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“I feel like we don’t know how to have the big conversations anymore,” Charlaman the God said hours before Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first live primetime debate of the 2024 election. “All we can do is make these little micro conversations macro.” The Breakfast Club The co-host adds: DeadlineElectionLine Podcast – Listen above.
“These days, everything seems to be on the same scale, so it’s hard to tell what’s heavy and what’s light.”
With an emphasis on nuance and the power of story, Charmagne explores concepts of conversation, the toxicity of social media, performance and politics in her new book. Be Honest or Die by Lying: Why Small Talk is Bad“My parents Peanuts “And all Charlie Brown heard was ‘Wah, waah, waah,'” he says in the opening chapter of his book, “Political Language is Dead.” “Well, that’s what every American hears when a politician opens his mouth these days.”
On the podcast, Charlaman brings that perspective directly to tonight’s debate in Atlanta.
(L-R) President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden
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“We live in a time when lies are more interesting and no one cares about the truth, so watching the debates, I think President Biden can go out there and say something of substance,” Charmagne said. “He can lay out his record, a very flat table, and talk about what he and his administration have done over the last four years.”
“And on Friday morning, any bullshit that Donald Trump says is going to be featured in an audio clip,” the author and host says bluntly. “Whatever funny joke he makes about Joe Biden, whatever insult he says to Joe Biden, whatever insult he says to Biden or his family, whatever insult he says to Democrats, the media is going to amplify it 100 times.”
Not just discussing culture; If you don’t be honest, you’ll die lying. “America in Disarray” and his discussion with Charlamagne Tha God (including a homage to Warren Beatty’s 1998 satire) Bullworth, (Chris Rock as well) We’ll also touch on the mechanics and predictions for what may happen tonight.
CNN’s presidential debate was unusual in many ways, but one thing remained the same: Trump’s attacks on the moderator. The former president’s attempts to manipulate the post-debate analysis came after months, maybe years, of trying to set expectations for Joe Biden very low.
Tonight’s debate is also notable as both a showdown between old political foes and a branding exercise for the cable news network now run by Mark Thompson.
CNN’s debate stage will feature no fewer than seven copies of the company’s logo. Simulcast on ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox News (a blowback in Murdochland), the branding reflects how the networks see the event as an opportunity to reset their dwindling audiences and the declining importance of traditional TV.
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