Everything written above is sad but true. I have some optomism thought that Trump's celebrity status is starting to lose its lustre. The attendance at his rallies are down in number and enthusiasm. His hoped for masses of people protesting at the court haven't materialized. The trouble with being a celebrity is that you have to remain interesting and Trump has been known for 8 years and he keeps saying the same things. He's still way too close to winning in November but I suspect he's going to make a poor campaigner because he's increasingly self focused. less and less disciplined and (horrors!) predictable to the point of being boring.
Journalism is not only a job but an activity that requires one to actively seek truth and clarity in a serious manner. The carnivalization of the press is parallel to the carnivalesque nature of much of the nation's contemporary lack of civic virtue.
Thank you for calling this out and focussing on it. Trump would be nothing without his helpers, schools of fish, especially the media school. He said so at the outset. And media coverage, FAME, has been his whole life. But he is only a human being after all and he, this monster that folks have risen, will come to an end; this plague will come to an end. He cannot go on and on. Right now he is showing his weakness. Hopefully the tide has turned. But the media is also a monster- even the more responsible truthful media. They too are the sum of individuals with temptations, bottom lines, and egos.
Excellent question! The integrity of these clowns is shot. What will they do when that tent falls down? I don’t respect them now and I know I won’t respect them when this shit show is over.
It is going to be interesting to watch the defense's attempts to discredit Cohen for lying because what he went to prison for (on the lying to Congress charge) was a lie to favor trump and his agenda. When he pled guilty he said that he had lied "out of loyalty to trump." Redirect after cross-examination is going to be fascinating.
The reporters should have been warned ONE TIME about not revealing facts about the jury. If they didn't obey, they should have been kicked out of the courthouse - permanently.
Everything written above is sad but true. I have some optomism thought that Trump's celebrity status is starting to lose its lustre. The attendance at his rallies are down in number and enthusiasm. His hoped for masses of people protesting at the court haven't materialized. The trouble with being a celebrity is that you have to remain interesting and Trump has been known for 8 years and he keeps saying the same things. He's still way too close to winning in November but I suspect he's going to make a poor campaigner because he's increasingly self focused. less and less disciplined and (horrors!) predictable to the point of being boring.
The Press has made us all Jurors. Election Day IS Verdict Day.
Journalism is not only a job but an activity that requires one to actively seek truth and clarity in a serious manner. The carnivalization of the press is parallel to the carnivalesque nature of much of the nation's contemporary lack of civic virtue.
“How he clambered into the White House”
Excellent and original articulation of the concept!
Thank you for calling this out and focussing on it. Trump would be nothing without his helpers, schools of fish, especially the media school. He said so at the outset. And media coverage, FAME, has been his whole life. But he is only a human being after all and he, this monster that folks have risen, will come to an end; this plague will come to an end. He cannot go on and on. Right now he is showing his weakness. Hopefully the tide has turned. But the media is also a monster- even the more responsible truthful media. They too are the sum of individuals with temptations, bottom lines, and egos.
MSM has joined the clown
car parade of Trump's Circus.
What will they do in
November, when the Circus
tent falls down and
ringmaster Trump is no longer
the show in town.
Excellent question! The integrity of these clowns is shot. What will they do when that tent falls down? I don’t respect them now and I know I won’t respect them when this shit show is over.
It is going to be interesting to watch the defense's attempts to discredit Cohen for lying because what he went to prison for (on the lying to Congress charge) was a lie to favor trump and his agenda. When he pled guilty he said that he had lied "out of loyalty to trump." Redirect after cross-examination is going to be fascinating.
How is the press going to treat it???
The reporters should have been warned ONE TIME about not revealing facts about the jury. If they didn't obey, they should have been kicked out of the courthouse - permanently.
“Old ass whores“
Kudos for a phrase I’ve never seen before!