“One of the things that Michelle figured out, in some ways faster than I did — was part of your ability to lead the country doesn’t have to do with legislation, doesn’t have to do with regulations, it has to do with shaping attitudes, shaping culture, increasing awareness,” Obama said in a conversation recorded last fall but released on Friday as the first episode of David Letterman’s new Netflix show, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.”

Letterman continued: “What is more damaging to that democracy? Would it be diminishment, by the head of the democracy, of [the] press” — prompting a smile and chuckle from Obama — “or would it be somebody screwing around with the actual voting process?"

Obama made a broader point.

“What the Russians exploited, but it was already here, is we are operating in completely different information universes. If you watch Fox News, you are living on a different planet than if you listen to NPR,” Obama said.

The interview took place onstage at the Amsterdam campus of City College in New York, which Obama pointed out was where he first tried community organizing, in a failed effort. Most of the conversation focused on memories of his time in office, and the occasional self-critical comment, with Obama remarking at one point, “When you become president and you’re in the Oval Office, you feel, ‘OK, now I have to act presidential.’ And we lost track of what had gotten us there, and that was our ability to tell stories and relate to people.”

Werthless wrote:Obama super critical of TV's take. Well played.

Sarah Silverman wrote:I always confuse NRA & NPR. TOTALLY different tote bags.

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A former porn star reached a $130,000 deal just before the 2016 election to stay silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump

@AllahPundit wrote:It’s sweet that Cohen thought Trump shtupping a porn star would cost him any evangelical votes

TenuredVulture wrote:And it's time the media start saying that too.

TenuredVulture wrote:Look, time and time again, the mainstream media simply lets Trump off the hook. They went on and on and on about those damn e-mails. The reality of course was that the e-mails wasn't a thing, and Hilary wasn't corrupt, but it was like they couldn't point out one of the new revelations about Trump without blowing up a meaningless, old, and irrelevant story about Hilary because they had to try to appear "objective." Of course the typical voters thinks the e-mails were as a big a deal as all Trump's treasonous and corrupt actions combined--because that's how the mainstream media reported it.

Just today, the NY Times has an op-ed, the gist of which is "gee, maybe Trump is a little racist."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/opin ... ctionfront

You know who else is racist? Anyone who voted for Trump. And it's time the media start saying that too.

JUburton wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:Look, time and time again, the mainstream media simply lets Trump off the hook. They went on and on and on about those damn e-mails. The reality of course was that the e-mails wasn't a thing, and Hilary wasn't corrupt, but it was like they couldn't point out one of the new revelations about Trump without blowing up a meaningless, old, and irrelevant story about Hilary because they had to try to appear "objective." Of course the typical voters thinks the e-mails were as a big a deal as all Trump's treasonous and corrupt actions combined--because that's how the mainstream media reported it.

Just today, the NY Times has an op-ed, the gist of which is "gee, maybe Trump is a little racist."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/opin ... ctionfront

You know who else is racist? Anyone who voted for Trump. And it's time the media start saying that too.

That piece literally says 'and that makes him racist' as a declarative.