MSNBC host Ari Melber had a revealing moment on Monday that seemed almost a clinical (if not comical) example of transference. Melber warns that Elon Musk might actually use Twitter to “secretly ban” or “turn down the reach” of a political party or candidate. That is apparently worse than Twitter openly banning candidates and suspending accounts of conservatives for years. Melber is warning the left that Twitter could be used against them . . . the way it has been used against their opponents. He emphasized “this thing matters a ton.” That is a ton more than it mattered for the last six years.
Melber warned his viewers that
“If you own all of Twitter or Facebook or what have you, you don’t have to explain yourself, you don’t even have to be transparent, you could secretly ban one party’s candidate or all of its candidates, all of it nominees. Or you could just secretly turn down the reach of their stuff and turn up the reach of something else and the rest of us might not even find about it til after the election.”
That is precisely what Twitter has been doing without a whimper of objection from most pundits on the left.
Melber actually warns that Musk might secretly ban political figures while warning that Donald Trump will have his ban lifted by Musk. While Trump said that he will not return to Twitter, Melber is worried that he could be allowed to tweet again.
None of this was a threat to democracy when Twitter was suspending dozens of political figures and commentators, including the President of the United States.
However, now it is dire as Musk threatens to restore free speech protections to the platform:
“It’s true if you are a democracy like the United States that used to regulate media ownership and say Rupert Murdoch can’t have too many local TV stations and newspapers in one town, they have laws for that are still on the books. Congress hasn’t gotten round to limiting whether someone can own all of Twitter.”
So media figures are calling for government regulation of media after the first major victory against corporate censorship. Musk may prove a fraud or prove to be a champion of free speech. Yet, it is hard to see the downside given the massive censorship system now imposed across social media. There remain media figures who would prefer censorship to the outbreak of free speech.
It seems that, when it comes to free speech, there are simply some people you cannot reach.
Yesterday, I asked whether Turley would denounce Hannity for “Texts show[ing] Hannity sought to bring out the vote for Trump on Election Day” as reported in theHill.com.
“New text messages reveal Fox News host Sean Hannity consulted with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in an effort to turn out more voters for former President Trump during the 2020 election. Contained in a massive trove of text messages Meadows turned over to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are text messages between the Fox prime-time host and Meadows, CNN reported. On the afternoon of the election, the outlet reported, Hannity texted Meadows and asked him how turnout was looking in North Carolina:
“Stress every vote matters,” Meadows reportedly wrote back. “Get out and vote.”
“Yes sir,” Hannity responded. “On it. Any place in particular we need a push.”
“Pennsylvania. NC AZ,” Meadows added. “Nevada.”
“Got it. Everywhere,” Hannity answered.”
https://thehill.com/media/3462417-texts-show-hannity-sought-to-bring-out-the-vote-for-trump-on-election-day/
Turley is on the record objecting to this sort of partisanship as stated in his article entitled:
“COVERING OR CAMPAIGNING? FOX NEWS ANCHORS APPEAR WITH TRUMP AT MISSOURI RALLY”
“I have been highly critical of what I view as the erosion of the line between journalism and advocacy in cable news, including a column this week criticizing CNN for its unrelenting anti-Trump coverage. MSNBC has previously been criticized for its host, Al Sharpton, appearing at campaign rallies. Now Fox is facing an equally serious incident after Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro. Both are known to be close confidants of Trump, but they also work for a news organization that is covering Trump and this election. While many view the journalistic rule of separation as artificial in the age of partisan cable programming, it represents the most glaring breach in the rule that we have seen. The incident raises an increasing conflict with journalistic values and programming. All of the networks now have anchors who are openly partisan but maintain facial neutrality by not contributing or campaigning for parties. The fear is that a departure from that technical rule will lead to a race to the bottom of networks working as an extension of political parties and a return to the age of “Yellow Journalism.”
https://jonathanturley.org/2018/11/06/covering-or-campaigning-fox-news-anchors-appear-with-trump-at-missouri-rally/
I watched Hannity, Carlson and Ingraham last night, and none of them said a word about Hannity’s text messages. Surprise, surprise, surprise! And wouldn’t you know it, neither did Turley denounce Hannity’s naked violation of “journalistic values” championed by Turley.
As much as I admire Turley for his principles, I cannot overlook his hypocrisy. I have no doubt that Turley would have criticized Hannity but for his engagement at Fox. Let’s all hope that Turley one day will depart Fox so that he can speak FREELY.
That’s just terrible. A well-known conservative FoxNews personality and friend of Donald Trump asked Mark Meadows about voter turnout and where “we” need a push. The audacity of Hannity flexing his journalistic integrity bona fides earned reporting truthfully on the Trump/Russia collusion hoax, Ukrainegate and the Hunter Biden laptop. Isn’t he aware that he is jeopardizing FoxNews ESG score?
Olly,
Turley objects to “advocacy journalism” on the part of the MSM. He ignores it on the Right. Except for Turley’s one time criticism of Hannity and Pirro, he has never since had one word of complaint about his employer.
I have pointed out this fact consistently, and yet not one person here has EVER challenged it by citing another example of Turley finding fault with a regular Fox host.
Turley claims in his civility policy, “I am open about my background and any current cases to avoid questions of conflicts or hidden agendas.” Turley’s employment at Fox IS a conflict of interest. He cannot hold himself out as an impartial legal analyst when he is getting paid by a Rightwing outlet. His agenda to criticize his network’s cable competition is borne out by the facts.
Again, I do NOT criticize Turley for pointing out the advocacy journalism on the Left, but I will not ignore his hypocrisy for ignoring it on the Right? Has Turley ever even criticized Newsmax or OAN?
Crickets.
Hannity never hides the fact that he is an opinion personality, and not simply a “journalist.” Hannity is hardly a non-partisan celebrity that should be used as an example of hypocrisy. It is those on CNN, CNBC, NYT, WaPo, etc., that call themselves “journalists,” but are secretly partisans, that you should be speaking to, and not Sean Hannity.
@Sam
IIRC Hannity admits freely he is not a journalist and that he is an opinionated personality. Its not hiding the fact, he has talked openly about it when he criticized so called journalists.
I mean I am in violent agreement with you, but wanted to make certain about this one major point.
Turley criticized Hannity for attending Trump’s rally despite his not being a journalist. Turley believes that it is appropriate for Hannity to cross that partisanship line. You don’t see Turley attending Trump’s rallies, do you? Turley is not a journalist either! He went to law school, not to journalism school.
Jeff You and Natacha Two DT haters seem to over look the fact that FOX allowed Chris Wallace (Which no aiphabet of ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, etc would have never allowed) to hug up and kiss Joe Biden more than Jimmy Carter hugged and kissed up Yassar Arahfat. You two also keep ranting that Mueller found DT guilty of Russian Collusion? And DT stole the the election? Guess you guys forgot the 2000 election? Gore and Dems demanding a recounts, particularily FLA. Now 2020 election was more than just recounting paper ballots. Remember the Dominion software and the servers? Fulton County Ga election members were told by Sec of State to not back the data backup on the original servers, and to back the data backup on indepedent external drivers. You know what they did? If not I weill apprise you. They did what they were told not to do. You can continue to harrumph and rant DT called for the stop processs and count the votes again what ever in the hades you want. The FBI has stated; The 01-06-2021 action had No Organized activity. You are hellbound and determined that it was insurrection. For the 2020 election and corruption, you guys rear ends will be chapped by future disclosures. The fat lady has not sung yet. Also to your chagrin barring health issue, DT could run and win in 2024. If he doesn’t run in 2024 DeSantis wiill run and win. Now tell us again as to how DT cheated in 2016 election. As for Fox, I could name you a litney list of Democrat Socialists they have allowed to appear and spew the Democrat Socialists swill innately and regularly. You can not name one Alphabet channel that has or would, or will allow such for a conservative.
Here is some deep disgusting DT hatred:
(“Twitter announced WHY it banned Trump: for violating its terms of service. And, you are being seriously disingenuous by referring to Trump and those who spread the Big Lie as “conservatives”. They are NOT conservatives, according to real conservatives like Bill Kristol, Rick Wilson, George Conway, George F. Will and the members of the Lincoln Project.
And, calling that repulsive pig “President of the United States” is sacrilegious–he cheated to get into office, he tried to cheat to stay in office for a second term, despite losing the election, and he fomented an insurrection to try to prevent the election winner from taking office, all because of his massive ego and malignant narcissism, hunger for power, praise and adulation.)”
When you want to take issue with something *I* alone have stated, get back to me. Your post is too convoluted.
Here we go again, Darren. This is your last warning.
“Stress every vote matters,” Meadows reportedly wrote back. “Get out and vote.”
“Yes sir,” Hannity responded. “On it. Any place in particular we need a push.”
“Pennsylvania. NC AZ,” Meadows added. “Nevada.”
“Got it. Everywhere,” Hannity answered.
Generic Get Out The Vote advocacy is the stuff democracy is based on.
Just ask Zuckerberg. He set the model we should all follow right.
“Generic Get Out The Vote advocacy is the stuff democracy is based on.”
Liar. Hannity is a partisan for Trumpism.
All Hannity asked was, ‘what is needed’ Answer:“Stress every vote matters,” “Get out and vote.”
That’s generic ‘get out the vote” advocacy. Something all agree with.
Iowan,
You are an unflinching liar.
Hannity asked “Any place *in particular* we need a push.”
Does that sound like someone trying to get out the vote EVERYWHERE for EVERYONE?
Meadows replied. “Pennsylvania. NC AZ,” Meadows added. “Nevada.”
As if there were any doubt what Hannity was attempting to elicit.
When Hannity responded with “everywhere,” he meant all those Republican precincts.
Neither side of the conversation said who to vote for.
Compare to Zuckerberg pushing $300,000,00 to local DEMOCRAT run districts to get out the vote. Often Zuckerberg paid staff gaining control of local election offices.
Iowan says:
“Neither side of the conversation said who to vote for.”
They didn’t have to. Now, I could call you a “moron” for not being able to discern what was implicitly understood between the two. But I don’t believe you are a moron. I believe you are intelligent.
You’re just a damn LIAR.
Jeff it is difficult to decipher what you are ranting about.
But Zuckerburger spending $1 to buy the tiniest amounjt of control of a govenrment election office is immoral, and probably illegal in one way or another anywhere.
Z used his money to direct the priorities of local election officials in ways that were partisan, and in many instances that were the province of political parties NOT Government.
A big part of Z’s influence was esentiually GOTV efforts. It is not moral for governmnt to engage in GOTV, it is probably not legal in much of the country.
But it is an even worse problem when 90% of Z’s efforts benefited one part and one candidate.
Z could have given democrats $1B if he wanted.
What he could NOT do is manipulate govenrment using his money to favor one party or candidate.
If people wish to “donate” top government – that is only acceptable if the donations have no policy impact.
Otherwise it is a bribe.
You say:
“Jeff it is difficult to decipher what you are ranting about.”
Then I suggest you don’t strain yourself.
Everyone is waiting to hear Jeff’s spin on Zuckerberg.
iowan2
I do not know what Hanity said. Nor does it matter. Hannity is not a reporter.
I would further note that journalistic ethics are not laws, they are rules the media imposes on itself to persuade readers to trust them.
To a very large extent those ethics no longer exist.
Regardless, Jeff is under the illusion that GOTV efforts are illegal, or immoral or something.
They are not. The left can rail about the money republicans get from big business – or they could until big business started giving far more to democrats. Regardless it is not illegal.
Zuckerberg can contribute to whatever party he wants. And I would burn the FEC and all government restrictions on campaign contributions to the ground – and eliminate matching funds.
What can not be done is to use money given to government as a lever to change policy.
Z can when you give money to government to get what you want – that is bribery.
“Jeff is under the illusion that GOTV efforts are illegal, or immoral or something.”
Jeff intentionally makes things up as he rambles along. Sometimes I wonder if he has an impairment since his responses, though linked by time, lack consistency.
You are an unflinching liar.
I quoted accurately from your post.
To accuse me of lying, is to shime a spot light your retardation. Walk away before you inevitably start babbling like the current occupant of the Oval Office.
You are a liar because you know damn well that Hannity was interested in getting out the vote only of Trumpists not voters generally.
Hannity is free to do that. Joy Reid is free to GOTV for democrats.
They are oppinion shows – not reporting.
The NYT editorial page is free to print the letter by the 51 Former intelligence officials claiming the Hunter Biden laptop is russian disinformation. NYT reporters are not free to engage in political advocacy in their stories.
Though ultimately it does not matter.
two centuries ago reporting was much as it was today.
The rules of journalistic ethics were to restore trust in reporting because people do not buy many newspapers if they do not trust the reporting.
You say:
“Hannity is free to do that. Joy Reid is free to GOTV for democrats.”
Of course, they are free to do what they want, and Turley is free to condemn them for the manner in which they express their freedoms. You are free to burn the flag. Am I not free to criticize your expression?
You say:
“They are oppinion shows – not reporting.”
No $hit, Sherlock! Turley knows that Al Sharpton and Hannity are not reporters. Makes no difference to him. It is still a bad look for networks which purport to be impartial. I suggest you address your complaint directly to Turley; I’m just espousing HIS principles. I’m learning a lot from him; maybe you should pay more attention to what he has to say.
“I’m learning a lot from him; maybe you should pay more attention to what he has to say.”
What does Turley have to say?
More speech.
Twitter was anti-free speech.
Garland is Stonewalling the Hunter Biden Scandal
Hunter Biden’s laptop was not misinformation
The Russia hoax was a hoax.
Universities are inhibiting free speech.
Etc. Welcome aboard, Jeff
you know damn well that Hannity was interested in getting out the vote…..
My day goes a lot better by only listening to what people say, and not attempt to read their minds.
But you go right ahead and live if the world of mind reading.
But understand, facts do matter.
May Twitter be first of Many. Hoping the NYT or WaPo are next.
@James,
WaPo is owned by Bezos so there’s no chance of it not being ‘libtard central’.
The only way to bring back ethics to journalism is to have a paper/news station where ethics in journalism trumps partisan politics.
Fat chance that’s happening.
We are in the midst of a wave of ‘yellow journalism’ where they make money off of the chaos.
-G
I used to love reading the comments about Prof Turley’s posts. Most often they seemed to be written by intelligent, knowledgeable and thoughtful readers. Now they have digressed into nasty, childish partisan food fights. What a shame.
That was part of the plan by George Soros trolls.
Krassenstein school of diversion journalism
So media figures are calling for government regulation of media after the first major victory against corporate censorship.
These Leftists didn’t get the message that The Babylon Bee is supposed to be satire, not a “how to” manual.
“We have decided, for reasons completely unrelated to certain news about Elon Musk, that the time has come to regulate the terrible scourge of Big Tech,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a press conference. “For too long, we have allowed these unaccountable platforms to censor free speech and endanger democracy. We are calling for immediate regulation of Twitter and all other social media.”
https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-call-for-immediate-regulation-of-big-tech
According to Sigmund Freud, projection is a psychological defense mechanism whereby one “projects” one’s own undesirable thoughts, motivations, desires, and feelings onto someone else. ‘Emotions or excitations which the ego tries to ward off are “split out” and then felt as being outside the ego…perceived in another person’. Transference is actually a little bit different although is some ways similar.
Sorry Professor.
msnbc, other than the Norman Bates group that muddy the blog will any of you admit to being viewers? Come now Madcow, Joyless?
I really do not see where the problem is for the left as they are so hell bound on the ‘disinformation’ front.
After all, by bying Twitter the disinformation will finally dissappear..
Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) 🇺🇦
@antoniogm
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
And the ACLU is now *against* civil liberties.
Reuters
@Reuters
Human rights groups including the ACLU and Amnesty International raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the power that Elon Musk, a self-described ‘free speech absolutist,’ would have after his acquisition
Thank you, Prof. Turley!
Progressives have been calling for more “content modification” for years. Now, they are on the brink of getting what they want and are upset!
Not surprisingly they are also war-hawks, particularly since many of them work for defense contractors, e.g. Leon Panetta / Raytheon. Democrats are now suddenly all about selling weapons
Breaking News: Just minutes ago reports are coming out that the Musk/Twitter deal has fallen apart as overnight another 134 broad members votes came & they all voted against the deal.
Check the Babayon Bee for further details.
I prefer to take Musk at his word, but let’s just say he’ll be a secret censor. Why not also assume he’ll be found out? All algorhythms can be broken into, it just takes hackers who want to do it. I want a free uncensored internet. By all means, let’s monitor how Twitter holds to that standard. I’m much more worried about government leaders trying to defend censorship, and engage in it openly.
if he open sources the algos as he’s implied, then detection of (automated) bias will be very quickly discoverable.
they don’t seem to mind that twitter was already doing all this before Elon.
A member of the Texas National Guard drowns trying to save two drug smugglers illegally entering our country and Biden has not said one word about it and Psaki claims that it is only an issue for Texas since it is a Texas NG and not a federal agent. Of course evil Psaki neglects the fact that the Tx NG is only their because Biden, her boss, failed to do his Constitutional duty regarding the border.
If there is one thing that has been unquestionably impeachable during my long life it is what Biden has done at the border.
I am waiting for our resident artless lefty, to push Psaki to the sidelines and answer for her. The Texas National Guardsman who drowned trying to save two drug smugglers illegally entering our country was a “stupid man” I want that artless lefty to know the guardsman was a hero who gave his life trying to protect the lives of others.
“there”, not “their”. Sorry about that, I guess I just get too riled up. Or should I say I get “two” riled up?
James Surowiecki: “Musk is taking on $25 billion in debt financing to acquire Twitter, at an avg interest rate of between 4.5-5%. That means Twitter’s going to have to pay $1.15-$1.3 billion a year in interest alone, which is more than it made before interest and taxes last year.”
emily bell: “Taking a moment to think about how utterly crazy it is that in 2022 a company with a significant dataset of private and public communications, that has municipalities, companies and governments on the platform, can switch ownership with pretty much zero scrutiny”
Matt Tait: “Twitter’s failure to encrypt DMs and make them disappearing by default makes billionaire activist spacecoin bros who like attacking journos, rivals, and politicos buying the platform a lot more dangerous than it otherwise would be.”
When Twitter is known for its advocacy of Free Speech and Conservatives flock to it….you shall see its Revenues increase dramatically.
The American People crave open free discussion….debate….the truth…real facts….and that is exactly why Musk bought Twitter….to provide that service and. make money doing it.
Ever thought about why FOX outshines all of its competitors?
As that Redneck Comedian so famously has said…..”Here’s your Sign!”.
The problem is those revenues are currently coming from ad sales, which Musk dislikes. If a subscription model is used instead, it’s going to be a slog to replace the lost ad income as most people are unlikely to pay for the opportunity to express themselves.
As it is free here….is that why you do so much of it?
Clearly that Musk guy doesn’t know how to make money.
JS: Musk’s problem, none of anyone else’s business.
eb: Why? There is no requirement for anyone to use the service. If they don’t like it they can abandon it.
MT: This completely ignores Musk’s desire to make it a service of verified users. Sounds like he’s projecting.
Matt Tait: “Twitter’s failure to encrypt DMs and make them disappearing by default makes billionaire activist spacecoin bros who like attacking journos, rivals, and politicos buying the platform a lot more dangerous than it otherwise would be.”
Musk doesn’t take control for 6 months. Lots of time for the free speech crowd at twitter to remove anything embarrassing.
vs, the Jan 6 committee releasing thousands of Mark Meadows texts. The committee is supposedly doing an investigation on Jan 6, but 1000’s of texts with no connection are released. Why should a single document be released? How does releasing documents before the completion of an investigation aid the investigation?
The committee supposedly has evidence of crimes. But if they did, they wouldn’t need the drip, drip, drip of curated, leaked information.
You claim — without presenting any evidence — that “the Jan 6 committee releasing thousands of Mark Meadows texts.”
My guess: you’re referring to texts that CNN claims to have obtained, most of which have not been made public by CNN, and you’re assuming that they came from the J6 Committee.
You claim — without presenting any evidence — that “1000’s of texts with no connection are released.” Given that CNN has not released most of them, you cannot possibly know that they have no connection. You wish to believe that they have no connection, and then you treat your wish as fact, but if you were honest, you’d accept that you do not know. Some of the texts that CNN has released are very clearly connected to J6.
As for your claim about “crimes,” as you regularly point out: the House cannot criminally indict anyone. The House has already made criminal referrals, and I won’t be surprised if they make one or more additional criminal referrals before they end their work.
Re: Meadows and the J6 Committee, AFAIK, the Committee is waiting for Judge Nichols to rule on Meadows’ case: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61603539/meadows-v-pelosi/
And the Committee is also waiting to see whether the DOJ indicts Meadows on the criminal contempt of Congress charge referred by the House. I’m not surprised that the DOJ is waiting on that.
It is highly unlikely that DOJ is going to wade into this.
They never have before.
Regardless, should AG Garland decide to do so – that will just be more power for republicans as they retake the house, the senate, the wh.
Those of you on the left rarely think about more than the first order consequences of your actions.
There is no tactic that the left can employ that the right is precluded.
The left hates Trump so much – because he read and applies Alynsky’s rules for Radicals – they work as well for the right as the left.
We have seen how democrats eliminating cloture has resulted in both the left and the right packing the courts with more extreme candidates – the rule of law has suffered.
Obama ruled by executive Fiat – enabling Trump to advance his agenda quicker, Biden is doubling Down.
Ultimately all this does is expose the failures of the left. When constitutional checks and balances are followed – government accomplishes little and even that takes a long time – the Hypocratic admonition to “first do no harm” is paramont.
As checks and balances are stripped away – those with momentary power get to do as they wish quickly. Quick enough for the successes or failures to be attributed directly to them – not their successors.
Obama was a failure as president.
Trump was mediocre – but looked excellent – because he was preceded by 16 years of failure – and he looks better everyday – because Biden is pushing for worst president ever.
We can debate the specific tactics employed to win the 2020 election. What is beyond debate is that those are now available to both parties.
John, you say “It is highly unlikely that DOJ is going to wade into this,” but your use of “this” has no clear referent.
There is no way that CNN gets lots of anyone else’s texts that does not involve misconduct by someone.
Of course the committee leaked them. BUT….CNN doesnt publish stolen content, we know that from the Hunter laptop. Journelistic standards dont you know
IF the Committee leaked them, THEN they were obtained legally via subpoena and were not “stolen content.”
Just like I said. Right?
That’s a nice dance around the facts of what queen Nancy has refused to release in her feigned efforts to get to the “truth”. Do you think it’s ok for Americans to be put in jail without an arraignment or speedy trial?
It doesn’t matter. Elon is the biggest DOD contractor and this is all part of the war. It’s the lefts turn to be riled up and shaken
The hypocrisy/irony of the left has hit nuclear levels. From the filibuster to money spent by candidates to SCOTUS appointment treatment to fretting about quid pro quos with Ukraine to claiming that questioning an election is treasonous to worries about censorship the left is absolutely shameless.
I don’t know if it’s the hypocrisy, the base stupidity or the fact that they are so damn shameless as to try to sell this garbage to the populace that bothers me the most. Also the fact that the media is on board with this moronic lying is also ruinous to our debate.
“hypocrisy, the base stupidity or the fact that they are so damn shameless”
I like to give them the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to pure contempt
Ari Melber And his ilk are absolutely disgusting. All of them are, truly vile. For a number of years they got away with banning Conservatives, the real Americans. The folks that truly and really give a damn about this Nation. About the America that the Founders, set up. For all, All of us. The Nation they want is one where only they, have a voice. A country where only them, matters. For the very best that America has to offer. Best locales to live in. But only for them. They look down there snobbish noses at us. I say screw them. To hell with them all.
I think to simplify and give zero rope to the left we should just start speaking against anti constitutionalists using only that term. Americas freedom wasn’t meant to give platform to Marxist’s or any anti constitutionalists whatsoever and now they boldly seek representation. No. No more anti constitutionalists should be able to use our constitution to further its cause.
“Or you could just secretly turn down the reach of their stuff and turn up the reach of something else and the rest of us might not even find about it til after the election.” (Melber)
I don’t think the Left is motivated by principles. Or by consistency.
Is it that they have no memory of the recent past? They just ignore it because, well, today is somehow “different?” They’re hoping that the public has lost its ability to remember?
His hypocritical diatribe is equal to the liberal rag that outlined exactly how they influenced and stole a federal election. I think once we get our elections straight we should make ukraine pay america back and use the money to expose all of the other stolen elections around the world
Just HOW can these clueless individuals not see the ironic hypocrisy of their own beliefs? Just how did we create such a large herd of ignorant people so unware of their own ignorance?
Just how did we create such a large herd of ignorant people
Public schools
FOXNEWS
You are a one trick pony.
O M G !! ” . . Elon Musk might actually use Twitter to “secretly ban” or “turn down the reach” of a political party or candidate ! . . ” ( Hello ?? . . . There seems to be an annoying echo in here !! )
Melber has been brain-washed – he was not always this way. He used to be ‘listenable’ and could explain his viewpoint. At MSNBC, or MSDNC in the opinion of many, the ‘old’ Melber is no longer tolerated. Ari — sorry buddy, but the truth hurts.
@Richard – One minor quibble. By saying Mr. Melber “has been brain-washed,” you imply he has a brain beyond a mildly effective medulla oblongata and an atypical limbic system. He may well have a highly diminutive cerebrum, but I have never seen any evidence of it. Indeed, he — and many of his associates — could greatly improve their mental capacity by having an elective lobotomy (assuming, of course, they have a discernable prefrontal cortex).
I heard he uses the extra head space to store gummy bears.
It is delicious watching the meltdowns.