but I think it's more that he does not let himself get swept up in the beltway narrative and takes his role as a journalist seriously. The experience probably helps him see the big picture, but it takes courage to speak out against his peers in this atmosphere.

the media is like trump in that it thrives on chaos.

To George Stepon-allofus. What a difference!

little experience IMO

He knows the ins and outs, how government works more than the most of them do.

He worked for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York.

He has also written or helped write several episodes of " the West Wing".

Lawrence wrote THIS episode entirely, The Debate!!!

...who was the headmaster of the boys' school young Bartlet attended.

And was executive producer for a while.

I've recently been re-watching that show and have been struck by the correlations between what happened in the Bartlett White House to what is happening now in real life. During Bartlett's run for re-election, his MD came out. Calls were for him to resign or to drop out of race were rampant. It was eerie watching that sequence while similar events were happening in real life with Biden.

I've finished those episodes and am now in the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Same old, same old there.

Lawrence is calm, thoughtful and has years of experience in the beltway. While other MSNBC hosts were in "pants on fire" mode, he remained calm and resolute about the real stakes in this election. He understands how the media will shape the narrative if they can (that's YOU, NY Times), and I watch his show because it contains FACTS, not innuendo. Thanks for posting senseandsensibility!

a point not to follow whatever the narrative is. His show is like a breath of fresh air!

Joy Reid is good right now, too. She's on fire in a good way.

reporting on Project 2025 every night now. Lawrence has a calming voice and I like his reporting.

on Monday nights when they're on. Also Nicolle occasionally (although I'm basically not a daytime TV watcher).

He’s also fearless

Joy Reid did a great job taking Congressional members to task.

Two media heroes in the midst of flunkies.

The combination of his experience, his intelligence, and his temperament are unbeatable.
In different ways, I think Ali Velshi and Rachel Maddow approach a similar degree
of skill . I love Joy Reid''s passion for the truth and her eloquence.

His temperament is ideal. He does show anger when it is appropriate (like now), but in a subdued, serious way. And he does not tolerate BS.

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But several times the last week, I can't make it to 11 PM. Lawrence is fearless.

I get kind of dozy too. But I like watching Lawrence. I wish he would take Alex Wagner time slot.

I listen to the last word via apple podcast app while walking in the morning. You can also watch replays via msnbc web site

Chris comes in a distant third. The rest rest…not so much!

the American public they are about to see their country as they know it disappear if the SlobFather has his way.

Love him.

First of all, he has already won the nomination
Second of all, he has been a phenomenal president for the past four years
Third of all, he was the only nominee four years ago who was felt to be able to beat Trump.
Fourth of all, who the hell do they think should be nominated at this late date?
Talk about undermining your own party.

not because of reality but because of "vibes". Too many politicians and almost the entire media just "feels" that it should happen.

nothing else, no Joy, no Rachel, especially no Ari (worthless), no one in the am and no Nicole.
Been in Canada for a week with NO cable and it was wonderful. I only need DU, fuck the media.

Haven't watched CNN since before the "debate" and have cut my MSNBC watching in half. I still like Joy and Katie Phang when she is in for Ari.

I started watching that and it's really good. Also The Weekend show.

she's been in for Ari both mon and tues and was uite good.

He worked on The West Wing. He wrote and consulted, even acted in it. It's probably part of the reason it was such a good show. Sorkin, Lawrence, + good writers, and + good actors.

he was the first one to call him a liar.

these days. I used to watch certain MSNBC shows/hosts that had been mostly objective but now even some of them are pissing me off. I change the channel as soon as I hear more divisive BS.

I hear that. I'm having to be careful about what I watch to close to bed or I sleep restlessly. I find that I can sleep well after Lawrence O'Donnell because he is so fact-based and matter of fact.

didn't even bother to check if Biden was at the WH when the neurologist made his visits. If they had, they'd have learned that on 5 of 8 visits, Biden was traveling and not even at the WH. Ironic, since I'm sure the NYT WH reporter was probably on at least some of those 5 trips.

It's shocking but not surprising that they wouldn't check something out that was so easily verifiable. But then again, they only care about pushing him out, not reporting the facts.

sit down for a 1 on 1 interview with them.

He's been on the right side from the get go. Joy has come around and has been pounding on the media, the orange monster, and the republican's horrible plans for our country. Katie Phang is also worth watching, as is The Weekend. It's interesting how some of the former republicans have been the some of the most staunch pro Biden voices, like the Lincoln Project and Michael Steele. They can see the immense danger to our country and they know how ruthless and cutthroat the republicans are.

lies and stonewalls about everything. Even the President is entitled to some degree of privacy related to medical matters. I’m tired of always playing by the rules only to get gut-punched and steamrolled by the most corrupt political party in history and an incompetent press corps.

But you're right, he can't win with the corporate media. Facts don't matter anymore. It's scary.

I especially love the way he insults Trump.