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I’m tired of non-Fox TV anchors getting praise for politely pushing back against @GOP propaganda. It’s not “getting tough” with @Jim_Jordan to let him monologue bullshit for 30 seconds then say, “Um, you didn’t answer me.” THAT’S NOT WHY HE’S THERE. 1/
He just wants a platform to spread disinformation. That’s it. There’s no good faith dialogue from him or @GOPLeader or @RonJohnsonWI. Calling them out for regurgitating talking points? THEY DON’T CARE. They got them out; the points are, in some way, legitimized. 2/
So first, stop booking bad faith guests. @CLewandowski_ shouldn’t be interviewed by legitimate media until his next domestic violence arrest. 3/
Next, when they’re on, don’t let them do the disinformation filibuster. Cut them off. Explicitly articulate the lies. @mehdirhasan does that really well. Stop the interview if you have to. (“I wanted to give you a chance to discuss the issue. You’re not, so we’re done”). 4/
What, you think they’ll never come back? THEY NEED TO BE ON TV. Jim Jordan would *literally* let a guy molest over a hundred college kids if it got him enough power to be jacket-less on TV. 5/
But maybe the anchors could prove their journalistic worth *not* by bantering with feckless cowards but by...uh...interviewing experts?

@MeetThePress, @CNN, @ThisWeekABC Let’s set a higher bar for journalistic integrity. Stop enabling lies that put our country at risk. /end
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