It was there that she made her reputation as a Trump-worshiping conspiracy theorist. You see, Marjorie Taylor Greene did not even have a slight interest in politics until about five or six years ago when she went online in the excitement of Trump's upset victory and immediately dove headfirst into the right-wing rabbit hole. We then spend an inordinate amount of time watching Greene lift weights at a cross-fit gym (uncomfortably up close and personal) which was actually her primary interest in life until she discovered Donald Trump in 2017. Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. She was not active in that company at all.) (This is a tale that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution fact-checked and debunked. They then show some footage with Greene declaring she believes the election was stolen and cut to Stahl and Greene wandering on the grounds of her palatial home in Georgia where Stahl's voiceover talks about her wealth, suggesting she's a self-made woman who ran the family construction business along with her husband. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Pedophi- call it what it is. They call me sen, anti-Semitic, which is not true. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Well, I would ask the same question to the other side, because all they've done is call me names and insult me non-stop since I've been here, Lesley. But my question really is, can't you fight for what you believe in without all that name-calling and without the personal attacks? Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Democrats, Democrats support, even Joe Biden, the president himself, supports children being sexualized and having transgender surgeries. Marjorie Taylor Greene: I would definitely say so. Lesley Stahl: The Democrats are a party of pedophiles. Stahl's attempt to pin her down on some of her outrageous statements was pathetically inadequate and Greene was allowed to deflect and turn the questions back on her political enemies:Īnd things she says that are over the top, like. This little colloquy gives the impression that Greene's a legitimate legislator when she is not. Talking to her about substantive issues as if she is even slightly cognizant of the details, much less caring about them, was a huge mistake. On that, she didn't sound much more foolish than most GOP members of Congress.)īut something more important is at stake. (Greene's answer to what cuts she would make was to cancel "Green New Deal" spending and Covid relief assistance. Then the two went into a long back-and-forth about the debt ceiling because Greene is so important now that we must take her seriously on the issues. The interview started with Stahl rattling off a list of rude descriptions people have applied to Greene, as if she's the real victim of rhetorical assaults. Marjorie Taylor Greene has the instincts of a fascist and a penchant for conspiracy theories. The show promoted it like Stahl was interviewing just another colorful, political character with some offbeat. And while we may disagree on some issues, I respect her greatly." Leslie is a trailblazer for women in journalism. "It was an honor to spend a few days with the legendary icon Leslie Stahl and talented crew. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia for the venerable "60 Minutes." If you think it was a tough interview, take a look at this response from Greene and I think you'll be able to guess how it went: On Sunday, CBS News inexplicably decided to air Lesley Stahl's interview with second-term Rep. But they just can't seem to wrap their minds around how to deal with the insurrectionist caucus in Congress. They have been reasonably successful at providing context for stories about groups like the Proud Boys and have done a decent job of reporting on events like January 6. Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk about the mainstream media "normalizing" and "mainstreaming" the white nationalist fringe that has risen to prominence under the Trump regime.
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