Disagree. That’s an interviewer challenging a POTUS who lies constantly. The press has been way too easy on Trump. When he lies, the interviewer needs to say that’s a lie.
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Disagree. That’s an interviewer challenging a POTUS who lies constantly. The press has been way too easy on Trump. When he lies, the interviewer needs to say that’s a lie.
I think either he was trying to open with a softball or looking for a gotcha moment.
Trump’s Point is ridiculous. We know we are testing more than other countries . I’m pretty sure he never even understood Swann’s point.
My favorite part, and what sums up Trump’s narcissism in a nutshell: when asked about John Lewis’ legacy and if he found him impressive, twice his answer was he didn’t come to my inauguration. The man is a pathetic POS.
I don't think either measure of the death rate is very meaningful. I know the Democrats and media like to focus on gross number of deaths, but that isn't terribly informative and is used only for political purposes. I'd rather know things like age distribution and nursing homes and other high density places compared with general population.
Just for perspective, here's One of Obama's interviews on FOX. Note how overbearing O'Reilly is, and how a real President handles himself.
This is so typical of you. You cherry-pick some minor thing to focus solely on in order to avoid the larger more important aspect of the issue when it doesn't serve your position.
Agreed. OReilly did a terrible job with Obama on all the ones I saw.
Good interview is an art. I think Mark Levin does a decent job, but he never does a hostile interview. Tim Russert was great.
Hey nowThose are of really secondary importance. Instead, let's focus on the awesome new experts in applying positive thinking advising the administration on Covid policy. Here they are demonstrating techniques for maneuvering that UV light you swallowed into the correct position for maximum effectiveness.
Mark Levin??! This Mark Levin!!?
Surely you jest.
Good lord. Do you really want the media to look to Mark Levin as an influence??
Double yikes.
Levin is a nut job's nut job.
Apologies if I got the wrong one.
https://mobile.twitter.com/marklevinshow?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
And it worked. This thread is now about supposed incompetent interviewers, rather than the incompetent POTUS whom was the subject of the interview.
20 seconds of a 35 minute interview
Watched it all.
Mind-boggling dumbness on display.
Deaths as a percentage of identified cases is a stupid way, even to a 5th grader, to measure the national response. If anything it is a measure of how US doctors and nurses learned how to treat it (thank you, steroids!).
Per capita deaths reflect how countries responded.
Here is an analogy to the argument by the POTUS.
Let's say that last year, Kentucky had 1,000 car accidents and 50 deaths per million people.
Let's say that last year, Indiana had 50,000 car accidents and 1,000 deaths per million people.
Who has safer roads?
Normal humans say Kentucky, since per capita 50x more Hoosiers were in accidents and per capita 20x more Hoosiers died.
Trump would say Indiana, since a greater percentage, 2%, of all of those victims in Indiana lived, vs 5% in Kentucky.
Dumb. Just amazingly,
Forrest Gumpishly,
VanPastorManly,
Trumpishly
DUMB.
Mind-boggling dumbness on display.
Deaths as a percentage of identified cases is a stupid way, even to a 5th grader, to measure the national response. If anything it is a measure of how US doctors and nurses learned how to treat it (thank you, steroids!).
Per capita deaths reflect how countries responded.
Here is an analogy to the argument by the POTUS.
Let's say that last year, Kentucky had 1,000 car accidents and 50 deaths per million people.
Let's say that last year, Indiana had 50,000 car accidents and 1,000 deaths per million people.
Who has safer roads?
Normal humans say Kentucky, since per capita 50x more Hoosiers were in accidents and per capita 20x more Hoosiers died.
Trump would say Indiana, since a greater percentage, 2%, of all of those victims in Indiana lived, vs 5% in Kentucky.
Dumb. Just amazingly,
Forrest Gumpishly,
VanPastorManly,
Trumpishly
DUMB.
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I’m surprised he pulled his head out of Trump’s ass long enough to watch any of the interview. That’s the only surprising thing here, not his take on the interview. We all knew what that was going to be.
POS
I don’t know which poster first coined it, but this best describes it.
This should stick.
I’m in if you’re in
Swan opened with a softball about "positive thinking". Trump could have taken that and talked about Reagan and a bright future and all that smarm. Instead, he starting blaming people for random shit.
Swan closed with another softball about Lewis. Trump could have shown just a modicum of decency, of respect, of a sense of history. Instead he whined that Lewis had skipped his inauguration.
The carnage in between was bad enough, but had he hit those two into fair territory he probably wouldn't have come out looking so despicable. But predictably, he willfully whiffed on them both.
Swan closed with another softball about Lewis. Trump could have shown just a modicum of decency, of respect, of a sense of history. Instead he whined that Lewis had skipped his inauguration.
The carnage in between was bad enough, but had he hit those two into fair territory he probably wouldn't have come out looking so despicable. But predictably, he willfully whiffed on them both.
That was actually one of Swann’s best moments. He was not arguing the subject but rather trying to get Trumps take on death rate per capita which is a very important (perhaps the most important) metric and one that unquestionably should have been asked and answered. Swann would have been derelict of duty if, with 150k deaths, he had just nodded when Trump gave his nonsensical take.
I’ve been thinking about this.
He knew Trump would bite and he did.
Trump is so ordinary and he knew it.
Can you imagine having a conversation with Trump? Unless you are his cultist, within 1 minute you would be saying 'What?'. Within the second minute, it would be 'WTF!'
By the third minute, you would be asking him a question. 'But....'
Four minutes later, you repeat the same cycle of 'What', 'WTF' and 'But...' followed by more questions.
Then repeat the same cycle.
By the third minute, you would be asking him a question. 'But....'
Four minutes later, you repeat the same cycle of 'What', 'WTF' and 'But...' followed by more questions.
Then repeat the same cycle.
That was my thought - is he talking about a different Mark Levin? Because the one I’m familiar with is as crazy as you say.
i swear,Trump talking for the millionth time about "more testing only gives you more cases" reminds me of this
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Let me play devils advocate to that and note that it is just playing. I’m trying to gather my thoughts on a busy work day.
- Deaths per capita is certainly significant when comparing performance across countries*
- I posit though that I agree with Trump that deaths per cases is also very important
*Here’s where the devils advocate comes in: if other countries aren’t testing at same rates we are, how do we know they are accurately recording all COVID deaths? It’s key to understand who is actually dying from COVID in the deaths per capita equation, no?
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