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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 03:05 PM Oct 2016

Media in the tank for Hillary?

Trump says it is a conspiracy between the MSM and Hillary. Meanwhile:

Trump U
Birtherism
Tax Returns
Trump's racism against a Federal judge
Trump asking Russia to cyber attack the US
Trump suggesting his followers assassinate his opponent X 2
Trump's use of his Foundation for personal purchases
Trump claiming he donated to Vets when he didn't
Trump wanting to ban all Muslims
Central Park Five
Trump sued by US for discriminating against African Americans in his apartments
Trump soliciting campaign contributions from foreign leaders
Trump calling Mexicans rapists
Trump promising to put his opponent in prison

All these briefly reported on and then the media moved on. But they are in a conspiracy, after giving Trump millions of dollars in free air time.

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Media in the tank for Hillary? (Original Post) Stonepounder Oct 2016 OP
The M$M normalized and enabled his fuckin ass !!!! uponit7771 Oct 2016 #1
I don't think they normalized him at all...that is impossible. Cakes488 Oct 2016 #2
The media was in the tank for him until he scammed them one time too many meow2u3 Oct 2016 #3
Dukakis was in the tank for the media. Qutzupalotl Oct 2016 #4
now they are maxsolomon Oct 2016 #5
 

Cakes488

(874 posts)
2. I don't think they normalized him at all...that is impossible.
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 03:37 PM
Oct 2016

I do agree though that they should not be carrying his hate speech stumps at this point... I thought they were airing them time after time to allow people to see the hate and incoherence and they would see what he is all about and election would be over and done with...but that has not happened. I don't think many people are really paying attention and actually watching his "speeches"...

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)
3. The media was in the tank for him until he scammed them one time too many
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 04:09 PM
Oct 2016

Does the birther announcement which turned out to be a free informercial for his hotel in DC ring a bell?

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
5. now they are
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 05:10 PM
Oct 2016

the infomercial/birther apology was the last straw. the knives came out.

cooper nailing trump down on molestation was further than I've ever seen a moderator go in a debate. he deserved it, but it wasn't neutral.

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