This scene is from The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 9, βThe Blackout, Pt. 2: Mock Debateβ (2012). Will McAvoy and the News Night team are presenting a mock debate to Republican officials, but the real point is not to create a smooth TV event. Will wants to show what happens when candidates are not allowed to hide behind slogans. When someone claims Obama took away American freedoms, Will asks for the exact three freedoms that were lost. When another says gas prices can drop to $2.50, Will asks how a president actually controls oil prices. When βMr. Romneyβ says Obama apologized for America, Will demands a specific example. Every time the candidates try to dodge with talking points or media-bias complaints, Will pulls them back to the facts. That is what makes the scene so satisfying: it turns a staged debate into a pressure test where empty answers finally have nowhere to hide. #TheNewsroom #WillMcAvoy #MockDebate #NewsNight #AaronSorkin #PoliticalDrama #HBO #TVShorts
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We need mediators like this People who are actually going to keep conversations and debates on track instead of allowing farces to be built and ran with
βI thought we agreed you wouldnβt fact check usβ
I watched this series because of this scene alone. There's a line after this scene that's something along the lines of "If a candidate for President can't handle these types of questions, I don't want them as President". I wholeheartedly agree.
This is what journalism must be. Unyielding, unwavering, and armed with all the facts.
How does a president control the price of oil? Trump: Hold my beer
"I've never read them." "Your name and signature are on them!" And in some cases, a drawing ππ
You can tell it's a TV show because people didn't just blindly applaud partisan talking points.
"How does the us president control the price of oil." Well we know the answer to that one now, don't we folks?
This is what we need! On every level of reporting, debate, and hearings.
This is how politicians should be challenged. When politicians make blanket bs statements they need someone to call them to account and make them actually defend their position.
I wish reporters were this tough on politicians. Unfortunately this is all fiction
Questioning like this should go for both parties in my opinion. We need to scrutinize EVERY SINGLE CONTROVERSIAL DETAIL.
"I see where your going" He did not, in fact, see where he was going
For all those who want to know, this is from the TV series 'The Newsroom' (3 seasons 2012 - 2014).
I have an answer to one of his questions! The president affects the price of gas when he decides to start a war with a country that controls the waterway that roughly 25% of the worldβs oil passes through! Easy-peezy, next question
I love all the conservative snowflakes on here reacting to a move clip. BTW 95% of the things people are quoting as bad things Obama did are easily debunked with 10 second google search.
As always, American tv shows and movies have the best portrayal of how the US is supposed to act, the righteousness, the "Justice matters most" attitude. Completely the opposite of what America does in real life.
I believe this show desperately needs to come back, especially for todayβs political climate because they would be just straight eating the administration and MAGA alive, breakfast lunch, and dinner.
God I wish all debates were moderated like this π βtell me when that happened or shut the hell upβ is the energy we need.
"How does the us president control the price of oil?"... Well I guess we know now don't we π .