By way of Smirking Chimp I come across this fascinating (and utterly depressing) account of how Karl Rove “reached out” to (Saint) Jack Welch, A.K.A “the buzz saw”, Chairman of General Electric, the parent company of NBC, and how together they put in place the right wing noise machine that masquerades as our nation’s electronic news media.
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Load More...Says the guy who knew that Mike Flynn was an active foreign agent conspiring with the Russian government in pursuit of a quid pro quo. https://t.co/hByANOnSeH
Then maybe don’t go? Don’t cover it live? Don’t be party to what is obviously a game. There are multiple ways to cover stories without the countdown clock and breathlessness of the anchors speculating with guests who know nothing. Reporters. Actually. Have. A. Choice. https://t.co/YJsB4HBgus
Same reason they did the same with Reagan and McCain and Nixon. America's default is to lionize the powerful and get gauzy on their bullshit. https://t.co/ONt3sUFgPd
Back in college, instead of turning in papers I was nervous about when they were due, I should have just offered to give a press conference about them an hour and a half before turning them in.
Obviously that would have been acceptable, right? #ReleaseTheReport
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