The media are about to help Trump fail his way back into the White House

[New Breed Leader]

https://newrepublic.com/maz/article/185528/media-trump-moms-liberty-2024

The Media Are About to Help Trump Fail His Way Back to the White House

A truly idiotic Politico headline. A deeply embarrassing Times piece on Trump’s housing “policy.” How can these people be doing this again?
Michael Tomasky
September 3, 2024
If you’re lucky, you missed this one. I was not so fortunate, and so, this Labor Day weekend, I found myself staring at what is probably the worst, most appalling, most offensive, and just plain old asshat-stupid headline I’ve seen on a political story in many years. Sorry, in the interests of an informed public, I consider it my duty to foist it on you.

The story in question was in Politico, ostensibly concerning Kamala Harris’s CNN interview. In case you missed it, there was a moment during the interview when Dana Bash asked Harris about Donald Trump’s remark that Harris had recently “turned Black” for political reasons. You probably know by now what Harris said: “Same old, tired playbook. Next question.”

This was a good answer; it showed she wasn’t going to take the bait. But some genius editor at Politico thought otherwise! Ponder this headline: “‘Next question’: Harris evades questions about her identity.”

Sorry: Evades! What?! Where do we even start with that one? Trump said something dumb, false, malicious, and racist. She didn’t dignify it with a response. That’s evasion? What’s to evade? The story below the headline was fine, and the ridiculous headline got a stealthy edit after the fact. (Good chance that people like you, having to stomach the same nonsense as me, let Politico have it.) The problem, however, is that in today’s media world, sometimes that first headline is all some people see.

[Walleye]

1. Us: Trump wants to cut Social Security. Reporter: but he says he doesn't.

Us: but he’s a lying sack of shit. Why do you repeat? It should be every answer.

[Bev54]

2. 100% agree, not sure when she said same old playbook, whether she meant Trump or

stupid question by Bash. It works for both.