Trump’s Humiliating Statement on Katie Miller...

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what exactly does it say? Maybe is says that I do not agree with globalists or liberal elitists or socialists. What do you think it says?
 
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He’s under a microscope! We get that. Why didn’t he know this before he ran for the office?

It's not a microscope; it's a spotlight.

He thought it would be flattering... he didn't realize that the world doesn't think he's as great as he thinks he is.
 
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what exactly does it say? Maybe is says that I do not agree with globalists or liberal elitists or socialists. What do you think it says?

Exactly? Forum rules prohibit me from expressing it directly.

If you haven't figured it out from context... you're not going to.
 
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Exactly? Forum rules prohibit me from expressing it directly.

If you haven't figured it out from context... you're not going to.
your are correct Forum rules preclude exactly what you have done.
 
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Asking the same question over and over again is a phenomenon that I'll gladly agree is quite annoying and frustrating to listen to, but it's hardly unique to the media's treatment of Trump. Next time there's some sort of natural disaster or mass shooting, listen to the questions asked of the public officials at the lectern. Frankly, I'm amazed more people don't snap at reporters. They're like broken records sometimes.
 
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It's probably for the same reason police conduct multiple interviews of the same person.

It can speak to the veracity of the story if there is inconsistency in replies to the same question.
 
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It's probably for the same reason police conduct multiple interviews of the same person.

It can speak to the veracity of the story if there is inconsistency in replies to the same question.

eh... At least in the examples I'm thinking of, veracity doesn't seem to be a concern. e.g.:

Sheriff: "The threat has been neutralized, but we're not releasing details about the shooter, the victims, or the number of casualities at this time."
Reporter 1: "Can you tell us the shooter's name?"
Sheriff: "We're not releasing those details at this time."
Reporter 2: "How many people have died?"
Sheriff: "We're not releasing those details."
Reporter 3: "Did the shooter die?"
Sheriff: "We're not releasing that at this time."
Reporter 4: "Did the shooter attempt to take his own life?"

etc etc etc

That's not an issue of veracity; it's an issue of filling out word counts.

TBH, I'm probably being generous to the reporters in making those questions more varied than they often are. It's kind of mind-numbing sometimes and it's often surprisingly disappointing to see how unimaginative and uninsightful the questions can be. I respect the press and think they're necessary, but IMO/IME, they don't all warrant the Woodward-and-Bernstein level of reverence that some want to give them.
 
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Hold on though. While I get your point, the Sheriff would be responding specifically to the details of THOSE questions. If the press asked a question like "what is the police response?" "Have neighbours been evacuated/removed?".
None of those questions are repetetive. While I agree its frustrating to get the same answer, it IS the same answer to 4 different questions.

I'm not saying I necessarily disagree....

If the questions were more like
"What was the shooters name?"
"What did his friends call him?"
"When he was christenned, what did the priest say?"
"What does his business card read"?

But I'm not convinced they are ever THAT similar.
 
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Yeah, I'm probably not doing a very good job articulating my point with those example questions. Next time one of these events happens, just watch. The degree of repetitiveness is exasperating to listen to.
 
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Yeah, I'm probably not doing a very good job articulating my point with those example questions. Next time one of these events happens, just watch. The degree of repetitiveness is exasperating to listen to.
There are several possible reasons for this:
  • Your perception of the questioning is not accurate.
  • If you pressure someone enough with the same question you can rattle them, so that they reveal something they were trying to hide.
  • The constant refusal to answer a specific question is highlighted for all to see.
  • The interviewee is giving answers, but not to the question that has been asked. The reporter keeps asking until the interviewee addresses the actual question.
My perception is that the last example is commonplace with politicians. The fault that I find with reporters that, in many cases, they give up to early and let the politician off the hook, the question remaining unanswered.

I am not claiming that there are not incompetent, or sub-standard reporters out there, but I think the questioning is often spot on and it is the lack of direct answers we should be critiquing.
 
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