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elljay

(1,178 posts)
10. Weather, Kittens, Celebrities and Sports
Sun May 1, 2016, 04:24 PM
May 2016

There's no time for news after they cover the important stuff.

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #1
Exactly! Harriety May 2016 #2
K & R! TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #3
+ 1000 They_Live May 2016 #13
Excellent point. If the media had reported Bernie proportionately to what he deserved, who knows reformist2 May 2016 #4
Well, the good news is that KPN May 2016 #12
Keep telling yourself that. Indydem May 2016 #19
Most Dems voting still had only a hazy notion of who Sanders is. A lot of people are not online much reformist2 May 2016 #20
He's been on Meet the Press frequently oberliner May 2016 #38
Never any acceptance for the fact America doesn't like your candidates ideas. AlbertCat May 2016 #65
Oh bull. Indydem May 2016 #71
It's Hillary... afertal May 2016 #72
Keep telling yourself that. AlbertCat May 2016 #89
Isn't this a REPUBLICAN talking point? Raastan May 2016 #78
What ever happened to it has changed the meaning of "what is news" MrMickeysMom May 2016 #5
Actual "news" content has dropped to a minimum, "opinion & analysis" (read: spin) has taken over. reformist2 May 2016 #6
Weather, Kittens, Celebrities and Sports elljay May 2016 #10
And product placement! cui bono May 2016 #34
Real news means a network must spend money on satellite time, actual reporters who can read, LiberalArkie May 2016 #11
Opinion is cheap. OwlinAZ May 2016 #73
Yes, Fairness Doctrine, AND snot May 2016 #7
ALL THAT. Yes. n/t Triana May 2016 #8
You nailed it. IF we want to have freedom of the press this jwirr May 2016 #86
the left, including goodman, ignore a dominating media factor certainot May 2016 #9
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast May 2016 #14
Even though I liked Obama last night at the dinner, and laughed Mira May 2016 #15
Good point. zentrum May 2016 #17
K/R Jack Rabbit May 2016 #16
This is total BS oberliner May 2016 #18
Your Opinion Only - Others See The World Much, Much Differently cantbeserious May 2016 #22
It has never been easier to get accurate, unfiltered information about candidates oberliner May 2016 #23
Only For Those Privileged Enough To Afford Access To Alternative Media cantbeserious May 2016 #24
Over 85 percent of Americans have internet access oberliner May 2016 #25
This Citizen Understands That The Media Is Owned And Controlled By Seven Or Less Corporations cantbeserious May 2016 #26
It takes less than five seconds to find every speech Bernie has given over the campaign oberliner May 2016 #27
A handful of corporate media conglomerates; own 95% of everything the American People see Uncle Joe May 2016 #43
Those are dying mediums oberliner May 2016 #45
They're not dead yet. Uncle Joe May 2016 #47
That's true oberliner May 2016 #49
Stop! You're upsetting the narrative that explains why Sanders is losing the primaries! stopbush May 2016 #80
The corporate media conglomerates gave Trump billions of dollars in free advertising Uncle Joe May 2016 #83
Is the NY Times not part of the corporate media? oberliner May 2016 #84
The "Television" Networks didn't cover the New York Times angle on the interview, Uncle Joe May 2016 #88
Even some supporters of his didn't think it was his best interview oberliner May 2016 #91
I don't have a problem with criticism of any candidate if I view it as legitimate. Of course Uncle Joe May 2016 #95
Going to respectfully disagree with your points oberliner May 2016 #96
The Editorial Board knows who their owner is and which candidate said owner supports. Uncle Joe May 2016 #97
Like Amy Goodman's show? stopbush May 2016 #77
It used to be --- in a Presidency far far away Mira May 2016 #29
The Media is more than just TV oberliner May 2016 #30
Yes - tru dat - yet there is a message in this quote: Mira May 2016 #33
I don't think the educational system is the problem oberliner May 2016 #35
it is definitely part of the problem Skittles May 2016 #48
Please provide a link to stats for "Bernie has been on every single news show repeatedly" cui bono May 2016 #36
OK oberliner May 2016 #37
I agree with you shadowmayor May 2016 #44
The low-information voter is not a new phenomenon oberliner May 2016 #46
Total BS back. Early on, Bernie got nothing whereas each new Republican and Hillary got coverage. Festivito May 2016 #50
As he grew more popular, he got more news coverage oberliner May 2016 #56
The others had 10s maybe 100s attending, Bernie had 1000s and no coverage -- while the others did. Festivito May 2016 #57
WashPo (Aug 2015): Bernie Sanders draws 28,000 people in Portland oberliner May 2016 #59
Those! Two, three, four MONTHS after he announced! JUST AS I SAID! Festivito May 2016 #60
CNN (April 30): Bernie Sanders is running for president oberliner May 2016 #69
Nice, but: cable. Those who can't afford cable hear 20 seconds of Bernie in controversy, IF THAT! Festivito May 2016 #79
ABC, CBS, and NBC are not cable oberliner May 2016 #82
Your links were to msnbc, not nbc, abc.go, cnn. Those are the cable outlets. Festivito May 2016 #87
Meet the Press is on NBC oberliner May 2016 #92
Again, my post #50. eom Festivito May 2016 #98
Meet the Press interviewed him in May of 2015 oberliner May 2016 #99
Don't like patriot act, nice if we could have debates. Thank you. Goodbye. Festivito May 2016 #100
The 2016 Candidates Who Are Making Headlines Javaman May 2016 #52
Those links are from 2015 oberliner May 2016 #55
New York Times busted for anti-Bernie bias: The iconic, Clinton-endorsing newspaper slyly edits arti Javaman May 2016 #61
Breitbart? oberliner May 2016 #68
sorry about that one, caught that after I posted it. Javaman May 2016 #75
That's OK oberliner May 2016 #93
Propagandist much? OwlinAZ May 2016 #74
And when you come to DU, Trump is always in the pic of the day. That's different, you say? No. whereisjustice May 2016 #21
This is absolutely great and the truth underthematrix May 2016 #28
American Journalism is almost dead. wundermaus May 2016 #31
That is preposterous oberliner May 2016 #39
You just made me laugh out loud! wundermaus May 2016 #40
One can access any news source from anywhere in the US and in the world online oberliner May 2016 #42
Come Clean oberliner........ Stainless May 2016 #66
A huckster and a shill? oberliner May 2016 #67
What you just said - that is preposterous OwlinAZ May 2016 #76
It is a simple indisputable fact oberliner May 2016 #85
Watching her on C-span now. Duppers May 2016 #32
FANTASTIC! Amy Goodman! - This needs to go VIRAL! Equinox Moon May 2016 #41
OMG SujiwanKenobee May 2016 #51
Excellent synopsis of Silver_Witch May 2016 #53
K and R She's right, but Sanders should be talking about this... Smarmie Doofus May 2016 #54
interesting pen name saidsimplesimon May 2016 #63
A DUer gave it to me a million years ago. 2005 or 2009, most likely. Smarmie Doofus May 2016 #90
thank you, never mind saidsimplesimon May 2016 #101
Right on, Amy!! SalviaBlue May 2016 #58
Brilliant snort May 2016 #62
I saw enough of Bernie to know I didn't like him. leftofcool May 2016 #64
K&R avaistheone1 May 2016 #70
K&R - Must see TV re-defined! (n/t) Moostache May 2016 #81
World News Tonight... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #94
+1 K and R Rebkeh May 2016 #102
K&R Amy Goodman is great! DianaForRussFeingold May 2016 #103
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