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Donna Brazile to appear on Fox with Tucker Carlson. Anything to sell a book, I guess. (Original Post) pnwmom Nov 2017 OP
and here I thought one of her major episodes has been proven false. well it is fox lol nt msongs Nov 2017 #1
this says a lot world wide wally Nov 2017 #2
indeed it does vlyons Nov 2017 #7
Speaks volumes. RelativelyJones Nov 2017 #3
I think some people on the left Matthew28 Nov 2017 #4
I have stayed out of all of these Brazile discussions JDC Nov 2017 #5
same here, but this crosses the line HAB911 Nov 2017 #19
All about the money, she's selling her soul for a few sheckels.... sunonmars Nov 2017 #6
Ha! So now Fox matters melman Nov 2017 #8
Brazile presents herself as a Democrat. Louise Mensch is a conservative Never-Trumper pnwmom Nov 2017 #10
It's okay for those you like, and not okay for those you don't melman Nov 2017 #12
Context. MrsCoffee Nov 2017 #16
A conservative working for a conservative is not surprising. Nt NCTraveler Nov 2017 #21
I never cease to be amazed at the stupidity of people to believe... kysrsoze Nov 2017 #9
This might be a plan for infiltrating Fox. Think about it. Vinca Nov 2017 #11
Now that is some serious cognitive dissonance. MrsCoffee Nov 2017 #17
Yep. This could be a baby step toward redeeming herself. GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #18
Ahh, seven-dimensional Kung-Fu chess. Very good. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2017 #26
She's tainted now SummerSnow Nov 2017 #13
She was the guest speaker at my daughters college graduation... SummerSnow Nov 2017 #14
She's going to be leftynyc Nov 2017 #15
Oh boy, that will be exciting HAB911 Nov 2017 #20
Reserving judgement until I see it. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #22
I'll just say she's lost any benefit of the doubt. Guilty unless proven innocent in other words. Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #23
Because of course she is. Squinch Nov 2017 #24
Donna, what the heck has happened? Is $$$$ that important? Tatiana Nov 2017 #25
I hope she makes millions dalton99a Nov 2017 #27

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
7. indeed it does
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 05:25 AM
Nov 2017

A. I wouldn't get caught dead on Fox News. B. I wouldn't get caught dead being interviewed by Tucker Carlson. C. Personal honor is a virtue. D. Some people are willing to tarnish their honor for money and fame.

It is a root downfall to fraternize with malevolent people. They should be shunned.

Matthew28

(1,796 posts)
4. I think some people on the left
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 04:51 AM
Nov 2017

are also working for russia.

She seems to be aiming to undermine the democratic party.

 

melman

(7,681 posts)
8. Ha! So now Fox matters
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 05:31 AM
Nov 2017

But it somehow didn't when it was Louise Mensch, who actually works for Murdoch. That was okay.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
10. Brazile presents herself as a Democrat. Louise Mensch is a conservative Never-Trumper
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 06:10 AM
Nov 2017

who is openly conservative, though she did support Hillary in the election.

Wishy washy Democrats are less helpful to the cause of defeating Trump than never-Trump conservatives like Mensch.

Brazile has been saying disparaging things about Hillary and the Democrats. If Louise were to go on Fox, it would be to attack DT and his team.

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)
16. Context.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 07:34 AM
Nov 2017

But taking context into consideration would make that little gotcha game less fun, wouldn’t it?

Some people go on faux news to perpetuate Russian and right wing propaganda and some go on to counter Russian and right wing propaganda (as much as faux will allow anyway). Donna Brazile will be doing the former.

kysrsoze

(6,010 posts)
9. I never cease to be amazed at the stupidity of people to believe...
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 05:33 AM
Nov 2017

whatever validates their opinions. Some of the ultra-hard left are as thick and unreasonable as tRump supporters, and not far off from right wingers.

Donna Brazile is nothing more than an opportunist and we need to move on from this stupid Hillary vs. Bernie idiocy and concentrate on giving the American public a palatable and believable alternative to the Republican Party in the 2018 midterms.

And before anyone starts to get on his/her soapbox about this, I supported both Bernie in the primary and Hillary in the general election... because I knew full well what the alternative was.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
11. This might be a plan for infiltrating Fox. Think about it.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 06:19 AM
Nov 2017

What if Fox viewers were exposed to lots of Democrats? If enough could get on and speak up it might wake people up. Maybe Donna will throw in a few "Hillary isn't Satan" remarks which would be a good thing. You have to start somewhere.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
18. Yep. This could be a baby step toward redeeming herself.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 07:37 AM
Nov 2017

I'll wait and see how she handles this first.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
14. She was the guest speaker at my daughters college graduation...
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 06:43 AM
Nov 2017

her speech was very anti-Trump and pro-Hilary without mentioning their names. Now, this?

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
15. She's going to be
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 07:23 AM
Nov 2017

on Bill Mahers show next week. Saw it on the scroll at the end of last nights show. No idea how long that was planned.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
22. Reserving judgement until I see it.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 08:37 AM
Nov 2017

Brazile can hold her own. I know recent events say otherwise but she is competent. I have always respected and appreciated how Steven Lesser does when on Fox. It’s clear he is free to speak his mind and he does so well.

Brazile is selling books. She won’t be selling them to Tucker’s audience. She doesn’t have to cater to his viewers, though she might.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,911 posts)
23. I'll just say she's lost any benefit of the doubt. Guilty unless proven innocent in other words.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 08:43 AM
Nov 2017

Brazille has been a loyal and hard working Democrat for a long time. She certainly wasn't a Sanders backer during the nominating process. Right now I don't know what to make of all of this. Donna knows her way around the DNC and it is hard to fathom how she could be so off in regards to what is standard vs unusual candidate agreements. Here's who she's been:

"She is a member of the Democratic Party, briefly serving as the interim chairperson for the Democratic National Committee in spring 2011, and assumed that role again in July 2016, until February 2017.

She was the first African American to direct a major presidential campaign, acting as campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000. She has also worked on several presidential campaigns for Democratic candidates, including Jesse Jackson and Walter Mondale–Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and for Dick Gephardt in the 1988 Democratic primary."

I wrote an earlier post saying I was concerned over some aspects of Donna's allegations if verified. That verification is now lacking and documentation has been produced to refute it. Because Brazille started this round of controversy, it is up to her now to substantiate her claims that anything improper occurred. It's possible there is still more to this story than has yet been reported that explains her claims, but right now it is up to her to substantiate that or apologize and issue a correction to her earlier claim.

For the record, what I know of her (I had some extensive dealings with her in 2004) is that she is a genuine Democrat and not primarily into politics for the money as her motivation. Right now she is not looking good on this at all.

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