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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:14 AM Jul 2016

The Media Are Now Officially On Trial

We all know how they will whip a dead horse of a story if it reflects poorly on a D. We also know how they love to feed the frenzy when there is no story there, as they have done post the FBI exoneration of Hillary.

Now, we get to see how they handle a real story, starting with Melania's blatant plagarism of Michelle's speech and her LYING to Matt Lauer that she wrote the speech.

We'll also be watching to see how they handle the Cleveland hatefest and the myriad lies that have already been spewed for all to hear.

My hopes are not high, but it would help if every D guest these networks deign to put on the air during this convention hold the feet of their media colleagues to the fire, forcefully and relentlessly pressing them to cover these lies with the same vehemence with which they cover the lies told about Hillary Clinton.

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The Media Are Now Officially On Trial (Original Post) stopbush Jul 2016 OP
right on TeamPooka Jul 2016 #1
The man has been allowed to get away with running a repugnant neo-fascist Chakab Jul 2016 #2
This is accurate. joshcryer Jul 2016 #3
Officially? Android3.14 Jul 2016 #4
The media isn't on trial. Promethean Jul 2016 #5
And how long will it take for that to work? mdbl Jul 2016 #6
One step at a time PJMcK Jul 2016 #7
Here's to hoping! mdbl Jul 2016 #8
 

Chakab

(1,727 posts)
2. The man has been allowed to get away with running a repugnant neo-fascist
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 06:03 AM
Jul 2016

campaign. Why would the take his wife to task over this?

The excuse making has already started. Purported "liberal" Chris Matthews is claiming that it's an "assault" that has been perpetrated on the Trump family by an unscrupulous speech writer.

http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/matthews-plagiarism-assault-on-trump-fam-727570499642

Promethean

(468 posts)
5. The media isn't on trial.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 06:49 AM
Jul 2016

Its dying. Youtube news and politics commentators are getting more views than prime time tv pols. More people watch Secular Talk than CNN. Ring of Fire. Humanist Report. Why get shit reporting from boring personalities when there are so many good shows on the internet? Even my right wing family members say they watch Milo and Watson over Fox. Mainstream media is losing to the competition. Apparently capitalism does occasionally work.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
6. And how long will it take for that to work?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:09 AM
Jul 2016

It's been going on for 40 years, maybe by the year 2200 people will have wised up enough to really do something?

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)
7. One step at a time
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:19 AM
Jul 2016

You and I are here with our kindred spirits, mdbl.

You're right that it takes time but we're watching an historic event: the demise of a political party. That's something that hasn't happened in a long time.

Enjoy the show.

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