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In reply to the discussion: Does the Trump book feel a bit too tabloid-ish to anyone? [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)79. Here's a good article from GQ that better expresses my feelings
Im gonna begin this post with the same disclaimer that needs to come with every post about Michael Wolff, which is that Wolff is a fart-sniffer whose credibility is often suspect and who represents the absolute worst of New York media-cocktail-circuit inbreeding. But in a way, its fitting that our least reliable president could finally find himself undone at the hands of one of our least reliable journalists.
All of Wolffs excerpts from Fire & Fury so far (the book was rushed into stores today) read like jayvee fan fiction. They read like a pilot that Steve Bannon himself wrote, pitched to Hollywood, and had rejected 17 times over. They read, in short, like bullshit. And yet Wolff has audio. Hes got hours upon hours of audio. Not only that, but the book has already caused legitimate upheaval in the administration, opened a permanent rift between President Trump and Bannon, AND it confirms what we have all always known to be true: that the president severely lacks the cognitive ability to do this job, and that he is surrounded at all times by a cadre of enablers, dunces, and outright thieves. As much as I wanna discredit Wolff, he got receipts and, more important, he used them. Wolff got it all. Wolff nailed them.
https://www.gq.com/story/michael-wolff-white-house-trump-access
All of Wolffs excerpts from Fire & Fury so far (the book was rushed into stores today) read like jayvee fan fiction. They read like a pilot that Steve Bannon himself wrote, pitched to Hollywood, and had rejected 17 times over. They read, in short, like bullshit. And yet Wolff has audio. Hes got hours upon hours of audio. Not only that, but the book has already caused legitimate upheaval in the administration, opened a permanent rift between President Trump and Bannon, AND it confirms what we have all always known to be true: that the president severely lacks the cognitive ability to do this job, and that he is surrounded at all times by a cadre of enablers, dunces, and outright thieves. As much as I wanna discredit Wolff, he got receipts and, more important, he used them. Wolff got it all. Wolff nailed them.
https://www.gq.com/story/michael-wolff-white-house-trump-access
I think most would agree that "the book is trash" and "most of the info is accurate" can both be true statements.
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Not really sure how a book about a reality "star" pResident can be too tabloid-ish?
teamster633
Jan 2018
#4
I'm guessing you're just reacting to the criticism of Wolff, maybe wishing for a
highplainsdem
Jan 2018
#7
I am guessing you are absorbing RNC talking points without realizing it, as their surrogates
emulatorloo
Jan 2018
#40
The appeal to me personally: morbidly fascinating and I was getting sick of being gaslighted
emulatorloo
Jan 2018
#50
I agree. This is not good journalism. It's just a dude sitting in the West Wing.
yardwork
Jan 2018
#69
His fucking life is one long mind numingly stupid ass tabloid. Why would this be
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jan 2018
#8
How does it happen you and Steven Miller come up with the exact same words about the book?
brush
Jan 2018
#124
I'm not trying to refute the links, how does it happen you use Steven Millers words almost verbatim?
brush
Jan 2018
#126
Calling you a repug hadn't entered my mind. It seems to have entered yours though.
brush
Jan 2018
#129
I'm shocked that it's even on there, every now and then a new movie will be on Youtube, it's usually
dewsgirl
Jan 2018
#34
I have the book and it is fascinating. No I don't think it is tabloid. This is going to leave a
Demsrule86
Jan 2018
#41
I don't care if it is. It's pissing Dear Leader off royally so I'm happy to buy it.
Vinca
Jan 2018
#58
I decided to buy it when I read a British review stating that a) it's very well written, and...
Hekate
Jan 2018
#91
Since you are so seriously concerned, I suggest you read it for yourself & get back to us nt
Hekate
Jan 2018
#99