Paul Krugman observes
He was not looking at the fake news, which he condemns for questioning and slamming his hero. He was not angry, but instead laughing while facing Trump's supporters. These individuals were laughing at the people (media) they were facing- as was Hannity. He was laughing at them.
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Notice that the caravan totally disappeared as an issue as soon as the votes were cast -- not just Fox News, but mainstream media too. Guys, you really need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask why you're so easily played 2/— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 9, 2018
The midterms election feels like a mix-and-match combination
of two ugly episodes from history. For weeks it felt like 2016: Rs created a
fake issue -- the caravan playing the role of emails -- and the news media
happily went along with it. 1/
Notice that the caravan totally disappeared as an issue as
soon as the votes were cast -- not just Fox News, but mainstream media too.
Guys, you really need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask why you're so
easily played 2/
4:46 AM - 9 Nov 2018
The cynic would suggest that the guys (maybe a few gals,
too) were played because they wanted to be played. However, it's more likely
that producers or others in charge saw the picture of the caravan and had an
absolute orgasm, with thousands of darkish
people clearly marching together in the direction of the USA..
They could repeat endlessly that the individuals were refugees 1,000 miles
or so from the Texas border, not financed by George Soros, did not include anyone of known Middle East origin,
and are escaping poverty and oppression. But.... those pictures.
Nonetheless, there is a journalist- actually, a media
personality- who is not being played.
At the President's campaign rally in Missouri the night
before the election, Donald Trump called to the stage Fox News propagandist
Sean Hannity. As the video below indicates, Hannity points beyond the crowd at
the media and says into the microphone "by the way, all those people in
the back are fake news."
The crowd was facing the media to which Hannity was pointing and goes wild, cheering, applauding, and smiling, a few apparently laughing at the
media. They do so as Hannity turns 45 degrees so that he can see a portion of
the crowd, and he smiles broadly.
He was not looking at the fake news, which he condemns for questioning and slamming his hero. He was not angry, but instead laughing while facing Trump's supporters. These individuals were laughing at the people (media) they were facing- as was Hannity. He was laughing at them.
Hannity is a partisan Republican doing what he can to help
the party, and probably a genuine conservative and true believer. However, he
didn't get where he was by being stupid. He knows, as Trump has proven, that
many of these folks can be patronized, lied to, and even derided ("I lovethe poorly educated"; avoiding STD's "is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier"; "drink my little wine... have my little cracker")- and they will respond with fervent support.
Entertainers know how to entertain and how to play their
audience. No one can do this better than the boss who on camera liked to tell potential
apprentices "you're fired" but cannot be critical of anyone
face-to-face. Legitimate, mainstream journalists are being "played,"
as Paul Krugman charges. However, not a legitimate journalist, Sean Hannity is
not being played, instead himself playing his audience.
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