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http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Donald-Trump-Jimmy-Fallon-hair-messed-up-video-9227056.phpThe "Tonight Show" host created a light-hearted moment with the GOP presidential candidate as he messed up his infamous hair on Thursday night. The two men traded laughs as Trump's Cheetos-colored mane flew around wildly, and in general the entire interview was friendly and full of chuckles.
Trump opponents are saying Fallon created a promotional puff piece for Trump, and instead should have used the opportunity to ask hard-nosed questions.
"Throughout the interview, Fallon was predictably non-confrontational and willing to work with whatever Trump gave him," writes Maxwell Strachan in a story for the Huffington Post. "When Trump made a joke about fearing what people might do to his hamburgers if they know it's him before he orders, Fallon leaned back in his chair and let out a disproportionately large laugh relative to the funniness of the joke. Was it really that funny? No, it was not."
It didn't come off?!
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)Trump has something on him
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)That's how I think he got support from some POCs
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)the funniest thing ever uttered
that said, it was disgusting to see him participate whole hog in the lovable DT's normalization project
THAT said, it was no more galling (to the typical repub geeb) than Kimmel's soft treatment of Hillary
nobody on late night is going to go after either candidate in person
for those who miss the late, lamented letterman show:
bluesbassman
(19,374 posts)I always thought Seth was a rather weak comedian, but he has his moments. Lately though he has been on the attack toward Trump and I would bet the rent that Trump wouldn't step fiot on Seth's show.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)to reaming trump
well worth watching
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Chiyo-chichi
(3,581 posts)This is how to do a late night talk show. Nobody better.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)Paladin
(28,264 posts)His ass-kissing of Trump is exactly what I'd expect.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)He's like the kid who desperately wants to be popular.
Very sad.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Wait, never mind, he's a daytime clown.
Il_Coniglietto
(373 posts)combined efforts of handling Trump with kid gloves have helped normalize white supremacy, sexism, xenophobia, etc., etc. It is beyond shameful. Words do not exist in the English language to accurately reflect my complete disgust.
In the future, these same media figures will try to rewrite the history of their complicity the way they did with the Iraq War run-up. We cannot let them.
Jimmy Fallon can go eat dirt.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)completely lost. What a sellout!
IcyPeas
(21,889 posts)he is not a journalist. he is an entertainer. he entertains. really? get mad at CNN, MSNBC etc. not a comedian.
fallon has had lots of politicians on of all parties.
tandem5
(2,072 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,770 posts)Love Jimmy Fallon. I especially love, "DRINKO". I love all the celebrity games-- I always end up laughing out loud.
If enough of y'all alert enough, you can probably get me kicked off MIRT and maybe off DU.
MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)"Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon greeted Hillary Clinton at an interview taping on Friday by donning a medical mask after the Democratic nominee took a break from the campaign to recover from pneumonia.
Clinton gave the late-night host a high five.
Clinton's campaign revealed on Sunday that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia a few days earlier. And video of her seeming to nearly faint as she tried to get into a van after a 9/11 memorial didn't help the conspiracy theories swirling about her health.
Donald Trump appeared on Fallon's show Thursday night. Clinton's interview is set to air Monday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/296440-jimmy-fallon-greets-clinton-with-medical-mask
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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)and put Hillary on the spot to act like it was funny.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)The loonies on the right would be having conniptions about how "unpresidential" that was.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)what else is new?
HarmonyRockets
(397 posts)So obvious what they should do.