It can be both. Joseph Welch’s impassioned plea “At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” became the beginning of the end for McCarthyism when that hearing was televised.
I am anticipating disruptions by members of Congress not on the committee. Shouts to be heard and accusations of censorship that will have to be dealt with by the Sargeant-at-Arms. That is what will show up on Fox.
I wonder how the committee has prepared to deal with this.
It is the first click-bait congressional hearing of any import and we will see some new solutions or we wont. I am leaning forward.
I admit I won’t be watching it, because this part is political theater and all so much drama for playing up in front of everyone.
What I will be doing, however, is reading the transcripts from it, reading the direct reporting from it, and continuing to email/fax/write/call/fedex/registeredmail/etc my congress critters asking things be DONE as a direct result of this.
I don’t have time in my life to watch people look self important. I DO have time in my life to read the transcripts and demand action.