Acosta's 1st Question Should Be: "Sir will you condemn your daughter same way you condemned Hillary?

[kpete]

Last edited Tue Nov 20, 2018, 09:58 AM - Edit history (1)

Hell, that better be Acosta’s next question to the president: “Sir, will you condemn your daughter the same way you condemned Hillary Clinton?”


https://www.balloon-juice.com/2018/11/20/tuesday-morning-open-thread-second-time-as-farce/#comment-7093790

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[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Hows about some other reporters get some stones and quit acting like Jims the

only guy who can ask questions?

[flor-de-jasmim]

2. +1 million

[MrGrieves]

6. I didn't see where anyone said that Jim should be the only one asking questions

I didn't see where anyone said that Jim should be the only one asking questions.

They said his first question should be that.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

7. Oh wow. Great!.

Thanks for the clarification.

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[dubyadiprecession]

3. Trump is Acosta's landlord.

He already owes trump backrent for all that space he’s leasing in trump’s head.

[ananda]

4. * Like *

..

[Funtatlaguy]

5. I doubt that Sarah or Trump ever calls on Acosta again.

[oberliner]

9. There is no point to a question like that, in my opinion

[LanternWaste]

10. Much as your response, in my opnion

[oberliner]

11. Why do you say that?

I'd be interested in engaging in a discussion about this topic.

Here is my view:

Asking a question like that will not really yield anything informative or useful in response. It will only annoy Trump and play into the narrative he and his people are trying to foment, i.e. that the press is out to get him.

Why not ask a question that is more substantive and specific? Maybe something that could generate a different kind of response or reaction?

Usually when reporters get him talking about something he ends up saying something foolish, even when teed up with a friendly softball type question.

My response was meant to suggest that this sort of approach could be more effective.

What are your thoughts?