Ben Shapiro: Agree with him or disagree with him...

[Moonglow]

This is what personal integrity looks like... We all screw up, but owning the mistakes is something not all can do...

Ben Shapiro: Conservative pundit admits he was 'destroyed' in interview he cut short

He was destroyed yet still exists. That is not a thought in a rational, honest mind...

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Look at my first post on page one of this thread. I complimented Shapiro and said I’ve always thought he was a sharp guy. I listen to his post cast and respect many of his ideas and arguments.

This interview was not one of his finer moments. It’s obvious and he knew it as evidenced by his apology

It was definitely not one of his finer moments and as you say he acknowledges it.

I maintain it was because he was caught off guard by Andrew Neil right from the very start (Neil attacking Shapiro very first thing with a tweet made years earlier about Palestinians).
You can say Shapiro should have handled the interview better, and in hindsight I'm sure he would agree.

But Neil, as others have pointed out, was contentious and combative, and in the future when Shapiro is out hawking his books he will have to develop a game plan for dealing with bad actors like Neil.

 

[Slade3200]

Look at my first post on page one of this thread. I complimented Shapiro and said I’ve always thought he was a sharp guy. I listen to his post cast and respect many of his ideas and arguments.

This interview was not one of his finer moments. It’s obvious and he knew it as evidenced by his apology

It was definitely not one of his finer moments and as you say he acknowledges it.

I maintain it was because he was caught off guard by Andrew Neil right from the very start (Neil attacking Shapiro very first thing with a tweet made years earlier about Palestinians).
You can say Shapiro should have handled the interview better, and in hindsight I'm sure he would agree.

But Neil, as others have pointed out, was contentious and combative, and in the future when Shapiro is out hawking his books he will have to develop a game plan for dealing with bad actors like Neil.

I wouldn’t be so quick to call Neil a bad actor. Even though I’m a fan of Shapiro I like that he was tested and challenged. I think it is a healthy thing for interviewers to dig in and surprise their subjects so they can’t just stick to their tired talking points.

We all mess up. Shapiro did this time and he owned up to it. This is a good thing, both for Neil with his interview and for Shapiro with how he responded to his mess up.

 

[WheelieAddict]

Dude is just a talking head who spouts opinions, who cares.