"His self-important and ridiculously pompous rant of a commencement speech fell flat." But did it? I visualize many of Pelley's audience wearing Keffiyehs, chanting pro-Hamas slogans like "Free, free Palestine!", without a clue what a Nazi is, holding signs saying "Hitler didn't finish the job!" and no fear of resistance from pro-Israel students. The Tunnel Dweller
The Scott Pelleys of the world have destroyed what used to be a profitable TV network and are now a drag on the ability of the parent company of that network to sell out and save itself from oblivion.
"Megyn Kelly was having none of it, for example…
. . ."This is a big part of why the Democrat Party is losing young people.
"Young people are genetically skeptical of authority, and here comes a humorless and smug Scott Pelley, all puffed up with himself, lying to them about how America is entering its darkest days under President Trump.
"Contrast that with Trump himself, who at least has a sense of humor, a sense of playfulness, optimism, and belief in the future.
"Think of Caddyshack. The Pelley v. Trump contest for the hearts and minds of the young is Judge Elihu Smails (Ted Knight) v. Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield). That’s no contest. So I’m not accused of being partisan, there’s a reason why former president Bill Clinton prevailed over his Republican political enemies, men who might have been morally right but came off as prudes and hypocrites.
"Plus, young people can feel how manipulative Pelley is. They instinctively understand that he is 1) fabricating a dark world so 2) people join his cult, his side of the political aisle.
"Also, don’t forget that these are people in their early 20s who suffered through the unnecessary and fascist COVID shutdowns and school closings, who had their proms, graduations, and homecomings canceled. They know who the villains are — and that’s authority that accuses you of being evil and racist if you question them.
"Pelley went at them in the exact wrong way. A sense of humor, some self-deprecation, and a little faith in the future go a long way with young people.
"Young people can smell a phony a mile away, and Scott Pelley is not only insufferable, he’s one of the phoniest." . . .
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