C-Span has developed a nasty habit of pairing conservative authors with leftwing interviewers (see the interview of Heather McDonald a few months back when she had to contend with some crackpot leftie professor praising Black Lives Matter rather than discussing McDonald's book), while the leftie authors still get leftwing interviewers (such as the recent Naomi Klein-Medea Benjamin pairing, a leftwing folie a deux if ever there was one). So it is with Attkisson, who has to contend with somebody named Erik Wemple, a media critic for the Washington Post, who spends much of the hour hectoring Attkisson about her definition of "smear" and examples. She handles him very well, and toward the end of the hour turns the tables on him, bringing him up short because of a incident where he called a political friend to get information on Attkisson instead of calling her for direct input. Some good viewing.
To: upchuck
Ping to Sharyl's List Upchuck.
I re-read "Smear" this weekend.
I have learned so much.
2 posted on
07/23/2017 4:54:34 PM PDT by
KC_Lion
(If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
To: Intolerant in NJ
This book is next on my reading list.
5 posted on
07/23/2017 5:33:36 PM PDT by
Lysandru
To: Intolerant in NJ
I hope Sharyll is making the rounds with her book,all the right people will want her on their shows from Hannity on down.Rush should have her as well but I doubt he will.
6 posted on
07/23/2017 5:47:37 PM PDT by
rodguy911
(Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
To: Intolerant in NJ
You are so right! I watched the interview/interrogation. She stayed calm, smiled and batted every aggressive comment away with facts.
I had not noticed the pairing of conservative with liberal before. Makes no sense for C-SPAN to do that. We see enough of that on TV and C-SPAN was a safety zone...maybe not anymore.
7 posted on
07/23/2017 6:18:24 PM PDT by
WHATNEXT?
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