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senseandsensibility

(17,066 posts)
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:14 PM May 2023

Jake Tapper just gave "props" to Kevin McCarthy

for answering questions from reporters. He had that sparkle in his eye that he reserves for repugs who do the bare minimum to appear normal. He wants them to succeed so badly. Of course as he continued to interview someone who knows something about economics from Moody's, Kevin's little moment didn't appear so laudable anymore. Turns out it's Kevin who started this whole thing. But obviously, CNN and most other newsreaders are just dying to give him credit for ending it.

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Jake Tapper just gave "props" to Kevin McCarthy (Original Post) senseandsensibility May 2023 OP
That's why I'm watching Nicolle Wallace! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2023 #1
Yes I flipped the channel senseandsensibility May 2023 #3
My general impression of Tapper is more snarkiness than partisanship. nt Shermann May 2023 #2
Yes, he thinks he's the smartest guy in the room. LisaM May 2023 #8
He draws cartoons as well Shermann May 2023 #10
Tapper was a disgrace when he injected his personal views on Biden when reporting on the Afghanistan JohnSJ May 2023 #4
I agree with your opinion of his Afghanistan senseandsensibility May 2023 #6
TNN is hemorrhaging viewership .... LenaBaby61 May 2023 #5
TNN senseandsensibility May 2023 #7
Sickening to see so-called "journalists" lose all self-respect and dignity Mysterian May 2023 #9
👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch May 2023 #11
Did Kev LIE to reporters like he always does? Cha May 2023 #12

senseandsensibility

(17,066 posts)
3. Yes I flipped the channel
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:26 PM
May 2023

But not before I heard JT announce his next guest, Nancy Mace. You know, the one who CNN (and sometimes MSNBC) just love to push as "moderate." I wonder if Jake will ask her why she accused Joe Biden of being part of a prostitution ring. Doesn't sound too moderate to me.

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
8. Yes, he thinks he's the smartest guy in the room.
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:32 PM
May 2023

Interestingly, I heard him interviewed on Canadian radio (CBC) once and he sounded like a totally different person (he had just written a novel). He apparently has a bunch of relatives in Winnipeg - that surprised me - who he likes to visit. He sounded, well, Canadian. He seemed way nicer. Maybe he was playing to the Canadian audience, which means he had to be less confrontational. CBC is a good source for news because the broadcasters just report what people say, they don't they and correct it.

Shermann

(7,423 posts)
10. He draws cartoons as well
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:37 PM
May 2023

Last edited Mon May 22, 2023, 05:07 PM - Edit history (1)

He likes to get his jabs in, but I don't believe he's a Trumper

JohnSJ

(92,219 posts)
4. Tapper was a disgrace when he injected his personal views on Biden when reporting on the Afghanistan
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:27 PM
May 2023

withdrawal. The virulent hyperbole and disdain directed toward President Biden was beyond any legitimate reporting of the news, and was when I stopped watching CNN

No doubt with their new CEO it can’t be getting better over there

senseandsensibility

(17,066 posts)
6. I agree with your opinion of his Afghanistan
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:29 PM
May 2023

coverage. He was practically foaming at the mouth. And that's when Biden's numbers started to go down. I don't blame Tapper completely, but I think he influenced the media's narrative for the worse.

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
5. TNN is hemorrhaging viewership ....
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:29 PM
May 2023

I guess the reich-winged owner thought he'd get that Faux Noose viewership to roll on over to TNN *Trump News Network,* but as of now that's not happening.

Mysterian

(4,588 posts)
9. Sickening to see so-called "journalists" lose all self-respect and dignity
Mon May 22, 2023, 04:32 PM
May 2023

At the end of the day, you have to look at yourself in the mirror.

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