Brian Tyler Cohen Claims the Media Is Giving Republicans ‘Cover’ Because They Don’t Want To Be Labeled ‘Liberal’

GEIST Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ of the No Lie ░░░░░░░░ Brian Tyler Cohen who ░░░░░░░░ also an MSNBC contributor ░░░░░░░░ new book is titled ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Deliberate Dysfunction and ░░░░░░░░ Battle to Preserve Democracy ░░░░░░░░ good morning congratulations on ░░░░░░░░ book So I ll ░░░░░░░░ you explain a little ░░░░░░░░ your thesis there where ░░░░░░░░ use McConnell sort of ░░░░░░░░ an example of that ░░░░░░░░ the most prominent example ░░░░░░░░ changing the rules midstream ░░░░░░░░ else do you write ░░░░░░░░ in the book How ░░░░░░░░ this show itself in ░░░░░░░░ politics COHEN I talk ░░░░░░░░ broadly how Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ on their longstanding branding ░░░░░░░░ to give themselves a ░░░░░░░░ structure to act in ░░░░░░░░ way that s completely ░░░░░░░░ to that branding So ░░░░░░░░ talk about how they ░░░░░░░░ themselves as the party ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution the party ░░░░░░░░ family values of fiscal ░░░░░░░░ of states rights of ░░░░░░░░ military and yet in ░░░░░░░░ they actually behave in ░░░░░░░░ way that s completely ░░░░░░░░ to that So this ░░░░░░░░ of this presents itself ░░░░░░░░ letting the American people ░░░░░░░░ like it s okay ░░░░░░░░ vote for them because ░░░░░░░░ re good on the ░░░░░░░░ when in fact they ░░░░░░░░ not good on the ░░░░░░░░ and we have metric ░░░░░░░░ metric to prove all ░░░░░░░░ those things LEMIRE So ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ role the media plays ░░░░░░░░ this phenomenon you know ░░░░░░░░ often from the conservative ░░░░░░░░ and unwittingly from what ░░░░░░░░ would consider the mainstream ░░░░░░░░ How does that happen ░░░░░░░░ Well I think in ░░░░░░░░ part what I call ░░░░░░░░ both sides media in ░░░░░░░░ book has given them ░░░░░░░░ to act this way ░░░░░░░░ s in large part ░░░░░░░░ the media has allowed ░░░░░░░░ to given them a ░░░░░░░░ structure to act this ░░░░░░░░ just because they don ░░░░░░░░ want to be labeled ░░░░░░░░ the liberal media so ░░░░░░░░ ll bend over backwards ░░░░░░░░ kowtow to the right ░░░░░░░░ basically act as their ░░░░░░░░ editors.”