Posted on 01/31/2018 10:00:57 AM PST by Kaslin
The votes are in and by most accounts President Trump's first State of the Union was a home run. At an hour and 20 minutes, it was one of the longest addresses in modern history. It was a lengthy speech, but "a very strong speech," CNN's Wolf Blitzer noted Tuesday night after the main event.
“Let’s set aside for a second the parts of the speech everyone in the world likes: the inspirational stories of Americans, and the calls to unity, and the beautiful prose,” Jake Tapper, another CNN anchor, added.
Other CNN contributors like Chris Cillizza were among those media pundits who acknowledged the "amazing moment" when Trump recognized North Korean defector Ji Seong Ho, who became crippled in his search for freedom. When the president gave him his moment in the spotlight, Seong Ho lifted his crutches for all to see.
Amazing moment https://t.co/6GCtCDI8HO— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 31, 2018
The good reviews trickled over into other networks. At NBC News, Savannah Guthrie, while doubting the substance of the speech, had to at least note it struck a positive tone.
“I thought in terms of its tone, the president did what he said he was going to do. It was optimistic, it was bright, it was conciliatory," she said.
The American people agreed, according to polling. CBS News found that 75 percent of viewers liked what they heard from Trump. Even more telling, seventy-two percent of independents approved.
Of course, there were others like Van Jones, who accused Trump of selling poison.
.@VanJones68 on President Trump's #SOTU address: "He was selling sweet tasting candy with poison in it" https://t.co/uXi9y7GKeG— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 31, 2018
I suspect these Leftist media people are just mercenary enough to realize that the game may be changing.
Everyone likes to back a proven winner — and that’s DJT.
There are beginning some infrequent but noticeable and curious examples of a thin thread of light, here and there, breaking among the insane media.
I have read and heard two or three peeps from reporters, over the last couple of weeks, that were in reverse from the the totally Marxist meme and mission.
Say what?
Agreed.
We,, Van, at least he isn’t selling Kool Aid....
These CNN Anchors would still prefer it if Nancy Pelosi were president. At least in her case, she doesn’t have dementia. And another thing, she doesn’t have dementia. Finally, her big selling point, is that she doesn’t have dementia.
This is the most disturbing thing I’ve seen all day.
You noticed, too? I’m glad to hear that. Prayers are up for America, that’s for sure. Thanks for that reply.
Just for fun, imagine waking up one morning and finding that CNN had become a true objective non-partisan news channel. I know, it’s like trying to imagine 57 states or more than 2 genders, but what a surprise it would be to just have facts and no political spin on the events of the day.
You have to wonder if they are concerned about what may come out about their “sources” and what kind of collusion there was between the FBI and the media
Whu what??? It’s like an episode of the Twilight Zone when this guy woke up and everything was backwards.
OTOH, FOX’s Shep could only bring himself to give kudos to the speech writer.
Van Jones is a hater——who cares what he says?
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You got that right.
How can you stand to watch Shepard Smith?
I’m with you - just the title alone. OTOH, maybe it was a wake up call to CNN for them to see just how pathetic the Dems looked sitting on their hands the way they did. I was actually shocked to see how sour the D-Congress sourpusses appeared.
Apparently everyone in the world but a couple hundred constipated SJWs dressed for a funeral.
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