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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 10:29 AM Jan 2017

Conservative radio host freaks out: Trump is launching an 'alternative reality administration'

TOM BOGGIONI
25 JAN 2017 AT 06:10 ET

Appearing with host Brian Williams on MSNBC Tuesday, a conservative radio host lamented the missteps in the first four days by President Donald Trump and his aides, saying the newly inaugurated president seems to be running an “alternative reality administration.”

After Kellyanne Conway’s widely mocked and false assertion that Press Secretary Sean Spicer was merely providing “alternative facts” when he said Trump’s inauguration crowd was the biggest ever, conservative host Charlie Sykes is now fearful what the future holds.

“Charlie, we’ve had a lot of guests on the air during this campaign season, a lot of people where you’re sitting at the desk who have changed,” Williams said. “You are a very loyal Republican from the Mid-Western U.S. And during that montage (of Trump administration miscues) at the top of the broadcast, I was watching you too, and you were nodding no. You find this highly disturbing.”

“Well, it is disturbing. And first of all, yes, it’s a distraction and yes, obviously, it’s a lie about the numbers,” Sykes replied in reference to Spicer’s wildly inaccurate description of inaugural crowd counts.”But this is really not about the numbers anymore and it’s really not about voter fraud. It’s about the whole concept of reality, and about truth and about whether or not this administration is, in fact, going to be an alternative reality administration.”

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Conservative radio host freaks out: Trump is launching an 'alternative reality administration' (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
If he's in Brian Williams show he's not high up in their radio hierarchy underpants Jan 2017 #1
The same Charlie Sykes who regularly fellated Scott Walker? hatrack Jan 2017 #2
My first thought was You built that! Vogon_Glory Jan 2017 #3

underpants

(182,271 posts)
1. If he's in Brian Williams show he's not high up in their radio hierarchy
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 10:32 AM
Jan 2017

The irony of a RW talk radio guy worried about facts is hilarious

hatrack

(59,439 posts)
2. The same Charlie Sykes who regularly fellated Scott Walker?
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 10:36 AM
Jan 2017

The same Charlie Sykes who, gosh, was shocked, shocked to discover that people like himself had destroyed civil political discourse?

The same Charlie Sykes who has a book to sell?

Oh, yeah, that guy.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
3. My first thought was You built that!
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 10:42 AM
Jan 2017

Irresponsible right-wing talk show hosts made a Trump presidency possible.

Did Sykes join his fellows in beating the drums for Donnie? And if he did, did he even BOTHER to see what sort of guy he was rooting for?

Right-wing talk show hosts have a lot of 'splainin' to do, if not in this lifetime, then in the hereafter.

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