Bret Baier is being brutally roasted over his bonkers, aggressive interview with Kamala Harris.
  • joekar1990@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Unfortunately, a majority of comments I’ve seen online on that interview say Harris couldn’t stop talking about trump or couldn’t answer any question she was asked. Absolutely amazing to me the difference here.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      372·
      1 month ago

      Almost as though these interviews and debates don’t really matter. They’re just fuel for a barrage of bot-powered social media spam and talk radio/podcast spin.

      My father-in-law will periodically pop in to hang out. He listens to right-wing radio and has friends who are hooked on it, and he will ask these very bizarre pointed questions about why Harris/Biden are doing XYZ. And all I can respond with is “They’re not doing that. That’s totally manufactured. Here’s proof.” He’ll acknowledge it. But then he’ll come back a week later with another nonsense allegation.

      I want to say “Just Google this shit before you ask”, but then I Google it myself and find a wall of right-wing hysterical talking points based on how my father-in-law phrased the question.

      • TOModera@lemmy.world
        101·
        1 month ago

        I appreciate you posting that. My late ex fil did the same thing. Had a total conspiracy minded friend. Was always awkward I had to be the one to say “No, Trudeau didn’t do that.”

        At least he was nice and respectful about it. My cousins on the other hand… well, I get very high at family gatherings now.

      • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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        1 month ago

        Does your partner hate Fox News (or talk radio in this case) for stealing their father from them?

        Mine does.

        Edit to add: so much so that she often wonders aloud if there’s a chance she and all the others can sue Fox for …something. I wish they could. I wish the people of the USA had some means of redress for all the harm Fox news has caused by irresponsibly masking angertainment and calling it news.

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    23·
    1 month ago

    Obama had “the audacity of hope”, where Harris has “The audacity of this asshole lying to my face”.

  • bean@lemmy.world
    15·
    1 month ago

    I tried to find a copy of the interview, but it was just edits. Cut edits. When she says or he says. Another trick of Fox to obfuscate and make it seem one way than another. Just break it up and put it out of context.

  • barsquid@lemmy.world
    82·
    1 month ago

    I thought the motivation of an interview was to reach the truth or reveal information about topics the interviewee hasn’t addressed. I personally wouldn’t say “outsmarted” regarding an interview conducted in good faith.

  • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 month ago

    Saw the opening part on Colbert. Holy shit I’m surprised at what is considered journalism these days. If anything, she came out on better because she took all the bullshit and still managed to retain her composure and got her points in as well. Let’s see trump do the same without whining.