We never got to watch President Obama's whole speeches

[mahina]

Yet here's the Cheetoh Bennito again on MSNBC, live and direct.

Yes the Russians intruded on our democratic process and yes, Comey shouldn't have made his announcement so close to the election. But this uninterrupted spew on all channels from that man was a big part of why he won, in my view.

I would much rather listen to RFK, MLK, JFK, FDR, or even Nikita Kruschev or Castro on the anti-American side, just to understand them, than listen to this man.

Im grateful to DU for sharing resources to hear President Obama's speeches during the campaigns, but the rest of the country didn't hear him because we were only allowed tiny clips on tv. I have put President Obama's campaign speeches back in my iPod and take some comfort in them.

I will write to MSNBC and share these thoughts right now.

[bigtree]

1. nope

...or WH press conferences in full EVERY day.

[golfguru]

2. MSNBC has to pay bills, ratings rule?

If Drumpf's ratings were bad, you would not see his speeches even on Faux News.

[yallerdawg]

3. All during 2016 campaign...

the Corrupt One's rallies were televised, while the talking heads would tell us what was wrong with Hillary when she was speaking.

[mahina]

4. What can we do about this?

That's what I witnessed too. Infuriating and deeply disturbing.

[still_one]

5. cut the cord, at least that is what I have essentially done. Why would I watch a medium that has

created this monster?

2018, that is what we do

[emulatorloo]

7. Yes. First noticed that tactic w Kerry vs. Bush n/t

[Jane Austin]

6. Yes we did. Especially at first.

Obama was so novel and such a phenomenon that they ran all his speeches and all the press briefings.

I don't know how long it lasted but it was long enough for me to wonder when the right wing was going to howl that they were giving him too much coverage.

I think this kind of coverage started with George W., and it annoyed the hell out of me then.

But they did it for Obama, and now for Trump.

All it does is make me mute my teevee.