Tell us you don’t know how government works

For people engaged in mindless point-scoring

“Access journalism” has pushed back so little over the years on interviewees who spout nonsense, that it is refereshing to see it happen even in glimpses. Jim Acosta does it regularly for CNN and did again over the weekend:

ICYMI: Trump is set to return to DC this week, for the first time since leaving office in disgrace, to deliver what’s billed as a “policy speech.” So asked the question… what’s the policy? How to do a coup? pic.twitter.com/h2bPzXo5b7

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 24, 2022

Margaret Brennan pushed back on CBS against the suggestion that Democrats alone are to blame for Republican obstructionism.

MIAMI MAYOR FRANCIS SUAREZ (R): Democrats unfortunately have failed to be able to pass bills to address climate

MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, they don't have any Republican votes pic.twitter.com/fBKlx2FVXf

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 24, 2022

This last exhibit is not from an interview but points up the same challenge of trying to advance legislation with a narrow majority against a reactionary minority and a 50-50 Senate. Karoli Kuns of Crooks and Liars responded to a tweet from the Women’s March.

I’m sure Republicans will appreciate you giving them a chance. I fail to see how this tweet is at all helpful. https://t.co/L8JJMt2fyE

— Karoli 💙 (@Karoli) July 24, 2022

People are often purposefully dense for the sake of point-scoring, but these attempts begin to resemble a stupid “Tell us without telling us” meme. As in, “Tell us you don’t know how government works without telling us you don’t know how government works.”

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