{"id":1914705,"date":"2023-04-14T07:41:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-stuns-bbc-reporter-into-total-silence\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T07:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:43:27","slug":"elon-musk-stuns-bbc-reporter-into-total-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-stuns-bbc-reporter-into-total-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Stuns BBC Reporter Into Total Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-stuns-bbc-reporter-into-total-silence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1914705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section class=\"post-body\">\n<p>Earlier today I wrote about how Bryan Griffin, Governor DeSantis\u2019 press secretary, could give a master class in dealing with the dishonest MSM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thm-piano-mop\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not just that he is good at his job. What makes his approach special (along with his colleague Christina Pushaw) is that he doesn\u2019t just handle their questions well\u2013others have done that, if far too few. What is special is that he uses his interactions with the media to demonstrate how fundamentally dishonest they are.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_4\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\" data-google-query-id=\"CPeU2bOlqf4CFcfTswodifMA9A\"> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     googletag.cmd.push(function () {                         googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_4\");                         \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_4\"]])                     });                 <\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.hotair\/articles\/300x250_4_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 300px; height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There is no institution in the world that disseminates anything like the sheer quantity of dishonest, propagandistic, and just plain incorrect misinformation than the MSM. Sure, others are even more dishonest or evil\u2013the Chinese, the Russians, the Iranians, for instance\u2013but the MSM has them all beat in terms of the depth, breadth, and quantity of pure BS output.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk could also give a master class in how to deal with the media, although he is far less disciplined and occasionally makes mistakes. But he is a billionaire and can afford it. He literally has no need to deal with the media at all. His products sell themselves, even though many people hate them. Enough people want them badly enough that he doesn\u2019t even advertise.<\/p>\n<p>Musk puts himself out there quite a bit, having been red-pilled (now I am on an FBI watch list as a domestic terrorist, just for using that word) he has decided to fight back.<\/p>\n<p>He did an interview with a BBC reporter\u2013a free-flowing discussion\u2013and just owned the guy by turning the interview around. The reporter, who acts as an authority basically punted every time he was asked a question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 764px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-0&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646121062550183936&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646121062550183936\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_5\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     googletag.cmd.push(function () {                         googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_5\");                         \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_5\"]])                     });                 <\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.hotair\/articles\/300x250_5_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 300px; height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reporters are, quite often, ignorant of what they cover, aggressive about their agendas, and unable to defend their position. They just never have to do so. They seize the high ground and count on their ability to control the narrative, and the public assumes they are both knowledgeable and truthful.<\/p>\n<p>If they can\u2019t control the narrative they are screwed. Their ignorance and commitment to an agenda are revealed for all to see.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 728px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-1&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646129780012531712&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646129780012531712\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This guy looks like a total idiot, taken down by a brilliant but hardly socially smooth guy. Musk is, people say, on the spectrum. He smokes weed. He is no media professional.<\/p>\n<p>And he runs circles around an overeducated BBC twit because he still has a brain and common sense. It doesn\u2019t take a communications professional to take these guys down. It takes a bit of intelligence, a basic knowledge of the facts, and the ability to use logic.<\/p>\n<p>And some guts. It is this that most politicians and conservatives dealing with the media lack. The guts to put the media in their place.<\/p>\n<p>Like you, I rely on reporters to gather news, but with every passing day, I trust them less and less. I still get deceived by the media, but for shorter periods of time. I scour the internet for alternate sources of news, and no longer dismiss as nuts people pushing ideas way out of the mainstream.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_6\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     googletag.cmd.push(function () {                         googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_6\");                         \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_6\"]])                     });                 <\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.hotair\/articles\/300x250_6_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 300px; height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Because too often they are right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 715px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-2&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646006232484913153&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646006232484913153\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s own coverage of the interview\u2013which was aired live on Twitter Spaces precisely because they would do this\u2013omits the embarrassing parts for them. Because that is how the MSM rolls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 789px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-3&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646139748161912833&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646139748161912833\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simply put: the MSM only tells you what they want you to hear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thm-piano-promo\">\n<div class=\"tp-container-inner\" style=\"height: 592px; width: 416px;\"><iframe id=\"offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0\" name=\"offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0\" title=\"offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"payment\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/buy.tinypass.com\/checkout\/template\/cacheableShow?aid=OnyZMk8rii&#038;templateId=OT5LA89DOW01&#038;offerId=fakeOfferId&#038;experienceId=EX2ZZAG0S22C&#038;iframeId=offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0&#038;displayMode=inline&#038;pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&#038;widget=template&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"overflow: hidden; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; width: 416px; height: 592px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"post-body\">\n<p>Earlier today I wrote about how Bryan Griffin, Governor DeSantis\u2019 press secretary, could give a master class in dealing with the dishonest MSM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thm-piano-mop\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not just that he is good at his job. What makes his approach special (along with his colleague Christina Pushaw) is that he doesn\u2019t just handle their questions well\u2013others have done that, if far too few. What is special is that he uses his interactions with the media to demonstrate how fundamentally dishonest they are.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_4\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\" data-google-query-id=\"CPeU2bOlqf4CFcfTswodifMA9A\"> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     googletag.cmd.push(function () {                         googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_4\");                         \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_4\"]])                     });                 <\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.hotair\/articles\/300x250_4_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 300px; height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There is no institution in the world that disseminates anything like the sheer quantity of dishonest, propagandistic, and just plain incorrect misinformation than the MSM. Sure, others are even more dishonest or evil\u2013the Chinese, the Russians, the Iranians, for instance\u2013but the MSM has them all beat in terms of the depth, breadth, and quantity of pure BS output.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk could also give a master class in how to deal with the media, although he is far less disciplined and occasionally makes mistakes. But he is a billionaire and can afford it. He literally has no need to deal with the media at all. His products sell themselves, even though many people hate them. Enough people want them badly enough that he doesn\u2019t even advertise.<\/p>\n<p>Musk puts himself out there quite a bit, having been red-pilled (now I am on an FBI watch list as a domestic terrorist, just for using that word) he has decided to fight back.<\/p>\n<p>He did an interview with a BBC reporter\u2013a free-flowing discussion\u2013and just owned the guy by turning the interview around. The reporter, who acts as an authority basically punted every time he was asked a question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 764px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-0&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646121062550183936&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646121062550183936\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_5\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     googletag.cmd.push(function () {                         googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_5\");                         \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_5\"]])                     });                 <\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.hotair\/articles\/300x250_5_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 300px; height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reporters are, quite often, ignorant of what they cover, aggressive about their agendas, and unable to defend their position. They just never have to do so. They seize the high ground and count on their ability to control the narrative, and the public assumes they are both knowledgeable and truthful.<\/p>\n<p>If they can\u2019t control the narrative they are screwed. Their ignorance and commitment to an agenda are revealed for all to see.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 728px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-1&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646129780012531712&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646129780012531712\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This guy looks like a total idiot, taken down by a brilliant but hardly socially smooth guy. Musk is, people say, on the spectrum. He smokes weed. He is no media professional.<\/p>\n<p>And he runs circles around an overeducated BBC twit because he still has a brain and common sense. It doesn\u2019t take a communications professional to take these guys down. It takes a bit of intelligence, a basic knowledge of the facts, and the ability to use logic.<\/p>\n<p>And some guts. It is this that most politicians and conservatives dealing with the media lack. The guts to put the media in their place.<\/p>\n<p>Like you, I rely on reporters to gather news, but with every passing day, I trust them less and less. I still get deceived by the media, but for shorter periods of time. I scour the internet for alternate sources of news, and no longer dismiss as nuts people pushing ideas way out of the mainstream.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_6\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">                     googletag.cmd.push(function () {                         googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_6\");                         \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_6\"]])                     });                 <\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.hotair\/articles\/300x250_6_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 300px; height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Because too often they are right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 715px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-2&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646006232484913153&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646006232484913153\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s own coverage of the interview\u2013which was aired live on Twitter Spaces precisely because they would do this\u2013omits the embarrassing parts for them. Because that is how the MSM rolls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 416px; height: 789px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-3&#038;features=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%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1646139748161912833&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Felon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295&#038;sessionId=c78256788747214949e5118d13a991754407bdb5&#038;siteScreenName=hotairblog&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&#038;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1646139748161912833\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simply put: the MSM only tells you what they want you to hear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thm-piano-promo\">\n<div class=\"tp-container-inner\" style=\"height: 592px; width: 416px;\"><iframe id=\"offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0\" name=\"offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0\" title=\"offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"payment\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/buy.tinypass.com\/checkout\/template\/cacheableShow?aid=OnyZMk8rii&#038;templateId=OT5LA89DOW01&#038;offerId=fakeOfferId&#038;experienceId=EX2ZZAG0S22C&#038;iframeId=offer_8fc7079be6075a19a4f5-0&#038;displayMode=inline&#038;pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&#038;widget=template&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"overflow: hidden; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; width: 416px; height: 592px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today I wrote about how Bryan Griffin, Governor DeSantis\u2019 press secretary, could give a master class in dealing with the dishonest MSM. It\u2019s not just that he is good at his job. What makes his approach special (along with his colleague Christina Pushaw) is that he doesn\u2019t just handle their questions well\u2013others have done<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1914706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[14958,4249,4250,5046,5796,23934,7479],"class_list":["post-1914705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bbc","tag-elon","tag-musk","tag-reporter","tag-silence","tag-stuns","tag-total"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1914705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1914706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1914705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1914705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1914705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}