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She had a chance to make a case for herself yesterday but in my view, from my perspective, she totally blew it. She talked about being a representative of 50 percent of the population. Well, if that's the case, they should be the ones paying her, not NBC. The other thing is that she talked about taking one for the team, and her team was now NBC. In other words, she saw her job as telling us what her bosses think, not what she thinks.
Now there isn't anything necessarily wrong with these things. She acted as an advocate for Trump, and was prepared to act as an advocate for NBC. It's just that I am not interested in hearing what people are paid to say.
NBC specifically, and media generally are torn. They want honest views because that make interesting TV. Imagine if Jen Psaki were a commentator on Fox News shows. They would start being fun. But they also shows put on by corporations, with a corporate commitment to presenting both sides, and not alienating advertisers many of whom support Trump.
My guess is that Trump et al., aren't that interested in Ronna, either way. Her virtue for Trump was loyalty and not competence, and as her actions proved during the primary season, her loyalty was limited, making her completely disposable. And bear in mind, she is a total loser, and total losers don't find favor with Trump.
I value truthfulness over credibility, but Ronna wasn't good at either. She mouthed the Trump line, but never convincingly. People who support Trump out of choice, not because they are persuaded or subject to persuasion.
For me, one of the scary things about our free market situation is the high valuation it places on lying. Ronna lied about the most fundamental things about our election, and she is getting a three hundred thousand dollar paycheck for it. Joe Rogen told the most malicious and contemptible lies about Sandy Hook, and is given 90 million dollars to keep doing it. This in a world where plenty of people tell you the truth for free ==How can the truth win out, when out most powerful private enterprises are so deeply invested in lies? --hiram
Well the corporations or many of them, who are the consumers of what NBC has to sell, want someone to give their values air time. Ronna suggested that herself when she told us she saw her job as representing a certain point of view, not telling us what she personally actually thought.
The corporations want customers to buy their product / service.
Therefore they buy ad time where their product / service will be seen by their prospective customers.
So NBC can charge more if they attract more of those customers. Which means appealing to a broad cross section of the population. Moderate Liberal to Moderate Conservative.
The problem is that Trump is a crook, and while it is easy enough to find someone who will mount a legalistic defense of him, it is hard to find someone associated with him who isn't also an accomplice.
I love the Journal's comment on "harrumphing". Has there ever been an editorial in the Journal that didn't harrumph to one degree or another. How is it even possible to display outrage, moral or otherwise, something the Journal also suggests they disagree with, without harrumphing?
It will be interesting to see how long she lasts at NBC. Can she make it to the weekend?
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If they want a somewhat opposing view, then she is a good fit.
ReplyDeleteShe had a chance to make a case for herself yesterday but in my view, from my perspective, she totally blew it. She talked about being a representative of 50 percent of the population. Well, if that's the case, they should be the ones paying her, not NBC. The other thing is that she talked about taking one for the team, and her team was now NBC. In other words, she saw her job as telling us what her bosses think, not what she thinks.
ReplyDeleteNow there isn't anything necessarily wrong with these things. She acted as an advocate for Trump, and was prepared to act as an advocate for NBC. It's just that I am not interested in hearing what people are paid to say.
==Hiram
Hopefully NBC wants her honest views.
ReplyDeleteWhere as Trump and the RNC wanted her to state his views.
Her credibility certainly is suspect now.
NBC specifically, and media generally are torn. They want honest views because that make interesting TV. Imagine if Jen Psaki were a commentator on Fox News shows. They would start being fun. But they also shows put on by corporations, with a corporate commitment to presenting both sides, and not alienating advertisers many of whom support Trump.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that Trump et al., aren't that interested in Ronna, either way. Her virtue for Trump was loyalty and not competence, and as her actions proved during the primary season, her loyalty was limited, making her completely disposable. And bear in mind, she is a total loser, and total losers don't find favor with Trump.
I value truthfulness over credibility, but Ronna wasn't good at either. She mouthed the Trump line, but never convincingly. People who support Trump out of choice, not because they are persuaded or subject to persuasion.
--Hiram
For me, one of the scary things about our free market situation is the high valuation it places on lying. Ronna lied about the most fundamental things about our election, and she is getting a three hundred thousand dollar paycheck for it. Joe Rogen told the most malicious and contemptible lies about Sandy Hook, and is given 90 million dollars to keep doing it. This in a world where plenty of people tell you the truth for free ==How can the truth win out, when out most powerful private enterprises are so deeply invested in lies?
ReplyDelete--hiram
We the consumer consume and pay for the strangest things...
ReplyDeleteWell the corporations or many of them, who are the consumers of what NBC has to sell, want someone to give their values air time. Ronna suggested that herself when she told us she saw her job as representing a certain point of view, not telling us what she personally actually thought.
ReplyDelete--Hiram
I see it differently...
ReplyDeleteThe corporations want customers to buy their product / service.
Therefore they buy ad time where their product / service will be seen by their prospective customers.
So NBC can charge more if they attract more of those customers. Which means appealing to a broad cross section of the population. Moderate Liberal to Moderate Conservative.
The problem is that Trump is a crook, and while it is easy enough to find someone who will mount a legalistic defense of him, it is hard to find someone associated with him who isn't also an accomplice.
ReplyDelete--Hiram
Agreed.
ReplyDeleteHopefully more lawyers will be disbarred for their greed ...
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ReplyDeleteI love the Journal's comment on "harrumphing". Has there ever been an editorial in the Journal that didn't harrumph to one degree or another. How is it even possible to display outrage, moral or otherwise, something the Journal also suggests they disagree with, without harrumphing?
ReplyDelete--Hiram