A return to normalcy and decency

W_and_C · 2022-01-25T18:50:03.813Z

Camp:

I’m fine with it too.

Can’t wait to see what happens Friday.

Why, what’s going on Friday ?

Camp · 2022-01-25T18:51:30.090Z

Coming to Pittsburgh to hold hands with Bob Casey and pretend only D can spend tax money on dams and bridges.

biggestal99 · 2022-01-25T19:39:44.468Z

WuWei:

Nobody said “crafty”

I did…

Allan

W_and_C · 2022-01-25T19:49:39.614Z

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Jim Banks

@RepJimBanks

Have we ever seen a President attack and malign the free press like Joe Biden has??

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enki · 2022-01-25T19:51:22.106Z

Here's to feeling good all the time. :

x.com

partisan politics has a terrible short term memory and is completely full of ■■■■■

but, they do know their marks very well.

zantax · 2022-01-25T20:41:57.701Z

Here's to feeling good all the time. :

Camp:

So it was a half assed apology.

The Biden way.

Doocy is happy with it, that’s all that matters. Doocy isn’t a snowflake.

He isn’t fine with it because he got an apology, he’s fine with it because he has a job to do that isn’t served by continuing the argument.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2022-01-25T20:46:06.252Z

zantax:

He isn’t fine with it because he got an apology, he’s fine with it because he has a job to do that isn’t served by continuing the argument.

What’s the difference?

I understand your need to be outraged on his behalf, because reasons - but he’s clearly not outraged about it.

zantax · 2022-01-25T20:48:52.607Z

TheDoctorIsIn:

zantax:

He isn’t fine with it because he got an apology, he’s fine with it because he has a job to do that isn’t served by continuing the argument.

What’s the difference?

I understand your need to be outraged on his behalf, because reasons - but he’s clearly not outraged about it.

Not outraged in the least, show me where I indicated I was.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2022-01-25T20:49:47.796Z

zantax:

Not outraged in the least, show me where I indicated I was.

If you’re not outraged by it, and Mr. Doocy isn’t outraged by it - then who cares about it?

zantax · 2022-01-25T20:51:43.614Z

TheDoctorIsIn:

zantax:

Not outraged in the least, show me where I indicated I was.

If you’re not outraged by it, and Mr. Doocy isn’t outraged by it - then who cares about it?

Are you under the impression we accomplish much of anything by talking about politics here?

TheDoctorIsIn · 2022-01-25T20:54:05.669Z

zantax:

Are you under the impression we accomplish much of anything by talking about politics here?

No, of course not. But that’s a nonsequitor.

W_and_C · 2022-01-25T20:58:20.254Z

zantax:

Here's to feeling good all the time. :

Camp:

So it was a half assed apology.

The Biden way.

Doocy is happy with it, that’s all that matters. Doocy isn’t a snowflake.

He isn’t fine with it because he got an apology, he’s fine with it because he has a job to do that isn’t served by continuing the argument.

That still counts. I wish more people would do just that.

And tbh, I don’t think he was even offended in the first place.

bigtwnvin · 2022-01-25T21:03:02.871Z

Biden is fine.

He’ll be around bugging cons for 3 more years.

Sure hope so.
‘22 and ‘24 will be free entertainment

thinkingman · 2022-01-25T22:45:33.633Z

SpacemanSpiff:

Maybe she was bleeding out of her… whatever.

that wasnt in reference to what you want the media to make everyone think it meant

but when trump doesn’t say enough mean things just make it up

Mountain_Soldier · 2022-01-25T22:53:04.002Z

PurpnGold:

enki:

wait… does it go like this…

I think that’s right.

This is incredible that conservatives are trying to parse an apology. Maybe adults being adult is a new phenomena for them.

Yeah, liberals never parse an apology….

Apology comparison Ingraham vs Bee Politics

I recall there was a long debate about what constitutes an apology when Ingraham “apologized” to Hogg. Let’s take a look at Samantha Bee’s apology compared to Ingraham. First off, Bee apologized the next day when people started complaining. This was before advertisers threatened to leave. Ingraham apologized later, after advertisers threatened to leave. Let’s look at the wording: Ingraham: Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Wee…

Samm · 2022-01-25T23:19:00.352Z

Mountain_Soldier:

Guilds:

Mountain_Soldier:

Trump couldn’t even do that without you guys throwing a ■■■■ fit.

A functioning democracy requires a functional press. Holding the press accountable is good, and needed. A POTUS Calling the press the “enemy of the people”, is dangerous.

Then again, seems like many on the right are not fans of a democratic republic.

Except every time someone on the right tries to hold the press accountable, you on the left shrug it off, call it nothing, and worse.

Was Dan Rather a dumb son of a bitch?

He kind of proved himself to be, so yes.

Samm · 2022-01-25T23:29:46.115Z

TheDoctorIsIn:

Smyrna:

…because there are people on both sides of the aisle that respect the office of the presidency and calling someone a son of a bitch, on national television is one of the most despicable things I’ve ever heard a POTUS do. I’d equate it right up there with what Trump said to Senator McCain regarding his time spent in prison in North Viet Nam. It’s ■■■■■■■ despicable.

Sorry, you guys lost that high horse a long time ago.

This won’t hurt Biden politically- it’ll help, if anything.

And what does that say about Democrats?

TheDoctorIsIn · 2022-01-25T23:30:20.636Z

Samm:

And what does that say about Democrats?

I dunno. What do the last 5 or so years say about Republicans?

Samm · 2022-01-25T23:36:44.359Z

Jezcoe:

Here's to feeling good all the time. :

Jezcoe:

Here's to feeling good all the time. :

“Response like this”

So. You’re asking if GG mocked liberals exaggerated response to Trump’s insults while Trump was president ? Yeah, probably.

I doubt he did.

Greenwald was rightfully a Clinton skeptic. Nothing wrong with that. But, imo, his support of Assange gave him a blind spot to seeing how Wikileaks became a clearinghouse for laundering Russian Intel into the public sphere.

The refusal to see what wikileaks started as and what it eventually became as two totally different things broke a lot of people who should know better.

Just my opinion though.

On this particular issue in this thread, all he is doing is mocking the left - and it’s awesome that so many are taking it at face value.

Overall, I don’t think he changed that much. Admittedly I probably don’t know as much about Assange/wikileaks thing as you seem to.

But back around 2005, when Greenwald came onto the political scene it was the political right who were moralizing hypocrites lecturing everyone on how to live their lives. Now things seem to have shifted 180 degrees. A consistent pundit stays exactly where they are while the blue and red pieces shift across the board.

That is a fair enough opinion.

I still think that he is on the grift.

I have been following this conversation, but I am puzzled … exactly what is the grift and who is he pulling it on?

Rodeo · 2022-01-25T23:38:06.854Z

TheDoctorIsIn:

What’s the difference?

I understand your need to be outraged on his behalf, because reasons - but he’s clearly not outraged about it.

Y’all are so certain you know what the rest of the world is thinking. It’s funny.

Biden pledged a return to civility. He promised to fire people in his administration who disrespected others.

This month alone he has called two fox reporters various versions of stupid I clouding his stupid SOB comment to Doocy…prior to that he gave a speech in which he told Americans who did not disagree with him on his voting rights ■■■■■■■■ bill that they were bull Connor or Jefferson davis or George Wallace. The man who pledged unity and the restoration of the soul of the country called half the country again racists.

Doocy is fine, Jackie Heinrich is fine, we are all fine…most of us dont care what clueless says other than to point out his lies and hypocrisy…

Based on his own words a year ago should he not fire himself?