Debate double standard: Media 'sane-washing' Trump means Harris must be 'twice as good'

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by author and Vanderbilt University Distinguished Professor Michael Eric Dyson to discuss the double standard Vice President Kamala Harris is facing heading into her debate with Donald Trump.



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[truth]

She should laugh at him. He'll hate that. Also tell him to his face to stop lying

[muiawat]

Yes Lawrence ! The choice is clear but some people want to be blind to it

[katemoonkate]

he has been indulged at great cost to this country.

[niclewis]

"Trump is getting stupider before our eyes and that's all we should be talking about"

Mark Cuban

[liberationstory]

Well said...the media has a responsibility to be honest--too bad the Times didn't get the memo...

[MartinJ-ty]

" Donald Trump is dangerously demented." Dr John Gartner psychologist

[rohnleidigh]

Just watch as every word she says will be over analyzed and scrutinized, and he won't even be called out on the hundreds of lies he'll tell, or for his unrelated off-topic, misinformed, senile word salad ramblings meant to somehow be answers for questions. We can already see it coming...

[Tgekiwbx]

I’ve been saying this for years. The media grades him on a massive curve and it’s infuriating. He became president by basically saying nothing more than, “look how great my poll numbers are” for the entire campaign. ANY other politician would’ve been laughed out of the race!

[Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

I bet if he loses they nominate him again at age 86. Not because he is a good choice, but because they have been beaten into submission.

[GioG-nc]

Imagine Obama or Bush acting this way?

[selftaopath]

We have double standards and TWO TIER "justice" also. Why do we allow this? What is wrong with us?

[susieq]

Block the BULLIES! vote, Vote, VOTE !!! 🌊🌊🌊 💙💙💙

[melaniemarceaux]

Education is key to why there are people who support him.. remember he loves the uneducated.. that's his base

[craigrussell]

Good for Mike B.! Well said Mike.
The news media has to report what Trump actually says. NOT what tiny bit of sense they have twisted themselves in knots to winnow out of his blizzard of blather.

[MrStephen]

I have trust that Harris and her team is competent enough to win

[MartinJ-ty]

Donald was sent to the New York Military Academy at the age of 12 by his parents for being " incorrigible."

[yapdog]

We Black folks don't have the luxury of being mediocre. Meanwhile,

[tanyaperry]

Why does media CONSTANTLY refer to Trump as President, former president, or MR. Trump? Kamala is addressed as Kamala Harris. Rarely VP. THAT is another double standard and demeaning. It's insulting considering she is far more intelligent and accomplished than what's his name.

[kiwiitmlm]

DEMOCRACY matters 💯 GoKamala 🇺🇸 GoWalz 💕 NO GOING BACK 🇺🇸

[dominoep]

It's about time the Media talks about Donald Trump being Mentally Unfit to be President.