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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSomeone needs to tell Chris Hayes to stop putting trolls on his show
His show with that crazy ass Stefano was HORRIBLE!!!! he's been doing this lately he didnt even win the argument with her on healthcare because she talked over him like all the rethugs try and do when getting in a discussion with them
Squinch
(50,990 posts)videos of Rush Limblech. I don't want to infect my head with those people. Theirs are not valid positions that need arguing against. Giving them airtime gives them a legitimacy that they do not warrant.
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)What a hideous woman.
He just looked lost in the midst of her spew. I agree, he can't hang with the unhinged.
Loki
(3,825 posts)My mother always told me to be strong but stay classy. That woman is a distasteful piece of work.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)I'd like to see this gal in action
TexasTowelie
(112,349 posts)After you watch it do you promise to go kick some Stefano' ass for all of us at DU?
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,335 posts)... do you ever noticed that the commercial plays just fine but the video doesn't. I've had to watch that Macy's commercial three times and still no video
TexasTowelie
(112,349 posts)commercials. It works wonders for retaining the little bit of sanity that I still possess.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,335 posts)I used to use it on my home PC when I didn't have a star. It worked great for page embedded ads.
I'm on an iPad traveling now. Sure would like to get rid of all video adds. Especially on youtube as I subscribe to a lot of aviation channels.
TexasTowelie
(112,349 posts)I never receive video ads on MSNBC, Lifetime, VEVO and Youtube videos or watching something like "Days of Our Lives" from NBC.
I think that CBS may have determined how to work around the Ad blocker since I have to disable it for that site, but the Ad blocker does allow the user to turn it off or on on specific Websites. It certainly is worth downloading it and testing it on the various video contents that you view. I would guess that it probably cuts about 5-8 minutes of videos from hour-long TV programs.
I also don't see any ads or pop-ups on DU or most other Websites.
There are always some exceptions, but it does make the Internet experience much more enjoyable. I don't have an iPad so I can't comment on how well it works on that platform vs. a PC.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)she is clearly unhinged
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)than some of us realise. Better to see/hear them, and prepare.
Cha
(297,503 posts)with a recording of them in front of the mirror.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)and other ACA BS. There are 16000 likes and 1500 posts of the wildest criticisms. I tried to respond to some, but those fu*#!kers are beyond reason. It's good practice.
Cha
(297,503 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)"please proceed" type of response. Maybe a wry smile and a simple "keep talking..." and at the end say something like "you've had your 5 minutes and I have the rest of my show, so goodbye and thanks for coming." Without his attempted rebuttals, she would run out of gas a lot faster and wihtout her planned zingers. She wouldn't be expecting him to just sit there with a smile, encouraging her to go on. It would upset her plans. She would be seen as getting more and more hysterical without any provocation. It would make matters worse, not better, for her in the end.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)over the edge. I think I used the term "babbling incoherency." Which is what they are reduced to. I think they see the handwriting on the wall and know that single payer is coming...it is only a matter of time...
Cha
(297,503 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Obamacare and his arguments were shockingly simplistic and easily rebuttable. Because we were at a table at a breakfast and other people were there, I refrained from rebutting him. I simply smiled broadly and said 'single payer health care is coming to the U.S. Obamacare was the first real step in that direction..." and left it at that. He had a bit of a frowny face for the rest of the breakfast and I just kept my smile big! I didn't feel like I needed to add anything because I think he, too, was seeing the handwriting on the wall...
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)You have to put the Stefano nutjob's rant in the context of the segment as a whole. A lot of good facts got in. Chris was in total control. Haven't laughed so much since the last Palin interview.
So let this go viral. She looks like an idiot. (In that she represents her cohort well).
Agree witcha--trying to pretend these people don't exist is just as unrealistic as they are.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)I don't want my post to get alerted on.
But I will say, I heard my wife yelling at the teevee so I went in to see what was going on and I caught the end of the segment. By the time I got there I got the impression that Hayes had given up trying to have a discussion and was simply laughing at her while she raved on, her face distorted by hate.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)At least make your point with them.She was a total nut job but she owned Hayes on his show.I bet this goes viral in the rightwing world.They will be laughing at Hayes
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)Standard republican offensive strategy. Obfuscate with dramatics.
dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)It seemed like she was just using some mad-on technique she learned in training. I'm sure they tell them that's how to handle liberals, beat them like a rented mule.
They're hoping for one of two results: 1) the mic gets turned off and they can make a big issue out of that, plus anytime faux shuts someone down they can point to it and say both sides do it, or 2) she owns him.
There were really no issues involved where he could derail her argument, it was pure force and domination.
I think uncontrollable laughter might be a good response, if the host can pull it off. Or overlay a funny duck-face on her as she spews anger.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)Standard republican operating procedure. They have really dumbed down political discussion. No arguments to derail because republican ones are usually too shallow to really address an issue. I think Chris did realize at the end she wasn't having a political discussion with him.
JHB
(37,161 posts)Some will, but you have to be ready for the ones looking to create an "I went into the deepest den of Liberal Media and made them look like chumps" YouTube clip for their fans to hoot over.
Those ones don't want to talk to you, Chris, you're just a prop, a foil for their drama. Probably a good thing to be prepared for that and head it off when it happens.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)First of all, he got a lot of excellent points in before she even came on. Really that was the meat of the show. Then he had the Jennifer Stefano Narcissist Shrewball on and she ranted for awhile, while Chris smirked and tried to get a dash of sanity in. And then he shut her off and followed with the White House spokesperson, who did a credible job of wrap-up.
"Americans for Prosperity" PAYS this woman to represent The Stupid. That's her job. "All In" got her on there to represent the stupid POV, which she did very well. She accused Chris of not having the facts and then she paraded lies--the usual strategy--which Chris ended up laughing at. We DO need to see the idiocy of what the Right represents.
NO WAY did Chris Hayes seem outdone, outdistanced, out gunned or whatever the charge here. He twisted her up in her own words pretty well. It was funny when he cut her off... thanking her profusely.
Really good show--check out the link above.
I understand being allergic to these types of people but we do need to have limited, controlled exposure. Otherwise you just live in a bubble like they do.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)I feel certain he has little influence on scheduling guests.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)The liberal hosts bring them on to prove the hosts are "good sports" and to foster some semblance of debate & civil discussion, but it's as phony as Clinton scandal. Not because of the hosts, though. The Republicans purpose in going on these shows is to spout lies, bullshit & hyperbole. Republicans aren't interested in having a civil discussion. Republicans don't want a debate. Republicans only objective is to crush all opposing views & eliminate their competition. They're totalitarians. Giving them a forum to catapult their propaganda only makes it that much more difficult to get a real debate and a real civil discussion.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--where there are real debates and discussions (as much as you're going to get on soundbite TV anyway, where everyone is in a permanent state of hyperventilation).
She looked like a deranged dingbat. A rabid Tightie Rightie. Some blather about Mothers without Choices.
So WHO is going to think she got any real points across? Her supporters are already supporting and everyone else is laughing.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,335 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)...in public.