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In reply to the discussion: Michelle Wolf's response to Mika's accusations of body shaming Sarah [View all]LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)36. "This White House "press-gang", with a few worthwhile exceptions ....
have contracted a collective Patty Hearst Syndrome."
Certainly sounds like it from what you wrote:
Mika and Republican Joe were aghast and then got all self-righteously puffed up that Reiner told the truth about gifting Trump all that free airtime with feckless interviewing, especially via Trump's telephone ravings they had let go on and on. No surprise here that Mika misheard this Sarah joke and then couldn't be bothered to check a replay of Michelle's routine before throwing shade, aka manure, on Wolf.
Brzezinski had to get on the "Let's protect sweet, innocent Sarah train," before she even bothered to see what Michelle Wolf had said. I wonder why Brzezinski never asked for an apology from tRumputin when he insulted her by saying that she was bleeding from .... 🤔
I guess it was much more IMPORTANT for her to go after Michelle Wolf (Even though she totally misread what Wolf SAID) than go after her ex-BUDDY tRumputin
I guess straightening out that darn comedienne was more important than going after the HOG in the Oval Office who DIRECTLY lied on & insulted HER .....
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Michelle Wolf's response to Mika's accusations of body shaming Sarah [View all]
Pluvious
Apr 2018
OP
I was thinking it had to do with the press constantly throwing softballs at her
Quixote1818
Apr 2018
#11
I think it was a jab at the press for throwing softballs at her constantly. nt
Quixote1818
Apr 2018
#17
No it doesn't, which is why I thought it was gratuitously cruel. It's obviously a
enough
Apr 2018
#20
It's just like how they took 2 paragraphs of descriptive narrative from Comey's book
William Seger
Apr 2018
#13
Mika's comment is total bullshit. I think it's the guilt. She knows the trump presidency
Squinch
Apr 2018
#15
Rob Reiner went on Morning Joe in 2016 and strongly criticized them for enabling Trump.
Prof.Higgins
Apr 2018
#26