Anderson Cooper goes full Jerry Springer

Flopping Aces ^ | 03-28-18 | DrJohn

[Starman417]

As you no doubt know, Anderson Cooper held an interview with alleged Trump paramour Stormy Daniels. The questions he asked were prurient:

Stephanie Clifford: I realized exactly what I'd gotten myself into. And I was like, "Ugh, here we go." (laugh) And I just felt like maybe-- (laugh) it was sort of-- I had it coming for making a bad decision for going to someone's room alone and I just heard the voice in my head, “well, you put yourself in a bad situation and bad things happen, so you deserve this.”

Anderson Cooper: And you had sex with him.

Stephanie Clifford: Yes.

Anderson Cooper: You were 27, he was 60. Were you physically attracted to him?

Stephanie Clifford: No.

Anderson Cooper: Not at all?

Stephanie Clifford: No.

Anderson Cooper: Did you want to have sex with him?

Stephanie Clifford: No. But I didn't-- I didn't say no. I'm not a victim, I'm not—

Anderson Cooper: It was entirely consensual.

Stephanie Clifford: Oh, yes, yes.

Anderson Cooper: You work in an industry where condom use is-- is an issue. Did-- did he use a condom?

Stephanie Clifford: No.

Anderson Cooper: Did you ask him to?

Stephanie Clifford: No. I honestly didn't say anything.

Anderson Cooper: After you had sex, what happened?

Prior to this interview, Cooper said that his interest wasn't about the affair, it was about the payoff.

Bullsh*t.

The interview was tawdry. It was unseemly. It was the stuff of Jerry Springer. Cooper is a liar. He was focused like a creepy priggy hawk on the details of the sex. It finally dawned on me why.

Anderson Cooper wishes that he was Stormy Daniels. One wonders if he was aroused for the entire interview.

This is NOT the analogue of the Clinton/Lewinsky affair. This did NOT take place in the Oval Office. Trump was a private citizen.  Way back in 1998 the NY Times took a dim view of public humiliation for consensual adult affairs:

But that applied only when the affair involved a democrat President.

Daniels' credibility subsequently came under attack from an usual venue- Morning Joe:

[bigbob]

but he seems to be will informed about condoms

[Louis Foxwell]

Anderson recently broke up with his boyfriend. He was visibly trolling for fresh meat.

[Slyfox]

So, he did ask those questions for a reason. Hmmmm.

[Dilbert San Diego]

What a bizarre question.

Well, why didn’t he follow up, ask her , wasn’t she afraid of getting pregnant? Then follow ups to verify if she’s on the pill, did she take a plan B pill the next day, etc.

Maybe they thought those sorts of questions were beyond the pale. After all , CBS prides itself on journalistic standards.........

[Trillian]

I surprised my husband with one of those shirts. I love that episode lolol

[Georgia Girl 2]

Honestly I’m just not buying Trump and this skank. Maybe I could believe a supermodel or actress or something.

[BTCM]

WTF did you expect from an expert that thinks his colon is a birth canal-—well wait a minute, perhaps it actually is when you consider the great Odungo.

[kiryandil]

I’ve seen piles of dog squeezins that have more class than Anderson Cooper.

[Navy Patriot]

I was always in danger of hurting myself laughing while watching the Bundys.

The "Jerry Springer" episodes are the first thing I think of when Springer's name pops up anywhere.