Posted on 12/22/2016 12:05:50 PM PST by drewh
Poynter’s James Warren (a former Chicago Tribune managing editor) has turned to the next press horror under President Trump: “What will the White House correspondents’ dinner look like under President Trump?” Warren admitted “It seems way off — April 29, 2017 — but the election of Donald Trump is already raising questions and some fears among [White House Correspondents] association members.”
"This is unchartered [sic] territory," said a former WHCA board member who's discussed the matter with board members. "We've never had a businessman-reality TV star as president, somebody who understands the importance of this particular event."
That sounds a little odd, considering Obama and Bill Clinton understood this was an event where they could easily own the room. See the media adoration of Obama’s mic-drop routine earlier this year.
Liberal journalists now associate the dinner with journalists being too cozy with the power elite, and conservatives associate it with leftist comedians offering either a cauldron of acid for Republicans (Stephen Colbert trolling Bush) or a cauldron of acid for Republicans (Wanda Sykes sparing Obama).
Both these groups of critics would just call the whole thing off. Warren turned to the media to wonder about the future:
"Will this guy who sat here and took it in not altogether gracious fashion from President Obama sit there and take it as president of the United States while a comedian who is hired does what comedians normally do? Can he take it?" asks Bill Plante, just-retired CBS News White House correspondent and a former association president.
"And can he do (at the dinner) what presidents do, make fun of himself?"
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Plante asked exactly the wrong question. Trump came to the dinner and took his lumps from Obama and NBC's Seth Meyers in 2011. The better question is can the media take the ridicule? Can the media make fun of itself? The last year suggests they think any criticism is tantamount to Soviet authoritarianism. Warren’s story continued:
“It certainly has the potential to be a train wreck, and it’s possible that the Trump team would see that as a good thing," says Tom Goodman, president and chief executive of Goodman Media who was once head of communications at CBS News and CBS Inc.
"Regardless, I believe Donald Trump would absolutely show up and use the event to lambast the media, which would play into his ongoing narrative. I think the biggest difference between the current and next president (at this event) is that Barack Obama would be joking about the media, and Donald Trump would not — and he would name names, too."
That makes it sound like Republicans might really enjoy this dinner for a change.
Trump did Cardinal Dolan’s job for him—standing up for the unborn, and calling out Hillary for her hatred of Catholics. (Actually, all Christians.)
Bishop after bishop condemned Trump during the past year. Meanwhile, Trump has more intellectual honesty in his little finger than the fraud in Rome—the promoter of the Carbon Hoax, of jihad, of Communion for adulterers and abortionists, etc.
Dennis Miller as the nights entertainment?
He should go, tell them instead of a speech he wants to play a comical Video.
Then for 30 minutes show EVERY “he’s done”, “It’s over for Trump”, “Trump has no path to victory” clip that was aired over the past 8 months. Then end with a direct shot at them, “so we are perfectly clear going forward, I completely understand the concern about Fake News, we need to hold people accountable for pushing fake stories to promote a personal held political Ideology. That’s not news, that’s propaganda!” Then drop the mic and exit the stage.
Let Hillary go, she’s got nothing better to do but drink and take the dog for walks through the park. President Trump should show them exactly where they stand in his priotities, at the bottom.
Here’s a better idea: Trump needs to find this era’s Bob Hope and attend comedy events where there is actual comedy instead of acerbic leftism. He could take some good natured ribbing, give some back, have some entertainment. And his friends can broadcast, to their profit. Screw the MSM shindig.
There should be a “Voters Dinner.” Donald Trump as host. Have all conservative panel and entertainment.Have the powerful on the left and leftist media attend. Make fun of the different “news” media and leftists all night long. See if they can take a joke. I guarantee you it will be a ratings bonanza.
Exactly!
Such a pompous bunch of poseurs.
Quiver; you SELF important little bas; er; ette hounds!
‘Journalists’ can have dinner with what's left of the democrat party in some DC restaurant.. They'll like that - birds of a feather and all...
Maybe CNN can regale the room with stories of how they slipped the debate questions to Hillary before the debates. Or how some 'journalists' gave 'prior approval' to Hillary before publication. That's a great story...
Or they can find some liars willing to attest to being 'victims' of imaginary hate crimes. Pictures of black churches defaced by "Vote Trump" haters.... They get off on that kind of stuff - on lies that trash Jews ... oops I mean 'conservatives'...
BRAVO!!
He wouldn't lambast them as long as the media did its job and not perpetuated hit pieces, lies and deception. . . .
Then for 30 minutes show EVERY “he’s done”, “It’s over for Trump”, “Trump has no path to victory” clip that was aired over the past 8 months. Then end with a direct shot at them, “so we are perfectly clear going forward, I completely understand the concern about Fake News, we need to hold people accountable for pushing fake stories to promote a personal held political Ideology. That’s not news, that’s propaganda!”
Then drop the mic and exit the stage.
Ding ding, ding we have a thread winnah!
Leftist journalists continuously demonstrate the importance of self-importance.
AMEN!
The world is going to hell in a handbasket and all the media can talk about is who isn’t playing at the inaugural and what happens at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Sheesh.
“Nah, don’t cancel it. Just move the venue to Oklahoma City.”
Oh that is perfect!!!!
And invite mostly local news people.... I can see it now.
I vote to cancel it.
Rush Limbaugh should be the featured entertainment.
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