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Hekate

(90,714 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:07 PM Jun 2018

Just a note about Katy Tur's hour today: don't ever tell us again that she is/was for Trump

I've had many fights here about that and about the quality of her reporting. Just watch this hour. All of it.

I don't know what people want her to do, or how they want her to present it. Maybe they want her to speak in a nice baritone instead of a light soprano. I don't care. Just stop carrying water for the "fake news" brigade.

I am clearly distraught about today's news: the small children in prison, the IG Report, the exoneration of Comey for having Clinton Derangement Syndrome, the truth about the timeline at the end of the campaign in 2016, Trumptrumptrump.

But this hour Katy brought The News. She looked at the camera and told Truth to Power. Now she's handing it off to Ali Velshi with a smile and a giggle. Don't like it? Tough. As for me, I have to turn off the tv machine and just walk away for awhile.

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Just a note about Katy Tur's hour today: don't ever tell us again that she is/was for Trump (Original Post) Hekate Jun 2018 OP
I don't understand the disparagement of her, either. I think she does a good job. pnwmom Jun 2018 #1
I kept hearing the name of the city as "Tornado City," but that can't be right, can it? Hekate Jun 2018 #2
That's what I heard, too. nt lillypaddle Jun 2018 #4
And tents won't be air conditioned. I doubt they will even have fans. tblue37 Jun 2018 #32
I think some people just like to complain about MSNBC hosts for a hobby. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2018 #5
Many turn to stone xxqqqzme Jun 2018 #19
There are people here who will take one phrase or one look as some sort of proof the host is a Repub RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #24
They are like those who immediately want someone to be the Dem presidential tblue37 Jun 2018 #34
I love Katy lillypaddle Jun 2018 #3
I like her work too. Never understood the criticism. Hoyt Jun 2018 #6
I like her too. A lot. Sorry I usually have to miss her show n/t Tom Rinaldo Jun 2018 #7
Maybe her critics are taking their queue from tRump! yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2018 #8
They might as well be, by calling CNN & MSNBC "fake news." Critique, yes. Using Hitler's words, no Hekate Jun 2018 #9
Queue Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #12
queue yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2018 #15
+1 Hekate Jun 2018 #18
Funny but I ended up using the word in a post today myself BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #20
I spent 24 years in the military, yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2018 #21
Yeah BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #23
My favorite guest character... 3catwoman3 Jun 2018 #26
Sorry, she is a lightweight. Polly Hennessey Jun 2018 #10
Have you bothered -- at all -- to watch this hour? No? Then don't even talk to me until you do. Hekate Jun 2018 #11
Katy Tur has become one of my favorites PatSeg Jun 2018 #13
Exactly. What is it "the left" wants? The mirror image of RWfcknuttery ranting? Who does that serve? Hekate Jun 2018 #14
Yes, that's exactly what they want. EffieBlack Jun 2018 #30
Thank you Hekate Jun 2018 #36
Yes, I think you are right PatSeg Jun 2018 #39
I have watched her. Polly Hennessey Jun 2018 #27
Why? Because it keeps coming up & not just about her, inevitably eventually followed by... Hekate Jun 2018 #35
She definitely displayed courage under fire in the '16 campaign coverage. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #16
Katy Tur is great louis c Jun 2018 #17
I loved the show today. peabody Jun 2018 #22
T H I S ! ! Stinky The Clown Jun 2018 #25
I completely agree with you... Upthevibe Jun 2018 #28
I think she's great. EffieBlack Jun 2018 #29
K&R... spanone Jun 2018 #31
I have a rule of thumb lunatica Jun 2018 #33
I have been here since 2001. Polly Hennessey Jun 2018 #37
Peace. I explained myself (why irritated, I mean), as have you. Clearly we differ. It is okay. Hekate Jun 2018 #38
Agree. Tipperary Jun 2018 #40

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
1. I don't understand the disparagement of her, either. I think she does a good job.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:09 PM
Jun 2018

I missed most of her report today, though, just heard the end where she mentioned that a Texas city had been chosen for a tent city.

Did she mention the name of the city?

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
2. I kept hearing the name of the city as "Tornado City," but that can't be right, can it?
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:12 PM
Jun 2018

The reporter on site at the Walmart prison said it is currently 100 degrees and humid.

tblue37

(65,409 posts)
32. And tents won't be air conditioned. I doubt they will even have fans.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:20 PM
Jun 2018

Some poor kid is going to suffer from heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
5. I think some people just like to complain about MSNBC hosts for a hobby.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:13 PM
Jun 2018

I'm away from the TV most of the day so most of these people, good or bad, are a complete mystery to me.

I like watching Rachel, occasionally will watch Lawrence O'Donnell, and--I'm not joking here--Brian Williams sometimes helps me go to sleep.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
24. There are people here who will take one phrase or one look as some sort of proof the host is a Repub
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 08:16 PM
Jun 2018

It's like when you hear about these people who say actors or anchors or anyone on TV is communicating with them. It's paranoia.

tblue37

(65,409 posts)
34. They are like those who immediately want someone to be the Dem presidential
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:24 PM
Jun 2018

candidate the minute that person posts a clever tweet or gives a rousing speech or a good interview.

Such excitability is deeply unserious.

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)
3. I love Katy
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:12 PM
Jun 2018

She brings a nice mix of everything - she can definitely be hard hitting. There are DUers who think she carries water for trump? No way - she can't stand him. He endangered her life on a number of occasions when she was covering him during the campaign.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
9. They might as well be, by calling CNN & MSNBC "fake news." Critique, yes. Using Hitler's words, no
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:09 PM
Jun 2018

I use "Hitler" advisedly, because it was he who hammered home to the German people that the press was the enemy of the State and that they were the Lugenpresse, the Lying Press.

We are fools ourselves if we fail to differentiate between good news sources, mediocre sources, and the real liars, i.e. FOX news.

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
15. queue
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:20 PM
Jun 2018

queue f (plural queues)
tail
queue, line
Synonyms: file d'attente
(snooker) cue
(vulgar, slang) cock, dick (penis)
Synonyms: bite

BumRushDaShow

(129,125 posts)
20. Funny but I ended up using the word in a post today myself
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:46 PM
Jun 2018

and looking up "cue" vs "queue" for usage. Various definitions out there pretty much noted that they come from the same root and have been used interchangeably (particularly in the U.S.). I ended up settling on using "Right on cue".

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
21. I spent 24 years in the military,
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:16 PM
Jun 2018

I know something about standing in lines, we called it fall in, not que in!

BumRushDaShow

(129,125 posts)
23. Yeah
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 08:01 PM
Jun 2018

Am a 30+ year now-retired fed but I know I never used the word "queue" for lining up (we never really lined up for anything - just went when called...lol) although I know folks in the UK use that quite a bit! Used to work at my radio station in college and we would "cue" a record up to play before the current one was done but then if we had a playlist to use, we knew what was "in the queue" to play.

ETA - and then there is this guy -



Polly Hennessey

(6,799 posts)
10. Sorry, she is a lightweight.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:34 PM
Jun 2018

Swings with the wind. Takes no fortitude to be on the side of protesting the detention of children. She is just not very strong or knowledgeable in her interviews. I turn her off as she adds nothing to my understanding of current news. Put Casy Hunt, Kelly O’Donnell, Christen Welker, Hallie Jackson, Alex Witt, Richard Liu, and Crag Melvin in that mix, also.

PatSeg

(47,507 posts)
13. Katy Tur has become one of my favorites
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:07 PM
Jun 2018

And she is getting better all the time. I don't understand the criticisms of her from the left.

Her book was excellent as well.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
14. Exactly. What is it "the left" wants? The mirror image of RWfcknuttery ranting? Who does that serve?
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:15 PM
Jun 2018
 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
30. Yes, that's exactly what they want.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:17 PM
Jun 2018

Just like they wanted Obama to govern just like Trump does now - listening to and doing the bidding for only his far flank base and forget he represents the whole country.

PatSeg

(47,507 posts)
39. Yes, I think you are right
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:35 AM
Jun 2018

Those complaining are either annoying purists or they are trolls posing as the "left".

One thing I like about Katy Tur is she comes across as a real journalist, not so much a personality. The whole personality-driven news media is getting exhausting and often barely watchable. Even people that I generally like, tend to interject themselves into their stories too often.

Polly Hennessey

(6,799 posts)
27. I have watched her.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 09:02 PM
Jun 2018

There are rare occasions when she exhibits some semblance of journalistic insight. Mostly, her patter is devoid of facts, usable information, or critical thinking. For me, she is a waste of time. I have certainly seen her show or her subbing gigs. That is what I base my opinion on. Have no fear, I am one of those who no longer watch her. Curious as to your rather intense defense of her. She is young perhaps she will improve or become another Andrea Mitchell. Carry on and remain calm for as a wise man once said, “Katy Tur is far better and many levels higher than anyone at Fox.”

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
35. Why? Because it keeps coming up & not just about her, inevitably eventually followed by...
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:25 PM
Jun 2018

...accusations that neither CNN nor MSNBC are to be trusted. That's why.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
16. She definitely displayed courage under fire in the '16 campaign coverage.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:23 PM
Jun 2018

She and Julia Ioffe deserved medals.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
33. I have a rule of thumb
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:22 PM
Jun 2018

If you use broad, unfounded, wild condemnations about those on MSNBC who I always watch and listen to I will ignore you. As far as I’m concerned you’re trolling.

A criticism about one nor two specific instances I will listen and maybe even respond to.

Polly Hennessey

(6,799 posts)
37. I have been here since 2001.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:58 PM
Jun 2018

No troll am I. I just don’t like Ms. Tur. Makes no difference to me if those who like her think she is best thing since cotton candy. My preferences are Chris Hayes, Rachael Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, Joy Reid, Nicole Wallace, Stephanie Ruhle, Ali Velshi, Ari Melber. They keep me informed with facts and background information.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
38. Peace. I explained myself (why irritated, I mean), as have you. Clearly we differ. It is okay.
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 12:08 AM
Jun 2018

See you around.

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