@Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal

I might not have chosen an accurate adjective in the word ‘hysteria’. Maybe its choice was an exaggeration, which ironically is related to hysteria itself. I believe I was thinking more of the kind of response that Dore can generate in the current state of politics in general.

He sounds mad as hell. He sounds a lot like me, in fact.

@CS in AZ

Thank you for contributing to the clarity of what I experienced ...

It's emotion driven, versus Sahl who seems to have a calm assessment of the mess and a meticulous way of going after them that is funny and sharp at the same time.

I immediately recognised that brief shot of Biden at the Clarence Thomas debacle. Just yesterday my neighbours recommended watching ‘Marshall’ on Netflix, about Thurgood Marshall, who Thomas replaced. It should be interesting.

I'd never heard of him before. I listened to the whole video plus a couple of others. Amazing how much his points are still relevant today. Funny when he even mentions Joe Biden and labels him as a "right-wing social democrat."

I agree that Dore does reflect his style, in a very general sense. I think the key differences between him and JD now are first, that Sahl is actually funny -- he speaks the truth as he sees it without losing his sense of humor, and he remembers to entertain the audience while making his points. And that he takes everyone to task, rather than focusing on just a small faction of just one party as the root of all evil. JD comes across as just being angry now.

I don't know that I would call his schtick hysteria exactly, but he is not rational in his critiques and chosen targets. It's emotion driven, versus Sahl who seems to have a calm assessment of the mess and a meticulous way of going after them that is funny and sharp at the same time.

Anyway, thanks for highlighting this, I had missed it and I am glad you gave it a spotlight.