There’s a viral video where the audio has been replaced by Python’s Dead Parrot sketch. Brilliant.
As for the original, while I typically try to avoid the actual words of Trump, this interview was helpful in seeing how he was coming up with his phony numbers. As the interviewer was pointing to the number of Covid deaths based on population, and Trump literally told him “you can’t do that,” I finally understood the exact point of Trump’s disconnect from reality. The lack of even a toddler’s level of deductive reasoning from Trump is astonishing. CNN chose to focus on the insensitivity of “it is what it is,” and I understand why (because it’s easier and the outrage is more sensationalistic), but pointing out that the commander in chief refuses to allow others (let alone himself) to focus on the numbers which are critical to fully understanding the seriousness of this virus is a more lofty goal for the media. That said, this wasn’t an especially good interview... it’s just that the people who typically interview Trump are so bad at even basic follow-up questions or on-the-spot fact checking that it appears to be a great interview. On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 7:08 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > "“Oh my god it’s just like VEEP!” I shouted as I plunged to my death." - > Billy Eichner > > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/08/04/veep-trump-axios-interview-jonathan-swan-david-mandel/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdKPYZvNmRyg2rKq9TuXbBR6GWvwjWQqyM73reyuEMxEA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdKPYZvNmRyg2rKq9TuXbBR6GWvwjWQqyM73reyuEMxEA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BhzwQmMxNhUdBe8wp5SWivZf%2BgzOAm590C6fQoz%2Bz%2BQg%40mail.gmail.com.
