1. Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register for a free account to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Access to private conversations with other members.
    • Fewer ads.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

Page 4970 of 8833
  1. WriteThinking

    WriteThinking Well-Known Member

    You know what, though? He's under 80 years old, and not slurring his words and speaking nonsensically, etc. That is definitely getting to be a very real factor, for both parties. And, he seems to get a lot of the things he wants accomplished done, Disney notwithstanding.

    I'm very glad Disney is sticking it to him, but if DeSantis is in the race when the Republican nomination is up for grabs, I think he will beat Trump and get it.
     
    WriteThinking, May 19, 2023
    #59629
  2. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    garrow, May 19, 2023
    #59630
  3. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

     
    Neutral Corner, May 19, 2023
    #59631
  4. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Wait, what widget are you sending down the metaphorical conveyor belt these days?
     
    dixiehack, May 19, 2023
    #59632
  5. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

     
    Neutral Corner, May 19, 2023
    #59633
  6. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    I know times are much different, but I think her strategy is one mainstream media should strongly consider.

    CNN host Christiane Amanpour rebukes network over Trump town hall

     
    wicked, May 19, 2023
    #59634
    Neutral Corner and 2muchcoffeeman like this.
  7. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    HanSenSE, May 19, 2023
    #59635
    garrow likes this.
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    That's just ahistorical.

    The anti-communist hysteria didn't tamp down because of lack of media coverage. It ended because McCarthy took it too far, turning his committee on the US Army and people within Eisenhower's administration, and they fought back and discredited him. They compiled a dossier on Roy Cohen and David Schine and leaked things to turn public opinion against them. Then, they just started ignoring the subpoenas claiming executive privilege, and it worked. It made McCarthy impotent. It was a classic "punch the bully in the nose, and then all the others are no longer afraid of him" move. People had gone along with it because they were afraid of McCarthy. When someone effectively stood up to him, the other Senators who had kept silent turned against him and the Senate voted to condemn him.

    Trump is newsworthy. It's not "journalism" to just ignore him because you've decided what people should see and not see. If he lies, report the reasons / evidence that what he is saying is a lie.
     
    Last edited: May 19, 2023
    The Big Ragu, May 19, 2023
    #59636
  9. WriteThinking

    WriteThinking Well-Known Member

    Trump won't fight back, though. He will encourage things. And a large number of people/voters are apparently too stupid and/or lazy to see him as he is -- even a lot of people we, perhaps, didn't used to think of as stupid and/or lazy, and who would, typically not necessarily have been seen as part of "his base."

    He needs to be ignored. It seems the only way to lessen his influence.
     
    WriteThinking, May 19, 2023
    #59637
  10. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Who mentored Donald Trump and Roger Stone.
     
    wicked, May 19, 2023
    #59638
  11. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I think the issue is that this is not the republican party of the Joe McCarthy era. It doesn't push back. It enables trump and shows no signs of changing.

    Hell, McCarthy might have become president if he had the cowardly clowns in the current party.
     
    Deskgrunt50, May 19, 2023
    #59639
    Neutral Corner, I Should Coco, 2muchcoffeeman and 2 others like this.
  12. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    McCarthy didn’t have enablers? Everyone went along with it until he went after the military. It was then it became a bridge too far. Hell, when even he knew he was going to look bad accusing someone, he’d come up with an excuse to leave and his cronies were left holding the bag.
     
    Spartan Squad, May 19, 2023
    #59640
Page 4970 of 8833
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page