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FakeNoose

(35,697 posts)
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 11:49 AM Oct 16

Today's Tiedrich rant: elderly golfer gets smacked around by a journalist who won't take bullshit for an answer



Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/elderly-golfer-gets-smacked-around

there’s a reason Little Donny Fuckface runs to the warm, comforting embrace of Fox News and Newsmax whenever he gets the hankering to get his big, dumb pumpkin face on TV. these compliant propagandists understand that Donny is a Very Special Boy who gets to say Anything He Wants, without contradiction.

sir! sir! enthuses Sean Hannity, tears of gratitude pooling in his eyes, no one has ever explained with such clarity how migrants are EATING THE DAWGS. sir! how do you do it? sir! sir! coos Maria Bartiromo, readying the Kleenex box for her inevitable torrent of tears. thank you so much for alerting us to the dangers of the radical Marxist Democrats who want to destroy America.

Donny hates being fact-checked. unfair, so unfair. that’s why he turned tail and ran when 60 Minutes came knocking. it’s why he refused to participate in a second debate with Kamala Harris — even when Fox New offered to host one. just yesterday, Donny canceled an already-scheduled morning appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” show.

which is why it’s surprising that Chicken Donny actually sat for an interview with Bloomberg News’ John Micklethwait — a no-nonsense British journalist with zero tolerance for clownfuckery. when Donny shit the bed, Micklethwait was unafraid to point out that you, sir, are rolling around in a pile of feces. it was awesome to behold — awesome and refreshing.
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Micklethwait: “Business people, the capital markets, they all like the rule of law. If you look at the events of January 6, 2021, it showed to many people America’s democracy was unruly and violent. With only three weeks to go to the election, will you commit now to respecting and encouraging a peaceful transfer of power?”

Donny: “Well, you had a peaceful transfer of power.”

Micklethwait: “You had a peaceful transfer of power compared to Venezuela.


Please read the rest of this great rant on "Everyone is entitled to my own opinion."

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slightlv

(4,332 posts)
5. I actually think because
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 02:12 PM
Oct 16

They didn't stay there and shoot the Bidens as they tried to enter.... thats what t thinks is a peaceful transfer.

We could break that day down into many different dishes, humiliation. And crimes, but it seems like we're the only ones who care.

maxsolomon

(35,048 posts)
4. MFer did fine in that interview. He had no intention of providing substantive answers.
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 01:42 PM
Oct 16

He can't, and he doesn't think he needs to.

His intent was:
1. say whatever he wanted to say about whatever, topics be damned.
2. to be seen "standing up" to a journalist/smart person.
3. attack the press at large.

calimary

(84,345 posts)
9. Yep. It's a shame that he gets so many vehicles to push his bullshit.
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 03:00 PM
Oct 16

My wish would be - never to have to hear that whiny, gravelly voice EVER again.

NEVER EVER!!!

peppertree

(22,850 posts)
6. It's sad - but most U.S. media interviews sound like a Haiku poem, compared to British interviews
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 02:24 PM
Oct 16

I asked what and why;
he changed subject.
I turn page and ask softball.

calimary

(84,345 posts)
10. THAT'S the ticket. They want, need, and whore themselves for access.
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 03:53 PM
Oct 16

The almighty ACCESS.

“Well, we gotta get quotes from him, major-party candidate, big-ass pop-culture figure, dominates internet and all interviewers …” and the free showcase madness drags on.

And pretty soon, viewers and listeners just become inured. Overwhelmed. Driven not to care that much anymore. The “let’s just get this OVER WITH” crowd.

But with the donald, it’s NEVER over with. Never. And so few interviewers really take him on. Few follow-up questions. Few attempts to seriously question the shit he spews NONSTOP. I don’t understand why he’s even still a contender.

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