Watching that Jonathan Karl I now realize

[PCIntern]

that it’s hopeless:

He stated in no uncertain terms that Trump is listening to the experts but that he says different to his “constituents” and this is good news that he’s listening and acting on the advice of people who know what they’re talking about, even though he is duplicitous as far as the masses go.

Karl is titular head of the press corps and so all this insanity and lying is all ok. It’s normal. It’s not remarkable. It’s not pathological. It’s not fascist. It’s not homicidal. What the actual fuck is it with these so-called reporters? It’s as though they’re a family harboring a serial killer in the House because he’s always been a murderer of small animals and graduated to humans, but you know, this is what he does. No reason to get excited, right?

Jesus...

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. they are part of the high income protected bubble.

and, they are not at all equipped with ability to deal with the non stop lies. utterly overmatched.

[malaise]

2. H is one of them who gave the Con lots

of coverage back in the day. He's a pure bred hack. That interview was stunning

Adding this from JHB's thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213213206


Words you'll never hear from that hack

[kentuck]

3. It can't work like that.

It is not OK to lie to half the people intentionally, for political purposes.

[pat_k]

4. This thread

Some of the same frustration

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213212908#post2

[kentuck]

9. Yep.

Yes. He held rallies on:
—January 9th
—January 14th
—January 28th
—January 30th
—February 10th
—February 19th
—February 20th
—February 21st
—February 28th

He golfed on:
—January 18th
—January 19th
—February 1st
—February 15th
—March 7th
—March 8th

[pat_k]

10. An expanded version of activities

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213210191#post26

[spanone]

5. book salesman

[underpants]

7. I saw an interview with him on ABC Live a few days ago

Looks like a really good book.

He told a story about talking to Trump backstage at a rally. Trump was polite and they had a nice discussion. Trump asked if Karl was going to come on the floor and watch the speech. Of course said Karl. Within minutes Trump turned the crowd to scream at the press area.

[spanone]

8. He told that story in this morning's interview

[UpInArms]

6. My mother explained these talking heads to me after 911

She said:

They do not perceive their job as “telling the truth,” for them, their job is to keep their faces on the teevee ...

[NewJeffCT]

11. the media keeps lowering the bar for him

If he was listening to the damn experts, we would have had a nationwide stay at home order in place weeks ago.