What's doubly stupid about Brooks complaining of high prices is that he was in an airport. FFS, inflation could be zero and prices at your average airport bar/food joint are still astronomical.
Check out this passing technique Long Island QB Chris Howell has the greatest throwing motion I've ever seen pic.twitter.com/zardDbNeRr— Colton Denning (@Dubsco) September 18, 2023
That's a different David Brooks. Nobody knows what our guy is worth. The first website I looked up said $5 million, the next says $20 million. As those figures suggest, those sites are faking it. But I would guess that something between those two figures might be about right for a highly paid employee, but not one who owns equity in the business.
“This ticket to see Messi cost me $400, and he didn’t play. This is why Americans think MLS is terrible.”
Someone would think that the press had learned their lesson by now: “Why should NBC, or any other of the corrupt & dishonest media companies, be entitled to use the very valuable Airwaves of the USA, FREE? They are a true threat to Democracy and are, in fact, THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!” pic.twitter.com/LCzrmbU9h2— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 25, 2023 The Washington Post calls Gen. Milley “polarizing” because he tried to prevent Trump and his fascist gang from endangering our national security. What a bunch of both-sides bullshit. pic.twitter.com/J8iVz1mCmY— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) September 24, 2023
It's so weird to see openly Stalinist language and tactics from U.S. politicians. I mean, Gaetz and Trump aren't even trying to hide it.
The MAGAe sound quite Maoist IMO - with all their demands for purges of books, intelligensia, denunciations etc
Both sides is correct. Even trump hates Welker and NBC. That’s sure to help his election chances. “Donald Trump said on Sunday that he intends to thoroughly scrutinize and limit NBC News and other news agencies if he's re-elected president in 2024.” Right out of the Hard Right Playbook.
Mao Stalin Hitler They all railed against the decadent elite -- the intellectuals, the artists, the media. It's always the same shit, whether you call them fascists, commies, or white nationalists.
This is a really big problem with our politics right now, and I think it's gotten worse with the decline of "legacy" media. The rise of social media, podcasting, etc., has created a huge market for pundits whose sole talent is being able to give superficially compelling, internally logical "takes" on everything.
He sometimes acts that way so it can be confusing. I expect to see him dressed like a miner getting out of his Maserati in the Capitol garage.
Terrible reporting: 60 Minutes could have "discovered" this last year by simply reading the dozen press releases USAID sent about it over the past year and a half. For example: https://t.co/3coI65wf6y https://t.co/eDJUpdZJ64— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) September 25, 2023
Well, the good news is that NBC and Comcast will see Trump as the fascist threat he is, and their execs will donate huge amounts to Democrats in order to avoid that. And hopefully, in term, other media companies will also band together to ensure a non-fascist America. Or, they'll base their politics on the capital gains tax rate. One or the other.
Senator Menendez should resign. He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence, but he cannot continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations.I hope he chooses an honorable exit and focuses on his trial.— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 23, 2023
It started with the right wing media of the 1970s and 1980s. Then Pat Robertson and the 700 Club took that to a whole new level.
I think we're talking about two different--but sadly complimentary--problems. Also--shoutout to @Q*bert Jones III for recommending Messengers of the Right. Makes a compelling argument that you need to back up the beginning of the story for right-wing media a full generation.
Biden: You may have noticed, a lot of people have focused on my age. I get it. I know better than anyone but there’s something else I know… When I came to office and this nation was on its back, I knew what to do. I vaccinated the nation and rebuilt the economy. pic.twitter.com/xN7kX2Xmhv— Acyn (@Acyn) September 24, 2023