Her show this morning has me shouting at my television (in a good way). Her panel is discussing the President's speech, other Presidents who have discussed race and were not seen as "race baiting" or stirring tensions, stand your ground, and the Marissa Alexander and Jordan Davis cases.Tim Wise is on the panel, I love that man. He's a great resource for anyone wanting to hear more about white privilege.
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Yes I love her! She's so smart. My parents are also big fans and watch every weekend
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I love her. She's gotten better at being less professorial and I love the way she thinks. I also like Rachel maddow and Chris hayes
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@Mrs. Jacks: Love Rachel too! I ran into her once and was totally starstruck. I didn't say anything, though, because I don't like to bother people. And also we were in a bathroom, lol.
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@MrsSCB: She is so smart. And I do love how she incorporates music into her show.
@Mrs. Jacks: MHP's show has definitely gotten better. Chris Hayes is great and so is Rachel Maddow. We DVR all three shows.
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Yes, I love MHP! Also, Rachel Maddow. I love strong, smart, witty women
A friend of ours has been on MHP several times discussing latina/latino politics and said she is just as awesome off camera as on.
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@MrsSCB: everyone has met her except me. So jealous!
I must say I liked Chris much better on UP than on All In.
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@yoursilverlining: Is your friend a professor at NYU?
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@mrsjazz: yep!
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@yoursilverlining: I think I know her!
Small world!
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@mrsjazz: wow, that would be cool!!! Her initials are CB. She and my husband have been friends for a long time, they met when she was at Rutgers (through my husband's first wife) - both she and my husband are political theorists. She and her husband are wonderful! heehee what a small world!
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@yoursilverlining: Yes, that's who I was thinking it was! I've seen her on MHP. We are acquaintances. I met her and her husband at a party of a mutual friend and we all became FB friends
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I need to watch her more. This guy I went on a few dates with appears on her show occasionally.
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@BKCaribBaby: I'm so nosy! Who? Is it Ari?
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@mrsjazz: nope.
he's Black.Eta: he may be gay now though...lol!
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@BKCaribBaby: capeheart?!
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@Mrs. Jacks: lol! Nope. He's bald. He's been on other networks, too. He may have only been on her show once or twice. Maybe he's not gay? It's been years since we've spoken directly.
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@BKCaribBaby: I will figure this out
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@BKCaribBaby: @Mrs. Jacks: We are so nosy! I love it.
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@mrsjazz: @Mrs. Jacks: You two are so funny. Ok. I'll be nice and give you one last detail that will totally give him away. You have to promise to only use his initials though as he's all over the Internet now. Ready?
Apparently, he's now a Mormon. He talked about that on the show. That should easily come up on a google search.
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@BKCaribBaby: ooh, I know who it is! DW right? Cute. Did you know MHP has a whole Mormon side to her family? History of polygamy and all!
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He is handsome. Thanks for the hint!
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@Mrs. Jacks: Really? I'm curious. I just learned that she's biracial last week. I had no idea because she self identifies as being black.
ETA: her mom left the Mormon church, right?
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@mrsjazz: that's right. But her mom's family goes back a long way in the church. She talked about it early on in her show.
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@Mrs. Jacks: I will have to go back and watch the show. I wasn't a fan of hers in the beginning but she grew on me.
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@Mrs. Jacks: @Mrs. Jacks: Yup! That's him. I can't believe that he's all over tv now. We crossed paths his first of his grad program. He wasn't Mormon then. I'm not sure if he's out or just very into LGBT issues,
Fascinating re:MHP and her connection to Mormonism!
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@mrsjazz: She's biracial? What?! Learning so much today
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@BKCaribBaby: I think he's Married (to a woman)???
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@Mrs. Jacks: yeah. I'm not sure. Our birthdays are a day apart, so I will maybe send him a Facebook message and be nosey this year.
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@BKCaribBaby: yup. Mom is white.
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@BKCaribBaby: Here's something Melissa wrote about her mom for Mother's Day. And a photo: http://nocountryforyoungwomen.com/2011/05/mothers-day-special-melissa-harris-perry/
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@mrsjazz: that was a really touching celebration of her mom!
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@mrsjazz: haha that is so cool. NYC is such a small town
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@mrsjazz: Love that! Awesome. I hope my LO can write something amazing like that about me some day.
he's Black.Reply
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