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Media Observer 1/31/2018 AM

I forgot to mention Stephanie Ruhle and Velshi. For anything money-related, they're the best. Morning Joe does have Steve Rattner who also tells it like it is succinctly. Rep Joe Kennedy III's speech got short shrift, imho. I personally hung on his every word. The Presidents SOTU speech, in retrospect, seemed to be orchestrated. I've never seen so much clapping almost with every sentence uttered. That the President lives off applause was apparent by the way he himself applauds to encourage more applause and the way he turned to the Dems to ask them to applaud because he had said something they should like. Mr. Brokaw on Hallie Jackson passed a comment that U.S. residents speaking Spanish irked English speakers. That may be so but it must be understood (I speak as a bilingual) that Spanish is an easy language to learn and to speak. Going to English--at least for a first generation resident--is like being forced to use a backhoe when a spade would do. That is, English is ...

Media Observer

   The most significant exciting story I heard today was that Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon, and Morgan Chase have decided to come up with a not-for-profit health plan. Alleluia! This is actually what the country needs--to get rid of the profit margin in healthcare. It's what Senator Bernie Sanders wanted when he proposed "single-payer." It is unfortunate, however, that it will take a while to set up--even as proof of concept--for Congress to see its merits.     The President's speech patterns came up at today's shows. What everyone fails to understand is that Trump is not a reader. This means that he can't polish his deliver because he hasn't been exposed to edited novel variations only found in printed media. He may be dyslexic. Note how unnatural his teleprompter readings sounds. [please see my other blog on his sociopathy]     It was mentioned that attendees at SOTU were warned to behave. That's why I'm watching--I want to see someone call him ...