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ollie10

(2,091 posts)
16. An unqualified success!!! Or was it?
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 01:02 PM
Apr 2018

Andrea Mitchell, the NBC News correspondent, tweeted that an “apology is owed” to the press secretary. Her network colleague Mika Brzezinski wrote that “watching a wife and mother be humiliated on national television for her looks is deplorable.”

Several reporters who cover the White House approached Ms. Sanders in the Hilton ballroom to express sympathy in the immediate aftermath of Ms. Wolf’s monologue. Later, at a windswept after party hosted by NBC News, Ms. Sanders appeared in good spirits as reporters swarmed her. (She even took time to chastise one journalist for asking a question at a news conference that she disliked.)

Late on Sunday, Margaret Talev, president of the Correspondents’ Association, issued a statement acknowledging “dismay” from members about Ms. Wolf’s performance.

“Last night’s program was meant to offer a unifying message about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press,” Ms. Talev wrote. “Unfortunately, the entertainer’s monologue was not in the spirit of that mission.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/business/media/michelle-wolfs-routine-sets-off-a-furor-at-an-annual-washington-dinner.html

Michelle Wolf was a huge success. [View all] leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 OP
I loved her bit! It was a thing of beauty! fleur-de-lisa Apr 2018 #1
Michelle Wolf spoke truth to power and the powerful did not like it. greatlaurel Apr 2018 #2
She has gotten millions of dollars worth of promoting her new TV program on Netflix. S.E. TN Liberal Apr 2018 #3
I can't get Diaper Genie out of my head..... Fresh_Start Apr 2018 #4
No apologies necessary or required. democratisphere Apr 2018 #5
I was thinking that, too.. The pundit press Cha Apr 2018 #6
What she said and did took real courage. She put her career and financial future on the line KPN Apr 2018 #7
Yes she has.. great post! Thekaspervote Apr 2018 #8
Good Job Michelle - You Hurt A Few Deplorable Enablers Feelings PaulX2 Apr 2018 #9
Agreed. Cary Apr 2018 #10
Now About That 4 Billion In Free Advertising You Gave Trump - Let's Talk PaulX2 Apr 2018 #11
Contrast the truth in the OP... BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #12
I feel like . . . moreland01 Apr 2018 #13
K & R SunSeeker Apr 2018 #14
agree. I don't know why most of the press about it is so bad. Bonx Apr 2018 #15
An unqualified success!!! Or was it? ollie10 Apr 2018 #16
Yes, we know you don't think it was. But it was. Not least for the reasons listed in the OP. Squinch Apr 2018 #27
Easy OriginalGeek Apr 2018 #29
listening to her now. niyad Apr 2018 #17
I've watched some of her comedy routines. She is hilarious. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #18
Every single woman on view marlakay Apr 2018 #19
I don't understand why Twitter lets Trump get away with the awful stuff he puts out there. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #20
I know its like our side isn't allowed marlakay Apr 2018 #31
Agree. She just went from being a nobody to one of the top trending names in the US. cbdo2007 Apr 2018 #21
I love that. Her career is made. I hope to hear more from her. Squinch Apr 2018 #26
Patriot act, not just comedic act MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #22
Absolutely Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2018 #23
K&R Gothmog Apr 2018 #24
She told the truth about liars. I loved it. Squinch Apr 2018 #25
Right! AND demonstrated where the Press is with 45. Anon-C Apr 2018 #28
K&R Scurrilous Apr 2018 #30
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