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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy did Chris Matthews have Max Slapp on his show
I can't stand that smirky fucking bastard
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Why did Chris Matthews have Max Slapp on his show (Original Post)
gopiscrap
Oct 2018
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Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)1. Somebody upstairs likes Schlapp. Yes, he's an asshole.
Ligyron
(7,633 posts)2. Worst of the worst
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,838 posts)3. Same reason Joy Reid has that dork Katon Dawson on?
They need a credentialed but easy to slap around Repub. And the smarter repubs are smart enough not to do most MSNBC shows (except Morning Joe, where they generally get by without challenge).
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)4. Many of the talking heads are essentially puppets
The are reading stuff the producers are putting in the teleprompters. The topics are predetermined. They make very handsome salaries for performing these tasks. I like to think there are several on MSNBC that call their own shots-especially at night
shraby
(21,946 posts)5. I turned it to another channel until Chris Hayes came on.
Submariner
(12,504 posts)6. Matthew's has been a republican since Bush v Gore
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)7. This