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thegoose

(3,115 posts)
5. They give Asshole 24-7 airtime
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 05:20 PM
Aug 2019

I can't stand it anymore. He's responsible for deaths and they keep pumping it out.

murielm99

(30,712 posts)
6. Yes, he is responsible for deaths.
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 05:22 PM
Aug 2019

Beto is saying so. The rest of us, ordinary Democrats, need to keep using your phrase, too.

Trump is responsible for DEATHS.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
3. yes
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 05:14 PM
Aug 2019

I'm angry... really angry at all supporters and enablers... the madness needs to end or I fear we all will go down

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
8. same thing seems to happen here....
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 05:27 PM
Aug 2019

We don;t seem to be able to ignore it either...

It's funny

but not funny

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
9. I have 3 words in auto-trash..one of them is trump..makes for less anxiety - because we have
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 05:55 PM
Aug 2019

so many names for the pos..threads still come through..

elias7

(3,990 posts)
10. Problem is they think his word vomit speaks for itself
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 06:52 PM
Aug 2019

Not everyone watching is so minute-to-minute informed to know everything that comes out of his mouth is sing-songy garbage and lies

Beartracks

(12,795 posts)
11. No shit. They're not supposed to be stenographers. They need to...
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 07:16 PM
Aug 2019

... stop just presenting what Trump SAYS and start telling us if what he says is TRUE.

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JohnnyRingo

(18,614 posts)
12. No media blackouts or censorship.
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 07:35 PM
Aug 2019

To begin with, that's not how a free press thrives. Secondly, if the president is alienating people, let him go.

The last thing I want is a media that censors out anything I don't want to hear. That's what Fox News did during the Obama era and we see how informed those viewers are.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,366 posts)
13. If the media pointed out every lie or untruth it would
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 07:40 PM
Aug 2019

cause the Orange Menace to constantly be defending himself. I'm all for it.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
14. Truth does not sell. Controversy does.
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 07:49 PM
Aug 2019

The only way mainstream, corporate media, can stay in business is to sell the false equivalence narrative. Ratings = money = profits. I would not expect truth from the media anytime soon.

lpbk2713

(42,736 posts)
17. They could easily devote ten minutes to contradict him.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 12:02 AM
Aug 2019


And point out his lies and exaggerations after every public
statement he makes. But they don't want to do that.

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