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Rudy Giuliani is a liar. He, like Kellyanne Conway and so many other Republican defenders of our corrupt president, does not inform the public. Instead, he misrepresents, obfuscates, and filibusters. He adds nothing to our understanding of how our government is operating. More importantly, acting as a liar is detrimental to our understanding and the pursuit of democracy.
Hey George (This Week with George Stephanopoulos) and Margaret (Face the Nation), you disappoint me! Today, you contributed to the corruption of our discourse.
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captain queeg
(10,197 posts)Especially Kellyanne. I guess there might be something to stay with Rudy being the shit stains lawyer so stuff he says has legal standing?
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)Then they come on and appear to be trump apologists, and Chris isn't able to debate them well, so they take over his show and own him, while supporting Trumps escape from consequences.
ChiTownDenny
(747 posts)he was full on Biden is corrupt, investigate Biden, the Ukranians have submitted affidavits proving Biden is dishonest. When asked about the impeachment inquiry his replies were Biden, Biden, Biden. Disgusting!
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)What they should be doing is getting the Collins, Ernst, Tillis, McSalleys on there to go on record about this shit. But I suppose they are in hiding at the moment.
kentuck
(111,094 posts)As is Stephen Miller.
Nobody can disrupt the facts and muddy the waters like Rudy Giuliani.
Networks do a disservice to the people by promoting individuals such as these. They have nothing to contribute.
ffr
(22,670 posts)Drama sells ads, pays salaries.
It's self perpetuating.
ChiTownDenny
(747 posts)I changed the channel to Face the Nation...where I found Guiliani screaming Biden, Biden, Biden. Then I wrote this OP.
ffr
(22,670 posts)with a mouth full of vomit?
ChiTownDenny
(747 posts)rurallib
(62,414 posts)and a scoreboard with a cumulative total and the lies enumerated on the bottom on a scrolling bar - sort of like a sporting event.
Kid Berwyn
(14,904 posts)Shitting in a tree
On top of our
Democracy.
ChiTownDenny
(747 posts)when he stated it wasn't his job to inform the public about the ACA, it was the president's responsibility.
Kid Berwyn
(14,904 posts)...he really knows nothing about the profession of journalism.
On his colleagues and predecessor:
Media Millionaires
Journalism by and for the 0.01 Percent
Fairness & Accuracy In Media
EXCERPT...
The media business outstrips other industries in generously compensating its top executives (New York Times, 5/5/13), and those resources could of course be put to better use by hiring reporters. But thats not the way the system works. And its not just the bosses getting rich. Indeed, many high-profile members of the media elite live a rather charmed life. The journalism business looks to be in a disastrous statebut the view from the top is just fine.
SNIP...
David Gregory
As host of NBCs Meet the Press, David Gregory is paid to quiz politicians on the tough issues of the day. But he offers his own opinions on the show, too; hes encouraged the Obama White House to propose big spending cuts in order to confuse Republicans (1/27/13; FAIR Blog, 1/29/13). He thinks the White House should have done more to have a moment in the Rose Garden with a few corporate CEOs (11/11/12; FAIR Blog, 11/13/12), and demanded to hear more from the White House about the hard choices Americans must make to get by with less (1/29/12). He worried about the problem of Occupy activists demonizing Wall Street (10/10/11). He expressed concern that the more people criticize big banks, the closer you get to wiping out the shareholder completelya person who is not just a fat cat (2/22/09).
In that sense, Gregory is reflecting what passes for conventional wisdom in corporate mediabut also among people in Gregorys economic class. His salary is not disclosed, but his predecessor, Tim Russert, reportedly made more than $5 million a year (Washington Post, 5/23/04). As Politico reported (3/15/12), Gregory was seeking membership in the exclusive Chevy Chase Club, which requires an $80,000 initiation fee. Gregory was sponsored by a couple of Washington-area real estate moguls.
SNIP...
In 2013, Gregory made gossipy news in Washington after apparently becoming incensed about a parking situation near his home (Washington Post, 4/10/13). Visitors to the D.C. Design House, an architectural showcase to benefit the Childrens National Medical Center, were evidently clogging up the streets near Gregorys home. According to one of the designers, Gregory came to the house to very loudly complain on the front lawn. Witnesses claimed that Gregory yelled something about knowing all the politicians in town, which the anchor denied.
CONTINUED with Links and professional profiles on the likes of Thomas Friedman, Fareed Zakariah, Chris Matthews, Bill O'Reilly...
http://fair.org/slider/cover-story-media-millionaires/
In addition to their I-know-nothing act, Chuck and his fellow tv types are well compensated for the misinformation stream.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)is sporting now? He looks like a football player lol
My husband used to say beware of attorneys with diamond pinkie rings, they are not honest.
My husband was a partner in a NYC law firm
ChiTownDenny
(747 posts)he previously denounced.