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agingdem

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36. "you can put lipstick a pig but it's still a pig"...

Mon Apr 3, 2023, 05:55 AM

Apr 2023

the 60 Minutes format is regressive, stale..Lesley Stahl, in a desperate attempt to stay relevant, she "hosted" antisemitic/racist Marjorie Taylor Greene, a fount of white christian nationalist hate...and, yet, despite Stahl's marshmallow questions, Greene blew herself up...she came across as a cheap know-nothing blathering buffoon, spouting off-the-wall conspiracies, spewing invectives, and denying her much documented caustic behavior, comments, and tweets..Shame on Lesley Stahl!.. in her zeal to get the "big get" she sacrificed her reputation and cemented her legacy...

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Leslie Stahl getting absolutely chewed out everywhere for her interview [View all] Marius25 Apr 2023 OP

I notice Traitor Greene said she was around RW nutbag radio constantly as her dad was addicted to it roamer65 Apr 2023 #1

Absolutely!!!!!!!! Tumbulu Apr 2023 #27

Somehow it got my sister.... Delarage Apr 2023 #43

The "success" of the propaganda Tumbulu Apr 2023 #80

Everyone, please read my sig line below. Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2023 #56

Yes, it has. Tumbulu Apr 2023 #82

THAT, my friend, is called GROOMING!! BComplex Apr 2023 #87

Yeah, majority opinion seems to be not good... RockRaven Apr 2023 #2

And then there's this.. you may have seen it.. Cha Apr 2023 #3

lol, beat me to it, but hey, GMTA (I did add a couple of other tweets btw) Celerity Apr 2023 #7

That was where I thought I'd be sick. It was disgraceful. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #49

In voiceover, Stahl went on to call Greene 'smart and fearless' Celerity Apr 2023 #4

TY for Bradley Whitford.. I Cha Apr 2023 #8

"you can put lipstick a pig but it's still a pig"... agingdem Apr 2023 #36

Totally agree... & Well said.. TY! nt Cha Apr 2023 #81

By providing such a platform for MT, CBS showed it favors insurrectionists. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2023 #5

The gaslighting never stops. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #6

So you're calling a tonne of DU + a myriad number of Dem-friendly &/or antifash pundits gaslighters? Celerity Apr 2023 #13

I think I have a different opinion. At least MTG has been exposed. Maraya1969 Apr 2023 #22

+1 betsuni Apr 2023 #28

Absolutely! PortTack Apr 2023 #33

It's a truly crappy interview - milquetoast, and half of it's like a campaign ad muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #37

You're inthewind21 Apr 2023 #76

I'm British, so I don't regularly watch American interviews muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #83

So inthewind21 Apr 2023 #90

And why inthewind21 Apr 2023 #91

It surprises me because I think DUers generally see things fairly clearly muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #94

People who watch 60 minutes already know about her. progressoid Apr 2023 #75

I didn't realize Leslie Stahl was so desperate for attention FlyingPiggy Apr 2023 #9

Reminds me of Falon tussling Trump's hair grantcart Apr 2023 #10

I'm sorry your Parkinson's is back. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #11

It's not actually Parkinson's grantcart Apr 2023 #14

Well that's good to know. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #15

I thought of that time when Jimmy Fallon Cha Apr 2023 #12

Where is "everywhere"? Kaleva Apr 2023 #16

Here: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #40

Tweets. What about articles? Kaleva Apr 2023 #55

And articles take time to be written. muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #60

LOL inthewind21 Apr 2023 #77

It shows the reaction of people in politics and the media muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #84

Then maybe we ought to wait till there's more information Kaleva Apr 2023 #89

For better or worse, twitter is media. edisdead Apr 2023 #66

Why do they even give Empty Green a platform? calimary Apr 2023 #17

Leslie Stahl is the markodochartaigh Apr 2023 #18

Yeah, looks like we have a piece-of-work in our time for sure. jaxexpat Apr 2023 #20

More like the modern-day Edward R Murrow. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #26

Ok, now I can never take anything else you ever say seriously. MrsCoffee Apr 2023 #65

Why? Both took on powerful extremists who were unfortunately gaining political power Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #67

Murrow destroyed McCarthy. MrsCoffee Apr 2023 #69

Yes, Murrow destroyed McCarthy. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #71

Maybe Leslie moniss Apr 2023 #19

video YoshidaYui Apr 2023 #21

Would have been better to have Mike Wallace do the interview, but alas he is permanently unavailable andym Apr 2023 #23

I met Mike Wallace in 1988. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #29

The Dan Rather story True Blue American Apr 2023 #70

I quit watching 60 Minutes True Blue American Apr 2023 #24

I quit watching when I found out they altered a story to appease Big Tobacco Greybnk48 Apr 2023 #57

I agree. I wish everyone could understand that we're all on the same team ecstatic Apr 2023 #25

We are all on the same team? vanlassie Apr 2023 #30

Don't know what team you are on, but . . . Aussie105 Apr 2023 #34

Lol. Seriously? Well you're right, I should have been more specific ecstatic Apr 2023 #51

What happened to asking the hard hitting questions? 60 min has gone downhill UCmeNdc Apr 2023 #31

That's exactly what I thought reading the responses peggysue2 Apr 2023 #46

Peggysue2 JanLip Apr 2023 #54

Agree, Jan peggysue2 Apr 2023 #61

I'm disappointed that . . . Aussie105 Apr 2023 #32

"Brash"!!!! WTAF!!! She not brash she's a self-acknowledged Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #35

I caught that. The founding fathers probably quoted a lot of literature Walleye Apr 2023 #39

The Bible was a book people were more likely to own. Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #45

I don't either, I thought the whole thing was infuriating as well as damaging Walleye Apr 2023 #47

if 60 Minutes won't play hardball against MTG, they won't do it Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #38

No. I don't think that's an exaggeration. Really, you can go as low as empty green, but not lower. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #50

Why should we watch 60 Mins at all? Earth-shine Apr 2023 #74

What poster? demmiblue Apr 2023 #41

Never thought of that. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #52

... demmiblue Apr 2023 #92

I laughed so hard at this!!! Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #93

Ha! Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2023 #58

"Despite his culinary quirks, we found Mr. Dahmer an engaging, honest individual." hatrack Apr 2023 #42

"A fearless eater with novel tastes" dalton99a Apr 2023 #44

LOL!! peggysue2 Apr 2023 #48

"Brash, cheeky recipes that push the boundaries." Oh, yikes. I said "cheeky." Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #53

"And after sitting down to dinner with him, all I could say was 'Wow!'" hatrack Apr 2023 #72

Yep tenderfoot Apr 2023 #59

I'm honestly a bit shocked at anyone thinking this was a "win" for democracy Arazi Apr 2023 #62

Post removed Post removed Apr 2023 #63

Because that's what our media has been trying to do the past 6+ years... tenderfoot Apr 2023 #64

I know that one poster who thinks that Stahl did the nation a great service is a lifelong Democrat Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #68

I'm a bit shocked inthewind21 Apr 2023 #78

Stahl seems to be a case of weak tea. Earth-shine Apr 2023 #73

FFS is Louie Gohmert next RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2023 #79

The devil with MTG's acting job last evening. I'm still stuck at "her net worth is $11M." nt allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #85

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #86

Karma LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #88

There isn't anything about this sickening interview on Stahl's wikipedia page yet. barbaraann Apr 2023 #95

As I posted last night.. Cha Apr 2023 #96