What if he gave a briefing and nobody came?
What if we took our power back and took from trump what he most covets?
Coverage?
Publicity?
Spotlight?
Attention?
It has been a foregone conclusion that the White House’s Daily Briefing does not provide truth or necessary facts to Americans. News organizations have turned themselves into pretzels trying to fact check, edit, prove to be hardline questioners while being smacked-down by the Condescending Liar-in-Chief, acquiesce, roll eyes...but still you show up. What the fuck is the point of this. Really? Are you educating, informing, enlightening us? No, you’re practicing, by trial and error, a way in which you can call IT to task for his lies, half-truths, and campaign slogans and propaganda all paid for by us. The Public.
Are you thinking about us or about you? The people who believe the lies have not been moved by your actions or your questions and they will watch IT whether you are there or not. They will not protect themselves or others from this virus. They will agree with IT no matter what you say or do. Those of us who educate ourselves, read, and think critically already know what the lies are and are not moved. Not one little bit. Trying to be the one who finally ‘does it’ and lays bare the Emperor is a selfish goal. It helps no one.
There are many experts, specialists, front-line workers in health care and essential workers who have become an integral part of your broadcasts, but not enough. As reporters, why are you not talking to them for some serious, lengthy interviews or profiles? (See Nick Christoff’s latest).
The facts of this pandemic are out there for you to report on. Where are the reports of the companies that are making the tests and will they guarantee to get those tests to the States and keep IT from pirating them so he can blackmail the States with them? Why are these CEO’s not being interviewed? Where are the questions and in-depth reporting of the weaknesses in our food supply chain? Where are the interviews of the FDA and what they are trying to do to keep food processors safe? Where are the deep dives into how we can retool processors of food from commercial to consumer use so we can feed all those millions in food bank lines? Or to help the farmers that are destroying their crops and spilling all of their milk?
Covering the so-called ‘briefings’ brings nothing to the table anymore. Do you remember what you did with your coverage of the 2016 Election? Covering every assinine rally of lies that IT gave? Do you remember how you felt about that after IT took the election? Remember it. Think about it. Do something about it now.
What if he gave a briefing and nobody came? Would we lack the facts? Would we suffer more? Would we hear false and dangerous information from you and your networks? Would we be better off? Would we be safer? Would you be unable to show clips of the lies and call them out without being there? Are you not able to just video the damn thing without giving it credence by having reporters there in person? Would the IT Administration eventually start giving you interviews on equal and fair terms because the only outlet covering them now was Fox or IT-TV?
What if IT gave a briefing and nobody came.
I Am Calling You
WHAT IF HE GAVE A BRIEFING AND NOBODY CAME?