Russia diplomat questions NBC journalist's manners

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday scolded NBC News's Andrea Mitchell when she tried asking Secretary of State Rex Tillerson a question.

"Mr. Secretary, the Russians don't believe the intelligence," she began during the pair's press conference in Moscow. "How confident are you, Mr. Secretary-?"

Mitchell was unable to finish her question, as Lavrov interjected.

"Who was bringing you up?" Lavrov asked Mitchell in English, before switching to Russian. "Who was giving you your manners, you know?"

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-diplomat-questions-nbc-journalists-%E2%80%98manners%E2%80%99/ar-BBzLHdU?li=BBnb7Kz

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Russia's Foreign Minister pulls a Trump.

[Midnight Writer]

1. Good thing our U. S. Secretary of State was there to stick up for our Free Ideals

[TomCADem]

3. CNN: Trump attacks media in lengthy, combative press conference

Who said that Trump has been disagreeing with Russia.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/16/media/media-bashing-donald-trump-press-conference/

In a press conference that lasted more than an hour, Trump repeatedly accused journalists of being hostile and dishonest in their reporting on his first month in office.

"The press has become so dishonest that if we don't talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice," Trump said. "We have to talk to find out what's going on, because the press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control."

"I turn on the T.V., open the newspapers and I see stories of chaos. Chaos," he said. "Yet it is the exact opposite. This administration is running like a fine- tuned machine, despite the fact that I can't get my cabinet approved."

The press conference, which was nominally intended to announced Trump's pick for labor secretary, was the president's idea. A senior administration official told CNN that Trump walked into the Oval Office Thursday morning and told his top aides: "Let's do a press conference today."

[FreepFryer]

28. He smirked evilly while Lavrov let into Mitchell. Total abrogation of his role. (n/t)

[msongs]

2. uppity woman must learn her place in russian society nt

[rpannier]

5. I think it was more a reflexive response to a US newsperson

asking a real question

[dalton99a]

12. Uppity female journalists don't live long in Russia

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. You know what? - Andrea M was one of the biggest cheerleaders for

Trump and against Hillary...hey, she worked for it..remember - what goes around, comes around...

[nikibatts]

10. THAT!!

[dalton99a]

14. That is true.

[Judi Lynn]

17. The truth is a better policy. Thanks for mentioning it. n/t

[Grassy Knoll]

6. They Must Love Eric Cartman...

[LuckyLib]

7. It may not be culturally appropriate to behave in a typically boorish American way

in every situation. The Russians may well have a view of these events as orchestrated in a certain way, and Andrea bulldozed her way verbally into what she thought was a US style event. OTOH, I wish the WH reporters would get on it with Trump and Spicer -- no niceties! Tell it like it is.

[KittyWampus]

29. This was a political meeting and the POINT is that American pols should stand up for a free press

and encourage asking leaders questions.

[Lint Head]

8. Hey Sergey! Fuck you

[OnDoutside]

9. I just KNEW this thread was going to be about Mitchell !!!

Lavrov got that one spot on.

[jalan48]

11. Whoa, it really is getting bad if corporate media royalty like Andrea M. are getting dissed.

[irisblue]

13. They know who & what she is in American media. This is equivalent to a baseball brushback.

Little sympathy for her from me.

[SCVDem]

15. Rachel said it wasn't Andrea

I can't recall who she said she was.

[Chevy]

16. A Washington Post reporter apparently. N/T

[PunkinPi]

25. It was Carole Morello (WaPo). nt

[truthisfreedom]

18. Slap 'em down. Every opportunity. Expect them to pretend to be in control of our country.

They think they are. SLAP. THEM. DOWN. Swat them like the flies they are.

[JI7]

19. Rachel Maddow showed this and how Tillerson reacted by smiling

and showed how previous administrations reacted when the non free govts try to silence the media.

showed condi rice in sudan and one of her people telling them not to touch their journalists.

showed obama not allowing raul castro to ignore andrea mitchell.

and showed tillerson smiling while the russian was acting like an asshole .

[alanbudda]

20. Russia..

Correct on all points

[MBS]

23. Thank you Rachel .

and thanks, J17, for bringing this to my attention.
It sounds like a delicious moment: I'll have to look for a video clip.

[MBS]

24. Here's the clip:

at MSNBC (for me, this didn't work well, though)
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/secretary-tillerson-fails-to-defend-us-journalist-in-russia-920105027632

Here's the youtube version (works much better for me):

[Mc Mike]

21. How about you mind your own business, Lavrov, you commie?

And how come like 80% of drumpf's russian buddies are named Sergey, anyhow? They run out of names over there?

I'd like to see some more Ivans in the mix.

[Mc Mike]

22. Maddow's coverage of this mentions that it was Carol Morello from WaPo, not Mitchell.

The clip was sub-titled incorrectly.

[get the red out]

26. Getting the same way here

At least he didn't tell her she was the enemy, that's how Trump admitted he sees the press. Of course in Russia she might have a sudden death from "something" in her tea..................

[Nitram]

27. Say what you nwant about "the media", good journalists and platforms for their reporting

are still essential for democracy.