Comments by "upabittoolate" (@upabittoolate) on "Republican War on Math" video.

  1. Like I said, you may be right. I mean he obviously has an audience & that's why they keep him. It's actually a neat trick that MSNBC pulls to either upset liberals to get attention (which=ratings) or draw some conservatives to their network. But again, I don't think he's as out of touch as you may think he is. Limbaugh tends to say absurd shit but it's obviously for shock value.
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  2. Maybe you're correct. But I tend to think it's more like an act. I vaguely remember Joe talking about 1 of colleagues nearly getting mugged in DC & he acted as if it wasn't a reality. I've never been mugged but I'm a tough guy so I'm probably not the 1 to talk about that kinda fear. And don't get me wrong, Joe is, mainly, an effete asshole. But I don't think that makes him "out of touch". I think it just makes him an asshole. Nevertheless, that don't make him no journalist.
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  3. Joe Scarborough isn't a journalist. In fact, he's an ex-congressman. So I'm not inclined to think he's in a bubble nor has he ever been. He's a lawyer by trade (defense). He's from Georgia. When he served in Congress, it was a working class district of Florida. If anything, Joe is biased. That's typical of republicans.
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  4. To be honest, I don't really see much difference between the 2. Also, you're correct about pathology but I think that pathology is a function of the neo-conservative ethos. Mika & Todd are cool. In fact, I'd've said there was a time that I respected John Stossel too. That's time's past but it existe
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  5. As for what moves people in remote areas of the country, I'm still not so sure about that. What leads you to think that?
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  6. I wouldn't call them all talking heads. Some have paid quite a few dues. Tamron Hall, for instance, did a local morning news show back in my home town (Chicago). As a funny footnote, she's a nutty, foul-mouthed, cognac swilling car thief & a tiger in the sack (according to my friend who dated). But you're very correct about him & his ilk. I tend to disagree about the bubble though. Chris Matthews, for instance, served in the Peace Corps. That's light years from being in a bubble.
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