"I'm giving up. I've decided there's no reason to watch a politician on television. Forget Meet the Press or This Week With George Stephanopoulos. The talking heads on those shows are generally politicians, and I just don't care any more. So, too, for the politicians who appear on a nightly news programs or one of the evening opinion shows. I think I'll boycott."
""Hey, Mark. Now you're a Democratic senator. What do you have to say about the attacks on fishing boats and capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela?" "It's a sin. There's no war. There's no justification for the military to kill people whose boats could be interdicted. And the military operation against Maduro was an impressive military display, but what are we going to achieve by it, and shouldn't Trump have consulted Congress?""
""Hey, Mark. Now you're a Republican senator. What do you have to say about Venezuela?" "Can you believe those crazy Democrats are taking the side of narcoterrorists? The guys in the boats are bringing drugs into the United States, killing tens of thousands of Americans, and the Democrats want it to happen! Trump taught the Venezuelan drug traffickers a lesson, and he had the guts to take out a vicious and dangerous ruler. Three cheers for Trump!""
A viewer decides to stop watching politicians on television because their remarks are repetitive and predictable. Programs like Meet the Press and This Week with George Stephanopoulos feature talking heads who offer recycled partisan responses. Mock Democratic and Republican replies to events in Venezuela illustrate interchangeable scripts: Democrats condemn violence and question military action and consultation with Congress; Republicans blame Democrats, stress drug trafficking, praise Trump’s toughness, and celebrate military measures. Party leaders and committee heads repeat talking points, avoid direct answers when challenged, and filibuster. The overall effect is that televised political appearances provide no new insight and are unwatchable.
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