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Rhiannon12866

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Thu Oct 17, 2024, 07:57 AM Oct 17

Anand Giridharadas: The interruptions in Harris' interview felt like a metaphor - Morning Joe - MSNBC



Anand Giridharadas weighs in on Fox "News" contentious interview with Kamala Harris and why he says Bret Baier's interruptions felt like a metaphor. - Aired on 10/17/2024.
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Anand Giridharadas: The interruptions in Harris' interview felt like a metaphor - Morning Joe - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 17 OP
Baier was deceptive, dishonest, disrespectful. The interview was an ambush. bucolic_frolic Oct 17 #1
"... angry that he could hear her." William Seger Oct 17 #2
None of the jerks on that channel are "journalists," they're propagandists Rhiannon12866 Oct 17 #3
How Anyone Like Brett Baer Could So Stuanchly Defend the Indefensible Is Just Way Beyond Me. panfluteman Oct 17 #4
Yes, This Hiistoric Presidential Election Is Nothing Less Than the Clash of Two Americas: panfluteman Oct 17 #5

bucolic_frolic

(46,975 posts)
1. Baier was deceptive, dishonest, disrespectful. The interview was an ambush.
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 08:18 AM
Oct 17

VP Kamala Harris stood the test and came out stronger. Baier used sleight-of-hand in substituting videos of Trump's later description of what Trump really said, he stepped on her answers and interrupted in the beginnings and middles of her replies as well. Since when do sit-down interviews with presidential candidates include videos from the opposition? I don't think I've seen it before.

Baier brought dishonor to himself and the journalistic profession. That was a shameful display of partisanship and hackery. It will be an historic example of what NOT to do as a journalist.

Rhiannon12866

(222,086 posts)
3. None of the jerks on that channel are "journalists," they're propagandists
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 08:43 AM
Oct 17

And obviously Baier wasn't used to being confronted with the truth and he couldn't handle it - he behaved abominably. And Fox is a channel, not a "network," they don't have affiliates, anyone who tunes in sees the same despicable programming. MSNBC said that VP Harris might have reached some people who were on the fence, but they'd have to access a different news outlet to see the video of what TFG actually said. Kudos to Kamala Harris for standing her ground.

panfluteman

(2,165 posts)
4. How Anyone Like Brett Baer Could So Stuanchly Defend the Indefensible Is Just Way Beyond Me.
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 10:38 AM
Oct 17

They're obviously propagandists at Fox News - and probably very well paid ones at that.

Also, Trump called January 6 a "Day of Love" - yes, they were all there for love of Trump - which is any malignant narcissist's wet dream come true!

Anand means "Bliss" in Sanskrit / Hindi. Giridharadas means "Servant of He Who Upholds the Mountain" - this is an allusion to Lord Krishna in his miracle of holding up a huge mountain with nothing but his little finger.

Kamala Harris' middle name is Devi, which is Sanskrit / Hindi for "Goddess". Kamala is another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu the Preserver of the Hindu Trinity, and the Goddess of Prosperity and Good Luck.

panfluteman

(2,165 posts)
5. Yes, This Hiistoric Presidential Election Is Nothing Less Than the Clash of Two Americas:
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 10:45 AM
Oct 17

One diverse and democratic, and the other fascist, racist and autocratic. It's also a titanic clash between truth and lies. May Mahatma Gandhi's "When I despair..." comment that ruthless dictators always fall in the end prevail and hold true!

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