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In reply to the discussion: Sam Nunberg goes dark on Tuesday after his spectacular media meltdown [View all]flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)31. I'm not aware of hordes of people showing up drunk for TV interviews.
I'm not worried about this becoming a norm. Will we also expect journalists to stop people from simply saying something stupid or incriminating? Are we going to have them administer drug tests? Where does THAT responsibility end for the journalist/host, and begin for the interviewee?
Several people who interviewed him yesterday were asked if he smelled of alcohol. Most said he did not. That one lady on CNN said he did (actually she said she "had", which could be interpreted as past tense).
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Sam Nunberg goes dark on Tuesday after his spectacular media meltdown [View all]
DonViejo
Mar 2018
OP
Maybe his lawyer wrestled him to the floor and slapped duct tape over his mouth.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#1
His interviews reminded me of something that happened to a friend some years ago.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#14
He kind of unraveled over a period of time, but IIRC it wasn't a very long time -
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#23
If she thought she smelled alcohol on his breath, she should not have put him on the air.
LisaM
Mar 2018
#26
Normally I would agree with you. But these people have been lying through their teeth
flibbitygiblets
Mar 2018
#29
Its not moral, in a human sense, but it is certainly ethical in a journalistic sense.
apnu
Mar 2018
#33
I don't think it was alcohol - he was hyper and his speech wasn't slurred.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#24
It might depend on if the person answering the phone at his house had a Russian accent. n/t
woodsprite
Mar 2018
#17