Yesterday while watching Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC, they did a brief piece on the meltdown by Ted Cruz and other Republicans over Big Bird from Sesame Street sending out a tweet about kids getting vaccinated. But Mitchell's story left out one important point, which I tweeted. I wrote --
"Note to @mitchellreports -- if you do another story about Republicans "outraged" at the beloved fictional Muppet Big Bird for advocating the COVID vaccine, I hope you mention that Big Bird has been supporting that kids gets vaccinated since 1972!!! Almost half a century!" This brought about an angry response -- not about me, but about Andrea Mitchell who tends to get criticism from both the right and the left when she does something they don't like. The person wrote -- "She sucks, and how her and Chuck Todd still have jobs, is beyond shocking" Well, I thought that was a tad harsh, especially given her long and distinguished career. And normally I'd have let it slide, but since it was addressed to me, I didn't want my silence to suggest agreement. So, I wrote back -- "I don't agree. She doesn't always do stories the way I wish, & it bugs me but I don't expect her to report to my standards. However, in the Big Bird story she did jab Cruz & others for attacking a fictional character. And showed Big Bird's tweet saying he'd been vaxxed for years." And that brought about a note from my correspondent, who replied -- "That's a fair assessment." I could only just roll my eyes. I mean, yes, I did add a little bit of information, but it was pretty minor. Especially since it was written to someone who wasn't just complaining about this one small report, but stating bluntly overall that Andrea Mitchell "sucks" and how it's "beyond shocking" that she even has a job. Mind you, I'm not complaining. I was explaining the person to begin slamming me as a right-wing apologist and something. So, I was actually quite pleased by the reply. But the eye-rolling for such a 180-degree switch from the outrage (!!) was too much. Yes, hyperbolic angst is alive and well on social media, even when people don't exactly mean it.
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