If you’re someone who still believes what you read in the national press, or watch on the 24/7 cable news, then you’ve probably come to the conclusion that the past two weeks in Afghanistan are the worst evacuation ever - even worse than Dunkirk! - and totally show that President Biden is a failure.
Biden's lone stance against the Obama surge in Afghanstan a decade ago, which was not a secret, should have been a tipoff to the DC media who now pretend to be surprised. It recalls the scene in the room in 1962, when the only person opposed to attacking Cuba was John F. Kennedy. Even Bobby went with the consensus at first. So Joe has some good company. Kennedy could make his notion stick because he was president, Biden was only vice president.
The other sign pure media bullshit is the total lack of alternative solutions. Like Max Bialystock or maybe the the Stooges, they're always in need of "A Brilliant Plan!" But can't think of one. Other than to keep the war going.
The press is like Emilio Largo in the "Thunderball" lyric:
Sandra Oh is outstanding in everything. Look at her in her first show, ArliSS, where she was assistant to a sports agent played by my friend Robert Wuhl who also created it. He's good but she's the best thing there (which is why she has gone on from there).
Thank you, Thank you, TC! I agree 100% with your analysis.
What is your analysis about this being worse than "the fall of Saigon"? My uneducated guess is everybody's got cell phones these days to video everything; whereas, back 50 years ago we only had limited video coverage and print media to rely on.
Used to be that opinions were in the form of editorials on the opinion page. Usually included were comments from readers. Now one has to look for an unbiased news article and trust the information is correct.
Everybody has an opinion or a poll to report. So why is there any question as to why people are so hostile towards each other over issues? Because the hostility is the news, not the news.
Biden's lone stance against the Obama surge in Afghanstan a decade ago, which was not a secret, should have been a tipoff to the DC media who now pretend to be surprised. It recalls the scene in the room in 1962, when the only person opposed to attacking Cuba was John F. Kennedy. Even Bobby went with the consensus at first. So Joe has some good company. Kennedy could make his notion stick because he was president, Biden was only vice president.
The other sign pure media bullshit is the total lack of alternative solutions. Like Max Bialystock or maybe the the Stooges, they're always in need of "A Brilliant Plan!" But can't think of one. Other than to keep the war going.
The press is like Emilio Largo in the "Thunderball" lyric:
His fight goes on, and on, and on.
But he thinks that the fight is worth it all.
Biden doesn't.
Excellent. I am so pissed at CNN, even MSNBC. I might be forced to watch The White Lotus, although I hear Sandra Oh in The Chair is outstanding.
Sandra Oh is outstanding in everything. Look at her in her first show, ArliSS, where she was assistant to a sports agent played by my friend Robert Wuhl who also created it. He's good but she's the best thing there (which is why she has gone on from there).
She was also great in "Killing Eve" (till they stopped trying to kill each other).
Agree!
Love her. The stillness of her face sometimes is just unbelievable. It’s like slow motion amidst chaos.
Thank you, Thank you, TC! I agree 100% with your analysis.
What is your analysis about this being worse than "the fall of Saigon"? My uneducated guess is everybody's got cell phones these days to video everything; whereas, back 50 years ago we only had limited video coverage and print media to rely on.
It's not at all like the fall of Saigon. And everyone having cell phones and internet access does change things.
Used to be that opinions were in the form of editorials on the opinion page. Usually included were comments from readers. Now one has to look for an unbiased news article and trust the information is correct.
Everybody has an opinion or a poll to report. So why is there any question as to why people are so hostile towards each other over issues? Because the hostility is the news, not the news.
Blah, blah, blah.