The Media is throwing up their hands, "It wasn't us who created Trump".

[Firebrand Gary]

It's appalling that the media as a whole are acting as innocent bystanders in the in media monster known as Trump. Here's a clip from award winning journalist Eugene Robinson. It could not be more tone deaf!

The “media created Trump” storyline ignores the fact that the “mainstream” media are about as popular among the Republican base as the Zika virus. And the one exception, Fox News, has been tougher on Trump than other outlets, not more accommodating. Chris Wallace, the host of “Fox News Sunday,” has long refused to let Trump call in. And anchor Megyn Kelly, with her sharp questioning and commentary, seems to have driven the blowhard billionaire up the wall.

It is true that Trump delivers huge television ratings and lots of website clicks. But that’s irrelevant. News organizations have to cover the leading candidates, even if they’re dull as dishwater.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-the-media-didnt-create-trump-covering-him-is-their-job/2016/03/28/11ffc554-f516-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html?postshare=5801459215900298&tid=ss_tw

Over the last couple of years I've read several articles basically talking about how global elites are losing control. While I think some of those accusations are eye roll worthy, I am beginning to become a believer in the message as a whole. I bet that I cannot find one person on DU that doesn't believe that Fox News did not create Trump.

I call pox on all their houses!

[TDale313]

1. Been hearing that a lot today

From different sources.

[Firebrand Gary]

3. Donald Trump IS a politcal arsonist.

And the MSM sold him the gas at an incredible discount to do so.

[malokvale77]

2. Nope...

Each and every one of the networks are complacent.

Both parties are complacent.

[JHB]

12. They're complicit, too. n/t

[malokvale77]

13. Yes that, too. nt

[Person 2713]

4. Bullshit link from WP. They are probably realizing he could go all 1939 on the media if he won

Seems this journalist never reads his own rag if he believes that crap

[Fumesucker]

5. Fox News is but a mouse pretending to be an elephant, the real elephant is talk radio

Far more radical and far more listened to than Fox are the thousands of right wing talkers on the air coast to coast, in many smaller and more rural communities right wing talk is the only local programming on the air.

[longship]

6. For Christ sakes: there, their, they're!

Sorry about being a grammar nazi, but here is how to do this.

there -- a location, like "over there"

their -- possessive, as in "their hands"

they're -- a contraction of "they are"

Easy peasy, my friend.

I apologize again.

My best to you.

[Firebrand Gary]

7. Typo

Which was obvious if you read what I wrote.

[longship]

8. No worries. I make the mistake myself.

Which is why my posts usually have multiple edits. But my excuse is that I post from an iPhone, which has insidious spell correction.

My secret. Proofread. (I prefer after posting, since the iPhone can throw out ones post before it's posted. Hence, multiple edits.)

My best to you.

[Duckhunter935]

9. Morning joke

Has been saying this for days

[Firebrand Gary]

10. Especially this morning.

[sofa king]

11. Fox is facilitating the Backfire Effect

They are specifically playing the role of the "liberal media" in order to lend credence to Trump's bullshit. Amusingly, because of their abysmal track record, they have to do it by temporarily improving their journalism.

Ignorant American rednecks gravitate in the direction of disinformation when it is refuted by a "liberal" source. Fox knows exactly what it's doing, for once, and I'm sure it's paying off in increased revenue and a circus candidacy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1539982

[MoonRiver]

14. Oh yes it was! Especially MSNBC and Morning Joke.

[Arugula Latte]

15. Fox News and three decades of racist, misogynistic hate radio ...

and years of the mainstream networks and media stomping down most voices except conservative white males ...

What did they expect?

[Rex]

16. I wonder sometimes which overall, is more damaging to our society

the MIC, the M$M or D.C. itself. GOP Congress seems to be winning by leaps and bounds.

[yuiyoshida]

19. Rex...

love your new gifs!

[Rex]

20. Thanks! I see you have some new ones and a new avatar!

Love the avatar yuiyoshida. Is that mount Fuji?


Found it.

[yuiyoshida]

21. Yeah

I asked Kimi if I could use it, she said, "go ahead" so I did, and put my cartoon self in the sig line!

[Rex]

23. Ha there you are! Too awesome!

Love the gifs! Gotta love a site that will let you use gifs.

[yuiyoshida]

17. They WILL LOVE IT if he gets elected...

that is until he throws down Media Restrictions... welcome to the New American dictatorship if THE DONALD becomes President.

[NobodyHere]

18. Trump sneezes and DU responds with 20 threads about it.

Can't you really fault the media for covering him so much?

[So Far From Heaven]

22. Trump created Trump, no-one else.

The MSM just sell him in the name of 'reporting'.

Considering the sum of the IQ's of the reporters may actually be negative, they're doing one hell of a job making sure he gets lots of commercials free of charge.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. Well, yes. Yes, it was.

Even if they try to deflect by saying that they were just trying to point out his negatives. Air time is air time, and the only bad publicity is no publicity.