I, like many viewers who chanced upon last Friday's live televised Presidential Q&A at the Republican House Caucus Retreat in Baltimore, and those who caught replays later, sat absolutely riveted. For a Democrat like me, the exchange satisfied so much pent up yearning for the Republicans' unchallenged dissembling to be hoicked up for all to see in disinfecting sunlight.
After about the umpteenth re-viewing, I realized two ironies:
- President Obama said nothing there that he had not said previously in other formats.
- As much as I have claimed to hate Reality TV (and therefore religiously avoid watching any such shows), I loved the Adrenaline rush from this piece of political theater.
So what should we do to reset the media fake narrative about Democrats going forward?....
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