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Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 02:39 PM Jun 2016

Protip: Citing anything outside mainstream media does not help your case

If we are going to learn the real truth it will be from Brian Williams , Megyn Kelly, Jonathan Capehart , Wolf Blitzer, Judith Miller , Rachel Maddow and Luke Russert, they have connections to people who know and they would never lie to us.




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Protip: Citing anything outside mainstream media does not help your case (Original Post) Fumesucker Jun 2016 OP
Who doesn't love conspiracy theories? YouDig Jun 2016 #1
You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet Fumesucker Jun 2016 #4
There is no "Mainstream media" there are only the corporate media conglomerate monopolies and Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #2
+10 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #3
You beat me to the punch! n/t truedelphi Jun 2016 #7
Here's an idea. Perhaps people should look into the sources they use and look for independent TwilightZone Jun 2016 #5
Right now there's a cloud of chairs blotting out the sun Fumesucker Jun 2016 #6
So now Rachel Maddow gets lumped in with Wolf Blitzer geek tragedy Jun 2016 #8

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
4. You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 02:53 PM
Jun 2016

Get the widow on the set

Give us dirty laundry

Uncle Joe

(58,328 posts)
2. There is no "Mainstream media" there are only the corporate media conglomerate monopolies and
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 02:46 PM
Jun 2016

they're overwhelmed with conflicts of interest which don't mesh with the best interests of the people on a wide range of issues.




Thanks for the thread, Fumesucker.

TwilightZone

(25,451 posts)
5. Here's an idea. Perhaps people should look into the sources they use and look for independent
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jun 2016

confirmation before knee-jerk posting every little anti (insert either candidate here) blog post they find.

Particularly those that are so obviously bullshit that anyone should see through them.

Just a thought.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
6. Right now there's a cloud of chairs blotting out the sun
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 02:58 PM
Jun 2016

I'll check into sources when the light comes back..

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