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I will be turning Rachel Maddow off when her guest comes on. (Original Post) rzemanfl Jan 2019 OP
What guest? redstateblues Jan 2019 #1
Gillibrand jcgoldie Jan 2019 #2
Me too! nt USALiberal Jan 2019 #3
No I want to have my own experience of her vlyons Jan 2019 #4
I hope your experience is better than Franken's. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #5
I'm entitled to listen and make up my mind about what I hear vlyons Jan 2019 #23
None at all. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #28
Same here. Raven123 Jan 2019 #7
See above. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #9
I agree jcgoldie Jan 2019 #10
Me too Raine Jan 2019 #18
No, but she led the charge and was the most vocal. Funtatlaguy Jan 2019 #22
after listening to her I wasn't impressed Raine Jan 2019 #25
thinking about this bdamomma Jan 2019 #24
Franken was the victim of a rzemanfl Jan 2019 #29
so sad bdamomma Jan 2019 #34
Me. notdarkyet Jan 2019 #6
I will watch but will not vote for her unless she ends up being the Democratic doc03 Jan 2019 #8
Our cat is better than a Republican. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #11
I can still be persuaded to vote for your cat TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #17
nt bdamomma Jan 2019 #26
My reaction, too. mommymarine2003 Jan 2019 #12
A very belated welcome to DU is in order. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #14
Remember when Franken caught the last AG in a lie? dem4decades Jan 2019 #13
Not watching dalton99a Jan 2019 #15
May tune in on the later rebroadcast of Rachel's show revmclaren Jan 2019 #16
Yeah- she is rated one of the 5 most progressive Senators. Off with her head! redstateblues Jan 2019 #19
I'm not impressed with her. bdamomma Jan 2019 #20
Nope, not going to watch it. ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #21
Gosh I miss Al Franken. lostnfound Jan 2019 #27
If her candidacy takes off, Al Franken's comments about it will be critical. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2019 #30
Critical as in crucial or critical like "if it wasn't for her?" n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #35
Crucial. He could help or hurt her chances. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2019 #37
Answer: Franken won't say anything about it. brooklynite Jan 2019 #40
Ditto nt elfin Jan 2019 #31
Fortunately I am already engrossed in "Vikings". democratisphere Jan 2019 #32
I have about four weeks DVR'd. Gotta get around to them. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #36
Things are getting very intense and ugly on "Vikings". democratisphere Jan 2019 #38
As if there isn't enough risk of that by watching the news. rzemanfl Jan 2019 #42
good for you 912gdm Jan 2019 #33
I turned her off. Polly Hennessey Jan 2019 #39
Same here Gothmog Jan 2019 #41

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
4. No I want to have my own experience of her
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:29 PM
Jan 2019

Being in Texas, I haven't had much opportunity to get to know her. I shall use my own discriminating awareness to evaluate what I see.

jcgoldie

(11,610 posts)
10. I agree
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:32 PM
Jan 2019

I'm a huge Franken fan and I don't see myself letting go of that either. But I do like that she has had a very liberal voting record in the Senate and that she openly talks about making her campaign about gender. Given what happened to HRC, thats an issue that obviously needs to be addressed head on. The Franken thing is real baggage for me, but I will listen to her... it's all hands on deck.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
18. Me too
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:39 PM
Jan 2019

I don't know much about her except what happened with Franken but she wasn't the only one who ganged up on him.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
25. after listening to her I wasn't impressed
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:48 PM
Jan 2019

so beyond the horrible thing she did to Franken I see no reason to give her my vote she gets a from me.

bdamomma

(63,791 posts)
24. thinking about this
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:47 PM
Jan 2019

when Franken was not given a chance to present his case to Committee he was just let go. Was this decision from both parties?? or just one?

Was Franken's grilling of Jeff Sessions hitting a nerve???? seems so to me.

doc03

(35,293 posts)
8. I will watch but will not vote for her unless she ends up being the Democratic
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:32 PM
Jan 2019

nominee. She is still better than a Republican.

TexasTowelie

(111,905 posts)
17. I can still be persuaded to vote for your cat
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:39 PM
Jan 2019

if you bribe me with some of the chronic catnip--no questions asked.

mommymarine2003

(261 posts)
12. My reaction, too.
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:34 PM
Jan 2019

I just switched to CNN when I saw that she was on MSNBC. How funny it was to get on DU just now and see that others had the same idea. I don't think I can ever forgive her for what she did to Al Franken.

dem4decades

(11,269 posts)
13. Remember when Franken caught the last AG in a lie?
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:36 PM
Jan 2019

And he had to recuse himself? Al wasn't there this week and we're worse off for it.

Who led the charge against him?

Enough said.

revmclaren

(2,497 posts)
16. May tune in on the later rebroadcast of Rachel's show
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:38 PM
Jan 2019

but I'm going to avoid seeing even a moment of Gillibrand.

ONLY! 2019 and beyond.

bdamomma

(63,791 posts)
20. I'm not impressed with her.
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jan 2019
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/russia-sanctions-measure-stalls-in-us-senate-fate-uncertain/ar-BBSlc20

snip of article:


The Trump administration pushed Republican lawmakers not to support the resolution introduced by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, which would have prevented the administration from lifting the sanctions.

"Forty-two Republican senators chose today to stand with Vladimir Putin," Schumer said in a statement. "I’m extremely disappointed that many of my Republican colleagues are too afraid of breaking with President Trump to stand up to a thug."


McConnell,...………... karma is going to bite his a$$

Sorry I'm off topic.

JohnnyLib2

(11,211 posts)
30. If her candidacy takes off, Al Franken's comments about it will be critical.
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:56 PM
Jan 2019

So, we wait and watch....

brooklynite

(94,302 posts)
40. Answer: Franken won't say anything about it.
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:10 PM
Jan 2019

He might well endorse a particular candidate, but he won't be critical of anyone else.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
38. Things are getting very intense and ugly on "Vikings".
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:05 PM
Jan 2019

Needs to be viewed one episode at a time to avoid extreme bad human behavior overload!

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