Progressives (Liberals)

Actually, if AOC attacked my right, I'd slap her around too.

MSNBC Host Denounces Sanders Supporters As “Privileged White Voters” For Not Supporting Biden

“What this kind of thing says to me is that these are not ‘left-wing’ voters. They are privileged white voters who demand to be bowed down to, no different than Trump’s voters want those who are not white and Christian to take the knee for them like in the ‘good old days.’ These are voters whose primary concern is that everyone else kneel. That’s it. Kneel. Or they threaten the rest of us with the endless torment of Trumpism. Caged children. Viral death. Poverty. Want. Voter Suppression. Muslim bans. Of course none of this harms or impacts them.”

MSNBC Host Denounces Sanders Supporters As “Privileged White Voters” For Not Supporting Biden

corey robin
@CoreyRobin
· Apr 13
Watch every single person who complained that Bernie's supporters are a cult marching in lock step with the dear leader get furious that his supporters are not in fact a cult marching in lock step with the dear leader, that they make their own decisions, in their own time.

the brittle hum of the republic
@BernieLatham
Apr 13
Another way to frame this, Corey, is to question why those who insisted on Bernie's unique and life-long integrity re forwarding a socialist ethos might now perceive this step by him as something different and less an instance of that same integrity we might wish to duplicate.

corey robin
@CoreyRobin
· Apr 13
Replying to @BernieLatham
I suspect many of Sanders's supporters will see his move not as a departure from his integrity but very much in keeping with his integrity. That doesn't mean they will reach the same conclusion he did. Their sense of integrity may in fact be different from his.

the brittle hum of the republic
@BernieLatham
Apr 13
Fair enough. But given Bernie's stated rationale here and given the catastrophic danger of another Trump term I do not comprehend how such an abstract position can be defensible.

corey robin
@CoreyRobin
· Apr 13
Replying to @BernieLatham
Just out of curiosity: How many phone calls have you made for Biden today? Since you opened this whole discussion on the question of integrity, doing that—making calls for Biden—would seem to be the most in keeping with your goals

the brittle hum of the republic
@BernieLatham
Apr 13
To satisfy your 'curiosity', none. I'm no longer living in the US but have returned to Canada (I was active during the decade down south). But US politics/culture have been my main area of interest and study for forty years. I've read The Reactionary Mind, for example.

Former CNN pundit: Network is officially 'Leftist State Media' after Trump chyron coverage

CNN cut away from Trump’s task force briefing on Monday .... CNN host John King quickly called it “propaganda,” which became the phrase du jour for the network during a series of events that one former network employee said proved it has officially become “Leftist State Media.”

Once CNN decided to return to the briefing, the network’s on-screen chyrons began editorializing with snarky comments that were praised by the far left but frowned upon by journalism professors, conservative media watchdogs and ex-CNN employees..

Various CNN pundits went on to refer to the video as “propaganda” for the remainder of the evening and into Tuesday morning, while the network enlisted what it considers straight-news reporters to chime in. Brian Stelter called it “nothing short of disgraceful,” Jim Acosta accused Trump of having a “total meltdown” and Don Lemon said Trump’s briefing was “the height of narcissism.”

CNN’s graphics department aired chyrons that stated, “Angry Trump turns briefing into propaganda session,” "Trump uses task force briefing to try and rewrite history on coronavirus response,” "Trump melts down in angry response to reports he ignored virus warnings” and “Angry Trump uses propaganda video, produced by government employees at taxpayers’ expense.”

“It gets angry when its propaganda gets answered by this president. CNN said the China travel ban would ‘backfire’ -- and instead it saved lives,” Lord continued. “Substitute ‘CNN’ for ‘Trump’ in those snarky chryrons and their problem is self-evident. It’s too bad because they do have a lot of good people there.”

Former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien called the chyrons a "mess" and "inappropriate," noting that they're the "opposite of good journalism."

a beat down from journalists.

That was some funny **** right there!

And why do they accuse me?