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lindysalsagal

(22,922 posts) Fri Jan 22, 2021, 06:52 PM Jan 2021

Ben Carson on BBC questioned why he didn't fact check idiot

She's not taking his weak deflections as answers. Don't know her name. Middle-aged white woman w chin length hair, looks bleached to dark blond. Really has her quotes and context straight. Really good.

BBC America News Night. Meaty show.

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Ben Carson on BBC questioned why he didn't fact check idiot (Original Post) lindysalsagal Jan 2021 OP

Emily Maitlis ? OnDoutside Jan 2021 #1

Yeah! That's her. Thanks. She's really good. lindysalsagal Jan 2021 #2

Yes, following in the BBC Newsnight tradition of interviewers. OnDoutside Jan 2021 #3

Somehow the RW Americans who go on the BBC are always surprised by non compliant media irisblue Jan 2021 #4

BBC radio prefers to interview right wingers. SharonClark Jan 2021 #5

Check out Witness History and Hard Talk irisblue Jan 2021 #7

Ben Carson woke up? madinmaryland Jan 2021 #6

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

1. Emily Maitlis ?

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 06:59 PM

Jan 2021

lindysalsagal

(22,922 posts)

2. Yeah! That's her. Thanks. She's really good.

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:01 PM

Jan 2021

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

3. Yes, following in the BBC Newsnight tradition of interviewers.

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:06 PM

Jan 2021

irisblue

(37,523 posts)

4. Somehow the RW Americans who go on the BBC are always surprised by non compliant media

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:18 PM

Jan 2021

Same EmilyMaitlis-1.-

Andrew Neil-a well known to Brits as a very conservative man and squeaky voiced Ben Shapiro.-

SharonClark

(10,497 posts)

5. BBC radio prefers to interview right wingers.

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 09:14 PM

Jan 2021

I’m always surprised by how often they interview repugs compared to Dems.

Why would they even interview someone like Ben Carson? What’s the point?

irisblue

(37,523 posts)

7. Check out Witness History and Hard Talk

Reply to SharonClark (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 09:28 PM

Jan 2021

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszmsx

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1s0/episodes/downloads

madinmaryland

(65,733 posts)

6. Ben Carson woke up?

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 09:15 PM

Jan 2021

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