Anyone watching MSNBC? They're having their weekday schedule on right now. Shuster is hosting RTWH

[jenmito]

(Race to the White House). I've been so tired of the Olympics being on instead of their regular line-up, that this is refreshing (surprisingly). They're talking about tonight's Rick Warren event.

[grasswire]

1. do you know what time that event is on?

thanks

[jenmito]

3. 8pm ET. Obama is on first. n/t

[truthN08]

5. I've got it on right now

Man I can't stand Joe Watkins. The Rick Warren compassion forum event happens at 8pm EST which is 5pm pacific time. Obama will be on the first hour.

[DevonRex]

2. How's Shuster doing? I like him more than I like DG. nt

[jenmito]

6. Better than DG. And all of the guests except Joe Watkins think this will benefit Obama more than

McCain. The other guests are Michael Smerconish and a female social commentator (Nancy Giles).

[ErinBerin84]

4. I turned it on for a second

But Joe Watkins was talking about how noble John McCain is for having adopted a daughter and never talking about it, so I turned it off. And I turned on Hardball for a second earlier and Pat Buchanan was screeching about Reverend Wright. So I turned that off, lol.

[jenmito]

8. You should've kept it on. The others disagreed with BOTH of 'em.

:hi:

[ErinBerin84]

12. I was really happy not to see David Gregory, so I'll probably turn it back on at some point

:)

[jenmito]

15. Good. You just missed a woman speaking for the pro-Obama religious group which will be

running the "family" ad during tonight's event.

[aaaaaa5a]

7. It's a miracle!

The folks at MSNBC are actually working on a weekend!

[jenmito]

9. Yup! Now I'm totally going to forget what day it is.

:D

[polmaven]

24. Totally!

Is it Thursturday or Wedsunday? :shrug:

[Motown_Johnny]

10. Yep, Andrea Mitchell already did one Hardball show, and another one is on next

dunno if it is Andrea again or not.. I assume so.



then the "forum" which I think of as a warm up debate

[jenmito]

13. Are you sure if the next Hardball is new? I know she said there's a "special" Hardball LATER,

which I assume is AFTER the event.

[Pirate Smile]

11. A new live Hardball is on after this. There was a live Hardball on before it also.

Andre Mitchell is hosting. Tweety is still off with pneumonia.

[jenmito]

14. I think Andrea Mitchell is the worst pundit on MSNBC. Her style is so choppy, she turns pages

loudly while the person is answering a question, she doesn't usually follow up questions correctly, etc.

[DevonRex]

27. I agree. She's not clear in her questions, she stops and starts and

hesitates. And then she rarely follows up with a question that sounds like she even heard their first answer.

[jenmito]

28. I'm glad someone else noticed it.

:hi:

[jenmito]

35. It's a repeat. n/t

[aaaaaa5a]

16. MSNBC...

is really "reaching" by talking about the impact of Michael Phelps on the election. I know NBC has to promote the Olympics, but having this topic on RTWH is stupid.

[jenmito]

18. I agree. The least they could've done was point out how ridiculous McCain's negative

ads during the Olympics look.

[polmaven]

25. OK, someone's gonna

hafta explain that one to me. I missed it. ......Michael Phelps is gonna have an impact on the election? ..

Uhhh, HUH???????

[jenmito]

26. They were discussing whether or not this would put the people in a positive mood

and therefore change the election somehow. I think the negative ads McCain is running in the middle of all this "positivity" should've been mentioned.

[polmaven]

31. Ummm, ok....

If it does, it can only help us....so OK...

[jenmito]

34. They DIDN'T discuss that, but I think they SHOULD'VE discussed it...

since the subject of the Olympics really had nothing to do with politics in the first place.

[polmaven]

36. Oh, I understand....

Just saying that if the Olympics puts people in a positive mood, that can only help us.

And I agree....they should have brought up the negativity McInsane aired, but they NEVER bring up those things about him.

[Middle finga]

17. Man I can't stand Joe Watkins he's such a tool. He sticks with the

republican line no matter how ridiculous it sounds and how foolish he look. Being a black republican or community outcast is pretty lucrative these days. For a group that is so small they seem to have a lot of access to the corporate media.

[jenmito]

19. I know! He keeps talking about how Obama's "pretty words" don't match up with

his deeds. :eyes:

[aaaaaa5a]

23. I would put Harold Ford into that group too...

Even though he is a Democrat, he is real gun shy when it comes to many issues. And I think it's because he doesn't want to offend white voters in Tennessee (or elsewhere) if he were to decide to run again.

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

30. Harold Ford is not a Democrat.

He's a DLC'er. And the illusion of them being "Democrats" is over.

[aaaaaa5a]

32. Good Point!!!

I hate it when he is brought in to represent the democratic point of view. As soon as I see him I know the "left" has no voice on the panel.

[jenmito]

20. Did Shuster REALLY have to play "THE clip" of Rev. Wright?

:eyes:

[AllieB]

21. Nancy Giles against two Repukes

what-they couldn't get another progressive to work on a Saturday? :eyes:

[jenmito]

22. Smerconish is surprisingly pro-Obama...

relatively speaking. :)

[jenmito]

29. Shuster mistakenly said McCain said, "We're all RUSSIANS now."

:D

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