focus group... hlthe2b Oct 22 #14

That was exactly my reaction PlanetBev Oct 22 #17

Thank you (and everyone else who concurred). Sparkly Oct 22 #19

don't let that silliness put you into a fit of depression! NJCher Oct 22 #48

This! jfz9580m Oct 23 #75

Turned it off too Marigold Oct 22 #18

I'm waiting... 2naSalit Oct 22 #20

Muted her and got a glass of wine MizLibby Oct 22 #22

I am not a fan of Wagner WSHazel Oct 22 #23

I turned it off peggysue2 Oct 22 #24

Meh, they're gonna be highly disappointed in about two weeks. Wednesdays Oct 22 #25

Never warmed to her. Like Nicolle better and Joinfortmill Oct 22 #26

I can't watch Alex Wagner crimycarny Oct 22 #27

I record thanks will delete Pas-de-Calais Oct 22 #28

I get it's upsetting, but are they supposed to avoid stories like this that do have significance. Silent Type Oct 22 #29

I expect there will be a modest shift of black voters to Trump WSHazel Oct 22 #30

I think most viewers are smart enough not to be swayed by that. It's an important story. Silent Type Oct 22 #33

My sisters and I agreed hotellanai1986 Oct 23 #102

It is one thing to "hear" these viewpoints. But journalists spooky3 Oct 22 #35

I think they are entitled to their opinion. Then, viewers can decide what the think. I bet every Silent Type Oct 22 #37

But they are not entitled to their own facts, as spooky3 Oct 22 #50

As poster below noted, there were opposing facts further into video. I think viewers are smarter Silent Type Oct 22 #52

You would bet? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #82

Not this crud again. What do you think? Of course, I don't know what every viewer thinks. But I do bet vast majority Silent Type Oct 23 #87

No SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #88

I'm damn confident MSNBC/CNN viewers lean heavily Democratic. You don't like it, well state your opinion. Silent Type Oct 23 #89

My opinion of the political leanings SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #90

If those that turned it off watched til the end Lifeafter70 Oct 22 #36

Good point. Silent Type Oct 22 #38

The number is very small Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #76

the problem is the significance is created by the story -- it's not organic or factual cadoman Oct 23 #78

I didn't see the beginning of that segment Lifeafter70 Oct 22 #31

She thinks we need to get scared straight. dchill Oct 22 #32

Turn them off. onecaliberal Oct 22 #34

The ignorance they demonstrated was really scary... Trueblue Texan Oct 22 #39

Disappointed Xipe Totec Oct 22 #43

Not a fan Bayard Oct 22 #45

Good episode? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 22 #49

Yes Bayard Oct 22 #62

Kim or Khloe? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #72

I'm Sorry damifino10 Oct 22 #46

There are enough strong women out there who are journalists, consultants, etc.... slightlv Oct 22 #55

Lightweight. NoMoreRepugs Oct 22 #51

I can't wait BidenRocks Oct 22 #53

Hoping she's replaced soon. I can't watch her. MiKenMi33 Oct 22 #54

I also dvr Ali Velshi on weekends. He is superb. yorkster Oct 22 #61

Yes! I DVR him too. MiKenMi33 Oct 23 #71

I switched the channel. It was batshit insane. Just NO. N/t CousinIT Oct 22 #56

I left the room. usedtobedemgurl Oct 22 #57

I think it was offered up as NJCher Oct 22 #58

Platforming ignorance and plain stupidity is absurd. Klarkashton Oct 22 #60

i can't watch alex wagner there is something about the way she presents herself dawn5651 Oct 22 #63

i changed the channel to CNN and got sick of their shit so changed to a rerun of the big bang theory samsingh Oct 22 #65

Take a few steps back Jackrotten Oct 22 #66

How does it strike you? Lulu KC Oct 23 #97

Great question. marble falls Oct 23 #99

So how does it strike you? marble falls Oct 23 #100

Perplexing Sparkly Oct 23 #106

We have some very ignorant people in this nation. They will get what they have coming to them in the end. walkingman Oct 22 #67

Well I thought she did great. Enlightening wasn't the point of the piece at all and I think that may have been missed Cheezoholic Oct 22 #69

Alex Wagner evokes the need to be liked. She doesn't counter. She doesn't correct. She doesn't allow herself to hlthe2b Oct 23 #77

I liked the way it wasn't a typical handoff. yorkster Oct 23 #92

NOPE--Two of those she interviewed are GOP running for office--including a "Moms of Liberty" candidate crimycarny Oct 23 #95

What?! Sparkly Oct 23 #107

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Oct 23 #73

The road to fascism is paved with both siderism Johnny2X2X Oct 23 #80

Consequence of the 24/7 'news' cycle. travelingthrulife Oct 23 #81

First it was "soccer moms", Deminpenn Oct 23 #83

Yeahhh, I don't know what THAT was all about. Ursus Rex Oct 23 #84

I never watch her. milestogo Oct 23 #86

I am glad that I skip her show last night LetMyPeopleVote Oct 23 #93

Never did claudette Oct 23 #103