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Legend [19757]
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CNN’s Acosta is a grandstanding antagonist
Nov 8, 2018, 7:49 AM
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It’s all about attacking, inciting, and making himself the center of attention.
I hope they pull his White House credentials permanently, he IS a rude, terrible person!
And I would say the same thing about anyone, from any network, that continued to conduct their self in such a contentious and provocational manner as he has.
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Re: CNN’s Acosta is a grandstanding antagonist
Nov 8, 2018, 8:00 AM
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Those same words can be used to describe Trump. So it's ok for the President to do it, but not a journalist?
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It's not OK for either. However, the President does
Nov 8, 2018, 8:02 AM
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matter more. He is held to a higher standard, at least by me. My attitude is I don't care that much if Jim Acosta acts respectfully. I can just ignore him. I do care much more if the President acts respectfully.
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Legend [19757]
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The “Far left Liberal Privilege”
Nov 8, 2018, 8:07 AM
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Yes, YOU!
Provoking and Inciting are okay for your ilk and it doesn’t matter who you choose to attack or under what circumstances. HOWEVER, you are quick to condemn anyone who responds to your abhorrent behavior.
WHAT A PATHETIC LIFE!
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Re: The “Far left Liberal Privilege”
Nov 8, 2018, 8:11 AM
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Lol. I did not attack anyone. I questioned the logic of your statement, in that it could be said about both Trump and Acosta. You, on the other hand, quickly chose to attack me.
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Re: The “Far left Liberal Privilege”
Nov 8, 2018, 8:17 AM
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Very funny. Ha ha. Your attempt to defend Acosta by convoluting his aggression with Trumps defense is the standard tool of the cynical thinker.
Now, go ahead and give me a 3rd TD on this comment.
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Re: The “Far left Liberal Privilege”
Nov 8, 2018, 8:23 AM
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For the record, you got one TD for the personal attack. I imagine you got the other TD from people who also don't agree with you.
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Legend [19757]
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You can call him what you want...
Nov 8, 2018, 8:10 AM
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But this is a disgrace in the name of the free press in America.
No American should support it.
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Darn.....it’s 7:17am here
Nov 8, 2018, 8:25 AM
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I was going to get on here early and try to post first about why this wasn’t a fascist quashing of the free press so you could reply to me, but you got here first I see.
If you want to be a serious reporter, you don’t make yourself the center of the story time after time. Acosta is an ineffective reporter, period and he’s there to make the news, not gather it.
If a member of the administration had strongarmed a female the way Acosta did, battery charges would have been filed. Don’t take my word for it, look up the Lewandowski incident.
Acosta does a disservice to real journalists, although I see they’re already circling to make him a martyr.
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Re: Darn.....it’s 7:17am here
Nov 8, 2018, 8:28 AM
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You are going to tell me you watched that video and think Acosta "strong-armed" her?
I'm not going to get into your other points if you can't watch that video and see she's the one who initiated all the physical contact.
You tell me what you're doing if some random chick runs up to you and keeps trying to grab something out of your hands.
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Legend [19757]
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Misogynist much???
Nov 8, 2018, 8:36 AM
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“some random chick”...
...She’s an Intern fulfilling the duties of her job to move the mike to the next person The President selects, and everyone in there knew that. I’m sure you did too, but thought your sexist remark would be overlooked.
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She's someone's daughter!!!***
Nov 8, 2018, 9:18 AM
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The best thing to do would be to give the thing to her
Nov 8, 2018, 8:36 AM
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that she is trying to grab, especially if it isn't yours.
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Re: The best thing to do would be to give the thing to her
Nov 8, 2018, 8:55 AM
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Just like when Trump tries to grab something that isn't his, just give it to him, he's famous, let him do anything.
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Lot o points [154503]
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Witty reference!
Nov 8, 2018, 8:58 AM
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What’s it have to do with what happened yesterday?
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Re: Witty reference!
Nov 8, 2018, 9:36 AM
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Looks like it is pointing out the double standard on the part of many Trump supports in this case. Maybe irrelevant to the actual incident but an apt observation nonetheless.
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Lot o points [154503]
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No double standard here
Nov 8, 2018, 9:38 AM
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I think Trump is a world class a hole.
For double standards you might want to look at those who agree with me about Trump and yet act like Acosta was just a guy trying to do his job.
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Re: No double standard here
Nov 8, 2018, 9:43 AM
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Fair enough.
There are a lot of people out there however that want to excuse his every behavior and then go ape #### when someone else does even the slightest thing. Just wish people would be more consistent with the application of their moral outrage on every side.
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Lot o points [154503]
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we agree completely..***
Nov 8, 2018, 9:44 AM
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Lot o points [154503]
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uh, yeah, he swatted her away.
Nov 8, 2018, 8:39 AM
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What she was doing was SOP.....his response certainly was not.
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He didn't swat her.
Nov 8, 2018, 11:15 AM
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Swat implies an open-handed strike on someone.
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Do you watch many press conferences?....
Nov 8, 2018, 9:18 AM
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that's what that intern does...takes and delivers mic's to and from reporters.
When the POTUS tells you you're done multiple times and signals for the intern to get the mic, then you give her the mic.
It wasn't some "random chick" running up to him.
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That's the first press conference I've ever seen...
Nov 8, 2018, 12:31 PM
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Where the intern tries to forcibly take the mic from a reporter to silence him.
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ok...but we're clear it wasn't a "random woman"?***
Nov 8, 2018, 1:02 PM
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Ok. Fine.
Nov 8, 2018, 1:04 PM
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I'll rephrase the question: How would you react if the assigned intern hurried up to you to forcibly grab the mic out of your hands while you're talking?
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me? I would sit down when I was told to by the POTUS***
Nov 8, 2018, 1:17 PM
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I would, too.
Nov 8, 2018, 1:37 PM
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I'm not a big fan of the President ordering him to sit down like he's talking to a child, but Acosta should have done it.
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When the President tells you no more questions, and you
Nov 8, 2018, 8:27 AM
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ignore him. Then he tells you to sit down, and you ignore him. I'm surprised he didn't kick him out on the spot. If Maxine Waters was President and said no more questions, I'd shut up and sit down. If she told me to sit down, I'd sit down.
He looks just as bad as Trump IMO.
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Acosta isn't Journalist of the Year.
Nov 8, 2018, 8:29 AM
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But it doesn't matter. You don't strip the press of their credentials when you disagree, and especially with the made up lie that Sanders made up.
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Lot o points [154503]
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you haven’t heard of Jim Acosta?
Nov 8, 2018, 8:41 AM
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You are in the minority, and he would be hurt.
Wait, is this one of those Prodigal “what’s an Xbox?” bits?
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Honey don’t play that
Nov 8, 2018, 8:46 AM
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For real, never heard his name before.
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Homey don’t anyway
Nov 8, 2018, 8:50 AM
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Don’t know what honey does
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Lol! I wish I didn’t know his name, I think that
Nov 8, 2018, 8:54 AM
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would mean he was doing a better job of being a journalist. It seems like the role is a bit like a ref in a football game....if people are talking about you, something went wrong. He really seems hellbent on being a celebrity.
I watched the whole presser yesterday....even a couple of the “hard questions” he asked had already been asked and answered, he was just stumping.
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Re: It bothers me that we’re talking about
Nov 8, 2018, 8:46 AM
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Jim is one of the favorites for the MAGA crowd. They love to boo him and chant "Fake News" at him at their rallies.
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Agree that he was in the wrong yesterday and so
Nov 8, 2018, 8:17 AM
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was the prez but we already knew he was a”rude, terrible person.”
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The key difference between Acosta and Trump
Nov 8, 2018, 1:16 PM
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is that Acosta only grabbed her by the wrist.
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