There is a great book by Rodric Braithwhite, Russia: Myths and Realities, The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past. He recounts when British foreign service people went to Russia, they were told; everyone was going to lie all the time. The Russian people knew it too. It is a tyranny thing. Lying is about power for Trump. I can see why he is fond of Putin.
Its not only the words used - who scripts these events? - but they are unable to count. Pam Bondi is supposedly a well educated woman. No proof of it here!
I agree that the reporting on this issue had not been great but I think the routine things journalists have been doing for years are even more damaging. For example I just read an article in a mainstream news mag about the massive amounts of tax dollars that weren’t collected from corporations because “Congress” — not Republicans — had defunded the IRS. It is this kind of mealy-mouthed, neutral descriptions that does the real damage to Democrats.
I am seeing a lot of journalists reporting on the damage that Trump is doing to the economy without being explicit that it is the extremely strong Biden economy that Trump is wrecking. As Mr. Froomkin has written the media refused to report on the strength of the Biden economy before the election which gave voters the idea that the US economy was in bad shape, not the strongest in the world post-covid. Post election polls showed that the majority of those swing voters who chose Trump said they did so because of the bad economy.
One exception to that has been Morning Joe (hated by liberals) which regularly reported on the achievements of Biden’s economy, frequently with detailed reports by Steve Rattner and his charts. In fact as I am writing this Joe is making it clear that Trump is destroying the gains made by the Biden economy saying it was the best economy in 50 years. However for decades most of the media has refused to give Democrats the credit they deserve on the economy — or on anything else. Doing that would destroy their favorite bothsidesing “a pox on both their houses” storyline.
Well first in the picture I thought that was Pete Hegseth’s arm with all his tattoos white nationalist and such. Who knows maybe Trump has tattoos on his face that he covers with the orange makeup.
The 'M S 1 3' characters are a label, added to picture to describe the 'true' meaning the tattoos. I wish Mr. Moran had brought a copy of the picture with him and tried to describe that to Trump. It could have provided a path for Trump to a somewhat graceful detente, 'Oh, now I see. Thank you Terry.'
From there, perhaps on to a discussion why it's wrong to arrest and deport someone on the basis of tattoos?
And who knows, maybe the interview could have moved to the right of anyone in the US to due process?
Nonetheless, Moran deserves credit for trying to move on, 'Let's agree to disagree', and for not caving in and admitting there were MS13 tattoos.
"It could have provided a path for Trump to a somewhat graceful detente, 'Oh, now I see. Thank you Terry.'"
??
I agree that there might have been some value in Moran producing the picture and pointing that out, but the Trump response you're imagining is one from another universe entirely.
One in which Trump is capable of admitting he was wrong about anything, ever.
Even when he fires someone because they're a total loser, or however he describes them when they're on the way out the door, he's incapable of placing that characterization next to his repeated statement that he only hires the best people, so if this ex-whatever person is a total loser, Trump must have mistakenly considered them a "best people" when he hired them.
Bondi can’t put a number on people saved based on the amount seized. She can’t know that every person uses fentanyl will die. There is no basis in fact for her declaring that. Even the lower number is insane. 36% of Americans are not opioid addicts. The first number was a lie, the second was a lie and fawning praise of Dear Leader.
Kinda like Trump is negotiating tariffs with 200 countries when there are only 195 countries in the world, unless you count that island that only has penguins. But that would still only make 196.
What about Hegseth’s Nazi tattoos?
"Either he’s a liar or an idiot – or both." That's an easy one.
Jesus Christ , who gives a shit how Moran reacted . Trump looked like a bumbling idiot. He dug his own grave. Moran handled it fine.
lies lies lies yeah. He disgusts us/
There is a great book by Rodric Braithwhite, Russia: Myths and Realities, The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past. He recounts when British foreign service people went to Russia, they were told; everyone was going to lie all the time. The Russian people knew it too. It is a tyranny thing. Lying is about power for Trump. I can see why he is fond of Putin.
He is a liar, liar, liar.
I think this was the most important part of the interview. Look at Moran’s face! And, of course, listen to the incoherent you-know-what’s statement.
https://bsky.app/profile/mmpadellan.bsky.social/post/3lo3ofbf2ns2z
Its not only the words used - who scripts these events? - but they are unable to count. Pam Bondi is supposedly a well educated woman. No proof of it here!
I agree that the reporting on this issue had not been great but I think the routine things journalists have been doing for years are even more damaging. For example I just read an article in a mainstream news mag about the massive amounts of tax dollars that weren’t collected from corporations because “Congress” — not Republicans — had defunded the IRS. It is this kind of mealy-mouthed, neutral descriptions that does the real damage to Democrats.
I am seeing a lot of journalists reporting on the damage that Trump is doing to the economy without being explicit that it is the extremely strong Biden economy that Trump is wrecking. As Mr. Froomkin has written the media refused to report on the strength of the Biden economy before the election which gave voters the idea that the US economy was in bad shape, not the strongest in the world post-covid. Post election polls showed that the majority of those swing voters who chose Trump said they did so because of the bad economy.
One exception to that has been Morning Joe (hated by liberals) which regularly reported on the achievements of Biden’s economy, frequently with detailed reports by Steve Rattner and his charts. In fact as I am writing this Joe is making it clear that Trump is destroying the gains made by the Biden economy saying it was the best economy in 50 years. However for decades most of the media has refused to give Democrats the credit they deserve on the economy — or on anything else. Doing that would destroy their favorite bothsidesing “a pox on both their houses” storyline.
This reminds me of so many scenes from The Death of Stalin
Well first in the picture I thought that was Pete Hegseth’s arm with all his tattoos white nationalist and such. Who knows maybe Trump has tattoos on his face that he covers with the orange makeup.
The 'M S 1 3' characters are a label, added to picture to describe the 'true' meaning the tattoos. I wish Mr. Moran had brought a copy of the picture with him and tried to describe that to Trump. It could have provided a path for Trump to a somewhat graceful detente, 'Oh, now I see. Thank you Terry.'
From there, perhaps on to a discussion why it's wrong to arrest and deport someone on the basis of tattoos?
And who knows, maybe the interview could have moved to the right of anyone in the US to due process?
Nonetheless, Moran deserves credit for trying to move on, 'Let's agree to disagree', and for not caving in and admitting there were MS13 tattoos.
"It could have provided a path for Trump to a somewhat graceful detente, 'Oh, now I see. Thank you Terry.'"
??
I agree that there might have been some value in Moran producing the picture and pointing that out, but the Trump response you're imagining is one from another universe entirely.
One in which Trump is capable of admitting he was wrong about anything, ever.
Even when he fires someone because they're a total loser, or however he describes them when they're on the way out the door, he's incapable of placing that characterization next to his repeated statement that he only hires the best people, so if this ex-whatever person is a total loser, Trump must have mistakenly considered them a "best people" when he hired them.
I agree, Trump is implacable and I live in a dream world.
But what other path did Mr. Moran have?
Jan 6 wqs a tourist love festival in the US Capital- deo not believe your lying eyes.
Vote for the founder of "TRUTH SOCIAL" because he will solve the world's problems on day 1.
Why has he not locked up Hilary and the biden crime famly?
Bondi can’t put a number on people saved based on the amount seized. She can’t know that every person uses fentanyl will die. There is no basis in fact for her declaring that. Even the lower number is insane. 36% of Americans are not opioid addicts. The first number was a lie, the second was a lie and fawning praise of Dear Leader.
exactly. your logic is right!
Kinda like Trump is negotiating tariffs with 200 countries when there are only 195 countries in the world, unless you count that island that only has penguins. But that would still only make 196.