"Not that it matters to Carlson’s critics, but odds favor the NSA scandal being true."
What? How about Carlson knew the information was out there and tried to get in front of it by cherry picking an easy target.
That would be like me sending an inflammatory email at work and then realizing it could be leaked, so writing all my co-workers "I've just found out I'm the target of an illegal NSA spy campaign, so if anything comes out about me, that's where it came from."
What I find most depressing today is the short memory of the media. I can't even get away with telling my three year old that we might go to the zoo at 8AM without her reminding me again at 6PM. Yet the media these days, on all sides, has such a short memory that the narrative of any given day can change within the hour. The thirst for content and war for eyeballs to drive revenue has forced any interesting journalists, pontificators, and philosophers from the main and into the fringe. What a time to be alive.
Unfortunately this approach has served the media well. As a whole they aren't held accountable for their lies or, at best, wrong predictions. People still watch/read them, which generates significant ad revenue.
We the people have the power to change the media overnight; we the people choose not to.
"Not that it matters to Carlson’s critics, but odds favor the NSA scandal being true."
What? How about Carlson knew the information was out there and tried to get in front of it by cherry picking an easy target.
That would be like me sending an inflammatory email at work and then realizing it could be leaked, so writing all my co-workers "I've just found out I'm the target of an illegal NSA spy campaign, so if anything comes out about me, that's where it came from."
What a bunch of nonsense.