Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: OT: Ukraine WH-meeting news coverage Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 15:28:50 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 52 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:28:52 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="289dcb008446185354a296a78382604c"; logging-data="991229"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19V44fPPcYsRMm/VnAyosJawrRXeO6rdeM=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:3fzTfl4Bs5UC+A5a7SkowqaTG/8= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 250302-6, 3/2/2025), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-CA Bytes: 3463 On 2025-03-02 9:43 AM, NoBody wrote: > On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 22:55:00 -0500, moviePig > wrote: > >> On 3/1/2025 8:47 PM, Rhino wrote: >>> On 2025-03-01 5:01 PM, moviePig wrote: >>>> >>>> A quick glance at major TV news websites puts the Zelensky WH meeting >>>> as the top story at ABC, CBS, and NBC.  Fox, meanwhile, places it >>>> fourth, with the headline: >>>> >>>>     QUESTIONS SWIRL AROUND POSSIBLE ZELENSKYY RESIGNATION AFTER HEATED >>>> TRUMP EXCHANGE >>>> >>>> (And Fox's next story gives Brett Favre's opinion on the WH debacle.) >>>> >>>> Even now, this sort of schism still takes me by surprise... >>>> >>>> >>> It really distresses you when the major media outlets don't all take >>> exactly the same "correct" line on the issues of the day, doesn't it? >>> You would have LOVED the Soviet Union back in the day or both >>> contemporary Russia and China: all the "news" outlets take the same line. >>> >>> Just to REALLY undermine your sense of order, you should watch Brett >>> Baier's interview with Zelenskyy on Fox. You will be VERY surprised at >>> how he DOESN'T pile on to Zelenskyy. >>> >>> Then again, you'd need to "invest" some time and I know you hate doing >>> that - unless of course you know in advance that a recommended video is >>> going to take the "progressive" line. But here it is anyway, just in >>> case.... >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfqLcBwUT_E [23 minutes] >> >> I watched the first half ...which, with one big exception, seemed a >> relatively normal interview. That exception was that Baier opened with >> -- and *pursued* -- a suggestion that Zelensky owed Trump an *apology*. >> I found that a true WTF moment ...similar to how Fox's website (above) >> leads with a question about Zelensky's *resignation*, ffs. >> > > He does owe Trump an apology. He was rude, ungracious, and > unthankful. It's never a good idea to try to lecture the person who's > giving you a ton of money. I have seen Zelenskyy speak on many occasions and he ALWAYS expresses his thanks for the aid various countries have given him. You've got a funny idea of rude if you think sticking up for himself was rudeness. -- Rhino