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This is at least the fourth time in as many months that Judy has interviewed a Republican politician, generally asking questions without challenging the answers. And then...no Democrat to counter them.
She always has a Republican on when talking to a Democrat.
WTF!
RockRaven
(15,076 posts)elleng
(131,370 posts)they don't plan every evening's program with Pro and Anti-personnel; they report the real world as they should.
Judy Woodruff OFTEN challenges responses.
Sorry missed first part of NewsHour, was listening to Joy Reid's show.
I'll likely return to my PBS NewsHour nightly, and hope to see bits from Joy's show later.
edhopper
(33,658 posts)That isn't reporting the real world.
I like the reports their reporters do, but here one sided interviews are not news.
And as I said, I never see a Dem only interview.
As for her questions, why can I shout better questions from my couch then she asks?
marybourg
(12,648 posts)including a recent one with Nancy Pelosi so long I got bored and turned it off. I think we tend to overlook Dem interviews because they seem like normal conversations to us, no angst, no teeth gnashing on our parts as when she interviews Pubs.
misanthrope
(7,436 posts)David Perdue continually deflected, grew defensive and nearly aggressive with some of those answers. He mischaracterized Nancy Pelosi's summaries of Republican positions that were relayed by Lisa DesJardins in the prior portion of the segment.
I thought Perdue came across badly.
edhopper
(33,658 posts)to respond.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,034 posts)edhopper
(33,658 posts)for PBS.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,034 posts)they've become expert at bothsideserism.
Don't forget - most of these media types make great money, and you know what party protects it best.
It is why (broken record here) I stopped watching TV 10 years ago. And rarely listen to the radio. Can't take the lies and bullshit any longer.
yes, I've become very cynical
a kennedy
(29,771 posts)was right. I'll watch sometime, then again not ever on my "must watch list".
msongs
(67,496 posts)it's not just a pbs thing
edhopper
(33,658 posts)They have a point of view, and their programming is more commentary than News.
PBS News Hour says it a journalistic News show.
Big difference.
mcar
(42,465 posts)She asks no follow up questions and lets her subjects go with whatever nonsense they say.
She should leave these interviews to some of the reporters.
I've also noticed, as you said, that when she has Dem/Rep on, she'll have the R on first, ask no hard questions, then ask the D to respond to what the R said. It is infuriating.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,454 posts)most of the time is like asking a sane person to respond to an insane person. I mean, what DO you say?!
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,454 posts)1.) Interview Republicans almost all of the time to learn about their support for a Republican President's agenda, policies when there is a Republican President.
2.) Interview Republicans almost all of the time to learn about their opposition to a Democratic President's agenda, policies when there is a Democratic President
It's so damned exhausting and predictable.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)edhopper
(33,658 posts)But Republicans without Democrats.