MSNBC'S Morning Joe just spent 20+ minutes in the first half of its 2nd hour (7am EST) talking all about Trump's martial law meeting with Sydney Powell and Michael Flynn and senior aides. They also talked about it for a bit in the first hour (the first 20 minutes of which is regularly repeated in the 3rd hour). Journalist panel include…
MSNBC'S Morning Joe just spent 20+ minutes in the first half of its 2nd hour (7am EST) talking all about Trump's martial law meeting with Sydney Powell and Michael Flynn and senior aides. They also talked about it for a bit in the first hour (the first 20 minutes of which is regularly repeated in the 3rd hour). Journalist panel included Yamiche Alcindor of PBS, Jonathan Lemire of AP and Peter Baker of The New York Times. They all agreed this is one of the most egregious ideas he's considered in his administration.
To be fair, it's probably merely one of the most egregious ideas *we've heard about.* He's always shown us who/what he is: Ignorant, mean, selfish beyond belief, and bat$hit crazy. (I think that every criticism I have and every criticism I've heard falls into at least one of those categories. It boggles the mind that he still has any supporters. Instead, he's the messiah to people who *also* fall into those categories. The coalition of stupid.)
And MSNBC was all over the story this weekend. It drives me crazy that the Times is still so respected and influential. I can’t help wondering what it would have been like had they not fired “Mean Girl Boss” Jill Abramson and put Dean Baquet in charge. He is the one most responsible for the mealy-mouthed bothsiderism coverage — coverage he defends as “sophisticated objectivity”.
It’s not like Baquet hasn’t gotten a ton of criticism for his leadership. This Dan Froomkin article from a year ago quotes a lot of media criticism of Baquet, including by Eric Boehlert.
MSNBC'S Morning Joe just spent 20+ minutes in the first half of its 2nd hour (7am EST) talking all about Trump's martial law meeting with Sydney Powell and Michael Flynn and senior aides. They also talked about it for a bit in the first hour (the first 20 minutes of which is regularly repeated in the 3rd hour). Journalist panel included Yamiche Alcindor of PBS, Jonathan Lemire of AP and Peter Baker of The New York Times. They all agreed this is one of the most egregious ideas he's considered in his administration.
Good to hear! thanks for the update
To be fair, it's probably merely one of the most egregious ideas *we've heard about.* He's always shown us who/what he is: Ignorant, mean, selfish beyond belief, and bat$hit crazy. (I think that every criticism I have and every criticism I've heard falls into at least one of those categories. It boggles the mind that he still has any supporters. Instead, he's the messiah to people who *also* fall into those categories. The coalition of stupid.)
“The Coalition of Stupid” is the perfect description. Unfortunately, they’re proud of the title.
And MSNBC was all over the story this weekend. It drives me crazy that the Times is still so respected and influential. I can’t help wondering what it would have been like had they not fired “Mean Girl Boss” Jill Abramson and put Dean Baquet in charge. He is the one most responsible for the mealy-mouthed bothsiderism coverage — coverage he defends as “sophisticated objectivity”.
https://www.salon.com/2020/02/01/press-watch-dean-baquet-interview-makes-clear-new-york-times-still-ruled-by-both-sides-ism/
It’s not like Baquet hasn’t gotten a ton of criticism for his leadership. This Dan Froomkin article from a year ago quotes a lot of media criticism of Baquet, including by Eric Boehlert.
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/17/press-watch-new-york-times-political-coverage-implodes-at-the-worst-possible-moment/