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2016 Postmortem

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

28. She IS awesome, isn't she?

Reply to calimary (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 09:19 PM

Sep 2016

And the secret to her awesomeness?

She prepares and she listens.

She knows her shit. She has an amazing array of facts in her head and at her fingertips.

And then she actually listens to what her guests say and, when warranted, she then follows up with pertinent, incisive questions that relate directly to what they just said. She doesn't stick to a script or get so stuck in her head thinking about her next question that she can't do the follow up that is needed. That's why she's so good at shutting down the bullshit.

I ADORE her!

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Joy Reid. Simply OUTSTANDING. [View all] OnDoutside Sep 2016 OP

Hahahaha Republican v Republican attacking each other now ! OnDoutside Sep 2016 #1

That was such a joy to watch! Native Sep 2016 #2

Yeah it got really tense between all of them, at a number of points :) Great stuff. OnDoutside Sep 2016 #4

She is a Joy mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #3

Wouldn't it be fabulous if she replaced Chris Matthews? Native Sep 2016 #5

I tweet MSNBC daily telling them that HipChick Sep 2016 #6

+ 1000 OnDoutside Sep 2016 #7

I wouldn't mind seeing her replace the smug and mostly worthless Chuck Todd. calimary Sep 2016 #15

Democracy Now! Media Matters! How awesome was that???? And I can easily see her handling 2 hours. Native Sep 2016 #16

Didn't you love that "Star Trek" segment - and the interview with Leonard Nimoy's son? calimary Sep 2016 #22

Totally loved it! And Joy was obviously in her element - "I got to sit in the chair!" Native Sep 2016 #23

She IS awesome, isn't she? EffieBlack Sep 2016 #28

That IS what makes her so great at her job. calimary Sep 2016 #38

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2016 #39

Yes! GWC58 Sep 2016 #26

I know I would pay mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #9

That would be amazing. sarae Sep 2016 #32

I watched about half an hour. kstewart33 Sep 2016 #18

A second hour, great ! OnDoutside Sep 2016 #8

Apparently not outstanding enough for a summary of her points or even her topics. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #10

True. It's just a tweet but without the link. n/t Beartracks Sep 2016 #12

Bernardo, I think the OP was just to alert MSNBC watchers that Joy was filling in again. Native Sep 2016 #20

Thank you. OnDoutside Sep 2016 #35

I adore her! KnR Kind of Blue Sep 2016 #11

She is wonderful. Dump that ole nutball and give her that time slot. Peregrine Took Sep 2016 #13

what are you talking about? SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2016 #14

I saw her from 5-7 - that would be Toad & the Bloomberg show, right? Native Sep 2016 #17

We get MTP Daily @5 est. Hardball @7 est n/t SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2016 #25

Joy is the best Joey Liberal Sep 2016 #19

This is the 2nd or 3rd time I've heard her PatSeg Sep 2016 #21

While she's at it, I'd like her to rap their knuckles good with the yardstick GoDawgs Sep 2016 #36

Yes and she looks tempted to do so PatSeg Sep 2016 #37

+1000 ProudProgressiveNow Sep 2016 #24

Not sure which Joy episode you are talking about wncHillsupport Sep 2016 #27

thanks for the heads up on "Essential Hillary" - looking forward to watching that! Native Sep 2016 #31

Joy is great. Hieronymus Sep 2016 #29

I love her! MoonRiver Sep 2016 #30

Me too. sarae Sep 2016 #33

Joy Shut Down "Rev." Burns a Couple of Weeks Ago LonghornJack Sep 2016 #34