I think, just maybe, the worm has turned with the MSM.

[Stonepounder]

Been watching MSNBC for a couple of hours tonight. It has been 100% unflattering of Trump and of the GOP. And there have been NO Trump talking heads trying to spin anything.
-Russia and the election
-Trump listening to Russia and attacking the US intelligence agencies
-Comey having the Steele dossier since last Summer
-Comey really pissing off the Dems today
-Push back on the GOP attacking the Gov Ethics Director rather than looking at Trump's issues.

Nothing sympathetic to Trump of the GOP. All 'concern' about Trump and the GOP.

I think maybe, just maybe, Trump calling CNN 'fake news' and then taking a question from Breitbart might just have been the straw that broke the camel's back and the mega-corps that own the MSM suddenly realized that they could see their media empire shut down by the Orange Putin-Puppet.

[Farmgirl1961]

1. I sure hope they keep it up

The man and his entourage is nothing but pure evil. Time to put him DOWN.

[still_one]

2. I don't buy it for a minute. Shortly after Trump attacked CNN, MSNBC went

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on the attack accusing BuzzFeed of fake news:

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/313895-chuck-todd-to-buzzfeed-editor-you-published-fake-news

It was MSNBC, that was the first network after Comey released the letter to the republicans to falsely misrepresent it as "the FBI had reopened the email investigation" as breaking news. That was a LIE, and then MSNBC paraded ever right wing politician across the television screen propagating that LIE, before the other networks then followed suit.

[zentrum]

8. I'm not buying it either. nt

[HoneyBadger]

21. Interesting when NBCUniversal owns a quarter of Buzzfeed

[kacekwl]

38. Exactly , they are all connected

in some way.

[still_one]

39. I didn't know that. Interesting, thanks for the info

[spanone]

40. and don't forget that trump is on their payroll

[elleng]

3. Heard from a friend, CNN's sounding 'real,'

maybe chastened by the Acosta treatment. MAYBE something 'good' coming from the 'disaster?'

[oldtime dfl_er]

5. Did you see Acosta's tweet yesterday?

It was kind of revolting, he said something about can't we find a way to work together? Meaning CNN and the Trump people. I replied that it wasn't his job to work with the administration but to be skeptical and adversarial I'm sure he never saw my reply, but I had to say it.

will try to find the actual tweet.

OK here it is, directed at Spicer:

Jim AcostaVerified account
?@Acosta Jim Acosta Retweeted Jim Acosta
I have covered 4 presidential campaigns. Democrats and Republicans. This has never happened. Let's deescalate, find a way to work together.

[elleng]

7. He has a job to do; his reaction is perfectly understandable.

So some good may come from this miserable situation, he and others will handle news REALLY.

[Dustlawyer]

34. I know, right?

Bust up the 6 media companies that comprise the plutocrat's media oligarchy and do the work of manipulating us to vote their way. It is the only way we can stop the propaganda!

They are not reformed, for now they are acting like we expect them to, but later they will subtly start shilling again and moving us on.

[zentrum]

9. Thanks. You said it well nt

[OldYallow]

4. If the press did their jobs

There would be no republicans.

[SunSeeker]

11. Good point. nt

[Duppers]

29. THIS

[Achilleaze]

36. + 1,000

The press has systematically failed America and Americans.

Free clue: Do your freakin job.

[oasis]

6. When a disgusted MSM seemed to act in solidarity after Trump snookered

them on his "Obama born in USA/Trump DC Hotel infomercial", I thought they would never let up on his lousy ass. Sadly, the outrage on that incident had a short shelf life. And more importantly, he was not president-elect at the time.

As things stand today, MSM corporate powers know that a constitutional crisis will trigger a stock market calamity, so they will likely be guided with that in mind.

[Midnight Writer]

12. Exactly. We have seen this before, and then it goes away

[Cha]

17. Hmmm... interesting, oasis.. glad you know

about things.

It would be only their bottom line they care about.. makes good sense.

Only time will about the whole "worm" thing.

[world wide wally]

10. Cable news makes a difference no matter what anyone may say

Just imagine if they hadn't pushed Trump 24/7 for a year. He never would have won the primaries or sold out the US to Russia.

Did someone say "responsibility"?


BTW MSM, They say NOTHING would get ratings like seeing the party in total control totally collapse.
Think of the ratings!

[C Moon]

13. I am now seeing on FB, Trump supporters saying CNN is fake news. Surprise, surprise.

They eat up Trump's words like worms eat dirt.

[Cha]

16. "They eat up Trump's words like worms eat dirt."

Amazing there's so many damn many of them.. raised on foxfubarsyou.. so I guess it's not so surprising.

[angrychair]

14. Smoke and mirrors

The news media spent 9+ months kissing his ass and now they care? If someone decides that kissing Russia's ass would get them better ratings than Trump becomes a hero again, they would start speaking Russian and doing commercials for vodka.

Sorry not buying their sudden faux outrage. Why? Because a lot of this and worse has been out there for years and no one cared during the primary or the General.

[susanna]

18. Thank you...my thoughts exactly. n/t

[Cha]

15. Only time will tell.

[Judi Lynn]

19. We can only hope. They have been downright loathsome, so long, up to and including the campaign. n/t

[WiffenPoof]

20. I agree...

I wrote a similar post earlier so I completely agree with you. There are some small indications that the press and the American people are not going tolerate what is about to happen.

My post...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028466765

[Buckeye_Democrat]

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[get the red out]

23. I hope you are correct

It is almost too good to be true, but maybe the can see that it is in their long-term self-interest, considering Trump's treatment of the press. Trump might even make their controller companies to have stock price drops just like he did with Boeing and others already.

[no_hypocrisy]

24. It's ratings.

If a network can attract more viewers by attacking and criticizing Trump, they'll go with it.

[DeminPennswoods]

25. Exactly

nt

[Squinch]

30. So it's up to us to keep the channel turned on those who are doing it. You don't even have to watch.

If you see a station reporting on him negatively, just turn it on, leave it on and go about your business.

[riversedge]

26. just tuned in--talking of trumpy's twitter habits

[riversedge]

27. saying Quin poll-Two Thirds think Trump should stop the tweets.

[riversedge]

28. They showed a quick graph of donny's most frequent words--mostly negitive words like 'crooked:

[AgadorSparticus]

31. If the media had 2 brain cells, it would realize they will get their ratings bonanza

(I.e. $$$$) if they would JUST REPORT the news and hold trump and his team to task. They don't need his permission for that. Nor do they need special access or anything else he has threatened them with. They just need to do their jobs. The inside scoop will come.

Joy reid'so #s don't lie.

[Kittycow]

33. Exactly !!

[Vinca]

32. You would think.

Suddenly we have the Russian's "useful idiot" (as Malcolm Nance calls him) in the White House and a head of the FBI who sure acts like an agent of Russia.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. If any politician is low in the polls the press will pile on.

We need to keep him low in the polls.

[heaven05]

37. I just can't escape

the feeling that this must have been how it was in Germany 1933 waiting for the fuhrer to ascend to the helm of their ship of state that ended up hitting a BIG fucking iceberg.....

[Iggo]

41. Well they got you to watch, anyway.

When they refamiliarize themselves with the words "lie", "lying", and "liar", maybe I'll start watching TV news again.

(But I doubt it.)