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George A.A. · 326.3K views · 24.9K likes
Analysis Summary
Forced equivalence
Presenting two things as equally valid when they aren't. By giving equal weight to a well-supported position and a fringe one, it manufactures the appearance of legitimate debate. Feels like fairness — "hearing both sides" — even when one side has overwhelming evidence.
Boykoff & Boykoff (2004) on media false balance
Worth Noting
Positive elements
- This video provides a clear example of how specific factions within the Republican party view 'insider' vs 'outsider' candidates like Ken Paxton and Dan Crenshaw.
Be Aware
Cautionary elements
- The use of racialized tropes ('ghetto', 'Ebonics') to dismiss political opponents as lacking 'substance' while simultaneously using their words to validate the creator's own election theories.
Influence Dimensions
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Transcript
Ladies and gentlemen, Texas has delivered for us tonight. Jasmine Crockett. Mhm. Get him, girl. Has lost in the Texas Democratic US Senate primary to a man who looks like a malnourished teenager who has never in his life produced an ounce of testosterone. Look at this guy. a complete and total dork. And Jasmine Crockett, the fire brand, the face of the Democrat party, has lost. Wow. They rejected a black strong. How dare THEY REJECT ME, A STRONG and independent black woman. I know, Jasmine. I don't get it either. They chose a dork over you. James Taller Rico is at 52%. Jasmine Crockett is at 46.7% as of right now with 69% of the expected votes in with an estimated 750 left. Jasmine Crockett is losing her it. Okay, she's saying it was rigged. They stole it. She sounds like Trump. I do want want everyone to just get a quick reminder of who Jasmine Crockett is. You know, let's just remind ourselves of who this lady is. Look at her in Congress. >> VOTED to do it. >> Y'ALL DID IT FIRST. Voted to do it. >> I'm trying to get clarification. >> Look at Calm down. Calm down. >> No. No. No. No. Because this is what y'all do. I'm trying to get it. You're not recognized. I can't hear you with your yelling. Don't want me. Calm down. Can you please calm down? >> Don't tell me to calm down because y'all talk and then you can't control if I chair. Okay. Order. Chair now recognizes Miss Green for for four minutes and 21 seconds. >> Yeah. So, Jasmine Crockett is ghetto. That's her brand. And so, she was expecting the millions of ghetto fellow ghetto people in Texas to vote for her. And I guess they rejected her instead. Sorry, Jasmine. And before the race, before the votes were counted, this is what Jasmine Crockett said. And then I'll show you her concession speech. >> All red has already stated, "We encourage each and every one of you to remain resilient. We cannot allow this type of behavior to be rewarded because so long as they know that they can win even if it means cheating, then they will continue to do it. So, I am asking you, I am begging you to make sure that you go ahead and figure out where it is that you are supposed to vote, stand in line, wait in line, >> show ID. Jasmine, you're starting to sound like, you know, an election integrity advocate like me, an activist for voter ID, you know, no mail in ballots, election day voting. You sound like me, Jasmine. Okay, look. Suddenly it's it was rigged. That's what she's saying. It was rigged. Suddenly it's you know what? Donald Trump was right when he said our elections aren't really that secure. So that I find interesting. And Jasmine Crockett stormed out of her her campaign victory headquarters, not a victory anymore, saying they cheated. So, >> um, >> so, um, so that's my news is that we're not going to have election results tonight, in my opinion, based upon, um, what specifically is taking place in Dallas County. Unfortunately, this is what Republicans like to do. And so, they specifically targeted Dallas County. And I think we all know why. So, um, I want you to enjoy yourselves, but I won't be back tonight because I have no idea of when we're going to get results, and I fully anticipate it won't be until tomorrow. So, >> I love y'all, too. Thank you so very much for being here. Love you down. I love you down, Dallas. >> Wow, Jasmine, I agree. They cheated. They got to get you your win, girl. They cheated you. Okay, they cheated you out of this win. And I'm going to be very honest with everyone. Jasmine Crockett would have been better to win for Republicans because James Tarico is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He comes across as a normal guy who's just doing normal things. But this is the same guy who said God is non-binary >> is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary is both masculine. >> Yeah, that's a weird guy. And ladies and gentlemen, if you think those are great wins, how about this? Dan Krenshaw, I patch McCain is gone. This guy who has been a thorn on the Republicans side has been kicked out of office by current Texas state rep Steve Tot or Tot or however you say his name in a massive victory like 57 to 39. That's huge. H I love this Texas. You guys have done it. I take back everything I said about Texas pretending to be tough while Indians and Muslims build enclaves in Texas. That's still true. But at least I I'm starting to see signs that you guys are fighting back. Make sure you vote for Ken Paxton, though, because on the Republican side, Ken Paxton and John Cornin will go to a runoff. Paxton should win that because Wesley Hunt is in third place and his voters are Paxton voters and I think Wesley Hunt will endorse Paxton at the end of the day. It was really a race between Paxton and Wesley Hunt together as the outsiders and John Cornin as the incumbent insider who's been in office way too long. So Ken Paxton is someone that I like. He should win in the runoff and Republicans need to unite, do everything in their power to prevent this dork from taking office in Texas. It would be a disgrace of epic proportions if Ken Paxton doesn't come out on top. And yeah, I I don't think Democrats are going to be spending as much as, you know, Jasmine Crockett would hope or James Tarico would hope to flip Texas red or blue because Democrats are struggling in other places across the country. They're struggling in North Carolina, in Michigan. Those are seats they they want to flip North Carolina. They want to keep their seat in Michigan. if they lose both, like Republicans expand their majority in the Senate, which would make 2028 favorable to Republicans. So, I'm just saying like Democrats are in a very picky sticky situation. Okay? They have to pick the races that they want to stick to. See how I merge those words? So, yeah, Jasmine Crockett is saying it's fraudulent. It's a fraudulent election. Lady, the reason people didn't vote for you is because you are polarizing and the reason this is big and some people might not feel like it's a big win for the country is James Tallerico is a threat. Yeah. But Jasmine Crockett was worse in my opinion in terms of the overall overall package what she said about the direction of this country. Jasmine Crockett is somebody who grew up in the suburbs. She was learning you all before y'all, right? Then suddenly to get into office, she started speaking Ebonics and suddenly she was unrecognizable. She started doing the eyelashes, you know, get them long with the nails did. And so she is the embodiment of a ghetto politician who has bastardized black voters and gotten them to vote for nonsense, to vote for her. So her losing says there's a cultural shift away from this nonsense identity politics where oh we'll vote for the first black woman US Senate out of like that's over. It's time to have some substance Jasmine. If you don't have any substance you're done. It's over. So I think it's amazing what has happened in Texas. But James Tarico as a threat, Republicans need to take him seriously and they need to go allin on ensuring that victory in November. Uh, no slacking. Okay. I need all the establishment Republicans, the moderates, the leaning independents that go more to the right. You guys need to lock in, focus, turn out. You do not want James Tarico in office. That is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Thank you all very much for watching. God bless and goodbye.
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