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Legalized Press-titution – NBC NEWS
So even when they are available for the press, the press is not interested.
Last month, we covered how at the Republican National Convention, reporter Jacob Soboroff met Donald Trump Jr. on the arena floor and brought up the immigrant kids in cages canard. While the question was rather ridiculous, reporters on site asking probing or challenging questions is not a problem. But at the Democratic eviction party, we are not seeing this same level of interrogation, and it was with particular amusement that we see Soboroff once again, and he is far less aggressive with the notable figures.
Jacob is positively giddy at the chance to speak with Governor Tim Walz (seriously, man?!), and he used his time with the evasive candidate to ask inane questions before excitedly shaking his hand.
Pathetic.
Kamala Harris’ running mate Gov. Tim Walz speaks to @jacobsoboroff.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 20, 2024
Stay for Rachel’s response. pic.twitter.com/dP0rKzTiF4
Low-Octane Gaslighting – POLITICO
The resident senility-denier at Politico, Jonathan Martin, delivers his assessment of Day 1 at the DNC, and you get the sense that he may not have been in attendance. In his glowing appraisal of the Kamala Harris non-campaign, he makes a judgment of the state of the Democrats that is rather divorced from reality:
Democrats arrive here, a city that’s played host to so many drama-filled political conventions, as a party lacking in drama. They are disciplined, orderly and united around Vice President Kamala Harris.
Seriously, what the hell, Martin?! How are they lacking in drama when there are hundreds of protesters confronting police and breaking through security fencing? Plus, this is a party that has been marinating in drama since the Biden-Trump debate, renovating its ticket and contending with a wing-nut VP selection who has delivered controversies on a daily basis. But sure…”lacking drama.”
How Democrats Reversed the Script on the GOP https://t.co/e2p8ttN042 via @politico
— anne mcelvoy (@annemcelvoy) August 19, 2024
Masterful column @jmart -not least for Lol on the “Podcast bed-wetting” line .
“Imagine for a moment that Harris had picked up where she left off in 2019 and kept running to the left, on issues…
Gilded Reframe – PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER
It’s not like there was video with audio you could have referred to in order to…oh, wait – there was exactly THAT.
J.D. Vance was making a campaign stop in Philadelphia, and because it is constitutionally required of all candidates to consume food on camera from local landmark eateries, he stopped at Pat’s to get a Philly cheesesteak. The local paper broke the story that Vance misordered his sandwich, and as a result, his campaign is officially over and impeachment proceedings are certain to follow.
JD Vance gets a cheesesteak at Pat’s: ‘He asked about why we don’t have Swiss cheese’ https://t.co/A91WykADli
— Philadelphia Inquirer Politics (@PoliticsINQ) August 19, 2024
Small matter regarding this career-ending, food-based faux pas – it was complete garbage.
Vance is seen on tape talking with the proprietor and he asked the man why it was so offensive to ask for Swiss cheese on the cheesesteak. Vance was making a sly reference to John Kerry’s ill-fated moment where he asked for Swiss, and the local paper surely had to know this, intentionally putting out a false headline. It ended up issuing a “clarification,” but it kept the original post active, so it continues to be shared.
Clarification: Vance asked why it was insulting to put Swiss cheese on a cheesesteak.
— Philadelphia Inquirer Politics (@PoliticsINQ) August 19, 2024
Presentation Paradox – MSNBC
Is this denying previous evidence or the current reality?
In completely unbiased fashion, on the entirely non-partisan MSNBC network, Jen Psaki was making a purely objective observation that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance were speaking to a very narrow slice of a demographic of the country, while Kamala and Assistant Coach Walz are addressing the vast swath of America. Of course, this ignores the polls showing the growing support for the GOP among minorities, as well as the large crowds Trump draws at his rallies.
Jen was looking just a bit more foolish on this matter as she said this with a partially empty arena over her shoulder.
Jen Psaki to a Half-Empty Crowd:
— Vigilant News (@VigilantNews) August 20, 2024
“Trump and Vance speak to a tiny, tiny portion of the public. And that's a striking thing.”
Wow! She actually said this 🤣
“I mean, Biden and Harris are speaking to the totality of the country, the multicultural, multiethnic country we live in… pic.twitter.com/DYZeC1eQ7f
Pulitzer Prize Nomination – POLITICO
I guess with dozens of others in the room assiduously detailing her caloric intake, this cannot be called an EXCLUSIVE.
Christopher Cadelago can clear some room on his shelving, as a bronze medallion from the Pulitzer committee is sure to be his any day now.
Nancy Pelosi, a hot dog aficionado, gives a somewhat tepid take on the Chicago dog. “I had one last night. It was good. It was … good.”
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) August 19, 2024
The speaker emerita says it’s the only thing she’s eaten so far in the Windy City. pic.twitter.com/RxEfaeHeHh
