Posted on 07/31/2015 8:11:43 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
During a somewhat heated exchange on Thursday evening’s Hardball, MSNBC contributor and former RNC chairman Michael Steele told Salon editor-in-chief Joan Walsh that her condescending attitude towards possible Donald Trump supporters is the exact reason those supporters flock to the celebrity billionaire in the first place.
After reviewing a brief video of a middle-class voter focus group raving about a potential Trump presidency, Walsh said, “I look at those people and I feel sad. That is really such a low common denominator. They’re all Republicans, they’re not all going to vote for him.”
Asked by Chris Matthews to explain what she meant by “low common denominator,” Walsh elaborated, “They’re really, they really don’t have a firm grasp on reality, on what it’s going to take to solve the country’s problems.” She later exclaimed that she would be “fine” with Trump using her quotes to bash “elite” media.
“I’m not fine with it,” Steele shot back, in the clip first flagged by NewsBusters reporter Ken Shepherd. “You want to know why Trump is doing what Trump is doing and the way he’s doing it? It’s because of comments like that. Because of attitudes like that.”
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Getting into a tone argument is like going down the rabbit hole.
Right on....
Steele fighting back. That’s something new!
The smell of fear permeates the atmosphere
Salon editor talking about people not having a firm grasp on reality. That is a hoot. Salon doesn’t have grasp on anything regarding reality.
Walsh confirms what we all know. Liberals are insane.
Dang, when did Michael Steele grow a pair?
One loser talking smack to a total libtard loser. Maybe some Freepers tend to not remember Steele being a colossal failure as head of the RNC and got voted in due to white guilt trip..
Trying to establish the “It’s not COOL to support Trump!” meme...
Trump isn’t popular because some rat has a condesending tone.
Trump is popular because he is laying out effective plans on issues that are near and dear to our hearts.
he’s popular for both reasons, but his refusal to accept the argument on the terms of the condescending is clearly a factor.
true, but why let that ruin a good Steele moment?
I was a little shocked that this focus group, when asked for another candidate if Trump dropped out, all said “Ben Carson.” In fact, it sounded like they were imitating each other as the moderator went around the room. Only two said Cruz who is speaking truth to power right now. That really floored me. Carson is not going to be the next president and I don’t even know what he generally stands for. That said, Walsh is a creep and the lowest denominator of all.
What he should have said is:
“If Salon has a firm grasp of reality — then it intentionally misrepresents it.”
Yeah, yer’ right, my bad. I had 3 coffee’s so far...
It’s typical snarky millennial snobbery that they learned from the Daily Show.
None of these SOB would dare say that to a person’s face. They would get their scrawny ass beat.
Steele actually went to Delaware and campaigned for Christine O’Donnell when the GOP-e shunned her because she defeated their anointed candidate.
The only place I ever see Salon “Where the efete meet to bleat” ever refered to, is postings here by FR’s. Who the hell reads the thing except fascists which would never vote for a conservative? Why is Steele even bothering with these people let alone allowing them think they have some influence in the outside world.
Didn’t know that. Good for him. Maybe he was just to far under the establishment thumb and once released became his true self.
salon is well left of liberal at this point- they’re pushing socialism...
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