MSNBC would have been better had they put a Woman on the panel

[glowing]

of men who just cannot understand what this means.. they should have put Rachel Maddow next to them through this discussion...

[MichiganVote]

1. WHAT! And take away from the ego meisters Matthews and Olberman?

[chascarrillo]

2. Huh. Maybe Clinton supporters were right about MSNBC all along.

Sigh.

When will we get a decent news channel in America?

[thepurpose]

3. I think they wanted to give a middle age white guy a shot. Not of enough of their voices in the main

stream media you.

[newmajority]

4. Rachel was on earlier this morning.

Maybe she'll be back?

[DenverDem23]

8. I hope so! I love Rachel....... eom

[Julius Civitatus]

5. Olberman couldn't help himself: still bashed Hillary some more

It wasn't cool, specially when Hillary was giving such a heartfelt speech, inequivocally endorsing Obama.

Olberman's raging Hillary-hate and Clintonitis have reached critical mass.
He should have that checked out. It can't be good.

[hokies4ever]

34. Olbermann did NOT bash Hillary

He was going out of his way to be as gracious as possible. They were talking about how her speech would be one for the ages. They even prepped the audience for the potential 'suspension' of her campaign as being a tactical maneuver and not trying to rain on Obama's nominee status. MSNBC is in the tank for the Democratic Party, period, and it's a great thing.

[Shakespeare]

40. He did not bash her AT ALL.

Got any specific examples? Yeah, didn't think so.

[Sparkly]

6. I said the same thing...

Have some older women there, too!

[glowing]

16. It would be nice to see some progress in journalism...

they only use "pretty" script readers these days.

[hokies4ever]

35. Rachel Maddow isn't good enough for you?

She's one of the best in the business.

[texasleo]

Quotas are not good.

[jsmirman]

10. That's not a quota- that's a valuable viewpoint

being added to their response and reaction.

[Sparkly]

12. Then they ought to end the White Male Host quota they've got going on...

:eyes:

[noiretextatique]

20. especially quotas of all white men eom

[ruggerson]

7. It's unbelievable that Olbermann was desperately trying to find fault in the speech

[hokies4ever]

29. No he didn't, stop lying.

He kept praising her 6-minute frame in her speech as being one for the ages. If you thought they were hating on Hillary, you obviously didn't see the FOX News or ABC reactions. Olbermann had NOTHING but praise for Hillary BEFORE and AFTER her speech.

[ruggerson]

53. wrong

right after the speech he started ruminating that she hadn't praised Obama strongly enough. Tweety and Moonface smacked him down and he only then changed his tune.

[MiniMe]

54. He said that she hit 6 home runs

I thought Keith and Tweety both gushed about what a great speech it was.

[jsmirman]

9. Good point *

NM

[glowing]

19. Thank you.. they weren't that gracious after an amazingn speach..

loved that "we didn't break it but we gave it 18million cracks"... that was really nice.

[hokies4ever]

37. They were gracious

Stop watching FOX News and passing it off as MSNBC.

[glowing]

43. Sometimes you look at things and can see things that are wrong and can

appreciate that its nice that their tone is sometimes better, but also recognize it could be better.

[hokies4ever]

45. I thought Olbermann was trying to keep Matthews from being critical

especially before the speech took place while they were waiting for Hillary since she was late.

[glowing]

49. In the media world, its late.. as far as politicians.. that's pretty good timing.

[ErinBerin84]

11. where's Rachel???

[Berry Cool]

13. Rachel is right on the panel discussing all this.

And those of you who are upset they don't have a woman at the anchor desk, sheesh. They have women all over the place. Rachel's making a great sub for Keith and someday may even have her own show. She could be at that desk someday.

Please, enough with the "MSNBC is sexist" crap.

Edited to add: At least when MSNBC hires women, they're not all blond bimbos wearing short skirts like on Fixed Noise.

edited to add: Why CAN'T men "understand"? Do you think they lack all gift of empathy? Yikes.

[glowing]

14. Since the end of the speach.. NO Women yet..

Sorry, but I am an Obama supporter.. I cried and felt a little sadder for my fellow sisters today.. AND I beleive they should have had at least one woman on this after party panel..

[ErinBerin84]

15. I know, I was just saying that I want to see Rachel! Haha, I love her.

[glowing]

17. She's so awesome.. not a bobble head doll.. I love her..

[newmajority]

41. I think she should at least be anchoring "Race to the White House" right now.

She would do a much better job than that asshat David Gregory. And at least get a voice on the first hour of her own goddamn radio show (since AAR is now simulcasting that thing)

[hokies4ever]

50. I think they'll wait until after the election and then scrap 'Race to the White House'

and give Rachel her own show. It's clear that this is the best course of action.

[DenverDem23]

18. Update: Rachel Maddow will be back in a minute on MSNBC eom

[Benhurst]

21. They should have put Ann Coulter on the panel. I'm sure she would

have had her own very peculiar slant on the speech.

:rofl:

[krkaufman]

51. The point is that the OP was requesting a WOMAN on the panel. n/t

:)

[ErinBerin84]

22. can Rachel get her own show when Chris Matthews' contract expires?

It should play at 5 and repeat at 7 like his does :)

I saw a new commercial for the David Gregory show. It was so pathetic "We don't just talk about random issues. We talk about real issues that affect people." ISSUES? You have got to be shitting me, Gregory.

[BlooInBloo]

23. Maddow's not there?

[hokies4ever]

39. Maddow was leading a subpanel discussion group

with Olbermann and Matthews playing MC for this event.

[JerseygirlCT]

24. You know what? Long past time when that should ALWAYS be the case! nt

[JerseygirlCT]

25. And here she is, lol! nt

[ErinBerin84]

26. and already making more sense in the first 15 seconds of talking than the other fools

[JerseygirlCT]

28. Yeah, I love her. nt

[Patsy Stone]

27. Rachel is hosting the discussion. n/t

[hokies4ever]

32. Your facts and logic aren't welcome here

:rofl:

Yeah, some people seem to create threads before something happens looking for shock value.

[Patsy Stone]

36. And now...

Tamara Hall has taken over the coverage. LOL.

[hokies4ever]

38. Yeah, but she's black, so they're obviously shilling for Obama now instead of Hillary.

:rofl:

[hokies4ever]

30. You think it's just a coincidence that Maddow was leading that panel?

She normally plays second-fiddle to Pat Buchanan and Gene Robinson.

[muryan]

31. Rachel's there

Chris/Keith don't constitute a panel, they are just co-anchoring right now. The panel is Pat, Rachel and someone else

[hokies4ever]

33. Someone else?!?!?

That's Gene Robinson. Please reject and denounce yourself for not knowing his name. :rofl:

[muryan]

47. Lol

I know his name, I just forgot that he was there. I denounce and reject my roommate for watching episodes of girls next door in the same room.

[OneAmerica]

42. This gender-baiting needs to end.

You're no better than the Hannitys and Limbaughs of this world and I frankly have had enough. Unite or be left behind.

[hokies4ever]

46. Dayum! :-)

I only request that you add O'Reilly's name to that short list along with Hannity and Limbaugh. :patriot:

[Ewellian]

44. I liked the part

when Chris Matthews was speculating that Hillary was late because Bill was reviewing her speech for her. At least he didn't say she was probably having trouble deciding what to wear.

[EffieBlack]

48. You're surprised? This is the same network that

regularly has all-white panels analyze eace issues.

[krkaufman]

52. The needed change is not so much one of gender ...

... as approach. Change the approach and suddenly MSNBC would have just as many "qualified" female competitors for their host positions.

If you're still reading, the problematic approach that MSNBC, and all the news media, has is one of bloviating, testosterone-driven blowhards, and the Right Wing and male personality is more well-suited to this style of host. Rachel Maddow has carved a niche for herself not by being a blowhard but by being substantially more intelligent and quick-witted than her blowhard competitors (see: Buchanan, Carlson, Matthews).

My hope is that Rachel is the first sign of a shift in MSNBC's approach, a change that will lead towards a more intelligent, representative approach. (And I'm regularly communicating my hopes to MSNBC.)