(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Todd's Disappearance From Meet The Press Cannot Come Soon Enough. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-08-20 David Edwards of Crooks and Liars has another write up about two awful things in today’s politics: Chuck Todd and Republicans. Most sane people can’t stand that Todd turned a Sunday morning political news program into a platform for Republicans to spew whatever lies they have planned for the week. And this is basically because Todd sucks at the job of being a real journalist. In today’s example of terrible journalism, Todd had an interview with Republican Governor Bob Doug Burgam, a man who claims to be running for president. During Burgam’s attacks on Hunter Biden and President Biden, Todd does the obvious question of “What about Donald Trump’s 91 charges?” Burgum ducks and dives to avoid attacking Trump, and all Todd can really say is that this is “odd” and “interesting” that Burgum does not want to alienate MAGA supporters. No, Chuck. It’s NOT “odd” or “interesting” to me. It’s cowardly for starters. It’s also hypocritical, cynical, and tacit support of xenophobia, bigotry, racism, extremism, and political violence. And that Chuck Todd finds it odd and interesting after 8 years of Trumpism shows me that he is patently stupid or has contempt for his dwilling number of viewers. "You know, it's been interesting to me in a couple of interviews, plus in the one we've just had now, you've been quite comfortable bringing up Hunter Biden on Joe Biden," Todd opined. "But it's remarkable to me how uncomfortable you, and you're not alone here, you are bringing up the legal problems and the charges against Donald Trump." "And I get it, it's fear of alienating a majority of where the party is," the NBC host continued. "But it's sort of odd." Todd added: "Wouldn't somebody being charged for with 91 criminal counts be somebody that you'd want to see drop out of the race? I mean, should they even be running for office?" Burgum, however, did not give a direct answer… "But it is interesting that you don't want to share your opinion on this," Todd replied. "I think some voters will be frustrated by that." Some voters will be frustrated by that? No, Chuck. I’m way beyond frustration. In fact, frustration left the station in 2016. I’ve beein in that angry/contempteous phase for quite some time now. I would be in “accepts bullshit from Republicans” phase if you and the rest of the media didn’t stop propping up Republicans. Bad journalists like Todd keep giving power to lies instead of truth to power. Burgum and any other cowardly Republican you have on your show should be put through the meat grinder with tough questioning. Instead, Todd acts like he is hosting, “Mr. Todd’s Neighborhood among the Villagers.” And Republicans know this. It’s why they grace his show with their presence. Todd cannot leave the airwaves soon enough for me. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/20/2188436/-Chuck-Todd-s-Disappearance-From-Meet-The-Press-Cannot-Come-Soon-Enough Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/