Via Mehdi Hassan:
If you want to understand the failure of U.S. journalism, especially the complete inadequacy of political interviews in this country, in a single short clip, here it is:
RADDATZ: What the heck did #Trump mean in saying his supporters won't have to vote again in four years?
CHRIS SUNUNU: Haha. I think that was a classic Trumpism, if you will.
RADDATZ: Ok. Let's turn to President Biden and Kamala Harris.
@GottaLaff. "Nothing more powerful than the odor of mendacity."
It's Trump Minimization Improv. It's like a party game for them: take something horrible Trump said and try to find the least bad interpretation.
I think they think it makes them look sophisticated, but it's the reason I don't watch then anymore.
Two clues explain everything about #CorporateMedia:
1) As soon as the horse race blows open, the ad revenue tanks
2) As soon as truth is told about the GOP, access is denied
@GottaLaff
Well, it was a classic Trumpism. Mostly vague, lots of partial sentences, symbol-loaded words with some words hard to interpret.
But yes, Trump does not care about others, so maybe he focused on just the next four years, and just ignored whatever might come afterwards. He don't have a plan, he do things by impulse and instinct.
However, he must be held to the same standards as other candidates, and he must be called out - not given a free pass - when he says things like this.
@lumpenpro @anchr @GottaLaff I think it's helpful to view it in the context of "obey in advance."
A lot of editors and pundits and producers have been beaten down by 8 years of Trump into just accepting that there's no provocation by him that could ever possibly matter.
This Raddatz clip is a perfect example of coverage where the press refuses to confront Trump.
@tob @lumpenpro @anchr @GottaLaff
Yeah, he might tweet something about Raddatz' face.
Better to keep quiet.
@lumpenpro
It's a good observation that he talk to their hearts, not their ears. I.e he doesn't talk in logic sentences that can be analysed, but he's a virtual orchestra of emotional dog vistles.
His speeches are gish gallops of half-baked sentences, and hard to analyse. It is like religious or socio-political movements.
But a democratic republic is about discussing ideas and finding solutions, not an wrestling ring for 'good' and 'evil'.
And the press show notice.
@GottaLaff
@lumpenpro
Do they see democracy itself as the problem, or do they see the politicians abusing the democratic system as the real problem?
Trump promises to preserve and restore some kind of 1950-ish idyll, or rather his voters perception of it. That is attractive to those who cannot keep up with todays extreme pace of technologically and societally development.
Trump accepting that the tech bros line up behind him should be a strong hint that he is not sincere.
Chris Sununu is an embarassment to New Hampshire and a closeted MAGA
@solownh I am so glad he's done this year. (I'm hoping for Joyce Craig.)
@GottaLaff. #Tapper's "interview" with Tom Cotton is another strong entry in the failure of journalism category.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/video/sotu-cotton-on-trump-and-voting
@GottaLaff
I mean- she IS 71 years old! 😱
"Everybody ages differently, there's no question about that. But he has clearly struggled...
No one can stop the clock. And this is about age. That's exactly what that's about...Aging is not like a broken bone - it doesn't get better. Every time Joe Biden goes out, that he will show his age."
And here she is "grilling" Burgum about trump's age by letting him ramble for nearly 2 minutes (she only cut him off for commercials 😂)
https://youtu.be/r8atkWA-7g0?si=kvokyDt8R7IFeQbR
@GottaLaff This isn't a recent development, either.
I remember watching Meet the Press with Tim Russert.
He'd have some politician on the show, confront them with something they said, and they'd deny saying it.
"Okay, Senator, here's video of you from 6 months ago:" (plays video of Senator saying the words in question, verbatim)
"Well Tim (completely dodges issue)"
Russert: "Senator, thank you for your time. Coming up, a word on next week's show."
@Danetteb I agree.
Of course I do. I'm speaking to YOU!
I warned you not to ask "What do you mean when you said..."
He meant fascism. You know it. He knows it. We all know it.
I want to be clear. Don't ask "what did you mean when you said..." Don't let him weasel his way out of what he clearly, and obviously said with his whole damn chest. You KNOW what he meant. If you give him the opportunity to pretend he didn't mean fascism, he'll take it. Ask how he will DO fascism. Ask him the specific steps he will take to destroy democracy. Ask him his timeline on destroying democracy. Ask him how he will pay for his fascism. Ask him how he will enforce the fascism. DO NOT ASK HIM WHETHER IT'S FASCISM. It is. He knows it is. You know it is.
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@GottaLaff failure at being journalists? Sure...
But they are making so much bank and really that is the most important thing here... 🙃 🤑
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