"The McLaughlin Group" (1982) TV series 1982-????

Director:

Sheldon Schwartz

Seasons:

unknown

Genre:

News | Talk-Show

Plot:

This PBS news/talk-show presents several journalists involved in spirited discussions of topics in current events...

Plot Keywords:

Politics | Current Affairs | Political | Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 6

11:00 AM

CBS

Cast

John McLaughlin	...	Himself - Host / ... (145 episodes, 1997-2009)
Eleanor Clift	...	Herself (129 episodes, 2007-2009)
Pat Buchanan	...	Himself (114 episodes, 2007-2009)
Monica Crowley	...	Herself (99 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Oliver Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Chicago columnist Mike Royko often referred to the show as The McGoofy Group.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Sting (#16.11)" (1991)

I use to like the show

I use to like the show but I agree with the guy who says there is too much screaming and cutting off. Some emotion is what made me use to like the show, but the emotion gets across as silly. One knows the answers of the show's guests on each issues before they talk, according to their political belief. Their beliefs scare me personally for sometimes there is an apparent hole in their argument or an issue that needs to be addressed. I wonder if the media actually addresses the truth or just gives opinions. Pat is the only one that seems to give a personal opinion outside of the partyline. I disagree with Pat on some issues, but I agree with him on the workers getting cheated by special interest groups, and people who exploit the fruit growers and construction industry which was so radical at the time. Pat was a voice in the wilderness, and now the arguments have become so mainstream. (ie Lou Dobbs) Democrats or Republicans can do no wrong even if they do the same things, is what turned myself off politics. I remember how Savings and Loans where a evil rich Republican ploy, but when other Democrats where involved the issue became a non topic, and the working man's investments got hurt. Shame on both sides. One side wants no one to have a bigger piece of the pie no matter how hard one works out of resentment, while the other wants a bigger piece of the pie out of your share out of greed.