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[GuessWho]

So who do you watch the most?

I'm pretty apolitical, but have gotten intrigued by this race. Have found myself watching MSNBC more than the others. Chris Matthews wears me out, but can be interesting. For a conservative, Scarborough seems fairly objective, although I'll be interested in how he is heading toward the general election. I like his morning show better than the "Scarborough Country" thing at night. Am kind of ambivalent about Olbermann but he has his moments.

CNN? Can't take much of the Wolfman, and Anderson Cooper creeps me out. Plus, anybody that gives that idiot Glenn Beck any air time won't get my time.

Fox? Nope.

You?

 

[GB-Hack]

BBC America and MSNBC.

 

[sportschick]

I tend to watch MSNBC. I like Olbermann and Norah O'Donnell.

The rest of them don't do much for me, but then I can't stand anyone on Fox and the CNN folks are bland, bland, bland.

 

[alleyallen]

So who do you watch the most?

I'm pretty apolitical, but have gotten intrigued by this race. Have found myself watching MSNBC more than the others. Chris Matthews wears me out, but can be interesting. For a conservative, Scarborough seems fairly objective, although I'll be interested in how he is heading toward the general election. I like his morning show better than the "Scarborough Country" thing at night. Am kind of ambivalent about Olbermann but he has his moments.

CNN? Can't take much of the Wolfman, and Anderson Cooper creeps me out. Plus, anybody that gives that idiot Glenn Beck any air time won't get my time.

Fox? Nope.

You?

Daily Show and Colbert Report

Just kidding. I actually refuse to use TV for that kind of information. Overblown, overhyped and way too much hyperbole.

 

[spinning27]

I go with MSNBC. The collection of folks you hear from throughout the course of the night is just a higher quality, in my opinion, than CNN.

 

[Oz]

Daily Show and Colbert Report

No need for the sarcasm font, it's the truth. :D

But on election nights, I go with MSNBC. They're a looser group. When I need a smartboard map, it's CNN.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Floyd Campbell and Earl Camambert

 

[OTD]

Floyd Campbell and Earl Camambert

How did Hillary do in the Melonville primary?

 

[Ben_Hecht]

BBC's the only set who's playing it straight.

 

[NatureBoy]

MSNBC mostly, but we'll flip over to CNN, too. My wife and I think David Gergen is pretty good. But when Anderson Cooper moderates that two-tiered panel of experts, I change the channel.

 

[digger]

I watch MSNBC, but jeez, sometimes they really **** me off. First off all, Matthews might be the biggest ****head on tv.

I'm a liberal, if you didn't guess, but I still kind of like Scarborough, at least most of the time. There are times when his ideology shines through, though.

And then their was morning joe today, when they were interviewing Wolfson, and all of sudden Matthews chimes in from outside the interview (he was somewhere on the set, but not directly involved) something about how great it is the Hillary's still going on, and maybe they should do a college tour thing in West Virginia. Then all of them are telling Wolfson how much they love him/Hillary. It was disgusting. Ass-kissing to the worst degree.

And they basically gave in to him on every one of Hillary's talking points (including Florida and Michigan should count).

 

[JayFarrar]

I kinda like Scarbrough as well.
He doesn't seem all crazy about it and he's put Bush on blast.
I usually go with MSNBC, even though I think Matthews is an unfunny joke of a commentator.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Whichever one has the most bloggers.

 

[Fudgie the Whale]

The View's Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

 

[Guybehindtheguy]

I prefer MSNBC and have been at various times through his tenure(s) at the station, a big fan of Olbermann. But he's so in the tank for Obama that he's starting to treat Hillary with the same snide vindictiveness that he usually saves for Dubya, and that's kinda pissing me off.

An Scarborough's morning show is OK. Beats the hell of out Mike & Mike.

 

[GoochMan]

MSNBC mostly, but we'll flip over to CNN, too. My wife and I think David Gergen is pretty good. But when Anderson Cooper moderates that two-tiered panel of experts, I change the channel.

I usually agree, but I did enjoy seeing Donna Brazile rip Lanny Davis, Paul Begala, and Castellanos a new asshole last night. That was FUN. TO. WATCH.

 

[NatureBoy]

Lanny Davis ... I couldn't remember the guy's name on another post. I didn't get to see much of his spin last night. My wife flipped it to MSNBC as soon as they said he was coming on. That's how tired she is of the Clinton camp.

 

[DanOregon]

I was really impressed with CNN last night. I don't think the "magic wall" would be half as effective, if it didn't have someone with King's insight making it work. You turn over to Fox and they have to bring in Rove (who admittedly knows his stuff but brings along some baggage) to do the same thing. MSNBC folks tend to talk amongst themselves too much, Fox's news panel is so slanted with conservatives it's like they're not even trying to be neutral, and while CNN does get cluttered a bit with their three lines of pundits, they each offer some interesting insight and anecdotes instead of mere opinion.
Donna Brazile, David Gergen and Lanny Davis provided some great TV.

 

[D-3 Fan]

I don't care what channel I watch, because I like to listen to analysis from different perspectives. It's hard for me to watch CNN in large chunks because of Cooper and all of those lightweight wannabes Bernard Shaws they have througout the day. However, if Donna Brazile is on, I want to know how she sees it. And last night, Lanny Davis attempting to talk **** for the Clinton camp was funny as be damned. MSNBC is decent, though I wish sometimes that Olbermann would reign in most of his swarminess viatrol and let Matthews and Russert do their thing. A couple of zingers here and there, but let Matthews make a fool of himself and let Russert show why he's so mother****ing great. BTW, I thought K.O. was a Clintonite? The way he talking when Ferraro got loose sounded like someone who was pleading for Hillary not to let an atomic bomb wipe her, and Bill, out of the picture.

Yes, I watch Fox to hear their angles as well (I have to hear both sides). You know, given his history and baggage, Rove was pretty good. He cut through the bull**** and said this is what each candidate has to do to keep momentum, gain votes, and not **** up (yes that's ironic for him). Then again, I didn't think Bob Knight would be good on the Four-Letter breaking down the Big Dance either.

Russert, Greenfield, Schneider, Shields, and Gigot are the heavies I go to for a breakdown of politics.