Mike Daisey Paints Himself as a Victim on This American Life Even Though He's the Bad Guy

 

 

On the compelling This American Life, retraction episode, in which Ira Glass questions Mike Daisey for his plethora of lies it would have served Daisey well to speak the plain truth.

Instead, he tried to create a world of ambiguity and ambivalence that he had for deceiving Glass. This is an irony since Daisey is the master of self-righteous indignation. His whole act is built on sanctimonious outrage over injustice. 

Therefore, he should know that if the roles were reserved, that if Glass deceived Daisey the way he deceived Glass, that Daisey would have been pissed to the tilt.

What a phony Daisey is, before and after Glass' interrogation. 

Comments

[Doug T.]

For your outrage:

http://mikedaisey.blogspot.com/2012/03/heres-audio-from-prologue-i-delivered.html

CNET reports: "Apparently, not everything is ruined. Daisey's last performance at The Public Theater is today at 11 a.m. PT. The show last night and today were sold out."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57399550-37/mike-daisey-took-aim-at-apple-now-challenges-chinese-translator/

[Jeffrey McMahon]

Doug, Daisey seems intent to drag anyone under a bus as he digs himself into deeper and deeper lies.

[Thomas]

This retraction has become my favorite TAL episode. So well handled and so humble. Radio and journalism at its best. You make a mistake, own up to it.

Daisey could learn from this. He has lost the one thing that he could have maintained if his ego hadn't gotten in the way...his credibility.