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David Brooks Defends PBS: "Who's More Straight Down The Line Than We Are?"
Real Clear Politics ^ | 5/3/25 | Ian Schwartz

Posted on 05/05/2025 9:00:21 AM PDT by DallasBiff

DAVID BROOKS, NEW YORK TIMES: At its core, the Trump administration is based on one them, which is, they think progressive elites have destroyed the country, we need to take progressive elites down.

And that's whether they're in museums and sciences and universities, whatever. And so, in some sense, they have some case to be made that the elites have become a little more progressive. But as they go after CPB, I'm reminded of the call I got 23 years ago from Jim Lehrer offering me this job.

And I'm sitting there, of course, in a little league dugout. And Jim said: "You're going to be on the show on Fridays. We want you out and do a lot of reporting. You got to bring something to the game. This is about journalism."

And I would say, if you think the PBS is biased, compared to who? Name one news organization in America — and I shouldn't be defending us. I get paid by PBS

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To: DallasBiff

Lombard street is more straight than PBS.


21 posted on 05/05/2025 9:22:24 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved)
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To: cuban leaf

NPR is subtle with their propaganda. I believe the laid back tone of their commentators is deliberate. I have a brother in law who is an otherwise intelligent guy. He is an avid reader, reading a minimum of one book a week. He immigrated here from Northern Europe when he was 11. He is now 78. He listens exclusively to NPR, and watches CBS news. He and my sister in law went full vaccine during C19. If you name a left wing g talking point, he believes it. He voted for Trump in 2016, but now thinks Trump is the devil incarnate and anyone affiliated with him are idiots. He is very vocal about it. He gets noticeably angry if you challenge him on any of those issues. I now try to avoid any political discourse with him. Not because I don’t have the receipts, but I do love him and upsetting him isn’t worth it.
Bottom line, is I truly believe he is a victim of lo g term brainwashing. It’s pretty sad.


22 posted on 05/05/2025 9:25:11 AM PDT by rickomatic
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To: Da Coyote
Brooks was obviously AWOL when honesty genes were handed out.

Apparently not in his mind.

These ignorant barbarians actually believe their own BS.

23 posted on 05/05/2025 9:29:01 AM PDT by Mogger ( 7th generation Vermonter, refugee in New Hampshire hoping NH remains sane.)
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To: rickomatic

Bottom line, is I truly believe he is a victim of lo g term brainwashing. It’s pretty sad.


It does raise the question to what is the counter to that and that is speaking the truth.

We have not countered the lies with truth.


24 posted on 05/05/2025 9:32:21 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: cuban leaf

Back before I retired I enjoyed listening to NPR on my commute for laughs. When I was in my 20’s they sounded so old and wise in their delivery, but as I aged they just sounded stupid.


I listened to the Celtic Music Show “Shamrock and Thistle” on NPR back in the 90s.


25 posted on 05/05/2025 9:36:32 AM PDT by Cold_Red_Steel
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To: DallasBiff
David Brooks Defends PBS: "Who's More Straight Down The Line Than We Are?"

And he said that with a straight face?!

26 posted on 05/05/2025 9:36:47 AM PDT by Rummyfan ( In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: DallasBiff

Brooks sold out decades ago. It’s almost surprising that it took as long as it did for PBS to find and promote him.


27 posted on 05/05/2025 9:38:00 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: DallasBiff

Check out this Brooks classic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/opinion/biden-covid-relief-bill.html

He was on his kneepads for Biden.


28 posted on 05/05/2025 9:38:57 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: DallasBiff

And I would say, if you think the PBS is biased, compared to who?


That is a legitimate question.....................


29 posted on 05/05/2025 9:53:20 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: FreedomPoster

Delusional, as we knew.


30 posted on 05/05/2025 9:54:37 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: DallasBiff

He is, and has always has been a Fag.
Total Fraud.


31 posted on 05/05/2025 9:55:21 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal! Re )
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To: DallasBiff

Sometimes I think for a day/month/year/whatever we should just “do unto them as they have done unto us” while we are in control. Turn PBS and NPR into over-the-top MAGA-bullhorn propaganda outlets the same as they’ve been Deep State propaganda outlets. Turn schools into non-stop monotheistic/free market/heterosexual advocacy sites the same as they have been atheistic/socialistic/deviant advocacy sites. Fire and censor anyone in government and schools who doesn’t toe a MAGA line the same that dissidents from the Deep State have been culled out. And so on down the line in the military, alphabet agencies and so on. And then maybe they’d begin to get it and begin to appreciate limited government a bit more.


32 posted on 05/05/2025 9:55:40 AM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: DallasBiff

“ Who’s More Straight Down The Line Than We Are?”

Pravda.


33 posted on 05/05/2025 9:57:18 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Democrats are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem.)
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To: DallasBiff

So why was he in a Little League dugout? 🤣


34 posted on 05/05/2025 9:59:29 AM PDT by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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To: Rummyfan
And he said that with a straight face?!

I would never use the word “ straight” in a sentence about Brooks.

35 posted on 05/05/2025 10:03:15 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: DallasBiff
More Straight Down The Line Than We Are

Mighty low bar to jump, Dave. Mighty low.

36 posted on 05/05/2025 10:03:51 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: DallasBiff
Straight line as in a line of coke. David Brooks is on drugs if he really believes that.

If he's not, he needs to start, because at least then he'll have something to blame instead of his own disordered brain.



37 posted on 05/05/2025 10:13:34 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: DallasBiff

That was Chris Matthews


38 posted on 05/05/2025 10:18:01 AM PDT by DLfromthedesert (✡️✝️🔯)
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To: PeterPrinciple

It’s okay with me that they spew their untruths. It’s not okay that we pay for it.


39 posted on 05/05/2025 11:01:16 AM PDT by DLfromthedesert (✡️✝️🔯)
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To: DallasBiff

If you think the PBS is biased, compared to who? Name one news organization in America.

That’s like telling the guy in a 3 card Monte game if he doesn’t trust the game go to the other dealer on the next block.


40 posted on 05/05/2025 11:40:59 AM PDT by Vaduz
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