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Why did Chris Matthews have Max Slapp on his show (Original Post) gopiscrap Oct 2018 OP
Somebody upstairs likes Schlapp. Yes, he's an asshole. Eyeball_Kid Oct 2018 #1
Worst of the worst Ligyron Oct 2018 #2
Same reason Joy Reid has that dork Katon Dawson on? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2018 #3
Many of the talking heads are essentially puppets redstateblues Oct 2018 #4
I turned it to another channel until Chris Hayes came on. shraby Oct 2018 #5
me too gopiscrap Oct 2018 #8
Matthew's has been a republican since Bush v Gore Submariner Oct 2018 #6
This Ferrets are Cool Oct 2018 #7

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,838 posts)
3. Same reason Joy Reid has that dork Katon Dawson on?
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 08:04 PM
Oct 2018

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
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 08:22 PM
Oct 2018

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

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