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Archae

(46,347 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 11:31 AM Apr 2015

Rachel last night was terrible.

Rachel Maddow's show, that is.

She had about 10 minutes, talking about the oil platform blowout protectors, at the end.

The entire rest of the show was nothing but Presidential politics.

Now you see why I tape the programs and watch them later.

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
1. DVR is key
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 11:34 AM
Apr 2015

Thing is, unlike shows that give a rundown of what they are covering up front, it is often unclear where her show will be going.

But, Jiminy Christmas, it is April. Doing "horse race" style stuff on the presidential election is, IMHO, early.

It's getting to be like selling Halloween merchandise in August.

Archae

(46,347 posts)
2. I have a DVR too.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 11:43 AM
Apr 2015

I just use the term "taping it" since that's what I did for a couple decades.

And it seems more like seeing Christmas stuff in stores near Easter.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
3. I thought the information on the oil platform protectors was useful, stuff I hadn't heard about
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 11:46 AM
Apr 2015

before.

Archae

(46,347 posts)
4. It was. It should have been in her first segment.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 12:01 PM
Apr 2015

Instead it was the last.
Almost an afterthought. Filler.

Archae

(46,347 posts)
6. There actually ARE more important stories out there, besides Hillary's hair or Rubio's tie.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 12:08 PM
Apr 2015

The story about the nonfunctional oil blowout preventers was more or less filler at the end.

But there are other stories, more important than what blowhard is getting umpty-million $$$ from rich yacht owners.

Chris Christie is a tax cheat.

There was a category 4 tornado in Illinois.

Two cops shot people running away from them, one "by accident."

brooklynite

(94,729 posts)
7. ...and there's also a Presidential election with two new candidates in the race in the last two days
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 12:12 PM
Apr 2015
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