Credibility In The Media
An Editorial Review Of Steve Schmidt on The PBD Podcast
Geno Giovanni 10.3.23
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“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.”
Ted Cruz 2016 GOP Debate on CNBC
We (the American public) are inundated with media all day. Some of us can’t get enough.
The media presented by Geno Giovanni is an alternative voice to those in the mainstream or legacy news (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN). These media conglomerates in New York City present a left-wing political bias.
Patrick Bet David of Valuetainment books guests on his PBD Podcast because he thinks the guests have credibility. The guest provided some insight into the value of the show. David has mentioned this on his show many times.
Some guests on The PBD Podcast and professional journalists (in my opinion) have lost credibility because people have smelled their BS.
Today’s audience now knows the content many journalists put out is patrician depending on the source, which leads to not reporting both sides or the whole story.
There was a rise of alternate news in the 1990s with talk radio and Fox News. In recent years, online programs and podcasts gave rise to alternative voices that emerged and built new audiences. One example is Joe Rogan. Rogan has more viewers in a show than anyone on cable news combined.
Steve Schmidt (formerly of The Lincoln Project. A leftwing outlet set to unseat President Trump from office in 2020) was a guest on the PBD Podcast last week. And I hope he returns. Patric Bet David and cohosts Vincent Oshana can continue to expose people like him for who they are and what they stand for or don’t.
Other guests [for example] that I’ll place in the same group include Anthony Weiner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Pakman, the Krassenstein brothers, and Matt Zeller. These men have been former PBD Podcast guests whom I have recognized for not knowing what they are talking about.
On the latest episode in question, The Lincoln Project Founder — Steve Schmidt | PBD Podcast | Ep. 308, I noticed Schmidt and how he lost credibility after 1 hour and 2 minutes into the interview.
Everything Schmidt said [before] the one-hour mark was articulated and descriptive. Schmidt explained why he created The Lincoln Project. His history in the news media and added a funny story about going to Fox News and talking to Roger Ailes.
Once he started talking about January 6th, bringing up the leftwing talking point of “white supremacy” and then resulting in name-calling to Oshana, I knew this man could not be trusted or taken seriously (to put it lightly).
Schmidt expressed his opinion that the January 6th Capitol riot was worse than the terrorist attacks on 9/11. His [opinion] did not tank his credibility. The claims and words Schmidt used as talking points tanked his credibility. These points are from the Democrat party, NBC, and other left-wing media outlets.
At first, his opinion (was misunderstood) by the panel.
However, (to his credit) Schmidt clarified himself later in the interview.
As time went on, to help further his opinion, Schmidt expressed that all the US soldiers who died during the American Wars and world wars were “desecrated” by the act of January 6th.
In my opinion, veterans would not welcome the expressed opinion.
We all know veterans who aren’t the biggest fans of our government and have been dishonored or not taken care of through the Veterans Affairs as well as they should be.
I don’t think our vets could care less about the politicians in the capital on January 6th, 2021, or any other day.
Schmidt offered not one set of evidence to what happened other than what the mainstream news portrayed on television and online.
He said “police died” and there were “white supremacists”. Who exactly were these white supremacists? I have not seen one before.
One veteran who we know would refute Schmidt’s claim is Ashley Babbitt.
She was the sole being who died at The Capitol on 1/6/21. The capitol police who died committed suicide. The footage on Tucker Carlson and Twitter showed FBI agents disguised themselves as Trump supporters. And the Shaman was guided through the capitol by the capitol police with no problems. And finally, Ray Epps (presumed acting Trump supporter) incited violence. He will not face jail time.
Vincent Oshana presented this evidence to Steve Schmidt, who could not refute it.
The debate got intense, so Schmidt resulted in name-calling.
When someone loses an argument and uses names or denigrated words to their opponent as a weapon, people like Schmidt know they are wrong and can not compete.
Schmidt said “white supremacists” and “wack job” as arguments. He did not provide evidence. Therefore, Steve Schmidt is not to be trusted.
As stated before, he was reasonable (at first) but lost all credibility when he started talking like an MSNBC anchor.
Keep patronizing shows like The PBD Podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, Tim Pool IRL, The Daily Wire, Mug Club, and The AdHero Podcast.
These entities want the truth.
