Posted on 03/25/2020 8:47:18 AM PDT by Kaslin
One of the more tiresome partisan polkas we've witnessed in the years of President Donald Trump is the herky-jerky one around White House briefings. First, journalists insist that avoiding daily briefings is a dangerously undemocratic practice. Then when there are suddenly daily briefings for a public health crisis, journalists insist airing those briefings live is a dangerous practice because the president allegedly spews so much misinformation.
You can easily hear the partisan echoes in the current coronavirus contrast. Liberal noisemakers are complaining. Sunny Hostin on ABC's "The View" said that airing the Trump-led press briefings live is a "disservice to the country." Co-host Joy Behar chimed in to say that she's "falling in love" with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo because his live coronavirus briefings -- which air on national cable news -- are "so brilliant."
Or see CNN's "Reliable Sources," where host Brian Stelter, Carl Bernstein and disgraced Dan Rather took turns hailing Gov. Cuomo as being so much stronger and smarter, and so much more inspirational, than Trump.
Democrats are presumed to be brilliant, and it's easier to impress when you have a pliant press corps. Would anyone imagine there's a cantankerous Jim Acosta in Albany, New York, yelling at Cuomo that he's ignorant and un-American?
When reporters challenge Trump, they are presumed to be brilliant. NBC's Peter Alexander asked Trump about potential drug treatments to inhibit the virus: "Is it possible that your impulse to put a positive spin on things may be giving Americans a false sense of hope and misrepresenting preparedness right now?" Trump admitted he was merely talking about "a feeling" he had. Then Alexander cited data on the coronavirus that says there are 200 dead and 14,000 sick. "Millions, as you witnessed, who are scared right now," Alexander said. "What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?"
Alexander claimed this was a "softball" question, but he clearly exaggerated the number of sick, since thousands have recovered and not every confirmed case even gets symptoms. That's why Trump called him a "terrible reporter." Alexander's question was loaded, and so was the aftermath. The NBC News website posted an article with this headline: "Trump, promoting unproven drug treatments, insults NBC reporter at coronavirus briefing."
On MSNBC, host Chuck Todd lauded Alexander, the wounded yet courageous knight of the realm. "I want to thank you for your professionalism and the way you do represent NBC News and the Comcast family in that room," he said. "I wish the people on the other side of the podium had the same professionalism as well."
Trump's critique of Alexander, The Washington Post wrote in a "news story," showed Trump "lapsing into his self-destructive ways." As if journalists don't act in Trump-destructive ways? Reporters Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker opened with this hyper negative sentence: "President Trump was reeling from one of his worst weeks ever: The novel coronavirus was killing Americans, wrecking the economy and subsuming him and his presidency."
On "The View," former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered the prototypical defense of the Alexanders and the Acostas: that the president was "attacking a journalist" for "doing his job." That's fascinating because, in November 2012, (now-deceased) BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hastings told then-Mayor Emanuel he was just doing his job, and Emanuel allegedly grabbed Hastings by the arm and berated him for daring to ask about how he fundraised for a super PAC for the newly re-elected Barack Obama. (An audio recording showed the berating was mutual.)
Reporters can be very opinionated, ill-tempered jerks. And then, when you protest their shtick, they put on their Guardians of Democracy superhero suits and say they're doing their job -- for the people. No one voted to have them represent us. Even in a crisis, they only represent themselves, caring most deeply for their own hyperbolic liberal opinions.
They are not very self aware, they live in their own bubble when most Americans see their extreme bias and activism.
If it had been Obama giving daily press briefings about a pandemic the media hacks would be vomiting continual praise and adoration.
Hugh Hewitt’s bestie, Chuck Todd, looks like a child molester with that stupid goattee...he looks dirty.
The president is leading the nation. He's doing his job. They are attacking him.
What makes journalists so special?
most Americans see their extreme bias and activism
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Well they certainly don’t bother to hide it anymore. I mean, its about as “in your face” as you can get. They are OBSESSED with removing Trump at all costs.
In the process they have completely destroyed their own credibility and their own profession.
The word ‘Pyrrhic’ comes to mind.
They are the names and faces that big media controls the masses with. Nothing they do is extraordinary at all.
And that includes their sainted Edward R. Murrow.
Reporters not opinionated ill-tempered jerks and flat stupid on some subjects just listen to the dumb questions they ask.
Often they ask questions not related to the subject,no wonder their called Ted Baxters.
“most Americans see their extreme bias and activism.” I have read this many times in other posts. I don’t know your neighbors and co-workers, but my experience has been that most Americans agree with the mainstream media. That they are taken in by the lies.
The “best” thing about this crisis is that, if the dhimmicrats succeed at demolishing our economy and subverting our government, it will be the green light I need to begin eliminating that existential threat.
Cuomo must have flunked high school math. He suays he needs 30000 ventilators. If 12% need hospitalization and 3% need ICU beds with ventilators, you would have to have 1,000,000 cases at the same time to use that many ventilators.
3% of 1 million is 30,000. That would mean about 1 of 16 New York residents would have the virus at the same time. IF that ever happens it won’t be shut down the country, it will be lights out.
Keep in mind that there are other illnesses and conditions that require the use of a ventilator. I don’t know what that number is but I’m sure there is a normal base-load of use and the requirements created by the corona virus are piled on top of that.
It doesn’t excuse Cuomo at all for not getting them when he know about the problem and had time, but the total number needed right now could be pretty large.
You need more ventilators because many of the New York victims need a second ventilator in the Hamptons for weekends and summer.
He admitted he did not need the ones he just got when he put them in storage until they are required. He will need them eventually but 30000??
This has echoes of the Puerto Rico response to the recent hurricane. “Thanks for sending us so many supplies. We are going to hide them in a warehouse so that we can continue to criticize you and demand that you send us supplies. You inhuman monster.”
Particularly irritating next to each other: "Don't be too optimistic! Now, say something to cheer everyone up." Nothing would cheer me up more than to see a couple Marines beating this guy with leather belts.
That's exactly what it reminds me of.
He thinks it hides his smug, smirky, little weasel grin that he has
We here worked very hard to counter the media bias. Freepers by the literally hundreds in the form of the Free Republic Media Chapter (akaCCRM) spent hours and hours in our fight. In the long run, our efforts made little difference.
Now comes President Donald Trump. He has become the media.
Zap...... he stole their thunder. He and his band of super experts are doing what the old media has refused to do. They are delivering unexpurgated and politically unfiltered truth
When they ask gotcha questions the President beats the crap out of them
It's killing 'em
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