In an interview aired during this past Sunday’s broadcast of the show “60 Minutes,” host Lesley Stahli carried on a conversation with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and sparked an extreme response from Liberals as they attacks both CBS and Stahl herself.
“Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, nicknamed MTG, isn’t afraid to share her opinions, no matter how intense and in-your-face they are. She sits down with Lesley Stahl this Sunday on 60 Minutes,” stated the preview social media post for the show.
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, nicknamed MTG, isn’t afraid to share her opinions, no matter how intense and in-your-face they are. She sits down with Lesley Stahl this Sunday on 60 Minutes. https://t.co/mEN4CWeXMW pic.twitter.com/BIzcRHgrLT
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 31, 2023
Liberals were quick on the draw with their attacks against Stahl for her choice to speak with Taylor Greene and against CBS for having the gall to allow such an interview to be openly broadcasted.
“Some of the most important decisions you make as an editor are about who and what NOT to cover,” exclaimed Laura Helmuth.
Some of the most important decisions you make as an editor are about who and what NOT to cover https://t.co/ElN8dQQ22v
— Laura Helmuth (@laurahelmuth) April 2, 2023
“Wasteful of our time journalism malpractice. This should have been an April Fool but sadly is not. Serious treatment of this individual by @60Minutes is not providing informative, insightful news or analysis but rather a platform for hate to build on,” exclaimed Bruce Bourgoine in complaint.
Television producer Jonathan Goldman spoke out to label Taylor Greene as a “domestic terrorist,” explaining in a tweet, “Shame on 60 Minutes for normalizing the hateful bile that MRG spews. She’s an antisemitic, QAnon conspiracy peddling bigot who conspired to overturn a presidential election w white nationalists. MTG is not a politician, she’s a domestic terrorist & Leslie Stahl is amplifying her.”
“Lesley Stahl and @60Minutes should be ashamed for giving a known racist, election denying, Anti-Semite the stage for a national interview. Even respected, once reputable media are providing Fascist a microphone and endangering Democracy in America,” chided Southern Sister Resister (@ResisterSis20).
Jennifer Bendery, a politics reporter for Huffpost, quickly attempted to take a mocking tone, tweeting, “Coming up after the break: She’s spread conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election, 9/11 and the Parkland shooting. She’s racist and antisemitic. She’s expressed support for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. And– she makes an excellent blueberry muffin.”
Coming up after the break: She's spread conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election, 9/11 and the Parkland shooting. She's racist and antisemitic. She's expressed support for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. And– she makes an excellent blueberry muffin. https://t.co/BmO5orFlY5
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 1, 2023
“WTAF!? Why? Just WHY??? 60 Minutes and Lesley Stahl have just soiled their credibility. Why would you lend legitimacy to a white supremacist terrorist who sought to overturn a fair election?” exclaimed @Mommamia1217 in a social media post before stating: “I certainly won’t be watching. Will you?”
Glenn Greenwald, an independent journalist, pointed out that most of those who were complaining about the interview were most likely not going to end up watching it, and made the argument that the liberal left was just giving the game away.
“The number of liberals vehemently condemning this interview they have not seen — based on their view that journalists should ignore everyone who isn’t a Democrat or at least a good Trump-hating Republican like Mitt Romney or Liz Cheney — reveals so much about their mindset,” concluded Greenwald.
They want journalists to create a make-believe reality for them in which bad people and bad things don't exist. Don't we learn when we're 8 that this doesn't work?
MTG is one of the most influential and trusted members of Congress among millions. Of course you interview her.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 2, 2023
