Traveling with Trump is a cognitive dissonance carnival

[Zorro]

The rhythms seem routine, but for those in the “pool,” the small, rotating group of White House reporters who shadow the president, it’s important to note them all.

Air Force One takes off, then lands; a pool report is emailed to other reporters. President Trump takes the stage and says all kinds of things. Then he dances — dances? — as “Y.M.C.A.” plays at max volume. More pool reports. We take off again, and it all repeats somewhere else.

After five years of covering Donald Trump, setting my alarms to his tweets, watching and wondering about him from the 2015 Iowa State Fair to the Oval Office, from New Delhi to Detroit, I was back in the bubble with Trump last week for a final, frenzied campaign swing — three days, six rallies, seven states and almost seven hours of speeches — as he fights for reelection.

Even one hour with Trump can be dizzying. His speeches ramble, his staff frequently is clueless as to his plans, and normal functions often veer towards chaos. The sensory overload can become disorienting, a vaudevillian alternative-reality show — Cognitive Dissonance, the Musical.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-11-01/traveling-with-trump-is-a-cognitive-dissonance-carnival

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1. Why can't they just say he's insane? And incompetent?

Or at least use those words in the form of a question?

Because it would explain pretty much everything easily, wouldn't it?

[Newest Reality]

2. I think it is because,

The Emperor is fully clothed.

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3. Apparently. They'll turn on him after he's declared a loser in a few days.

[Blue_true]

5. They want to maintain access. There is no Dan Rather among the Press now, Jim Acosta

comes the closest, but even he is gulfs away.

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6. Access is highly overrated, especially with this administration

There's no real news coming out of the White House these days, because they can't pass laws and they don't really do policy. The only "news" is the latest iteration of Donnie is a racist, sexist, authoritarian jerk. Not really news *which* bigoted stereotype he's perpetuating today, and the media shouldn't be participating In perpetuating that anyway.

[Blue_true]

7. But reporters still legitimize that swill. That was my point, a Rather would be all over their

asses.

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8. If say Donnie has even corrupted the media, but in truth,

The media corrupted the republicans party, which produced Donnie. Bit of the chicken and egg thing.

I feel sorry for many reporters. I think they go to journalism school and take their work seriously and want to do the right thing. Mostly it's a hard job with a lot of pressure and low pay.

But the editors and owners pass over these people for the ones who attract eyeballs and avoid ruffling advertising feathers and who are eager to appeal to the bigots and idiots. So they get assigned to transcribing bigoted remarks or the latest iteration of a fake scandal.

So most of the reporters we actually end up seeing are not the finest the profession has to offer....

[Wellstone ruled]

4. No,it is called a Shit Parade.