Cuomo Calls Mom On Air | Talking Points Memo

Bad theater.

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Never do an experiment on live TV unless you’ve practiced and perfected it.

And never use your mother (unless you’re Letterman).

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All Cuomo’s experiment proved is that his mom is not a self-important loudmouth. So, good for her.

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He should have instead called some Trump-connected number that had Trump promoting one scam or another, be it his university, wine or campaign. Should have been more than loud enough to hear without being on speakerphone. Impeach Chris Cuomo! Fake debunking! So sad.

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Chris Cuomo: another fine example of nepotism elevating morons beyond their capabilities. He and the Trump kids should start a club.

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OMFG I can’t fucking take this shit. THIS is what the MSM thinks is fucking important? Debunking Trump’s nonsense defenses from his Twitter feed? How long was this galactic self-own of a segment? 2, 3, 5 minutes of nonsense when he could otherwise have been informing people? This is why we fail.

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Mrs. Cuomo is likely of an age advanced enough that substantial hearing loss would have set in.

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Dana Bash has that “just kill me now” expression.

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Letterman would have killed this bit back in the day, especially if his mom couldn’t hear him. Just more proof that CNN is in the entertainment industry. If people want facts, they’d be reading TPM, not watching millionaire actors paid by billionaires to dumb down the news. Nothing but a distraction.

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FIFY

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" Mom, can you take the cigarette out of your mouth and stop giving your client a handjob for 2 minutes while I talk to you? - We’re on TV for God’s sake!"

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I remember 60 minutes getting raked over the coals in the 90’s when they interviewed Pat Buchanan’s mother for a profile of him. Buchanan went on all the talk shows angrily saying how dare they bother his poor sweet old mother … too bad the interview that finally aired showed a chain-smoking tough old broad who was more than willing to call out the reporter.

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If you do it that way, you first hire an actress to play the mother and be waiting for the call.

I would say the same for some TPM reporters, (here’s looking at you @summerconcepcion) who think this crap is newsworthy.

@sniffit Fuckin’ A.

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Actually, this is the vindication Trump has been waiting for. Game over, Dems!

You sure it was Buchanan? Wasn’t it Gingrich or another ankle-biter?

What? Did you say something? Could you repeat it again, LOUDLY?

I recall it was Buchanan - but it also sounds Newt-ish now that you mention it.

Is this what you’re referring to? It’s Newtie.

I don’t think so - until the very late 90’s we were 60 minutes watchers - but it was a long time ago and you could very well be right.

Or, as we have heard often in these past months “I don’t recall.”

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