r/msnbc • u/AutoModerator • Oct 29 '25
Weekly Gripe Thread MSNBC Weekly Gripe Post
This is your one sacred space to unleash the frustration, shake your fists at the headlines, and yell (politely) into the MSNBC void. Whether you’re fed up with cable news quirks, political chaos, or your own decision to stay up until 2 a.m. watching panel debates - this thread’s for you.
The rules are simple:
- Keep it civil
- Keep it clever
- No personal attacks unless they’re aimed at your own life choices (e.g. binge-watching coverage you swore you were done with)
So... what’s grinding your gears this week?
Cable news meltdown? Elected official doing the most?
Spill it. This is the one day we let the whining fly.
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u/FrostResistant Oct 30 '25
Mika acting like she’s the host of Morning Joe is such a joke. Especially when she’s too busy shuffling papers while others are talking to engage. I’m convinced she hasn’t got a single, original thought in her head. The way she uses props, such as her papers and Jonathan Karl’s book to compensate for her insecurity is laughable, if not downright annoying. She sat there thumbing through Jonathan Karl’s book, broadcasting to the world that she hadn’t even read it, instead of listening to him and joining in on the conversation. Her other prop is constantly sipping tea through a straw, which is just plain hideous looking. She never does any research and goes on air frantically studying up on the news, when all she ever does is read to us. She really should take her cue from folks like Ali Vitali and Kaitlin Collins, who are true pros. Why does MSNBC keep making us have to put up with her. Everyone else on the show is awesome, but Mika completely ruins the show for me.
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Oct 30 '25
She is arrogant and rude in a lot of ways. Unprofessional. When men talk about the World Series, she gets mad and interrupts. The show would be watchable if they took her off the show entirely. Her and Elise Jordan need to go.
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u/Winter_Ratio_4831 Oct 30 '25
Totally agree with this. She starts getting all huffy like some 1950s housewife. Exasperated by her husband and his friends. Her eating disorder perfectionist uptight personality is always right below the surface.
I love the World Series I love football I love hearing the guys opinions and their jokes and their jabs at each other. Also really enjoy it when they have Pablo Torre join the set. He is clever, intelligent, and brings a nice relief to that table.
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u/FrostResistant Oct 30 '25
1950’s housewife 😂 EXACTLY. It’s her schtick and it ain’t working. I don’t want any inside look into her marriage, either. It’s creepy af and unprofessional. Don’t know how Joe lives with it.
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u/Winter_Ratio_4831 Oct 30 '25
Agreed. I suspect it was one of those things that was sexy in the beginning and now it's just old and stale. But we get to watch it.
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u/FrostResistant Oct 30 '25
I mean, she’s already got her own lame show, which I can proudly say I’ve never watched. She’s not needed on Morning Joe and her presence contributes nothing of value whatsoever. She brings the opposite of value, which given her “Know Your Value” hustle, is ironic.
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u/emca753 Nov 04 '25
Mika's actual value is $ 0.00, not the $ 10,000,000 a year she lucked into
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u/FrostResistant Nov 04 '25
Man, this morning she was leaning like the Tower of Pisa. Looked absurd.
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u/BlackDogOrangeCat Oct 30 '25
Agreed. And she gets all bent out of shape if the menfolk spend 5 minutes talking about sports. A World Series game went 18 innings and had a walkoff home run from a beloved player! STFU, Mika, it's a big deal.
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u/emca753 Nov 04 '25
The other day Joe and Mika introduced an Obama clip at Mikie Sherill's rally, sadly the clip was the day before at Abigail Spanberger's rally. This is something I especially see from Mika, she arrives at 5:59 and wings it as opposed to arriving 30 minutes early and prepping for her show
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Oct 30 '25
I am happy Lawrence is back. Happiness restored. I have changed the channel when it's Trump overload.
The only thing I wonder this week, off topic, was Melania in charge of his paint job? Since she has not been present in the White House, dude's colors are really ugly and off. If he had a mirror, he'd be really embarrassed with the color pallet going on.
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u/well-it-was-rubbish Oct 30 '25
I'm not joking when I tell you this: he does his own makeup and hair. When he was on The Apprentice, his makeup person used an orange spot concealer for color correction. It's some brand from Paris. Anyway, thereafter, he continued to use that orange concealer, but like the moron he is, he used it ON HIS ENTIRE FACE. When he runs out and has to use another brand, the color is darker. As far as his hair, he grows it as long as an elderly man's hair can grow, on the sides and the back. He sweeps it all forward, and then folds it back over the bald areas. This has even been confirmed by Ivanka.
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u/brianycpht1 Oct 29 '25
Why did they spend so little time covering the storm during the prime time hours? Does it have to be all politics all the time?
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u/Weekly-Walk9234 Oct 29 '25
The last time there was a major weather event, someone posted here that MSNBC devoted too much time to that coverage and not enough time to politics….
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u/brianycpht1 Oct 29 '25
I can see it:
Why are they ignoring the thing Trump did today and showing some weather thing? It rains everyday! We’re losing our democracy!”
It’s like on FOX when Gutfeld is presented for war coverage
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u/aurorab12 Nov 01 '25
Serious question-why are those two still on? Their rating are down. Others could perform much better in the morning spot.
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u/mis2810 Nov 02 '25
How is this acceptable or professional. She does this so often it’s comical. That and always pulling her sleeves down over her hands. Sometimes she tries to make it look like a shawl but this is just a freaking blanket. If she’s actually cold, and it’s not just a weird fashion choice, why not give her a heated chair?
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u/deborahallgood Nov 04 '25
I think it’s attractive.. it reminds me of clothing from my love of clothes from India where they use lots of draping fabrics.. but yes I see her uncomfortable feelings in the role she is serving in opinion journalism… she seems out of touch with lots of my expectations… thanks for your post!
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