This is our time to change the course of history!
— Wisconsin's newly elected governor, Scott Walker
I'm not a huge fan of the idea of journalists pulling pranks like this, and I don't think that this conversation yielded any important new insights. The audio clip of a prank call that a journalist, posing as a rich businessman, made to Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker nevertheless makes for fascinating listening. It's especially important to keep in mind that Governor Walker believes himself to be talking on the phone to a 'conservative billionaire'. The Gov sure sounds more than a little chummy (specifically, the kind of chummy wherein one is also sycophantic). More explanation in this clip from the AP:
An interesting story, yet you're right, something about this form of journalism really bothers me. From the Acorn sting to the Helen Thomas smear to this, it seems both sides in the message war are engaging in these tactics.
The thing is that this kind of information won't do anything to convince those who need convincing that something is rotten in Denmark. While it'll reinforce the idea among the left leaning folks that what we're witnessing is nothing less than Shock Doctrine, the right will simply dismiss it as a manufactured story.
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An interesting story, yet you're right, something about this form of journalism really bothers me. From the Acorn sting to the Helen Thomas smear to this, it seems both sides in the message war are engaging in these tactics.
The thing is that this kind of information won't do anything to convince those who need convincing that something is rotten in Denmark. While it'll reinforce the idea among the left leaning folks that what we're witnessing is nothing less than Shock Doctrine, the right will simply dismiss it as a manufactured story.
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