Democratic Primaries

EveHammond13

(2,855 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2019, 03:01 PM Aug 2019

from MSNBC this morning it is clear: #ButHisGaffes are the new #ButHerEmails [View all]

the lazy stupid story the media can press to give the false equivalency they crave, without doing much work or putting in much effort.

Andrea Mitchell had on several guests who said (1) trump's "gaffes" are 100x worse, (2) with all that is happening, voters don't care about gaffes, and (3) in some cases Biden's gaffes are endearing and improve reliability.

Both Mitchell and Chris Jansing had the same response: Huh. OK LET'S SPEND ANOTHER 30 MINUTES ON THIS ONE BIDEN GAFFE.

Meanwhile, trump raped his wife, raped a respected reporter in a Bergdorf's dressing room, and raped a whole bunch of other women. Not going to talk about that! No siree!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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from MSNBC this morning it is clear: #ButHisGaffes are the new #ButHerEmails [View all] EveHammond13 Aug 2019 OP

Oh I'm sure ol' Andrea is salivating! calimary Aug 2019 #1

Corporate owned media. PatrickforO Aug 2019 #2

Yup. KPN Aug 2019 #16

I think the whole "gaff" thing is going to peter out. madaboutharry Aug 2019 #3

They will be so dismayed when Trump gets another... dchill Aug 2019 #4

Biden's facts-don't-matter reaction to this story is a disaster that no Democrat should defend BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #5

Biden will win back the rust belt states. Warren-maybe not redstateblues Aug 2019 #6

This isn't about gaffes and who wins the rust belt states BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #8

The high-minded stuff does not work. Gaffes give limited room from which to extrapolate global emmaverybo Aug 2019 #30

Exactly, emmaverybo peggysue2 Aug 2019 #33

A simple truth so well and succinctly put that this post should, if fair-mindedness prevailed, put emmaverybo Aug 2019 #39

Thank you, Ma'm! peggysue2 Aug 2019 #40

You are wrong about the rust belt. I couldn't care less about his gaffes. redstateblues Aug 2019 #34

You nailed it! Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #11

Every MSNBC show opened with the same story. True Blue American Aug 2019 #7

I'm reading France in the World BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #9

facts don't matter is not what he is doing treestar Aug 2019 #32

CNN, my local Los Angeles news and MSNBC were all covering the story at the same time earlier TeamPooka Aug 2019 #10

Yes the pundits are doing their best. Let's hope it doesn't work this time around. FloridaBlues Aug 2019 #12

Andrea Mitchell needs to retire nt NYMinute Aug 2019 #13

And spend more time at home with Alan Greenspan....yuk. Meadowoak Aug 2019 #14

I agree. She should have long ago. KPN Aug 2019 #17

perhaps a less flawed candidate would be a better choice. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #15

Easily most qualified in all areas and duties of the office. Also, one of the most well-liked and emmaverybo Aug 2019 #31

First time one of my GOP Relatives makes #ButHisGaffes remark CDerekGo Aug 2019 #18

If that's your theory, who do they want to win? brooklynite Aug 2019 #19

It seems to me, that Biden's opponent in the primaries is not yet the President. AtheistCrusader Aug 2019 #20

tRump has no gaffes! SCVDem Aug 2019 #22

Fair point. With his volume of lies, it's impossible to gauge what might be an honest mistake. AtheistCrusader Aug 2019 #24

That's the only way you get SCVDem Aug 2019 #29

I suspect the m$$$media that brought Cha Aug 2019 #21

You're not wrong. They love Donald Trump despite what he's doing to the country and the globe. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2019 #25

I've long thought, since 2002, that Cha Aug 2019 #26

I could be wrong, but the talking heads are also saying that the gaffes aren't bothering the common a kennedy Aug 2019 #23

This!! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #27

Because the 'common folk' . . . peggysue2 Aug 2019 #41

Andrea - look out the window to see if it's raining - don't take someones word for it. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2019 #28

Both are unforced mistakes that provide ammunition loyalsister Aug 2019 #35

Morning Joe handled it much better, with Gene Robinson, Walter Isaacson and Scarborough defending highplainsdem Aug 2019 #36

+1 EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #37

So far this is not hurting Biden Gothmog Aug 2019 #38