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powergirl

(2,393 posts)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:27 AM Jan 2012

Watching Elizabeth Warren on The Daily Show - she is not doing well

I want her to win. But she is not presenting well on The Daily Show which is a friendly venu. She will not lighten up. I hope she does better on the campaign trail.

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Watching Elizabeth Warren on The Daily Show - she is not doing well (Original Post) powergirl Jan 2012 OP
Yeah, she's no Daniels. valerief Jan 2012 #1
She kept ignoring John Stewart powergirl Jan 2012 #5
Thank you for your concern. nt valerief Jan 2012 #11
Do you understand how straight-man/funny-man schtick works? jberryhill Jan 2012 #19
Thank you for your concern. aquart Jan 2012 #2
You forgot the sarcasm tag jberryhill Jan 2012 #3
I agree zappaman Jan 2012 #7
And passionate jberryhill Jan 2012 #9
I don't like passive women... Bigmack Jan 2012 #4
She knows her numbers :) think Jan 2012 #6
She doesn't need to sell you. She just needs to sell the people of Massachusetts. MADem Jan 2012 #8
I think she just had an off night. progressoid Jan 2012 #10
Thank you for your concern. nt valerief Jan 2012 #14
Elizabeth Warren raises $5.7M in Q4, dwarfing Scott Brown's haul Zorra Jan 2012 #12
Thanks for your concern. What is a 'venu?' nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #13
I Love JS... But Could It Be That She Is Earnest... And That Never Comes Off As Funny ??? WillyT Jan 2012 #15
Really? That is the first interview I've seen of her, but I thought she was great. white_wolf Jan 2012 #16
Dems are always like that on his show and Colbert's. It's kind of cringy. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #17
Don't worry, she will. Your concern over her doing badly is noted. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #18
Evidently we weren't watching the same TV show Missy Vixen Jan 2012 #20
As many have already said OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #21
She was great. What are you thinking? JackRiddler Jan 2012 #22
what the fuck are you talking about? rufus dog Jan 2012 #23

powergirl

(2,393 posts)
5. She kept ignoring John Stewart
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:33 AM
Jan 2012

When he would ask a legit question or even a joke - that was intended to make her look good. Again, I want her to win but she needs to present well - and it was not happening. Stewart ended the interview and said he would post it online.

zappaman

(20,605 posts)
7. I agree
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:37 AM
Jan 2012

I think the fact she is not the same old bullshit politician we are used to seeing is a great thing!
She is honest and that is refreshing.

 

Bigmack

(8,020 posts)
4. I don't like passive women...
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:33 AM
Jan 2012

I don't like women who "know their place"

I want her passionate. I want her breathing fire, goddam it!

This is about the future of our country, not looking cool on TV.

We can all lighten up when we're sure the country will survive.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
6. She knows her numbers :)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:36 AM
Jan 2012

That counts big time when people actually hear the numbers and percentages spent by the government on programs. I learned in quick form from this interview that compared to Europe and China we are spending squat on our infrastructure.







MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. She doesn't need to sell you. She just needs to sell the people of Massachusetts.
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:44 AM
Jan 2012

She's doing just that.

I don't want her to "lighten up." She's running against a frigging naked lightweight. We face serious issues ahead--we don't need a smiling stumblebum in a barn coat and a crappy truck to make us feel special.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
12. Elizabeth Warren raises $5.7M in Q4, dwarfing Scott Brown's haul
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:57 AM
Jan 2012

According to a recent UMass Amherst Poll, Warren held a slight, four-point lead over Brown among registered voters, garnering 43% to Brown’s 39%. But the margin fell within the survey’s sampling error.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-01-11/news/30618037_1_consumer-financial-protection-bureau-elizabeth-warren-viable-opportunities

 

WillyT

(72,631 posts)
15. I Love JS... But Could It Be That She Is Earnest... And That Never Comes Off As Funny ???
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:59 AM
Jan 2012

Just sayin...


white_wolf

(6,238 posts)
16. Really? That is the first interview I've seen of her, but I thought she was great.
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:14 AM
Jan 2012

She wasn't at all like an average politician, she was honest and passionate. Jon joked about her not wavering on picking a football team, but he highlighted an important point. She isn't a normal politician and I'm glad of it. Maybe once she's done in Massachusetts, she'll make a fun for the WH.

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
17. Dems are always like that on his show and Colbert's. It's kind of cringy.
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:18 AM
Jan 2012

I haven't seen this particular interview, but I don't think it's anything to worry about. The people who are the most charming on those two shows are often the bad guys, actually.

Missy Vixen

(16,207 posts)
20. Evidently we weren't watching the same TV show
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 02:16 AM
Jan 2012

I thought she was great. I'm excited to watch the expanded interview at the TDS site, too.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
21. As many have already said
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 02:28 AM
Jan 2012

I came away with the completely opposite impression.

Through DU I've been hearing great things about her but this was also my first time actually seeing her interviewed and all I could think was "HELL YEAH!"

I look forward to someday voting for her for president.

 

JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)
22. She was great. What are you thinking?
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 02:34 AM
Jan 2012

Passionate, intense, true, informed, nuanced, not willing to dumb down, strong, caring.

I was actually thinking this: damn sexism! Because it's obvious that in the reigning culture she reads as too caring and agitated, which can be allowed in a Senator from Massachusetts but lacks the brutish simplemindedness and insensitivity required of executive "leaders."

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