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Some of the replies to Camille's tweet were outright unhinged, especially about whether she had an apartment in New York. I was shocked. I am at the point where I almost just want to shut down social media entirely.

Oh they aren't even subtle about it. Jake Tapper, one of the belt buckles of the Beltway along with Chris Cilizza (who of course has had high praise much of the week) was tweeting National Review articles yesterday to prove that Biden was losing. CNN has had the usual praise beneath the empty posturing of their "stars," complete with Van Jones (who shouldn't even be working there after his conflicts of interest were exposed), gushing over Kushner: https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1299075572732014592 The endless need to convince us that the rioting in Kenosha will help Trump, the endless need to convince us that a white 17 year old gunning down protesters is good for Trump, the endless "Democrats in disarray" framing telling us that Democrats need Biden to do more and Pelosi handing them a huge gift by saying Biden should refuse to debate...they are pulling out all the stops. This is going to be a very close election, if Biden wins. The media has too much money tied up in Trump and they need the GOP to stay in power because it helps them and also feels right to them. They will pull out all the stops. And many, many people will believe them.

I don't really count OANN as it doesn't have their reach, yet. Fox is Fox, but they have less to prove and seem to be in some vague flux at the moment. So yes, I'd say CNN is pushing it more.

Jake Sherman, after being called out for a "lol who cares" attitude toward the flagrant violations of the Hatch Act at the RNC, flipped out today, with endless bleating about Twitter and more than a dash of "don't you know who I am???" Tim Alberta, shill in chief for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, is pouting the day away after being brutally ratioed for a Melania puff piece.

His wife, Amy Chua, used to clerk for Brett Kavanaugh, and also has ties to grifter and extremist JD Vance. Chua also reportedly helped make sure Kavanaugh's female clerks had a "model-like" look. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/20/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-yale-amy-chua

I don't think they will, as they need this convention to be a win for Trump and they need to try to return to the easy narrative of First Lady humanizing President (so voters can forgive him anything), even though Melania has so little interest in doing that she even wore a jacket telling us she doesn't care about sick, dying children in cages. They are also trying to gin up outrage over Bette Midler telling the truth (she can't speak English). I am not surprised to learn CNN are the main ones pushing this narrative. They really aren't even trying to be subtle about reelecting Trump. At least most of them didn't embarrass themselves as much as Chris Cilizza, who tried to tell us how incredible Tiffany's "I know struggle since I didn't immediately get a job" speech was. Someone else the media is fawning over, and telling us is even better than Obama. They love to push the minority Republican storyline at any cost. This man is, like his bankroller McConnell, so soulless that he chose to inflict pain on the people who were mourning and trying to get justice for Taylor by releasing engagement photos with his fiancee - a big, happy, white family, grinning at the camera to remind them who will always win out. Absolutely depraved. This is the modern GOP.

This is Martha Byrne at the end, right?

A headcase and possibly a con artist (she was on that "build the wall" board) was only pulled from the RNC at the last minute.

From what I've read it's mostly the same crap they already had, just a few advanced while offcamera.

Thanks @Chris B . When Tamera announced her departure I had read a lot of comments suggesting it was on the way out.

Everyone called her Christina/Chrissy when she was a child. Blake was a name she used as a disguise when she came back as an adult, and she kept it. Everyone called her Blake aside from Roger. I can't remember if Ed may have slipped a few times.

If you mean among fans, I'm sure there were. If you mean on the show, probably not. I think one of the only people who ever used her real name was Roger (didn't he call her "Chrissy"?). I think the Five Points to Selby Flats move happened via flood, and the move to Springfield happened for Bill's career. I may be wrong though.

Isn't The Real pretty close to being canceled anyway? Not sure that would be steady employment at this point.

I read that they did (CNN and MSNBC). Wolf Blitzer, old GOP stooge, also had lots of praise. Big shocker.

I've read that MANY black conservatives do not like her or trust her. I can see why.

Katie Porter even warned him days in advance and he still didn't bother. I guess he knew he didn't have to make an effort. I see people clowning dead-eyed Don Jr and his grifter girlfriend, but beyond that, I mostly see the media yet again fawning and begging the GOP to make Tim Scott or Nikki Haley President. Good luck there (Haley is worthless in every way but even her intense self-hatred isn't going to be good enough for the base). CNN people are also pushing narratives already - they sure know who writes their checks. More on the speakers tonight:

I don't think you're wrong - it's all just opinions in the end. Not to downplay everything Australia is going through but I just hope your government is better than ours as I'd like to think other countries can move on even as ours is pretty clearly just sinking further into the mire.

Well said, @Vee . Just as I type this I see a new Washington Post article giving the "well, actually" line to tell people there's nothing wrong with Trump turning the White House into campaign propaganda. It's so pervasive that even those the right sees as far left extremists, like John Oliver and the repulsive Bill Maher, have to perfunctorily trash the Democratic convention, just as Oliver needed us to know he has a Republican wife, so he would get brownie points. Much of the criticism of Trump is performance art. People on CNN, MSNBC, etc. yell and scream, for the camera, but most of that isn't genuine. It's the modern equivalent of when Aaron Brown on CNN would take off his glasses and sigh over Iraq while reporters drove around in tanks, grinning and giddy, their GI Joe fantasies come to life. They need Trump for financial reasons, and beyond Trump, they need their "strong father," "brainy policy wonk so gutsy in standing up to those dirty poors," and "noble and brave Republican minority" figures to help keep them going psychologically, which is why so many acres of sympathetic newsprint went out about frauds like Dan Crenshaw or Paul Ryan or Nikki Haley, or why, when Mitt Romney made a few very belated, very minimal efforts to separate himself from Trump, you had reporters trying to shame and berate voters for not electing him in 2012. It's a sickness. And no, not all reporters are like this, not all media is like this. But those who are are the ones who have all the power. Until that changes, the disparity and danger in coverage won't get any better - it will just get worse. We will continue to have Andrew Lacks here, there and everywhere.

I'm happy for you, but I will have to agree to disagree. I'm glad you are able to watch them without disgust.

You're in Canada, right? Their media isn't like ours, sadly. That's about all I can respond with. Several network heads have bragged about how good Trump is for them money-wise. One of the head honchos at the New York Times basically writes press releases for the Trumps, and her mother works for the Kushner family. They aren't very subtle. Anyway, in other news: