The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Media Matters
“Get well—and get it together.” That was CNN’s Jake Tapper in wrapping up his Sunday “State of the Union” show with an editorial on the president’s mismanagement of the coronavirus.
This was Sen. Rick Scott during a recent appearance on Fox News. “I was tested yesterday, I think for the sixth time, and I tested positive again.” Say what? Oops. He actually meant negative. He tested positive for misspeaking.
“If I could say one thing to all of the people out there watching: Forget the politics. This is a public safety health issue. Wear the damn mask.”—Fox News anchor Chris Wallace.
“I worry because Facebook and Twitter have become giant engines for destroying the two pillars of our democracy—truth and trust.”—Thomas Friedman, New York Times.