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lunatica

(53,410 posts)
1. I'm confused about what the connection is
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 12:52 PM
Nov 2019

between your title and David Frum’s tweet.

He’s being critical of reporters who claim the hearing was not good because there were no fireworks. That’s the way I interpret it.

Maybe I’m misreading your post?

tblue37

(65,408 posts)
2. The media complaints about the hearings are that they lack "pizzazz" and "fireworks" & are therefore
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 01:00 PM
Nov 2019

boring.

https://www.newsweek.com/pizzazz-trends-nbc-news-impeachment-inquiry-hearings-boring-1471735

'PIZZAZZ' TRENDS AFTER PEOPLE MOCK NBC NEWS FOR CALLING FIRST DAY OF IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS BORING

NBC News has been mocked on social media after complaining that the first public impeachment hearings were lacking in "pizzazz," causing the word to trend on Twitter.

The network tweeted a story overnight complaining that the testimonies of State Department official George Kent and the U.S. Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor "lacked the pizzazz necessary to capture public attention."

Its analysis article on the hearings linked in the post also said the depositions were not "dramatic" and described the manner of the witnesses as "reserved."

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lunatica

(53,410 posts)
4. Sorry for misunderstanding your post!
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 01:29 PM
Nov 2019

Yeah! They’re showing their stupidity, or pretending to be truthful.

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