NBC Omits Its Role in Creating ‘Shameful Week in American Politics’

Nicholas Fondacaro | October 22, 2017
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During the political coverage on NBC’s Sunday Today, host Willie Geist and Political Director Chuck Todd lamented about how far America’s political discourse sunk in the wake of the week’s condolence controversy. According to their telling, all of the blame rested on President Trump and his White House. But in reality, their network’s sprint to label General John Kelly, a gold star father, a racist for criticizing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson was also to blame.

Not a lot of people bathe themselves in glory beyond those four brave men and their families this week. What did we witness-- what are we continuing to witness this morning,” Geist asked his guest. The comment was something Geist could arguably point at to suggest he was including his network but it really didn’t do any justice.

Todd responded with an air of disgust, saying: “I think we're witnessing the continued destruction and erosion of our political discourse.” “I don't think it was a coincidence, Willie, that on Thursday former presidents Bush and Obama both came out to indict President Trump's brand of civil discourse essentially,” he touted by adding.

In speaking for the former presidents, he bemoaned how they were forced to say something. “I think they were responding to the latest like: “Oh, now we're -- now we've polarized condolences?” There is no bottom to how low our dehumanization of politics and civility can go, and I think it's -- look, this was a shameful week in American politics,” he said in a huff.

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