Politico admits media is 'primed to take down Hillary Clinton'-HRC Room

[hrmjustin]

HILLARY CLINTON ROOM POST


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/08/1383349/-Politico-admits-media-is-primed-to-take-down-Hillary-Clinton

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This is the Politico article;

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/the-medias-real-role-in-206766.html#.VUu8IJeh7AJ.twitter

Here is the most interesting part of the article.

This argument overlooks two important factors: First, the national media have never been more primed to take down Hillary Clinton (and, by the same token, elevate a Republican candidate). Even before she announced her presidential bid, The New York Times alone had published more than 40 articles related to her private email account, spurring other stories across the national print, digital and television media. Since announcing her bid, the national media have spent the bulk of their time investigating potential lines of influence between Clinton Foundation donations/speaking fees and Clinton's actions as secretary of state. The Times, The Washington Post and others even struck deals for early access to anti-Clinton research.



I think this shows that the media is against her and will even lie to take her down.

[Iliyah]

1. DUH

with the help of some on the DU.

[hrmjustin]

2. Of course.

Some here are still cheering the Clinton cash book.

[yallerdawg]

3. It's out there already!

From Politico link:

The power and volume of social media means that controversies can be both disseminated and elevated to unprecedented levels. In today's media environment, nothing with even a whiff of gunpowder comes across the transom without blowing up, because blowing stuff up is what the media do. Or, as Daniel Henninger notes in today's Wall Street Journal, the "electronic elements have reached critical mass ... [and] the new political media that will drive the 2016 presidential contest are like the surface of the oceans — huge, always moving, unpredictable and potentially destructive."

[hrmjustin]

4. The media sucks!

Plain and simple.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Suddenly, now, "corruption" is on the lips of the media?? Even as they fellate the multitude of corporations and

politicians and billionaires all openly bribing and being bribed and bought and paid for for favors, from sea to shining sea, all awaiting another explosion of campaign cash that washes away all hypocrisy.

That media?

[hrmjustin]

6. Yep, that media.

It is so hypocritical.

[OKNancy]

7. what is the root of this?

Is it they just think she is too big for her britches, or that her husband got away with something, or just a tendency in the media to build people up because they delight in taking them down?

[hrmjustin]

8. They are pissed that they can not prove any of the lies they have pushed through the years,

And the reporter owners want s gop president for the supreme court.

[hrmjustin]

9. btw my profile now says this is the group I have posted the most in for the first time.

[Fred Sanders]

10. The Clinton Foundation and the incredible work it has done world wide not only raising money

for the poor but also raising ideas and the level of debate....is making the self serving, self insulated ink stained wretches that pass for journalists and TV anchors and pundits jealous.

And for making the American media look really, really bad in comparison for being the billionaire-class prostitutes that they have willingly become.

[Thinkingabout]

11. It doesn't come as a surprise, it is almost like the Clintons have duck feathers around them

and all of the accusers are packing water guns, guess what, the water just rolls off. I think some are getting angry because they continue to roll on and not get all upset.

[hrmjustin]

12. Exaclty. bitterness on their part.

[randys1]

26. I know I missed it, where is the worldwide foundation helping countless people

with the name "Bush" on it?

[hrmjustin]

27. Can't think of any offhand.

[randys1]

28. And yet the media thinks they have to destroy the Clinton's. When will people wise up? never

[hrmjustin]

30. The media is controlled by their owners who are afraid of Hillary.

[leftofcool]

13. Color me so shocked!

[hrmjustin]

14. lol. at least one finally admits it.

[workinclasszero]

15. Not only is the right wing owned MSM out to get Hillary

But "progressive" people on the left as well.

The right wing is hopin and praying that a combo of lies, innuendo and progressive/left idiocy knocks Hillary out of the race and replaces her with an unknown, socialist leftist who even a bark at the moon knuckle dragger like Cruz or Walker can easily beat!

The MSM/hate radio would destroy Sanders in a heartbeat! Of course it helps greatly that no one outside of progressive internet political boards even knows who he is!

It will be a cakewalk for the republicans if Hillary is not our candidate in 2016.

Friends we have to do everything we can to support Hillary and get her into the White House!

[hrmjustin]

16. If we don't nominate Hillary then we have lost.

The other candidates are nice but they are not going to win.

And yes some members here buy into rw lies about Hillary.

[workinclasszero]

17. Exactly

I'm looking forward to....2016

Monday, February 1: Iowa caucus

Tuesday, February 9: New Hampshire

Saturday, February 20: South Carolina

Tuesday, February 23: Nevada caucus

I hope Hillary has ground ops going already in these places. She needs to dominate any other candidate in these first contests.

Between now and then it will be a full on assault against her from the right and left and neither one of these groups care if its the truth or lies they are spewing.

After all the Clinton Cash teahaddist lie book was quoted for weeks right here on "progressive/left" DU as the gospel truth!

[misterhighwasted]

20. I have simply deleted two such groups from my DU site.

YES 2 GROUPS. I have had enough of the RW lies. They don't want debate. What they do want is to keep an useless argument going so their useless OP remains at the top of the page.

After deleting the 2 Groups, my DU page shows the latest news & omits the post after post of same thing different day opinion hit pieces that crowd out my DU page of far worthy information about the world.

Now, DU is the same one I have always come here for.
Remove the useless chatter. Its a pretty great place again.

[OKNancy]

23. I don't show groups at all.. it streamlines viewing

Of course I have my subscriptions listed in the left column.

Settings on the latest page:

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[hrmjustin]

24. I forgot you can do that.

[misterhighwasted]

18. I like how you say it . No b.s. ,just matter of fact.

..workingclasszero you are a credit to the purpose of the Hillary Clinton Group.
There is no other way to say the truth, than how you just said it.
Bravo

[hrmjustin]

19. Agreed. Glad to se you here as well.

[misterhighwasted]

21. Thanks hrmjustin. Customized my DU & have been talking with some old friends from the Wendy Davis

Campaign. We all worked tirelessly & became campaign family during that battle.
We swore we'd never go through that again, but here we are all Ready for Hillary. Ha!
We're off to a slow start but I'll post any new news as the year goes on.
But yes, 2016 is serious stuff & now we will be part of the election of Hillary Clinton..how could we not!

We will all work to get our girl elected.

[hrmjustin]

22. Greatful you are here and put those you need to on ignore.

[misterhighwasted]

29. They are. Have no use for them in this critical time for our America.

[hrmjustin]

31. Glad to hear it.

[hrmjustin]

25. kicking.

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. The good news, if there is any, is that the public ain't buying it (so far).

Clinton Appears Holding Steady in Presidential Polls
Jim Malone
May 08, 2015 12:04 PM

But the surveys also suggest that the controversies have not cost Clinton support among Democrats and she remains the prohibitive favorite for the Democratic Party nomination. Her only official challenger at the moment is Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders.

Clinton’s support among Democrats appears resilient, according to John Fortier, an analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington.

“What she does run on is having great experience, great support from the party, great support from all of the leaders, all of the fundraisers and that is a very strong position to begin from,” he said.

http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton-appears-holdin-gsteady-in-presidential-polls-/2759949.html

[hrmjustin]

33. Yes and it just burns them that their lies are not working.

[MaggieD]

34. Not surprising

When Hillary announced in 2007 that she was running, my 16 year old (at the time) son ran home from school and excitedly told me, "Mom, we are finally going to have a woman president." While I was proud that concept excited him the first thing that ran through my mind was actually "Oh hell, the MEDIA is not going to allow this country to have a female president."

The media is run by men. Who are very threatened by the idea of a female president. Assholes.

[hrmjustin]

35. of course. The owners of the media will do everything to stop it.

[Cha]

36. Of course they are.. they want a teabagger for

President

They don't give a shite if our country is destroyed as long as they have tax cuts. They pumped the bush war on Iraq, didn't they.. corporatemediawhores inc. Only gotten worse since I banned them from my brain in Nov 2002.

[hrmjustin]

38. Agreed and it is so obvious.

Heartbreaking that they want a supreme court full of rwers and they are willing to do anything to elect a Republican to get it.

[joshcryer]

37. The media does this every cycle.

The thing is that they will obviously have to double time it to tear Clinton down, so it's going to get ugly. Just prepare for it. They need a horse race otherwise their ratings go down the tube. If Clinton has a double digit lead into the elections then there's nothing to discuss. They need it to be down to at least 5 points for viewers to keep tuning in.

[hrmjustin]

39. Agreed. heatbreaking that we have to go through this.

[okasha]

40. I'm hopin that's exactly how she will run.

First out of the starting gate with commanding odds from well before the election--the get out front , run like hell and never look back. It worked for Secretariat, and it will work for Hillary if we do our local groundwork well.