Pic Of The Moment: Next Week On 60 Minutes

[Just A Box Of Rain]

83. Those who are inclined to think badly of Greene almost certainly do already,

even if they have a limited understanding how deep and how wide Greene's extremist behavior and crazy actions have been. Stahl's report may have added to these people knowledge of specifics, but few if any people who disliked her before seeing the program are likely to change any minds. That's absolutely true.

But there are many people in America who don't know what Greene is all about, and exposing her nuttery to a mass audience is vital. That you reference the "stupidity of people" should--I would think--lead you to embrace informing these people, so they are not sucked in to supporting this contemptible and dishonest bigot in the way some went for Trump. We've unfortunately been down that road.

Greene was not "platformed," instead her nuttery was exposed to scrutiny and she came off looking very bad.

What Greene "deserves" is close scrutiny. She is already gaining political power. She is not remotely "normal," and the 60 Minutes profile did not "normalize" her. It did the exact opposite.

60 Minutes is a well-respected mainstream news show because they put forward programs such as these. Americans trust them as a source and Lesley Stahl validated that trust.

This is an important work of journalism.