more and more tribalistic. howie: that s why we are hearing words like coup and white male power. i happen to think protesters screaming and chasing ted cruz and others out much restaurants has hurt the liberal cause. but the media don t like president trump and his allies calling them a mob. mollie: there was a lot of pushback against calling this angry group a mob. that s what it is. a large crowd of people that is disorderly and intent on causing violence. if you are trying to tear down the supreme court doors, that would calling if i. when you are taking overred the city of portland with antifa, that qualifies. you never saw tea partyers going
real conversations. howie: is there a media double standard. mollie: every time right wingers get together they are called right-wing mobs. we had a large scale assassination attempt against members of congress which many in the media act like it s not a big deal. i think americans are worried about that. howie: there was a commentator on cnn who tried to conflate that with the protests. it seems like three months ago, after brett kavanaugh was sworn in at the ceremony at the white house. he apologized his family and he called the sexual assault allegations a hoax. and i think that drew a lot of
white house. i don t think he s giving them direction to open up but they are following his example. howie: there has been a lot of media chatter about fox news carrying most of of the president s evening rallies in full because the ratings are down with its regular prime time hosts? richard: the rallies help him. i think the president is a master brander and marketer. while yes the house and senate are more complicated. when it comes to governor s mansions, republicans could take major losses in the governors mansions. howie: there is a lot of repetition. this is a business. there has been some grumbling about sarah sanders is holding fewer briefings. she said who would you rather hear from? me or the leader of the free
kavanaugh. howie: let me move on to something that drew a lot of the criticism. with hurricane michael devastating florida that night, here is the president taking shots at the pundits. we have the president holding a full-on pep rally while americans are suffering and dying in northwest florida. from a pure level of optics, he chose to take a warm bath while the people of florida were getting slammed in the face with 150-mile-per-hour with winds. mollie: i think it s interesting when a president doesn t stay at home when a major issue is happening. president obama drew a lot of criticism for golfing when the benghazi issue was going on. howie: if obama had done this
portland. people like to see rule of law and order. so it confirmed a lot of their fears. the media showed these things when they thought it was helping the antifa case. but now they are saying it s crazy to call them mob s. howie: the politics of fear in politics and campaigns has been around for centuries. but shouldn t the press call out both sides equally? gillian: of course they should. riling up people is the only way to get americans to vote, particularly in mid terms. the turnout is horrendous. this is the moment to get people angry. this is the mainstream medial