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Chuckie Todd Talking To Sheldon Whitehouse NOW (Original Post)
bdamomma
Oct 2020
OP
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)1. I'm only interested if the Senator punches chucktodd
Because I'm a very bad person who is ashamed of himself. {Giggle}
Kahuna
(27,311 posts)2. There you go!!!
agingdem
(7,850 posts)3. I assume Chuck Toady is
speaking out of both sides of his mouth ... am I right???
whttevrr
(2,345 posts)4. Fuck chuck toad
He is a hypocrite and a GOP apologist toadie, sycophant, and fawning piece of shit.
He should retire. He has made more than enough money by lying to Americans. Fuck him.
Fire Chuck "Not My Job" Todd https://www.google.com/search?q=chuck+not+my+job+todd https://fair.org/home/inform-the-public-not-my-job-says-chuck-todd/
Inform the Public? Not My Job, Says Chuck Todd
Appearing on MSNBCs Morning Joe today (9/18/13), Todd responded to Ed Rendells claim that Obamacare opponents are full of misinformation about the program by explaining that this was because Republicans have successfully messaged against it. But wasnt journalisms job to expose misinformation? No, Todd insisted; if the public was misinformed about the Affordable Care Act, it was the presidents fault for not pushing back:
What I always love is people say, Well, its you folks fault in the media. No, its the president of the United States fault for not selling it.
Its sad that NBCs White House correspondent thinks his job is merely to convey politicians pronouncements, with no care about whether they are true or false. In fact, scrutinizing claims, particularly those from powerful officials, is an essential part of journalism. Its embarrassing to have to cite elementary principles to one the nations most influential reporters, but Todd should consider reviewing the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, where, under the heading Seek Truth and Report It, the very first tenet implores journalists to test the accuracy of information from all sources.
Todd isnt alone among influential journalists claiming that factchecking sources is outside their job purview. In 2004, NPRs Ron Elving declared that journalism was incapable of calling out the lies about John Kerrys military record spread by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, claiming: There is no way that journalism can satisfy those who think that Kerry is a liar or that Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are liars. Journalists throwing up their hands when it came to the distortion of Kerrys military record may have determined the outcome of the 2004 election.
Mike Nelson
(9,959 posts)5. Won't watch...
... BOYCOTT Chuck Todd-Trump and all NBC networks.
Walleye
(31,028 posts)6. This is why the Republicans keep on lying
it's all about ratings.
Even BBC news is saying the race is tightening. WTF. I hope they not, or maybe that will make cult supporters say they
don't have to vote.