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redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 02:00 PM Dec 2017

I went out to CNN.com today and almost every story had "Trump" in it.

I have to wonder what would happen if the media took one full day and didn't mention 45? He has to love seeing his name over and over again on a website like CNN. His crazy me me personality feeds off this stuff. I wish they would just quit for just one day. I know he is the President, but he gets more coverage than anyone I have ever seen.

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NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)
1. let's do madlibs instead - remove trump and randomly choose other nouns or verbs
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 02:05 PM
Dec 2017

would probably be much more enjoyable and make more sense!

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
2. Let's put it flatly - bad or good, the media pushed Schtroumpf straight to the presidency.
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 02:18 PM
Dec 2017

Apparently, the Onion became non-satirical and it played out to the utmost detail.

I can tell you’re practically salivating right now. And I’m going to keep riding this fascination, this little fixation you have with me as far as you’ll take me. You know I will.

So don’t try to tell me you’d be just as happy to watch one of these other bozos go toe-to-toe with Hillary Clinton or give a soaring speech at the national convention. And don’t delude yourself into thinking it’s everyone else who wants to watch me do this and you’re somehow above it. You want to see it. You want more. You hear “Trump” and your attention snaps to the TV screen right away.

Don’t think it’s true? Fine. You know what you have to do to make me go away. Just quit paying attention. Stop reading this right now.

That’s right, I didn’t think so. I have the power to make the next 16 months one of the most incredible times in our nation’s history, and not a single one of you can say you’re not at least a little bit curious to see how this wild ride shakes out. So just keep clicking every link that mentions my name and hitting play on every clip of my public appearances, and I promise you will not be disappointed.

marybourg

(12,633 posts)
5. In their defense, they were doing mostly "year in review"-type stories.
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 02:51 PM
Dec 2017

You can't review 2017 without the word "Trump", or as I prefer, tRump.

 

ollie10

(2,091 posts)
7. Why do the media publish each and every tweet, each and every word at each and every rally?
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 05:24 PM
Dec 2017

Because it helps ratings.

Why does it help ratings?

Because WE watch and tune in.

We all have blood on our hands.

UTUSN

(70,725 posts)
8. Even worse, his damned picture is plastered with every article.
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 07:15 PM
Dec 2017

One time i counted 13 just on the first page of Politico. Even on DU. If it's not for parody/satire, I wish his puke face were banned here, along with wingnut jargon ("fake news", lame stream media, et al.)

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