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The Media Owes An Apology To The Electorate - Today! (Original Post) stopbush Sep 2016 OP
They've owed an apology for over 8 years of false equivalency now Curtis Sep 2016 #1
They have owed an apology since murielm99 Sep 2016 #2
Very true Curtis Sep 2016 #9
I don't care about a meaningless apology. world wide wally Sep 2016 #3
They helped Dubya sell a war. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #4
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2016 #6
Media should have shut down birther lies from the start, not wait until now wishstar Sep 2016 #5
Interesting how they perk up when their ox is gored. spiderpig Sep 2016 #7
I agree. I will never forgive the media for their betrayal of the American people. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #8
I agree 100%! K&R MoonRiver Sep 2016 #10

murielm99

(30,741 posts)
2. They have owed an apology since
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 02:39 AM
Sep 2016

the 2000 election. If they had reported honestly then, Dubya would never have gotten close enough to Gore to allow the Supremes to award the Presidency to that POS.

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)
3. I don't care about a meaningless apology.
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 02:54 AM
Sep 2016

All I want to see from the media is more reporting and pushback on Trump's lies like we saw today when they actually got pissed off at him. How hard was it to do your jobs?
Not so bad, was it?

wishstar

(5,269 posts)
5. Media should have shut down birther lies from the start, not wait until now
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 03:14 AM
Sep 2016

Had they (and the hypocritical craven Repub politicians) forcefully called it out and exposed it as racist from the start, it would not have gained credibility to the point that recent polls still shows majority of Repubs and vast majority of Trump supporter still believe the lies.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
7. Interesting how they perk up when their ox is gored.
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 08:44 AM
Sep 2016

Like when Trumpco conned them into free press coverage for his newest egomanical structure.

(As an event planner, I was laughing my ass off when the backdrop for his self-congratulatory speech fell down.)

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
8. I agree. I will never forgive the media for their betrayal of the American people.
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 09:08 AM
Sep 2016

I don't know if it is ratings or ideology...but it is dishonest and many so called journalist or even commentators have lost all credibility.

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