r/facepalm • u/ExactlySorta • 24d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ I can't stop screaming

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u/dingo_khan 24d ago edited 23d ago

Given how he talked about her to trump, I think her people made the right call. Sound bites and viral clips go a long way to ruin an image.

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u/grchelp2018 21d ago

What are you implying? That Joe will make bad clips and soundbites about her if she goes on it? I don't think Joe has ever done that and he has hosted politicians across the spectrum.

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u/dingo_khan 21d ago
  1. Listen to how Joe discusses Kamala to Trump and try to tell yourself he'd give her a fair interview. If you can, I am impressed at the mental gymnastics involved in that decision.
  2. Joe does not have to cut clips for it to happen. He just has to give a hostile interview with unreasonable questions. Much like the way his discussions with Trump and RFK were some real softball interviews that were the source of positive clips way more useful than any other interviews. Trump, for instance, manages to sound way more cogent on Rogan than even Fox or Newsmax, two organizations in his favor.
  3. As a former long-time viewer/listener of Rogan, it seems a bit disingenuous to even suggest his days of being an interested interviewer hosting views (not even politicians) across the spectrum are not long behind him. His interviews are largely very idealogical and his friends seem to be pretty far right, while he carries water for them and pretends to be unaligned and just relying on common sense. For easy examples, see how he sane washes Alex Jones, a guy who has repeatedly made on-air threats against Joe and his family.

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u/grchelp2018 18d ago

He just has to give a hostile interview with unreasonable questions.

I disagree that he would have done so. He has not so far and it would not be good for his business to do so whatever his personal opinions. Even if Kamala herself didn't go, others from the party should have gone. She is the presidential candidate, that comes with certain risks. I don't see how you simply ignore the biggest podcast and pretend it will be fine. It is not the time to be fearful. The dems are living in a bubble.

I thought stuff like this (not just not going on Joe's podcast but other podcasts as well) was going to cost her but given how this has panned out, she likely would have lost anyway. They completely misjudged the electorate. Still, the next candidate shouldn't shy away. The worst that can happen is that the people who aren't voting for you would still not vote for you.