This has distinct echoes of media coverage of Bush in 2002-2003, when lots of journos conspired to pretend that the stuff Bush was saying was based in real things, even though any 5 year old could see that there wasn't a shred of legitimacy to any of it - ThreadSky

gregsargent.bsky.social • 7 hours ago

This has distinct echoes of media coverage of Bush in 2002-2003, when lots of journos conspired to pretend that the stuff Bush was saying was based in real things, even though any 5 year old could see that there wasn't a shred of legitimacy to any of it

Reposted from Greg Sargent

Pretty amazing to read news accounts implying that Trump's claim that he wants to "determine" if Zelensky is serious about peace before resuming aid to Ukraine is an actual intention on his part.

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oeishik.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We're in a disinformation swamp. It all feels so mucked up.

bullbearjeff.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Good analogy. That period was infuriating to anyone watching reality.

jeffownby.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Unbelievable people still pay these media outlets.

txlawyer.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Sadly, Greg, the press corps was primarily made up of 3-year-olds, and still is. Also, the median age of the American voter is 3 years old.

grandmacozy.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Trump can't determine that. He thinks everyone is a liar & as crooked as he his.

scottmccaskill.bsky.social•7 hours ago

While shameful behavior then, there was at least some faith that W and his administration were attempting to do things to combat our enemies. Everything dump has been doing is just plain stupid and corrupt.

georgiabluedevil.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Notably, they never "get inside" Trump's head to call him a liar, but they'll tell us all the stuff he "believes," "intends," or "wants." Usually, that's just sane-washing what he says and putting the gloss on it someone in his admin put on it.

burtonad.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Sane washing is a thing, yo’.

leftcoasteroc.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Chasing after presidential statements, and being satisfied that reporting them is your job, is kind of like a dog chasing a stick again and again. It’s done reflexively and is off negligible value, but I’m sure the president thinks practicioners are good boys.

hittielove2.bsky.social•7 hours ago

It's so transparent, unless you are willfully ignorant or complicit.

chrislarry33.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I wish more people were calling out the direct lines between Bush years and now. TY.

hittielove2.bsky.social•6 hours ago

And the Reagan years - the beginning of "small government is good" and "trickle down economics" has morphed into "No government is good" and "hail to the oligarchs."

chrislarry33.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Def

lorenzo49.bsky.social•5 hours ago

trump is a Russian asset.

coconnor8.bsky.social•7 hours ago

That was the prototype

factsnotprops.bsky.social•6 hours ago

In my opinion that’s when journalism started to fail. After 9/11.

imdaviddunn.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Mentioned this last week. Feels like 2002 again with the media, and France (w/Canada and others this time) trying to save the US from its worse impulses. .

jb3po.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Except worse

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