Joy Reid is one of the few decent journalists on cable:
Joy Ann-Reid is my hero of the week — again. This time, she shut down right-wing Trump apologist Alfonso Aguilar, who spent the entire 7-minute segment pretending that Donald Trump doesn’t mean to be racist; it just comes out that way. And then Aguilar showed his own true colors, when he barked about Margaret Sanger at…
Good for her. That’s how these assholes infect our politics all the time–by constantly repeating blatantly false Frank Luntz focus-group-tested talking points to the point where it becomes “common knowledge.” The only reason to give these discredited nutcases air time is to dismantle them piece by piece. Too bad her forthrightness, willingness to confront lies, and sense of decency is so rare with newstalkers.
Ms. Reid has become a favorite. If only the rest of journalism would cut to the chase and name bullshit for the bullshit it is.