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50 Shades Of Blue

(10,021 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:16 PM Apr 9

Nick Ackerman is critical of Ari Melber's interview with Avenatti

IMO Melber deserved to be on the hot seat.

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Justin Baragona
@justinbaragona
Nick Akerman is critical of Ari Melber's interview with Avenatti.

"I wouldn't take his word on any of those two things! He knows NOTHING about this case... he's not a witness in this case!"

He adds that "no reasonable district attorney" would ever put Avenatti on the stand.
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Nick Ackerman is critical of Ari Melber's interview with Avenatti (Original Post) 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 9 OP

Avenatti was and is a total weasel NoRethugFriends Apr 9 #1

Yep Dorian Gray Apr 10 #10

I wouldn't trust him and I can't believe anyone would call him to testify on whether the sun is out or not ... marble falls Apr 9 #2

Huh? No he wasn't. Are you confusing him with Michael Cohen? W_HAMILTON Apr 9 #4

of course he was and is. do you know why he's in jail? NoRethugFriends Apr 10 #12

Yes, I do, which is why I know he wasn't around when Stormy Daniels was being paid off before the 2016 election. W_HAMILTON Apr 16 #15

Sounds like an Ari fuckup. Oh well, still one of the better hosts on MSNBC. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 9 #3

One of the most tone deaf hosts on MSNBC Attilatheblond Apr 9 #5

Everyone has their favorite show hosts calguy Apr 9 #6

My favorite is Lawrence O'Donnell gopiscrap Apr 9 #7

Mine too Stuckinthebush Apr 10 #9

Or to quote Sly and the Family Stone... calguy Apr 10 #13

He's a jerk to those "beneath his station" JonAndKatePlusABird Apr 10 #11

I changed channels when Ari had this asshole on LetMyPeopleVote Apr 10 #8

I agree with Katie Phang LetMyPeopleVote Apr 10 #14

NoRethugFriends

(2,319 posts)

1. Avenatti was and is a total weasel

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:19 PM

Apr 9

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)

10. Yep

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 08:07 AM

Apr 10

He's a scam artist. What was Melber thinking????????

marble falls

(57,116 posts)

2. I wouldn't trust him and I can't believe anyone would call him to testify on whether the sun is out or not ...

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:27 PM

Apr 9

... but he knows a lot about the payoff. He was there.

W_HAMILTON

(7,869 posts)

4. Huh? No he wasn't. Are you confusing him with Michael Cohen?

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:36 PM

Apr 9

NoRethugFriends

(2,319 posts)

12. of course he was and is. do you know why he's in jail?

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 10:04 AM

Apr 10

W_HAMILTON

(7,869 posts)

15. Yes, I do, which is why I know he wasn't around when Stormy Daniels was being paid off before the 2016 election.

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #12)

Tue Apr 16, 2024, 07:09 PM

Apr 16

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/politics/michael-avenatti-prison-sentence-client-embezzlement/index.html#:~:text=Disgraced%20attorney%20Michael%20Avenatti%20was%20sentenced%20Monday%20to,dollars%20from%20four%20of%20his%20clients%20and%20obstruction.

Avenatti came around after the fact to promote himself using the publicity around the hush money that had already been paid to Stormy Daniels -- he was NOT around when the payoff was actually paid out by Michael COHEN.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,512 posts)

3. Sounds like an Ari fuckup. Oh well, still one of the better hosts on MSNBC.

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:30 PM

Apr 9

Love his guests, generally, and I am OK with giving a culture I don't relate to, time to share their thoughts. If Ari captures a segment of the population that we need to defeat Trump....why not?

Attilatheblond

(2,191 posts)

5. One of the most tone deaf hosts on MSNBC

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:46 PM

Apr 9

Keep wondering what need he is feeding by having some of the most vile people who are not really relevant to any given news on any given day. It's almost looking a little like narcissist attention seeking. Using these kinds of 'guests' does not advance the viewers' knowledge of issues.

As in the old days with Chris Matthews, when Ari comes on now, MSNBC goes off in my house. My time is more important that listening to a bunch of whiners and losers. I tune back in when it's Joy o'clock.

calguy

(5,317 posts)

6. Everyone has their favorite show hosts

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:54 PM

Apr 9

Ari is one of mine, while Joy and Maddow not so much. Each show every night is basically covering the same stories the two or three shows before them just covered, so for the network it seems like they put out hosts with different styles so we, the viewers, can choose and watch our favorites.
Enjoy Joy all you like, because after Ari's show, I'm off MSNBC until Lawrence comes on a few hours later.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

7. My favorite is Lawrence O'Donnell

Reply to calguy (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 11:03 PM

Apr 9

Stuckinthebush

(10,846 posts)

9. Mine too

Reply to calguy (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 08:03 AM

Apr 10

I make a point of catching his show when I can. I’ve come to the realization that no show host on msnbc is safe from the DU slings and arrows. To quote Greg in Over The Garden Wall, “Ain’t that just the way?”

calguy

(5,317 posts)

13. Or to quote Sly and the Family Stone...

Reply to Stuckinthebush (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 02:17 PM

Apr 10

"Different strokes, for different folks"

JonAndKatePlusABird

(312 posts)

11. He's a jerk to those "beneath his station"

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 09:12 AM

Apr 10

I don’t have it handy, but I did record it, there was a handover from his show to Meet the Press (this was a few years ago). Someone served him coffee and you could see that person’s hands.

Ari was a total dickhead about it! Sarcastically telling him off, to the person serving him a coffee no less. I did like how Katie Tur told Ari to “be nice”, it didn’t matter that that happened, he should still be nicer and more gracious about it.

Was one of those where if he hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t have even noticed, but because he made such a stink, I’ll always think of him as a jerk. I guess the hands in the camera shot did ruin it, but not for the reasons Ari thinks.