'Facts Are Stubborn Things': Tapper Confronts Conway for WH Claims on Media Terror Coverage
Source: Mediaite
He showed off how a lot of those terrorist attacks got a lot of coverage on CNN and told her, CNN and other media organizations cover terrorism around the world all the time. Saying that we dont cover terrorism, its just false.
Conway said that she knows terrorist attacks with high casualties are covered extensively, but others on the list have not gotten enough coverage.
Tapper told her thats a lovely spin, but said Trump was clearly arguing the media does not cover these things and the White House statement was sent out to back him up on that. He called that claim offensive, seeing as how CNN and other news organizations have reporters risking their lives to do reporting around the world.
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And on the same subject, he also confronted Conway about why, if the president is so concerned about under-coverage of terrorist attacks, he hasnt spoken out about the Quebec mosque attack. Conway said the president is certainly sympathetic to any loss of life.
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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/facts-are-stubborn-things-tapper-confronts-conway-for-wh-claims-on-media-terror-coverage/
You'll find 12 minutes of video at the link. Tapper demolished all her attempts to spin.
Though I wish he'd had more to say about her pathetic response to his question about wht Trump hasn't said anything about the Quebec mosque attack.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,026 posts)shut all of them out.
lamp_shade
(14,846 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)If they want to be interviewed, record it and play it back with fact checking along with the statements. A lot of the problem is Spicer, Conway, Trump, etc through out so much bullshit that it's hard for any one or two people to keep up with the lies.
christx30
(6,241 posts)Like that old "Pop up video" show on VH1. Trump says something that's pure, locally grown BS, and there's an audible *pop* sound with "actually...."
Since CNN is at war with Trump, they would be the perfect network to try out this format.
Pop up Veracity. This fall on CNN.
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Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Make them sound wired separately, and tell them their mike will be cut as soon as they start lying, deflecting, gish galloping.
One of the CNN people did it with "Rev" Darrell Scott, during the election. It was hilarious.
manicraven
(901 posts)Just gives her unnecessary attention.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,216 posts)To their credit, CNN has called her out on her bullshit when they've interviewed her, and it has not done her any favors. They've handed her the rope to hang herself.
I'm fine with it.
paleotn
(17,989 posts)Bring her on.....wack her over the head with her lies and 45's lies....then send her on her way.
riversedge
(70,347 posts)won all 3 debates and trumpy had a larger crowd than Obama at his inauguration. etc etc The WH only wants positive words for them and nothing but.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)CNN did nothing to get back in the Corrupt One's good graces!
hopeforchange2008
(610 posts)She's so warm.
ificandream
(9,401 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 10, 2017, 12:23 AM - Edit history (1)
CNN should have remained steadfast for someone whose credibility is less than decent She's nothing more than word salad.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)jpak
(41,760 posts)Tapper would not let her spin or lie.
msongs
(67,461 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)Or about the threat to ruin some guys career?
It would be beneficial to get her to squirm over the latest lie
Or should I say the daily lie
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)She is a proven liar, what is the point of allowing her the time to lie more?
world wide wally
(21,757 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...he didn't say anything about the Jews being genocided on National Holocaust Day...
...Neither factual narratives fit into Bannon*s worldview, ergo, they aren't part of tRump*s.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,463 posts)... Bannon doesn't like those historical facts. PERIOD!
Rove or one of his minions once said something like "when we win elections, we get to write the history books".
Bannon is trying to re-write the history books to fit his world view. DeVos is going to come in very handy.
trof
(54,256 posts)She is the absolute, hands down, BEST I have EVER seen, man or woman, in my 75 years, at spinning, twisting, obfuscating, over talking, subject changing, projecting, and just all around bullshitting.
I really wonder how she learned to do this.
Is it something you're born with?
How did she come to be this utterly deplorable person?
Guess we'll never know.
colorado_ufo
(5,738 posts)Can you just imagine her, sucking up to the teacher? Lying about her classmates? Lying about the paper that was due? Stealing from other people's work? "Accidentally" spilling pop on another classmate's better science project? Gossiping behind her friends' backs - if she had any?
And later - throwing fellow job applicants or coworkers under the bus? Sucking up to the boss? Courting favor to get plum assignments? Maneuvering to get the best equipment and the best office?
Her parents may have been a bad influence, but it may well have been just that she learned early on - and she is very smart - what worked for her and got her what she wanted, and she never cultivated a conscience to go along with it.
Combine her smarts with enough ambition to throw her momma under a train and work at a pace that would tire the devil himself, and you have just the right combination to land her a top job with this president. Sadly, though, when this guy is done with her, he will have no feelings or regrets about tossing her aside like used Kleenex. Because he, too, has no conscience.
trof
(54,256 posts)geez
I think you nailed it.
Her.
Whatever.
Whiskeytide
(4,463 posts)... the more I hear her, the less polished she seems. Even in this interview she failed to answer direct questions - several times the same questions. She falls back on props like "I think what he's trying to say ..." and "You're great, Jake but (unnamed) others...".
The spinning becomes more and more apparent as these lies pile up.
colorado_ufo
(5,738 posts)the faster she talks!
Hulk
(6,699 posts)And the media wonders why no one respects them. Anything for ratings. Bring on the biggest shell-game deceivet you can get, ad long as there will be an aidience to cheer her on or bang their heads against the wall.
Trapper is a media whore. He would sell his own mother for hogher ratings, if he thought it might help. Worthless game show host and morally bankrupt network.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)He beat her like a red-headed stepchild!!
He used the words "lie" and "lies" time an again to describe Trump's statements.
He really got after her about the US murder rate. Apparently there's been a sligth uptick in nationwide murder rate in 2014-15. Trump said murder rate is highest in 47 years, when, in fact, the rate is considerably lower now than ever before and has been trending down for years. He described Trump's comment as a "lie" -- several times -- she had no response.
yellowcanine
(35,702 posts)Might as well give up Jake. She is not ever going to stop talking.