My God, the state of rightwing media today is a joke. This is a nonstory about David Muir using a clothespin to keep his jacket tight, assuredly so that his loose jacket wouldn't interfere with his lav mic in the intense winds.
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Wow. That's nuts. Are they trying to get back at him for attempting to fact check Trump during the debate? Maybe grow up NY Post and stop being a whiny little baby.
Even if that was the reason—so what? Why does media always want to tear anyone down for any reason instead of focusing on the disaster unfolding in front of them?
Like 5th grade bullies making fun of people who wear glasses. It’s old, it’s been old, childish reporting on crap we really don’t care about. They will never grow up. 🤦♂️
I said something to friends tonight about folks who are stuck in middle school. I'm not intending to denigrate, but it's so friggin' pointless. If they would freaking READ a real book, write ✍🏻 expand their narrow minds. 🧑🏻💻🧑🏻🎓🕵🏻🧑🏻⚖️⚖️📚📖📐🖊️
A mic wire often is attached to the back of the wearer’s clothing to secure it in place. In the field, the sound tech probably made do with a clothespin.
THIS is how they help?? The politicizing of everything is so crazy. Right now is a time to step up, roll up sleeves and make a difference in your community and beyond.
I used to work in the apparel catalog industry and most of the sample clothes didn’t fit our models, so clothespins were used to make them look like they fit. I’m sure this is a standard practice in television as well.
I can't believe that we have to deal with this crap for another 4 years - no no no - I guess it will be a long news break ...... no point to watch lies that also make you sick!
Thank you Brian! People are so quick to judge that in which they have no clue. Instead of judging how about you get in your car and go help then when you have experienced what he is experiencing you can judge. This world is gone crazy!
As a former radio news person I can confirm that reporters do anything necessary to stop the sound of fabric flapping cacophonously over the mic in the wind. Winds in CA are like 100mph right now. That hood flapping and pulling the coat would have sounded like a drum solo
Finally, a post from someone who knows what they’re talking about! No guessing, no accusations, no insults about David Muir, who has more class than any of these trolls. Thank you for that breath of fresh air.
Good point. I’ve noticed that many reporters covering the fire are wearing bright yellow shirts or jackets, presumably to designate them as media. I wonder if Muir was given a overly large jacket and he or his crew was trying to make it fit better to go on camera.
Those jackets are loose for easy of movement, but the material makes a noise that would interfere with what is being said. Once I saw a report with such noise and trust me I couldn’t understand what the reporter was saying.
David Muir is wonderful eye candy to this old lady - I don't give a damn what he does to his clothes - except maybe wear less clothes. Those freaks over at the NY Post are stupid.
What kind of country is this in the middle of this devastating event people are worried about somebody’s jacket and how they look. He’s reporting the news and trying to be safe.
Right wing media is a drug to so many Americans. Viewers live on this rage and it shows in the decrease in empathy and respect that Americans have for each other. Yet many call themselves Christians. Yeah, right.
I have a hard time switching my faith, but I absolutely despise mainstream Christianity and Christian Nationalism. It's so disgusting and they think bc Jesus died for their sins and they tithe to the church, they'll get a pass to be shitty to everyone who doesn't follow their path of faith.
Couldn’t agree more. I was born and raised Catholic (12 years of Catholic school) and I’m disgusted w their absolute obsession w the abortion issue to the point of ignoring everything else that Trump and his enablers do and say. That’s something I just can’t abide by so am done.
I have to share that as a child I thought God's purpose for me was to witness to people after the rapture (Thanks Left Behind series for kids and religious trauma) now I'm just like "if this is to happen in my lifetime, I hope to be here just to laugh at all the phony Christians left behind."
Do you think if he didn’t look good he’d still have an on camera media job? Also, that’s a loose and incomplete use of the word narcissistic. Focusing on one’s looks does not alone make one a narcissist. Not even close.
@nypost.com is the garbage newspaper. They report to Trumps base. New Yorkers should stop reading that garbage, it’s not good to even clean your butt with it
They are just revealing themselves. They recognize this as a trick they use … here we are again with “every accusation is a confession “ in the most trivial sense.
So should reporters not wear makeup or have their hair done before going on camera? In this world where appearance is everything and they are being judged constantly? Right…
When I watched the news I watched ABC with David Muir. Curious to know if he succumbed to the pressure of his overlords and started sanewashing everything related to 💩🤡 yet?
I remember when my father had an opportunity to be a photo model for the day, the fashion people used clothespins to make my dad look better. The photography and fashion crew did great!
As someone who works with lav mics… respectfully no. He was absolutely doing that to make his coat look more trim. Those pins have nothing to do with a mic cord. Be real
If you read down far enough, they start in again attacking David for pushing back on Trump’s debate lies,and toss in a ridiculous reference to Harris being “gaffe-prone.” We see what you’re doing there. 🙄
Oh that’s the reporter who hurt trumps little fee fees in the debate. Also if they want to understand what a narcissist really looks like then pop down to Mara Lardo for a day- it’s wall to wall narcissism there!
Yeah. Hurt his feelings by saying no dawgs were eaten in Springfield and by telling CF Trumpety that abortions “after birth” are not abortions and are not legal anywhere.
I grew up in NYC. To me the NY Post was like the National Enquirer. Irresponsible, conspiracy driven sensationalism. So I never read the paper. It was garbage then and I guess it’s still garbage now.
They need to feel persecuted to have any value in their lives, but it's getting harder to argue that with their Orange God winning and all those "fake news" bending... let's say the knee.
Truly pathetic that they can look at that devastation and focus on him trying to keep his jacket from whipping around in the high winds. Earlier video, probably before the clothespin, it was hard to hear what he was saying and you could see the jacket blowing. They call it vanity. 🤦♀️
Even if the jacket is pinned to be more flattering, so what?
He’s the talent. His image is part of his resume. Images are around forever now. Knowing you’re gonna be judged forever, it’s okay to want to try to look good.
I suspect that clothes pin is part of the go bag for most TV folks.
You are right. Even if it is with the intention of being more flattering, so what? Would it have made a difference if his jacket were custom tailored to be more flattering?
Right wing-nuts hate it when the rest of us are good-looking or charismatic. It clashes with their determination to present themselves as the Uber-men.
Guy doesn’t want his coat flapping so let’s criticize him while we worship a dictator that has to put on a pound of orange makeup when he’s in public. F ing hypocritical morons.
What happened to unity in America when there was any type of tragedy happening? We all live here we should support everyone. Not tear down people on petty things. Feeling despondent about our future.... 😞
Anything to discredit those the media barons want to see diminished in the public's eyes. Murdoch in Australia has poisoned the minds of Australians for 50 years and it's getting worse!
All these people are capable of, is inventing misinformation, inflating minor inconveniences into major disasters and ridiculing the hardworking and the suffering, all to inflate their own egos. It’s f*cking disgusting and it’s not journalism.
It’s embarrassing.
My retirement plan includes Disney. Everytime I look it’s lost money. I felt like it was a good cause. But if they can GIVE Trump 1.5 M, they won’t miss my little amount. Selling all stock next week!
Murdoch Media has mastered the art of distracting with trivia. After all, if people are riled up about a reporter’s clothespin they aren’t asking how global warming is contributing to the disaster.
I was there once in the 60’s when the Santas Ana’s were blowing. It was 110 degrees at midnight. And windy. Usually winds cool things, but not the Santa Ana’s.
It’s sad but funny to witness the moralistic high ground Fox takes about women’s clothing - similar to the Taliban? - despite their policy of short skirts on blond hosts.
They also support a 3x adulterer who pays for sex.
Why does anybody with a brain even watch Murdoch’s propaganda machines?
We've been seeing that many Repubs have been paying for sex and/or taking sex without consent.
Dirty water seeks it's own level. Welcome to the right wing swamp.
We have been seeing that but we don’t have to accept it do we?
It starts with the media reporting accurately, not worrying about hurting a perpetrator’s feelings but speaking truth.
It would also help if Congress would get off its ass and pass laws protecting its citizens over the conmen.
A rabid Republican base will not listen to anything or anyone that runs counter to the "disenfranchised" narrative they invest so heavily in.
There are plenty of things to focus on and media is but one.
I don’t entirely agree.
The reason I say that is that I don’t believe there are 77 million rabid MAGA’s - and I totally agree with your representation of them. If the “fringe MAGA’s” who just drop in and out of news cycles only hear the lies, then they’ll vote from a position of ignorance.
"You can lead a horse to water, but can't make it drink." is the old saying....but you can encourage water intake if you oversalt the hay. We need the Progressive version of salt for 77 million asses that are not interested in drinking water. I've no idea as to what that would even be.
I don't believe there were 77 million maga cowards either. The adjudicated rapist announced Election Day afternoon there was "massive CHEATING"😡 Now, that I believe. He had already said a third election was "rigged"😂
He CHEATED his own base b/c he didn't have FAITH in them! He knew he would LOSE!
They’ve been this way for years. Remember how Fox “News” screeched for days bc then-President Obama had the sheer audacity to wear a (gasp) tan suit in public? You’d have thought he’d stolen boxes of state secrets, stashed them in his gold-plated john & sold ‘em to the highest bidder. No, wait.
He did. Mr. Trump is so jealous of how good Pres. Obama always looked. Trump always looks as if he slept in his too-large suits. (For an allegedly wealthy guy, he surely doesn’t dress well.)
And journalists, who once stood against FOX bs, showed Reagan wearing a tan suit. No more talk about Obama’s. Then Michelle wore that sleeveless dress. Now it’s the song Imagine that they are riled up about. That’s a lot of energy to be ugly.
Oh, but it's all about the visual for them since they can't think outside the box. They have to find anything they can nitpick about, even if it's something as useless & unimportant as this! Pathetic is as pathetic does!
Even if it *were* evidence of vanity (which it isn't), it's still a non-story. While these people throw their own poo, the world is quite literally burning.
I've watched David Muir on the news and on news shows for years. I have never once thought of him as a narcissist. He's very good at his job. He's smart, a good reporter, likeable, trustworthy and humble.
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Here it is a clothespin that hides a mega fire…they choose their topic. Shame on them.
Re: Catholicism, it's the sweeping hundreds of years of child abuse under the rug for me. Abortion stance is a good nail in the coffin, though.
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They need to feel persecuted to have any value in their lives, but it's getting harder to argue that with their Orange God winning and all those "fake news" bending... let's say the knee.
So they do this.
That’s the reason exactly. Trump was raging about him a day or 2 before this photo.
He’s the talent. His image is part of his resume. Images are around forever now. Knowing you’re gonna be judged forever, it’s okay to want to try to look good.
I suspect that clothes pin is part of the go bag for most TV folks.
Do they even work in media themselves? Or... did they just farm this story out to some random youtuber
They are homophonic imbeciles who would be better off spending their time helping humanity like him!!
They report on anything to bash those they disagree with.
Thanks for sharing Brian.
You're streaming on my computer and phone.
It’s embarrassing.
Like they uncovered the most shocking global espionage network ever
They also support a 3x adulterer who pays for sex.
Why does anybody with a brain even watch Murdoch’s propaganda machines?
Dirty water seeks it's own level. Welcome to the right wing swamp.
It starts with the media reporting accurately, not worrying about hurting a perpetrator’s feelings but speaking truth.
It would also help if Congress would get off its ass and pass laws protecting its citizens over the conmen.
A rabid Republican base will not listen to anything or anyone that runs counter to the "disenfranchised" narrative they invest so heavily in.
There are plenty of things to focus on and media is but one.
The reason I say that is that I don’t believe there are 77 million rabid MAGA’s - and I totally agree with your representation of them. If the “fringe MAGA’s” who just drop in and out of news cycles only hear the lies, then they’ll vote from a position of ignorance.
He CHEATED his own base b/c he didn't have FAITH in them! He knew he would LOSE!
#TakeBackCongress
The New York POS.👍