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| The media wasn't prepared to handle sarcasm from a candidate |
| 2016-07-29 |
| h/t Instapundit By now you’ve no doubt seen the international crisis which was spawned when Donald Trump answered a question about the DNC email hack, saying he hoped that the Russians found the rest of her 30,000 erased emails. Flipping through the cable news networks this morning you’d think that he just offered to sell the nuclear codes to the highest bidder. The reactions have been swift and ominous from all corners. ...Trump is sarcastic. He’s easily exercised. And when he starts in on a subject and the room temperature rises, you get more of that. The media loves to act offended and point to this as a reason why he must not be qualified to lead America. But the fact is that sarcasm and the occasional expletive are part and parcel of how much of the nation actually speaks. This has left the media completely flummoxed, leading to the headlines about how Trump is going to sell out our national security to Russia. IMO, it's a case of drinking their own ink --- since anybody who disagrees with them is a moron, and morons can't use sarcasm... Also, most of them are not particularly bright - constantly suppressing your own thoughts in favor of Pravda will do this to you, even if you didn't start (as most of them did) as a second rater. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #9 Nobody should be allowed to use Sarcasm without a MSM-issued license. Too many professional Journolisters can't detect it without an alert |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-07-29 21:29 |
| #8 The media were quite prepared to cover over illegality from the preferred candidate! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-07-29 17:57 |
| #7 Sure made the MSM look stupid when they showed the clip and you could easily see he was being sarcastic but they couldn't, or at least pretended they couldn't. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-07-29 13:29 |
| #6 Trump knows how to troll. He is one of the better ones. That statement about the DNC hack was pure trollness and just brilliant. It made the issue stick in people's minds, reminded them that there are other emails that might be worse and there was no good way for Hillary to respond without looking like a tosser. The media and DNC will bring out the old weapons that worked against milquetoast Republicans about them being racist, Hitler and out to kill minorities and poor people. The problem is, it won't work against Trump. He just doesn't give a shit and will throw more troll poo over the fence back at the DNC and the media will fall into the trap of putting it on every front page. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-07-29 10:32 |
| #5 Trump is sarcastic. The MS media is about as smart as a bag of hammers. The hammers have the edge. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-07-29 09:46 |
| #4 P2k, I'd like an indifference font to go with the sarcasm one. That way I could be more expressive about how I feel about these morons. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-07-29 08:20 |
| #3 Sarcasm can be a good punch-blocking technique while you set your opponent up for the knockout. If you're already a bit dull, detecting sarcasm can be a challenge. Forget the weasel words. Smartly employed, I have no problem with sarcasm. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-29 07:47 |
| #2 The media wasn’t prepared FIFY |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-07-29 07:39 |
| #1 Probably why they couldn't handle the Rant. Someone seriously needs to create a sarcasm font. Till then - /sarc |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-07-29 07:31 |