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Andrea Mitchell has keyboard and hand on mouse (Original Post) LiberalFighter Apr 22 OP
Below the glass panel in her desk ? eppur_se_muova Apr 22 #1
Maybe but would be difficult to view. And LiberalFighter Apr 22 #3
It's built into the desk Blue_Adept Apr 22 #4
So we going for "she's just lost it" or ageism? Or just simple misogyny? Blue_Adept Apr 22 #2
To be fair, it could be simple dislike of Mitchell. yardwork Apr 22 #5
I dislike her with a passion and avoid her show because of it Blue_Adept Apr 22 #6
Ok. It's minor, to me. yardwork Apr 22 #7

Blue_Adept

(6,402 posts)
4. It's built into the desk
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 12:17 PM
Apr 22

It's usually not paid much attention to unless there are things going on, such as a high-profile trial with NBC journos live-tweeting from it.

Blue_Adept

(6,402 posts)
2. So we going for "she's just lost it" or ageism? Or just simple misogyny?
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 12:12 PM
Apr 22

Since she's doing, as noted in the other post, exactly what most desk jockeys do in that job since the monitor is built into the clear desktop.

yardwork

(61,785 posts)
5. To be fair, it could be simple dislike of Mitchell.
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 12:18 PM
Apr 22

I despise her and as an old white woman myself, it's not because of any of that. I would prefer to admire her, but I can't, because of her words and actions.

Blue_Adept

(6,402 posts)
6. I dislike her with a passion and avoid her show because of it
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 12:20 PM
Apr 22

And there are plenty of things to complain about her.

But basically saying she's being performative by working a keyboard and mouse is the weakest of things to after her for and basically leans into the other categories I mentioned.

If someone has worthwhile things to be criticized about, you don't have to find things like this or other red-handle type complaints.

yardwork

(61,785 posts)
7. Ok. It's minor, to me.
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 12:23 PM
Apr 22

I wouldn't attack her for her appearance, for example, but since she has a long history of being performative - invariably in service to the GOP - I think it's fair to ask what she's doing today.

You have a point, though.

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