2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI'll bet Chris Mathews vetoed having Joy Reid fill in for him.
And instead picked Kornacki who lets Trump surrogates vomit lies for long stretches without any interruption.
brush
(53,475 posts)and someone will be bumped.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)chillfactor
(7,566 posts)when she comes on I switch channels.
chillfactor
(7,566 posts)it is Chris who gets bumped.
napi21
(45,806 posts)I'm not sure. I would think someone higher ranking than Chris would make that decision. Now, it's possible the reason is the same, I honestly don't know. I'm just glad to see Joy doing more segments that she used to do. She has gotten much better at handling guests and pushing them to the wall for an honest response.
Exilednight
(9,359 posts)Pick their producers.
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)Joy was on last week for tweets so maybe they can only work so many hours in a week?
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)she really plays hardball!!!!!
napi21
(45,806 posts)Very few, if any opinion journalists retire. Most die while still on the job. Can't give up the camera eye!
brooklynite
(93,880 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)A huge ego. I've been a fan but of late he has not been that good. His ham fisted efforts to make this race into some kind of equivalence are ridiculous.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)for the way he treated Donahue?
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Over the years I been a faithful watcher. Seeing how Joy Reid contests lies that Trump's surrogates spew has made me realize how good she is and how far Chris has slipped.
LenaBaby61
(6,965 posts)Chris was never all that great. I remember him being a cheerleader for the war in Iraq, and I remember how he used to rip into Hillary back-in-the-day. I also believe this year he said Hillary should choose a Republican as her running-mate/VP
selecta
(2 posts)Kornacki is ok but not as a host for a show entitled Hard Ball. It was painful to watch his exchange with Trump supporter Burns. The "pastor" acted all serious with his nonsense. Then Kornacki let him go on and on. The smirk in the end was telling.
Reid missed the note that she enable the Trumpers to level the playing field. This is no matter what nonsense come out their mouth. Other host let them slide.
tavernier
(12,322 posts)He talks over everyone, asks questions of the guests then answers them himself. Continuous chatter even when someone else is speaking, can't seem to stay focused on one train of thought for more than 12 seconds. I think he tries to be fair, but ten minutes into his show, my arms are breaking out in hives because he is such a jitterbug!