A low informed halfwit understood early on that the Trump Russia narrative was a media train wreck forming. Yet “journalists” like Rachel Maddow were intent to ride it to the end. Now that the train has crashed and the responsible engineers are being rounded up for trial, Rachel just ignores it all and keeps pushing the narrative.
The ONLY conclusion is that Rachel Maddow is below a low-informed halfwit.
Nice observation. Her show (and her network for that matter) is in fact a paid Infomercial. Most of the mainstream media is, but she is perhaps the most shameless salesperson of them all (a that’s a tall order). She would do well on the Home Shopping Network for sure.
Agreed, and she has the added enticement of appealing to "intelligent, educated" viewers who are drawn in by her style and then locked in by loyalty. I was initially fooled until I caught on to her syntax and implied promise of more if I just kept watching. I wonder why we are all so vulnerable to this now. That's the larger and more important question it seems to me. I don't have an answer.
Why educated smart people are enticed by this crap is in fact the most important question of the day. Perhaps a pathetic component of the human condition is that we want to feel smarter than others. Even if it requires indulging in pure fantasy. Lame.
Well, what exactly do the words educated and smart mean in this context? The two terms aren't necessarily correlated, and I sincerely question the intelligence of anyone uncritically watching her show. Educated maybe, but smart definitely not.
Thanks for pointing this out Matt. I never watch MSNBC, but the Maddow/Strzok interview was featured in my Nov. 5th Video roundup around the arrest of Igor.
I believe Rachel does get the prize for being the most hysterical and shameless Russian Hoax propagandist.
Jared, please note that Aaron Mate’s last name is pronounced “Mat-AY.” There’s an accent over the last ‘e’ that we don’t have on our English keyboards, that is missing on mine, and that may have been missing in your text. Thanks for the narrated version.
The way Aaron Maté pronounces "Maté" when he introduces himself on his show: he ignores the accent mark, puts the emphasis on the first syllable, and uses a short "a" (like cat): Matt' ay. I once heard Aaron say that it is just how his family has always pronounced it. But pretty nearly everyone who introduces him on their shows, including Jimmy Dore, pronounce it differently than Aaron does. Aaron has said repeatedly that he does not care how people pronounce his name.
Agree on all points. And in many ways, he, Jimmy, and Matt ARE mates. It’s simply a gesture of respect to get the name right. One of the first rules of broadcast journalism (and Audible) is to pronounce the names of people and places correctly. As one of my news directors put it (in big red letters on the bulletin board), “There are no eyes in Iran, only ears!”
Are you talking about the reporter Aaron Maté in this article? I believe the last name is pronounced Mah-tey . Just want to be helpful! Thanks for awesome story.
Also, and let's be clear about this, "Russiagate" as a conspiracy theory is overblown as it implies that Trump was an innocent victim when he brought the investigation on himself by lying about his contacts and relationships with Russians and his "deals" in Russia. Had Trump not lied, he wouldn't have been investigated.
Let's be clear, according to Simpson and Fritsch they hired Steele who produced a memo that was not intended to be seen by anyone but them. These taibbi.substack reports that constantly mention that it was "paid for by the Clinton campaign" appear to be intended to mislead people into thinking that the "Steele Dossier" was created with the intent to prove Trump collusion when Simpson and Fritsch explicitly state that it was not. They state explicitly what it was for in their book "Crime in Progress", that it was generated to provide them with additional points of investigation into Trump's ties to Russians and his deals in Russia. Why the continued conspiratorial tone in mentioning it?
Please keep looking out for Igor... The FBI has made his world a nightmare for more than ten years. He attended both high school and graduate school in the U.S. His wife and daughter are both citizens. He was the guy that actually busted Putin for plagiarizing his Ph.D. thesis while he was at Brookings. Truly, it took ten years for the FBI, after constant interrogations, to accuse him of lying? Not espionage, but lying after ten years of FBI harassment. He hasn't been able to visit his family in Perm for almost ten years, because the FBI would never allow him back in the U.S., despite his legal status. This is bullshit.
Please keep looking out for Igor... The FBI has made his world a nightmare for more than ten years. He attended both high school and graduate school in the U.S. His wife and daughter are both citizens. He was the guy that actually busted Putin for plagiarizing his Ph.D. thesis while he was at Brookings. Truly, it took ten years for the FBI, after constant interrogations, to accuse him of lying? Not espionage, but lying after ten years of FBI harassment. He hasn't been able to visit his family in Perm for almost ten years, because the FBI would never allow him back in the U.S., despite his legal status. This is bullshit.
A low informed halfwit understood early on that the Trump Russia narrative was a media train wreck forming. Yet “journalists” like Rachel Maddow were intent to ride it to the end. Now that the train has crashed and the responsible engineers are being rounded up for trial, Rachel just ignores it all and keeps pushing the narrative.
The ONLY conclusion is that Rachel Maddow is below a low-informed halfwit.
(I do so appreciate this audio version of yesterday’s article. 😉)
What I would expect from someone who entices with language, remarkably like infomercials, and never delivers.
Nice observation. Her show (and her network for that matter) is in fact a paid Infomercial. Most of the mainstream media is, but she is perhaps the most shameless salesperson of them all (a that’s a tall order). She would do well on the Home Shopping Network for sure.
Agreed, and she has the added enticement of appealing to "intelligent, educated" viewers who are drawn in by her style and then locked in by loyalty. I was initially fooled until I caught on to her syntax and implied promise of more if I just kept watching. I wonder why we are all so vulnerable to this now. That's the larger and more important question it seems to me. I don't have an answer.
Why educated smart people are enticed by this crap is in fact the most important question of the day. Perhaps a pathetic component of the human condition is that we want to feel smarter than others. Even if it requires indulging in pure fantasy. Lame.
Well, what exactly do the words educated and smart mean in this context? The two terms aren't necessarily correlated, and I sincerely question the intelligence of anyone uncritically watching her show. Educated maybe, but smart definitely not.
The answer to your excellent question I think is conditioning. It’s what allows the absurd to be perceived as normal.
Thanks for pointing this out Matt. I never watch MSNBC, but the Maddow/Strzok interview was featured in my Nov. 5th Video roundup around the arrest of Igor.
I believe Rachel does get the prize for being the most hysterical and shameless Russian Hoax propagandist.
https://jennyhatch.substack.com/p/remember-remember?r=87fg5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=
I'd call it proof that Maddow's a tool of lawfare and/or the "intelligence community."
These audio presentations of the written word are really good.
In for a penny, in for a pound are ya Rachel?
Jared, please note that Aaron Mate’s last name is pronounced “Mat-AY.” There’s an accent over the last ‘e’ that we don’t have on our English keyboards, that is missing on mine, and that may have been missing in your text. Thanks for the narrated version.
The way Aaron Maté pronounces "Maté" when he introduces himself on his show: he ignores the accent mark, puts the emphasis on the first syllable, and uses a short "a" (like cat): Matt' ay. I once heard Aaron say that it is just how his family has always pronounced it. But pretty nearly everyone who introduces him on their shows, including Jimmy Dore, pronounce it differently than Aaron does. Aaron has said repeatedly that he does not care how people pronounce his name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2rtZI1-UE
Agree on all points. And in many ways, he, Jimmy, and Matt ARE mates. It’s simply a gesture of respect to get the name right. One of the first rules of broadcast journalism (and Audible) is to pronounce the names of people and places correctly. As one of my news directors put it (in big red letters on the bulletin board), “There are no eyes in Iran, only ears!”
I agree that it's a gesture of respect to get the name right. It still bugs me even though Aaron says he doesn't care.
It’s too late. He is now officially Aaron M8.
I'm actually still unclear whether it is pronounced "MA-tay" or "MO-tay", but its definitely not Mate as in check-mate.
You can hear Aaron pronounce it himself in this report: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/10/30/crowdstrike-one-of-russiagates-biggest-culprits-ex-house-investigator/
Very discouraging.
Hi Matt,
Are you talking about the reporter Aaron Maté in this article? I believe the last name is pronounced Mah-tey . Just want to be helpful! Thanks for awesome story.
Is it really that shocking?
Also, and let's be clear about this, "Russiagate" as a conspiracy theory is overblown as it implies that Trump was an innocent victim when he brought the investigation on himself by lying about his contacts and relationships with Russians and his "deals" in Russia. Had Trump not lied, he wouldn't have been investigated.
Let's be clear, according to Simpson and Fritsch they hired Steele who produced a memo that was not intended to be seen by anyone but them. These taibbi.substack reports that constantly mention that it was "paid for by the Clinton campaign" appear to be intended to mislead people into thinking that the "Steele Dossier" was created with the intent to prove Trump collusion when Simpson and Fritsch explicitly state that it was not. They state explicitly what it was for in their book "Crime in Progress", that it was generated to provide them with additional points of investigation into Trump's ties to Russians and his deals in Russia. Why the continued conspiratorial tone in mentioning it?
Please keep looking out for Igor... The FBI has made his world a nightmare for more than ten years. He attended both high school and graduate school in the U.S. His wife and daughter are both citizens. He was the guy that actually busted Putin for plagiarizing his Ph.D. thesis while he was at Brookings. Truly, it took ten years for the FBI, after constant interrogations, to accuse him of lying? Not espionage, but lying after ten years of FBI harassment. He hasn't been able to visit his family in Perm for almost ten years, because the FBI would never allow him back in the U.S., despite his legal status. This is bullshit.
Please keep looking out for Igor... The FBI has made his world a nightmare for more than ten years. He attended both high school and graduate school in the U.S. His wife and daughter are both citizens. He was the guy that actually busted Putin for plagiarizing his Ph.D. thesis while he was at Brookings. Truly, it took ten years for the FBI, after constant interrogations, to accuse him of lying? Not espionage, but lying after ten years of FBI harassment. He hasn't been able to visit his family in Perm for almost ten years, because the FBI would never allow him back in the U.S., despite his legal status. This is bullshit.
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