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FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 09:59 PM Aug 2016

Is Corporate Media paid to provide election advice to the Trump Campaign?????

Seems like the few times I turn the Television on to watch politics, the reporters are talking disapprovingly about if only Trump said this or that about Hillary Clinton...he could close the gap. In fact, these various talking heads and reporters are constantly lamenting that Trump is not attacking Hillary the right way. That he should be talking about the Clinton Foundation, or that there might be merit to attacking her on emails...if only he would stop saying things that he has to defend, and just do the attacks the right way!

I didn't realize that our media exists in order to offer maps to a Republican presidential candidate how he should be attacking the Democratic candidate in the race. Is this new?

As well, every few sentences in, these Reporters have to remind us that we aren't supposed to believe Hillary is not truthful.....or honest....
Each time I hear them say it.....I ask myself, why do they feel compelled to continue to suggest that this is what we should think? Unfortunately, there are too many viewers who don't even have to think this on their own, cause the media makes certain to mention it every 5 minutes, without any evidence whatsoever! And I'm noticing that after Trump attacks the media (which is often), they have started calling themselves "The Liberal media" now, while they kiss Trumps ass and continue to give us this bizarre new normal we call Trump, the biggest dishonest liar of them all....and yet, the media doesn't every 5 minutes talk about how big of a dishonest liar he is!

This shit stinks, and is blatant! I want my 1st amendment back. The press we have today doesn't deserve any constitutional protection, IMO!

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Is Corporate Media paid to provide election advice to the Trump Campaign????? (Original Post) FrenchieCat Aug 2016 OP
yes it is incredible jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #1
I realize they want Trump to spend that 80 million that he supposedly has on hand..... FrenchieCat Aug 2016 #3
Every day. I see the same thing Frenchie! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #2
Shouldn't we be calling them out on this shit? FrenchieCat Aug 2016 #4
I'm not seeing a camera shoved in his supporters faces, asking Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #8
Yes it seems to be "The Trump Show" 24/7 gg4usa Aug 2016 #5
I'm as much concerned with our Bought and paid for media..... FrenchieCat Aug 2016 #6
Democracy is predicated on an informed electorate. hay rick Aug 2016 #7
+10,000 PoiBoy Aug 2016 #9
 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
1. yes it is incredible
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:06 PM
Aug 2016

Years ago, after Romney lost, i remember the press doing the same thing. Telling the Rs how to fix their autopsy. My Chinese pal, said "Why are we helping them? Let them stay dumb." True then, true now.

Of course this year, the press wants a 50-50 race to keeps ratings up to the grand finale. It will not do for one to be so far ahead, so they will drag her down. Prop him up, and give him suggestions. Disgusting.

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
3. I realize they want Trump to spend that 80 million that he supposedly has on hand.....
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:10 PM
Aug 2016

by buying ad time from their giant media conglamorates.....but the blatant way in which they go about attempting to attack Hillary while acting like Trump is normal is quite frightening!

Guess they forgot that they were part of the team that took us into that Iraq War that is why we are where we are today!
Guess these reporters are addicted to big paychecks, and nothing else much matters to them! So very scary!

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
4. Shouldn't we be calling them out on this shit?
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:11 PM
Aug 2016

I mean.....their job is to report facts....and I"m not hearing much about the fact that Trump is Putin's Bitch! Why not?

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)
8. I'm not seeing a camera shoved in his supporters faces, asking
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:34 PM
Aug 2016

if the sonofabitch is "honest and trustworthy" even though the ass-basket lies 12-20 times a day

And his campaign manager might is on a fast track to the hoosegow for filling his bathtub with Rubles, courtesy of Vladdie boy.

I wonder how Ivanka's vacay with Putin's best girlfriend is going.

gg4usa

(83 posts)
5. Yes it seems to be "The Trump Show" 24/7
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:38 PM
Aug 2016

Irritates the crap out of me. Why aren't they talking about the Russians hacking into the DNC and possible connection to Ex Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort? And why did the Trump campaign 'reorganize' but still keep Manafort although they can't say what his position is? Seems really fishy - like they are just keeping him because of his Russian connection. This all seems pretty urgent unless we want the Russians to take control (of the election and then the USA). Seems like some heads should roll. But no, let's keep harping on Clinton's emails (after a total witch hunt with no indictment) and her 'possible' bad health. And of course trump gets a pass on releasing his tax returns and HIS health is 'perfect' (wonder how much he had to pay the doctor to say that) - frankly I'm more concerned about his MENTAL health.

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
6. I'm as much concerned with our Bought and paid for media.....
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:40 PM
Aug 2016

They already helped take us into one of the longest wars in our history.....
which in the end is why Isil is killing westerners left and right!

The media is responsible for much of what ails this country......

hay rick

(7,624 posts)
7. Democracy is predicated on an informed electorate.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:10 PM
Aug 2016

More and more the media seems to be promoting an uninformed and misinformed public. I'm concerned that we are in a bad place and headed for worse.

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