MSNBC: Dylan Ratigan

[LiberalFighter]

Does it bother anyone else the way Dylan talks?

He seems antagonistic. Talks too much. Talks too fast.

His style of speech is very irritating.

[Oceansaway]

1. i can't watch him, he annoys me....nt

[brewens]

2. It would if I was a weasel on his show trying to dodge questions

and spew Republican talking points.

[Ozymanithrax]

3. And then there is the issue of the crack in the sea floor five miles away..

that is really leaking all the oil.

It is not just Ratigan, but the people that he talks to.

[Kahuna]

4. Can't stand him. Anybody who holds themself to be the ONLY

arbiter of the truth is not only full of it, but a pompous idiot to boot.

[Armstead]

41. I tend to agree -- I don;t care how correct he occasionally is. He's just obnoxkious

[iamthebandfanman]

64. well in media today

its not that hard to make that claim... is it ?

[denimgirly]

5. I think those who hate him are those who will defend our party no matter how Corrupt.

I find Dylan speaks the truth and to many on the left that hurts. He has openly spoken out against corruption on both sides and even the corruption of the WH and from my observation numerous people on DU dont like to hear that and get pissed when Dylan brings it to light. People here would rather see it broomed under the carpet and think our party is the party of the people and these corruption charges are made up by people who want to see our party fall.

I am a Progressive and i love the ideals of the Left but it is clear most of the leaders in it are NOT for the people. And seeing Dylan (and Cenk of the TYT) bring that up day in and day out is a refreshing.

I just wish others on DU would hold our party to the fire and keep them honest too. Sadly i doubt that will ever happen. Most people here jsut want to think everything is fine

[JoePhilly]

18. I find that he bends over backwards to legitimize attacks on Obama from the right ...

And then he often pounds Obama from a "left position" which has nowhere near enough political support to pass as legislation.

[yurbud]

21. Democrats who don't want corruption exposed aren't on the left

they don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

[Kahuna]

46. I think those who like him are the same people who bought john edward's

snake oil. Two can play that game.

[jenmito]

53. +1000! n/t

[jefferson_dem]

6. He sucks.

Everything about him... :thumbsdown:

[Peacetrain]

7. Libertarians drive me nuts.. so no I can't watch him

[Phx_Dem]

8. He seems manic, and he's a screamer. Neither of which are attractive

qualities.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

9. and dont forget

He called our beloved President Barack Hussein Obama a "little boy".

[stopbush]

10. Any talk show host who asks a 2-minute question and allows a 10-second answer is bothersome.

And that's Ratigan's MO.

[Pirate Smile]

11. He's horrible. I wont watch him.

[TheKentuckian]

12. Dylan tells it how it really is on economic issues more than anyone else in mass media

and is a relentless advocate for serious structural reform to our broken, leach like, and out of date systems.

If he bugs you all the time (everybody bugs or is disagreeable at times) then maybe you're a member of the status quo/don't rock the boat caucus.

If you've accepted the exchange of focus grouped talking points as a real exchange of ideas, presided over by someone willing to accept them as a real debate then his isn't the show for you.

If you want to stop the train rolling downhill at us then his show will often be edifying, even if uncomfortable at times.

[Kahuna]

27. No he does not. He tells it like he thinks it is. He does not have the

wherewithall to actually KNOW how it is. In his mind,things are so simple that 1 + 1 must always equal 2. But in the real world things are a lot more complicated than that. So he and his ilk are just whores trying to make a buck (ala rush limbaugh) by fooling the gullible masses with their righteous outrage. He is just the other side of the rush/beck coin to me.

[hulka38]

28. People should be outraged.

If they're not, they will be within a year or two when the economy has two wheels over the cliff again.

[HughMoran]

35. We all MUST BE OUTRAGED!!!11!! AND THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!!!!11!!

OMG!!!

[flamingdem]

38. cool sink hole mass suicide! nt

[HughMoran]

39. Apropos lately

:eyes:

[flamingdem]

40. Ready aim ..

[HughMoran]

42. lol

[hulka38]

56. There's nothing funny about what happened just two years ago.

Look at the conditions now. Ah, nvm - back to your clueless buffoonery.

[Hoyt]

57. I agree, I think he's very good when it comes to economic issues.

I've seen him just trash some of the right wing Republicons on their failed economic philosophies. I think that is where he is best.

[Radical Activist]

13. Ok, I looked him up on YouTube

because he keeps popping up on threads. I don't usually watch GENBC but I think I've seen him before. I just saw the clip "Glenn Beck V Dylan Ratigan."

He sounds typical for the loud, hyped up brand of infotainment in most cable news channels. I disliked that he tried to make himself look moderate by attacking Al Gore for using scare tactics. If anything, thing are worse than scientists predicted. Nor did I care for him legitimizing the right wing silliness over the climate scientist emails. It doesn't help progressives when someone like Ratigan repeats right-wing talking points instead of challenging them.

So my first impression of Ratigan is that he can go to hell.

[Kahuna]

45. There you go. He's a two-headed snake....which makes me believe

that he must be related to ralph nader.

[bigwillq]

14. I don't watch him

I suggest you don't either since he seems to bother you so much.

[brentspeak]

15. In an alternate universe: Ratigan kisses Obama's butt, and you love the sound of his voice n/t

[LiberalFighter]

25. If that were true I would love the sound of my current Senator who decided not to run again.

And the voice of our new nominee.

But in both cases, I don't. Especially when they refer to Hoosier family values as if they are better than the values in the other 49 states.

[NorthCarolina]

30. +1000. You hit the nail on the head there. It's so obvious on this site, that it's almost comical.

n/t

[HughMoran]

33. He's a pompous arrogant sanctimonious blowhard

That's fine with you so long as he's pistol whipping Obama eh?

Dear God this place has gone to hell.

[POAS]

36. Funny thing about your post

You are critical but offer no opinion of your own about the question posed.

Perhaps you want to offer your opinion of Ratigan but just forgot to include it.

[Nite Owl]

16. I often miss his show

because of the time he is on but when I have watched I like him very much. I think he is very straightforward in his thinking.

[activa8tr]

17. Simple answer: I like him a lot, not as much as Keith and Rachel, but

MUCH MUCH MORE THAN Morning Joe!

Now THERE is a man who loves himself too much.

[Donnachaidh]

19. talks too fast? Turn on the caption feature in your TV

He kicks ASS and takes names. Personally, it's refreshing to see someone call BS on the talking points from both sides. He solidly ripped Brady from Texas a new a-hole with the skill of a surgeon. That was more fun than watching team sports.

He rocks.

[otohara]

20. talks too fast for me

combative

[depakid]

22. He criticizes the Democrats' and Obama's financial "reform" policies- therefore he sucks

[HughMoran]

31. So he craps on Obama - he's cool

Doesn't matter if he's a pompous asshole & sanctimonious blowhard? He's serves a purpose?

Bullfuckingshit.

[JNelson6563]

23. AND HE"S SO LOUD!

Dylan, you have a "microphone" on and that means the people watching you on their magic boxes at home can hear you without you yelling.

[flamingdem]

37. Didn't he work in the pits in Wall Street previously? Think he's from CNBC nt

[Kahuna]

47. Indeed he did. It just proves he'll do and say anything for a buck.

For my money, he's no different than, hannity, limbaugh or beck. Just a different schtick. But it's money-making schtick all the same.

[girl gone mad]

61. So having a background on Wall Street automatically proves..

a person will "do and say anything for a buck"?

Interesting.

[angee_is_mad]

24. Calling the POTUS "boy"

has definitely crossed the line for me.

[brentspeak]

26. Who called Obama "boy"?

Ratigan didn't: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/07/in_defense_of_my_boy_dylan_rat.html

[HughMoran]

32. So you like him too?

This is getting interesting...

[firedupdem]

34. oh wow....that clears it all up.

:sarcasm:

But I'm not surprised you would find his "bend over" and "little boy" comments just fine. Fuck Ratigan.

[girl gone mad]

50. Ratigan was being television friendly.

These aren't nice guys. They aren't reasonable. They don't respect the President. They derogatorily call him the "community organizer" and that's about the least offensive name they have for him. They think Obama is essentially a failure who never worked a day in the private sector, doesn't have the first clue about how to run a business or "create value" and can't appreciate how brilliant and amazing they are for devoting all of their waking life to the pursuit of money. They are also convinced he wants to ruin their capitalist fantasy paradise universe, raise their taxes and give their precious income to poor drug addicts and immigrants.

I think Ratigan did a decent impression. He captured the mentality. You can't reasonably interpret this as Ratigan personally calling the President a "little boy".

I always find it fascinating when Obama or his die-hard supporters take sides with big finance and attack critics of big finance. It's an interesting dynamic.

[HughMoran]

29. He's a pompous arrogant sanctimonious blowhard

...other than that, he's fine with me :rofl:

[Kahuna]

44. Best description yet. nt

[Robeson]

43. I find him informative.

[Kahuna]

48. He would be informative if he really dug deeply into the topics he covers..

But he doesn't do that. He has his own pre-conceived, simplistic notions and will only scratch the surface just enough to prove his own point, so he can be right. The issues are a lot more complicated than both he and other critics want to believe. And there is no way to examine them and come up with solutions during a 3 minute segment. For any one who believes they are, I know a nice bridge in NY I'd like to sell them.

[Robeson]

49. That's hard to do in a 60 minute show. And like all shows....

...I'm sure others have a lot to say with regards to the shows content and structure. If he could just sit there and be a policy wonk for 60 minutes, I'm sure he'd love that.

[Kahuna]

51. Then he needs to shut his pie hole if he doesn't have the time..

and stop misleading gullible people.

[Robeson]

52. Nevermind.

[FrenchieCat]

54. He has a 60 minute show that is on 5 days a week. He has the time.

He bait Liberals that like hating on this administration...which is why Ratigan never has anything positive to say about the President or this administration....which is a trait he shares with quite a few of his fans in this thread here at DU. That's why he got his own show......because although folks just got fucked big time by Republicans...seems like they want some more of that, which is why some of them are hating so hard on Barack Obama and everyfuckingthing he says or does
as much as they do. It almost consumes them, and he provides a certain outlet for that, without folks being forced to turn on Fox News.

Like someone said, those who were fooled by John Edwards as "sincere" during the last two campaigns (without notice that he ran on the opposite platform in 2004 than he did in 2008), will enjoy believing this self-entitled arrogant know-it-all fast talking head "everyone is fucked up and has it wrong except for me" Ratigan. They see it as someone speaking truth to power (while getting paid by GE), when he is actually peddling negative bullshit with a sprinkle of truth wherever needed. And like John Edwards was proven for the fake that he is, so will Ratigan....when he, in earnest, starts boosting Republicans, during the election season.

[Robeson]

55. I like his show.

[jenmito]

58. YES!!! I have said the same thing several times here! He is SO obnoxious,

loud, vulgar, antagonistic, and gullible, too, for believing in whatever RWers and teabaggers tell him about their "ideas" for the economy and related things. He looks like and acts like a bulldog. He looks so MEAN all the time along with everything else mentioned.

[PBS Poll-435]

59. Unwatchable. nt

[Justitia]

60. Ack, his "style" makes my ears bleed! Bring back DAVID SHUSTER. -eom

[ProgressOnTheMove]

62. OK, let's get Cenk in on that slot and Montell on Joe's show either replacing or alongside and we're

good to go with Sharpton. Now Sharpton did bother me with his diversity comment but hey increased ratings mean more people interested in the outcome.

[mystieus]

63. Don't like the show.. and he is very very irritating.