How CNN is playing this - "Rachel Maddow's epic buildup to ... 2 pages from Trump's 2005 tax returns

[NRaleighLiberal]

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/14/media/rachel-maddow-donald-trump-2005-taxes/index.html

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow teed up a major scoop about President Donald Trump's taxes on Tuesday night -- only to end up disappointing many in the political-media establishment with a report that was widely characterized as overhyped.

The big reveal, which Maddow did not get to until after a lengthy monologue and commercial break, showed that in 2005 Trump paid $38 million in federal income taxes on a reported income of $150 million.

That information was based on two pages of an IRS 1040 form supplied to journalist David Cay Johnston, who was a guest on Maddow's show.

By the time Maddow got around to sharing that information, it had already been supplied by the White House and published on The Daily Beast, where Johnston is a columnist. Even so, the documents left the public with more questions than answers.

SNIP

the last paragraph -

Even CNBC took a dig at its sister network, with a headline that read: "Donald Trump just got a nice victory, thanks, of all people, to Rachel Maddow."


My view - The media is not a friend of anyone but the media - and the horserace. They don't give two shits about we the people.

[scheming daemons]

1. Rachel became an internet meme tonight... a laughingstock

[bettyellen]

3. You seem to be so gleeful about this meme you're pushing ...

[scheming daemons]

4. I'm not gleeful! I am *PISSED*

We need to keep the focus on Russia... the AHCA... the travel ban.

Not giving this asshole *WINS* like this.

[bettyellen]

8. Her show heavily outlined and used the Russian connections to explain why sources of income and

Sources of loans need to be disclosed as part of the investigation into Russian influence not just during the campaign- but also now. I think she knew someone was going to use this info and she chose to do it to give context on the vital importance of him releasing the taxes. And I think she's right about that. I don't think any investigation is going to show us much without seeing his sources of income. I think most people trashing her reporting didn't actually watch it.

[OnDoutside]

15. There seems to be a whoosh factor with those criticising Rachel. They don't see the bigger

picture in this.

[Orrex]

17. She failed to impeach him last night, so she's a loser

At least, that's the message that I'm getting from them...

[OnDoutside]

18. +1

[BannonsLiver]

6. I've seen mothers on hour 19 of labor pushing less forcefully

That poster is absolutely overwrought tonight. Hair. On. Fire.

[KittyWampus]

5. it's a shame you seem so emotionally invested in trashing Maddow. Try a juice box.

Maybe your blood sugar is low?

[scheming daemons]

7. I'm a huge fan of Rachel. Her Russia reporting these past few weeks has been stellar.

It is because I am a fan of hers that I am disappointed in her tonight.

She allowed herself to be used by Donald Trump to provide a distraction from more important and damaging things.

[still_one]

2. Media never was our friend. MSNBC definitely overhyped the story

[BannonsLiver]

9. BREAKING: Competing businesses criticize each other's product!1!1

Film at 11.

In other news the sun rose in the east today.

Water is wet.

[OnDoutside]

16. +1 Exactly to the point.

[longship]

10. She said right away that they only had the two page 1040 from 2005.

For Christ sakes!

[Justice]

11. I'd rather that than be the cable network who hired Corey and Jason and Jeffrey

[brettdale]

12. This is a huge victory for Trump

I will go as far as to say Rachel Maddow has jumped the shark.

[vanlassie]

13. Yeah. I bet nobody even watches her show tomorrow night.

Good lord. She announced the topic last night less than 90 minutes beforehand. Hype? Please.

[lindysalsagal]

14. Her ratings are beating CNN so their little feelings are hurt. Boo hoo.

Turns out, she's better than all of them put together.

[nikibatts]

19. It's more than CNN has turned up. And it was actually to David Cay Johnston.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. I think CNN's take is spot on. Overhyped and under delivered followed by rank speculation

It hurt more than it helped.