During trump 1.0 when they started in on antifa, I still thought annoying my reps meant something. I called Marsha Blackburn's office daily, asking for a response to the question "if you're anti-antifacist, does that mean you're pro-fascist?" Never got that response, surprise
I'll just refer to this, and point out that we're all in uncharted territory (for us, with our limited experience of America). There's a non-zero chance that no one in "real" power ever stands up, and stuff gets crazy beyond our wildest nightmares. That's scaring people. I think that's fair
Just saw this for the second time today, and I'm so happy to see all these randos doing their best. Had to look up dw moffett because I knew I knew him from somewhere, I guess mostly fnl, but what a nice surprise to hear him be so gross. But yeah, Downey killed it!
Man, I remember getting an excited call from my dad the night the Access Hollywood tape dropped! "He's done, it's over!" So many years of feeling insane watching it all burn down
With news that Bari Weiss is going to be the new EIC at CBS News, I wanted to reup this piece I wrote 6 years ago about how she and Bret Stephens helped turn NYT into a moral panic factory www.mediamatters.org/new-york-tim...