After Trump's racist remarks, the media risks a return to bad habits

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Donald Trump’s statements about Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity, along with everything else he had to say during his Wednesday appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists, were both disgusting and horrifying. They should also be disqualifying for any candidate running for elected office.

Maybe Trump planned to use this event as a platform to deliver such disgraceful remarks. Maybe his campaign managers thought that making an appearance before Black journalists would excite his base by showing Trump’s willingness to go “into the lion's den." Maybe they put no thought into it beyond understanding that Harris couldn’t attend because of a scheduling conflict and this was a chance to show her up. It doesn’t really matter.

What matters is that the national media should not use this as an excuse to fall back into the easy pattern of following Trump around and waiting for him to spew ugly, divisive horseshit.

Don’t reward the racist for being a racist.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/2/2259868/-After-Trump-s-racist-remarks-the-media-risks-a-return-to-bad-habits

[duncang]

1. It shows

Who he was, is, and will always be.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Don't give the orange moron air to breath, a space for projecting his BS onto others. He's not worth it.

We all saw how he acted in front of those journalists. Pathetic.

[pat_k]

3. Dems need to inspire hope and vision for the future -- make short shrift of Donald.

We need to minimize the time/words/attention on trump and maximize time/words/attention on shared values and building a bold vision for a better future. I am sick to death with the amount of time wasted being angry, disgusted, upset with the horror show that is Donald. It's the same old same old. We need some frigging optimism.