Candidates' attacks, gaffes and memory lapses have dominated coverage of the 21 Republican debates so far, but reporters are covering the wrong people. The real story isn't on the stage; it's in the audience. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
mr. fineman as usual offers important insights about changes in our national culture. the audience isn't an audience any more it seems, it's a mob. and it's bolstered by being on national tv supported by the most conservative groups networks want to put on. i wonder if most of the people spoken to individually would be heard as so irresponsible, creating the question, ' are the networks setting up provocation and solidifying the hard lines?.
The love of war, as though it was a blood sport equivalent of Monday night football shows the ethics of the party base. The racism and lack of human compassion add to the sad estate of an intellectually depraved remnant of a former great party trying to bully their way to power with money and a press without the guts to call them out.
The changing role of the “mainstream” media is one explanation for the vox populi tone. Facing conservative suspicion, some networks decided to partner with Tea ... More »
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