Suddenly, Jake Tapper is very credulous

[senseandsensibility]

He asked Mike Johnson this morning if he would be objecting if a Dem President held a closed door meeting with crypto donors. (Good question).

The answer was basically I know nothing and then an immediate pivot to how great trump is that went on and on and on.

Jake was perfectly happy with that answer. He didn't seem to feel that it was evasive in any way, or showed that Johnson was not informed or heaven forbid, "out of it."

It's obvious his credo is R's are to be trusted and taken at face value. They are intrinsically competent and well informed. And it is an honor to have them on his program.

Vomit worthy double standard.

[JohnSJ]

1. Did tapper ask if trump lied when he said China would pay for the tariffs?

[senseandsensibility]

2. That would be rude to use the word "lie"

You probably know that CNN journalists have been banned from calling he stop the "steal" movement the big lie.

[JohnSJ]

12. I got carried away.

[senseandsensibility]

26. I forgive you

Don't let me catch you trying to hold the corporate media accountable again.

[JohnSJ]

27. +++

[Silent Type]

3. Watched and it sounded like a good interview, Tapper asked about bill increasing deficit, food stamp and Medicaid cuts,

etc.

Johnson uttered normal GOPer BS and Tapper would ask another question. I know we'd all like Tapper, etc., to punch Johnson, trump, etc. I certainly would cheer, but it's not going to happen like that.

Tapper asked, "If a Democratic Prez did what trump did, you wouldn't be outraged?" was a good set up to let Johnson look stupid with his response.

[senseandsensibility]

4. I disagree

Johnson's answer to the crypto question was ridiculous gish gallop and propaganda. Letting it stand is not journalism. Tapper does what he does to maintain access to Rs in power. But access is not journalism and neither is letting ridiculous untrue answers stand.

[Silent Type]

5. I think anyone who cares would hear the "ridiculous gish gallop and propaganda." Some just don't care and will

vote for trumpsters.

That's not Tappers or anyone else fault. If media shows trump saying/doing stupid/vile things, they don't need to tell us he did stupid/vile things.

It's when media stops showing them being stupid, racist, etc., that I'll get worried.

[SocialDemocrat61]

7. Yes they do need to tell their audience

That’s their job, to tell the truth not just allow people to tell lies and hope the audience will know they are lies.

[Silent Type]

8. I don't remember Walter Cronkite telling us Vietnam was wrong. He showed the films, though, that depicted it.

Tapper set Johnson up with questions, Johnson responded. Anyone not a loyal trumpster will recognize Johnson was lying.

[SocialDemocrat61]

13. You have a poor memory

Cronkite denounced the war in 68 after returning from a trip to Vietnam.
https://www.usnews.com/news/ken-walshs-washington/articles/2018-02-27/50-years-ago-walter-cronkite-changed-a-nation
After this LBJ said 'if I've lost Cronkite, I've lost the country'.

[Silent Type]

16. Similar to Tapper saying, "President donald trump is not forthcoming with health information" 2 days ago.

You are right, Chronkite made one comment on one day-- "It seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate." One time.

[SocialDemocrat61]

18. Cronkite always told the truth

and never let anyone lie.

[Silent Type]

19. Chronkite told truth, though usually with video, not words. Tapper asked good questions, Johnson lied/obfuscated.

It's clear to any viewer. Don't need someone to tell us which way the wind blows on something like this. It's obvious.

[SocialDemocrat61]

20. Cronkite didn't do pantomime

He sp oke every night. He once spent most of his show on Watergate explaining the whole conspiracy and exposing the administration's lies. And crospondents working under Cronkite confronted Nixon and his underlings when they lied. Just as Edward R Murrow exposed the lies of Joe McCarthy.
Tapper let Johnson lie and did nothing. That's journalistic malpractice.
And you only know what was obvious to you unless you claim to have power to read the minds of everyone else watching.

[wolfie001]

24. You're spot on

Tapper wants access. He needs to have a rapport with that bunch of lying pack of racist rePUKES. Sucks to be him. He needs to toady up to his corporate bosses AND not piss off tRUMP. Quite the tightrope Either way, I hate the f6cker

[senseandsensibility]

14. Journalists do not allow politicians to lie to their face

and in this case it is particularly galling, because even the Tapper defenders KNOW that Jake would never allow a Dem House leader to say that they know nothing about a scandal concerning a President of their own party. He would also not allow a Dem leader to hold forth with nonsense and lies for the majority of the interview. So even if you think that just reciting questions and not challenging the answers is great journalism, it needs to applied evenly to both parties. Sorry for the "lecture" but I'm basically saying I agree with you.

[Silent Type]

17. I guess, if you don't think delivering a pointed question is calling GOPers out. I do.

[Big Blue Marble]

9. Remember for Mikie

there is only an audience of one.

[senseandsensibility]

15. Yes,

but don't forget the donors!

[Starbeach]

6. My Friend

Jake ended with "Thank you my friend."
WTF?

[Silent Type]

10. Johnson was the one that said "my friend." Take a look.

[betsuni]

11. Yes, that's the rule! Never give Democrats the benefit of the doubt, bad motivations assumed.

Only Democrats are responsible, only they are to blame for literally everything bad in America and around the world.

They know the future and have a time machine to go back and fix things, why do they allow bad things to happen? Majorities and minorities and votes don't matter, if they were authentically passionately fighting they could do anything they wanted to! They're incompetent, out-of-touch, spineless, weak, stupid, old, but at the same time a very powerful corrupt establishment rigging both primary and general elections, plotting at any cost to stop progress, more dangerous than Republicans.

Here, too. Misleading headline about a Democrat or the party? Too many rush to repeat divisive hateful insults, conspiracies, age wars, leadership bashing ... never giving the benefit of the doubt and doing a little research. Bad motivations always assumed.

[damifino10]

21. Former Jake fan

Sell a fucking book. That is all this about. I would not read this book UNLESS he does a comparable book about
dipshit 47. JT seldom calls out his guest(both sides)ask, answer, next fucking case!

[Joinfortmill]

22. Tapper will tank. And, he deserves it.

[senseandsensibility]

23. He deserves to lose his reputation as a journalist

but I think his bank account will prosper.

[UTUSN]

25. My TAPPER meme: Has TAPPER been informed of this?!