Last night’s episode of Aaron Sorkin’s “Newsroom” had the show predictably veering into shameless MSNBC territory. This isn’t really surprising, coming from America-basher Aaron Sorkin. Lapdog media meet lapdogs playing media on television.
Twitter users weren’t fans of this jackassery and took to Twitter to express their disgust.
https://twitter.com/LachlanMarkay/status/222348107382398979
https://twitter.com/ali/status/222161544392355840
@jadande Newsroom was ridiculous. Total cut and paste ideological hatchet job of Tea Party and anyone not voting Democrat. Vintage Sorkin.
— Seth (@dcseth) July 9, 2012
@alex_navarro Haven't seen Newsroom yet, but that Tea Party criticism stuff sounds like heavy-handed, unbearable garbage.
— Games Cameron (@Yelix) July 9, 2012
Saw HBO's the Newsroom, yesterday, which the lead up to the 2010 elections. Tea Party painted in bad light for taking over Republican Party.
— James F. Libbe (@JamesFLibbe) July 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/joshbranson/status/222155572173213696
HBO's 'Newsroom' Becomes MSNBC: Trashes Tea Party, Compares Bachmann to McCarthy http://t.co/LUmvPmvG
— Noel Sheppard (@NoelSheppard) July 9, 2012
More from Newsbusters:
“In the third episode of Aaron Sorkin’s new drama Newsroom, those involved in the fictitious cable news network ACN all basically became MSNBC employees mercilessly attacking the Tea Party whilst comparing Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to the late Joe McCarthy… “
Guess who thought it was totally awesome, though? “Real journalists,” like Dan Rather and Howard Fineman, and their fellow travelers.
Dan Rather: The Newsroom's 3rd Episode Is Something Every American Should See & Ponder, http://t.co/Kulyc3r7 // @NoelSheppard @LThompson_11
— David Henry (@imau2fan) July 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/222396219757047808
Just saw 3rd episode of #Newsroom. Terrific. 2 weeks ago I praised the message, but not the art. Now I think whole thing is Sorkin triumph.
— howardfineman (@howardfineman) July 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/nathanwurtzel/status/222401560385290241
EVEN THE NEWSROOM ARE CALLING OUT THE TEA PARTY ON KOCH FUNDING #omg #bestshowever
— Sarah Kay (@K_interarma) July 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/littlejontycruz/status/222374883559079937
New tone and civility!
I learned more about the Tea Party in one hour of The #Newsroom then I have in the last year. Sad on my part, but thank you Sorkin.
— ??? !!TRUMP MUST GO!! (@tinch) July 9, 2012
Tonight's episode of The Newsroom really opened my eyes to this Tea Party thing. I'm super worried about this Tea Party thing now! #2012
— Videogum (@videogum) July 9, 2012
Fake but accurate? Sigh.
“Newsroom” also threw in a little typical leftist sexism, for good measure.
"Michelle Bachmann is a hairdo" think Jane Fonda enjoyed delivering that line. #newsroom intelligent drama from Sorkin.
— Guy Duncan (@gdaduncan) July 9, 2012
Michelle Bachmann is a hair-do…I'm not worried about Michelle Bachmann." #Newsroom yasssss
— Nebraska Jones (@MrsKimmieHaze) July 9, 2012
That's being generous. RT @MiltShook: "Michele Bachmann is a hairdo." #Newsroom
— Isaiah L. Carter (@IsaiahLCarter) July 9, 2012
Sexism is totally awesome, to the Left. But that is “intelligent” drama; as is gratuitous hate and demonizing, evidently.
Did the #newsroom just compare Michele Bachmann with Joe McCarthy? I think so.
— E. Joshua Miller (@EJoshuaMiller) July 9, 2012
Fonda: "Michele Bachmann is a hairdo. I'm not worried about Bachmann". Waterston: "Wonder how many were not worried abt McCarthy" #Newsroom
— vbspurs (@vbspurs) July 9, 2012
Unfortunately for Mr. Sorkin people who can think for themselves, and who don’t rely on television shows to feed them opinions, see the show for what it is: Leftist hackery.
Leftist Hacks>>HBO's 'Newsroom' Becomes MSNBC: Trashes Tea Party, Compares Bachmann to McCarthy | http://t.co/naCcy4MF http://t.co/0UBH4oO0
— Laurie Bailey Vaughn (@LaurieBailey) July 9, 2012
#HBO #Newsroom. So pretty much it's just Saved by the Bell except Zack Morris uses the school paper to constantly attack the tea party.
— Mike Rushing (@mcrushing) July 9, 2012
HBO's 'Newsroom' Trashes Tea Party: No one actually believed Aaron Sorkin when he said he didn't have an ideolog… http://t.co/WvrH4QnM
— FreeSpeech (@LibertasLogos) July 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/MaxTwain/status/222358015716765696
Aaron Sorkin's tropism outs by 3rd installmt of NEWSROOM, a barely concealed frontal attack on Tea Party, GOP, any rightwing issues: Crappy.
— dreyfus_marion (@dreyfus_marion) July 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/adamsneller/status/222208958662840320
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