2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMaybe NPR is finally beginning to get it.
The lead in to All Things Considered today was a clip of Trump claiming that Obama and Clinton founded ISIS. Ari Shapiro's headline comment was words to this effect, "Donald Trump continues to make claims that are not true."
I call THAT objective reporting.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)...once again making unbelievable claims." Ari Shapiro.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)Just keep dealing out the BS to his rallygoers.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)He doesn't have to run ads, the media gives him lots of free time.
lanlady
(7,134 posts)This morning the lead NPR story was 'Donald Trump called Hillary some names.' It was standard Trump fare, nothing he hasn't said a thousand times, yet it was their lead and they played audio. I was thoroughly disgusted.
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)throwing poop, screaming, turning the election into a shouting match turned up to 11 where nothing is true, therefore everything is.
I'd say his strategy is starting to come into focus now that Ivanka and Priebus took away his Twitter and got him his meds.
central scrutinizer
(11,652 posts)I stopped listening (and donating) to Fox Lite years ago.
tandem5
(2,072 posts)but they might as well be msnbc.